Calendar types in Watches
Mechanical watches that can show a date correctly are pretty rare, and the ones that do are very expensive (starting at $10k). But why? Let me explain.
A wristwatch provides more than just telling the time. Any additional information is called a "complication". For example, showing the date can be done in various ways, and there are numerous "date" complications. But some watches also show the day of the week, the month, the year, and many other things.
Digital watches have it easy, but things get complicated with mechanical watches. I've discovered that showing something as simple as a date is tricky for mechanical watches. Mechanical watches that can show a date correctly are pretty rare, and the ones that do are very expensive (starting at ~$10k).
This is the simplest form of a watch. Some prefer mechanical watches, especially if they are not self-winding (automatic) because, in the old days, you had to be very careful when adjusting a watch that had a date complication when it was midnight. No date means just adjusting your time. But the topic of this blog calendars, so let's move on.
