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Selecting Watch Movements

Before you step foot into a boutique, you’ll want to know the basics of what you’re after in a watch. The movements, also known as “caliber” is what makes your watch work.

The 3 most popular types of watch movements are mechanical, automatic, and quartz.

Automatic

An automatic watch is similar to a mechanical watch except you don’t have to wind it yourself. The watch has even higher intricacies within it which wind the watch for you.

Most luxury watches on the market use automatic movements to keep themselves ticking. For example, this fashionable Rolex Submariner 16613 Oyster Perpetual powers itself.

Mechanical

A mechanical watch is the type you manually wind by hand. This is the oldest way of giving energy to a watch, used for centuries.

No routine battery changes is a plus of these watches. However, these mechanical watches need a tune-up every few years to keep the parts moving properly. Many vintage watches use this type of movement.