It’s complicated: watch complications for dummies

A guide to the typical complications you will find in watchmaking. From the easy and simple to the expensive and immensely complex.

Wristwatches, particularly in the mechanical range of the spectrum, are typically meant to do one thing and one thing only: tell the time. Most people associate a timepiece with this basic function and nothing else. However, watchmaking companies have over the years perfected their art. Nowadays, not only does the tiny artifact on your wrist tell time more accurately than ever, it can actually do some pretty…