Recently my watch began reading time in a most bizarre way. Someone told me it might be magnetized. What does this mean and how could it have happened? (…)

Does temperature affect watches and if so, how is it compensated for? Ribella Hortensia, Spain

What does the term "complication" mean and how does it differ from "grand complication? James W. Clee, Bruges, Belgium

I recently heard about the launch of the coaxial watch. Could you explain its mechanism and why it is so revolutionary in the mechanical watch? Mark (…)

When I was traveling by air recently, the glass fell off of my watch. Is this very common and why did it happen? Jody Abrams, Devon, England

What is used to make the dials and hands of watches glow in the dark? Andrea Schwartz - Brisbane, Australia

Is it true that nickel can cause allergies? And if so, can wearing a watch and bracelet made of nickel alloys be harmful to one’s health? David Ko, Singapore

What is a watch crystal? Clear up your questions about crystals with this brief primer.

When to wind it? How to set it? Where to take it for repairs? For answers to these and other watch-care questions, read on.

Subdials are busting out all over this year as manufacturers increase their offerings of chronographs and other multifunction watches. What do all those (…)

Thanks to the sports watch boom, water resistance has become so common in watches that we often take it for granted. But a closer look at this popular (…)

Seiko started the trend a few years ago with the splashy and successful introduction of its Kinetic series of watches. Tissot, Omega and Longines have also (…)