2. It Only Looks Complicated

If you invest in a serious timepiece, you ought to know what's under the hood. Get hip to these five watch terms and you'll sound like an industry pro.

Water-Resistant

Just because a watch says it's water-resistant doesn't mean you should swim or shower with it on. To be safe, only do so if it's water-resistant up to one hundred meters.

Quartz

A movement powered by a battery and regulated by the oscillations of a quartz crystal. It's way more accurate than other watch types.

Complication

Any function that goes beyond timekeeping. Could be an annual calendar; could be a stopwatch.

Movement

All those bits and pieces inside that run the thing.

Self-Winding

A type of mechanical watch, containing a rotor on a pivot, that's wound by the day-to-day movements of the wearer's wrist.