{"id":13149,"date":"2022-11-23T12:31:23","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T11:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/blog\/the-different-types-of-complication-watches\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T09:29:31","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T08:29:31","slug":"the-different-types-of-complication-watches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/en\/blog\/the-different-types-of-complication-watches\/","title":{"rendered":"The different types of complication watches"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13149\" class=\"elementor elementor-13149 elementor-6730\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cd6b29a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cd6b29a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d21594a\" data-id=\"4d21594a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7e77f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a7e77f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the main functionality of watches is to tell the time, a wide variety of additional internal components called complications have been developed by ambitious and creative watchmakers.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, you will find the different types of complication watches designed by talented watchmakers and builders during the last few centuries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46aa75ae\" data-id=\"46aa75ae\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-61531797 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"61531797\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2db7cc1e\" data-id=\"2db7cc1e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6858af62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6858af62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1350\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complications-1350x545-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complications-1350x545-1.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complications-1350x545-1-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complications-1350x545-1-1024x413.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complications-1350x545-1-768x310.jpg 768w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complications-1350x545-1-600x242.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1350px) 100vw, 1350px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56e73996 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56e73996\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de9708a\" data-id=\"6de9708a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a57f66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"37a57f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The chiming complication<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-34fa8d34 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"34fa8d34\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-795fc7cc\" data-id=\"795fc7cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b8ec18e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b8ec18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chiming watches were created to know the time in an era marked by public and private lighting which was still quite rare. These watches with this complication allowed to indicate the passage of the hours and quarters by striking on a system of bells or tuned stamps, like real musical instruments.<\/p><p>It was as early as the 15th century that this sound system appeared on pocket watches. Following the development of wristwatches in the 20th century, watchmakers had to be ingenious to find a way to miniaturise the hammer mechanism that allows chiming to work so that it can be adapted to smaller cases.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Two distinctions can be made within this complication dedicated to the chiming watch: the grand chime model watch and the small chime model watch.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ae84058\" data-id=\"7ae84058\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ef613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3ef613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"339\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complication-sonnerie.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12327\" alt=\"Complication sonnerie\" srcset=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complication-sonnerie.png 339w, https:\/\/initium.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complication-sonnerie-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">A complication pocket watch with chiming<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1cac7e60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1cac7e60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4092b224\" data-id=\"4092b224\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5551e1cc elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5551e1cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A watch with a big chime<\/h3>\n<p>This system works automatically at each passage of the hours. The watch will chime at every full hour that has passed. At each quarter of an hour, the bell will repeat the hour and chime the quarter. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-269012ea\" data-id=\"269012ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a1f17f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60a1f17f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>A watch with a small chime<\/h3>\n<p>This system will also chime the hours and quarter hours automatically but unlike the big chime, it does not repeat the hours at each quarter. The watch will therefore chime at every full hour and also chime the quarters at every quarter-hour.<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c6fad9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c6fad9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8ea6a6\" data-id=\"e8ea6a6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a833b9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a833b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Chronograph and chronometer: two distinct watch complications<\/h2>\n<p>Chronographs and chronometers are two similar but very different terms, so they should not be confused. <\/p>\n<p>Indeed, a chronograph can be a chronometer. But a chronometer is not essentially a chronograph. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4033c3c\" data-id=\"4033c3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89f74fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89f74fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37be7dc\" data-id=\"37be7dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cff0bae elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cff0bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The chronograph watch <\/h3>\n<p>he term chronograph is used to designate an additional function, a watch complication allowing to measure short time intervals in units of seconds, minutes or sometimes hours. <\/p>\n<p>The chronograph watch has two distinct mechanisms: the first one classically indicates the time and the second one is used to calculate the time interval. This second function can be displayed on the dial by means of one or more counters, or by means of a central hand called the \u201cchronograph hand\u201d, which is triggered by a push button that also allows it to be stopped and reset. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-194c48b\" data-id=\"194c48b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486a9d2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"486a9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The chronometer<\/h3>\n<p>The term chronometer is used to designate a very high precision watch, capable of displaying the second. In order to be qualified as a chronometer, the watch model must obtain a certification issued by a neutral official organisation (usually the COSC, the Contr\u00f4le Officiel Suisse des Chronom\u00e8tres). <\/p>\n<p>We can therefore conclude that the chronometer is not a function but an indication of the high quality and accuracy of the model.<\/p><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a16b6c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a16b6c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b71a760\" data-id=\"b71a760\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d41557 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d41557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Learn more about watch complications with Initium<\/h2>\n<p>At Initium, and as an ambassador of watchmaking, we offer for any type of course chosen a theoretical part explaining the technical aspects of mechanical watchmaking. <a href=\"https:\/\/initium.swiss\/en\/watchmaking\/workshops\/\">In our workshops<\/a> and discussion with our master watchmakers, do not hesitate to satisfy your curiosity about the different types of watch complications, we will be delighted to answer them! <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92129b3\" data-id=\"92129b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-74b256 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"74b256\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56c4ac54\" data-id=\"56c4ac54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163b6924 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"163b6924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a59c91d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a59c91d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sources<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c806f1 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17c806f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fondation Haute Horlogerie: Montres \u00e0 complication<\/p>\n<p>Horlogerie Suisse: Montre de poche Girard-Perregaux<\/p>\n<p>Chrono Tempus: Sonnerie<\/p>\n<p>IWC: Portugieser Calendrier Perp\u00e9tuel<\/p>\n<p>The Exclusive Journal: Fr\u00e9d\u00e9rique constant manufacture quanti\u00e8me perp\u00e9tuel<\/p>\n<p>Vacheron Constantini: Patrimony Fase Lunar Fecha Retr\u00f3grada<\/p>\n<p>Le Calibre: Chronom\u00e8tre<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although the main functionality of watches is to tell the time, a wide variety of additional internal components called complications have been developed by ambitious and creative 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