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The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona is a mechanical chronograph wristwatch designed to meet the needs of racing drivers by measuring elapsed time and calculating average speed. Its name refers to Daytona, Florida, where racing flourished in the early 20th century.
Track map of Daytona International Speedway. The 1992 Rolex 24 at Daytona was a 24-hour endurance sports car race held on February 1–2, [1] 1992 at the Daytona International Speedway road course.
This list is a duplicate of Category:Watch brands, which will likely be more up-to-date and complete. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname.
A modern wristwatch featuring solar charging and Bluetooth capabilities A 1983 Casio watch with touchscreen. A watch is a timepiece carried or worn by a person. It is designed to keep a consistent movement despite the motions caused by the person's activities.
A cosmogram depicts a cosmology in a flat geometric form. [1] They are used for various purposes: meditational, inspirational and to depict structure – real or imagined – of the earth or universe.
A homage watch is distinct to counterfeits, as it is a totally legal watch, imitating the design characteristics of a well-known watch without directly infringing on its intellectual property. These are timepieces designed to be as similar as possible to iconic watches, and usually of high quality, while avoiding the use of trademarked names ...
A grand(e) complication is a watch with several complications, the most complex achievements of haute horlogerie, or fine watchmaking. Although there is no official definition, [ 2 ] one common criterion is that a watch contain at least one (visible) timing complication, one astronomical complication, and one striking complication.
Baume & Mercier was founded as "Frères Baume" in 1830 by brothers Louis-Victor and Célestin Baume, who opened the watch dealership in Les Bois, a village in the Swiss Jura. The Swiss watch manufacturer established a branch in London in 1851 under the name "Baume Brothers", which led to expansion throughout the British Empire. By the late 19th ...