HAMILTON JEWELERS CENTENNIAL
WATCH FAIR
TEST YOUR
WATCH KNOWLEDGE
Complete our crossword puzzle and
return it to Hamilton Jewelers Watch Fair,
and receive a $50 gift card from
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FRIDAY, JUNE 1ST. LAWRENCEVILLE.
10:00AM TO 8:00PM. 609.771.9400.
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10:00AM TO 6:00PM. 609.683.4200.
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1 The transparent cover on a watch face made of glass,
synthetic sapphire or plastic to help protect the watch.
3 A watch shaped like a barrel, with two convex sides.
4 Acronym for the independent Swiss regulatory organization that rigorously tests and certifies (or fails)
watch movements for chronometer status.
5 Also known as Zulu Time, as set to the international
clock in Greenwich, England. Reflects the world time
on a 24-hour scale and is used by pilots worldwide.
8 A movement powered by a mainspring, working in conjunction with a balance wheel.
9 Device in a mechanical movement that controls the
rotation of the wheels and thus the motion of the hands.
13 A complication watch, which uses a single push of
the button for stopping, resetting and restarting
the chronograph function of the watch.
15 One or more features added to a watch in addition to
its usual time-telling functions, which normally not only
include the hours, minutes and seconds but also date
and often the day of the week as well.
18 This term refers to a watch with a mechanical movement
(as opposed to a quartz or electrical movement).
The watch is wound by the motion of the wearer’s arm
rather than through turning the winding stem.
20 The ring which surrounds the watch dial (or face).
Usually made of gold, gold plate or stainless steel.
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A small dial on a watch face used for any of several purposes, such as keeping track of elapsed minutes or
hours on a chronograph or indicating the date.
A feature found on some chronograph watches,
this measures the speed at which the wearer has
traveled over a measured distance.
A style of intricate engraving that is popular on watch dials, usually very thin lines interwoven to create a surface texture.
A crown that can be screwed into the case to make
the watch watertight.
A watch with no dial and only a chapter ring. The case
and various parts of the movement are of transparent material, enabling the main parts of the watch to be seen.
Also called a stem or pin, the button on the outside of the
watch case that is used to set the time and date.
A feature that shows when the watch will soon need
a new battery or winding.
A complication on a watch that can strike the time in hours, quarters, or seconds by means of a push piece.
A watch that shows the time using hour and minute hands.
A stopwatch, i.e., a timer that can be started and stopped
to time an event.
The science of time measurement, including the art of designing and constructing timepieces.
A device, invented by Breguet in 1801, in which the
escapement is mounted in a small revolving cage as a
means of overcoming the effects of gravity on the precision on a mechanical timepiece.