watches
Guards or observes
Watches covers both the verb and the noun.
To watch is to observe attentively: She watches the news every evening.
A watch is a small timepiece worn on the wrist or carried in a pocket.
A watch is also a period of vigilance or duty: the night watch, neighborhood watch.
To keep watch is to stay alert for danger.
Watch yourself warns someone to be careful.
Portable timekeeping accessory
- chronographWatch with elapsed-time function
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- moonphaseStage of lunar illumination
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
Change in position
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- automaticOperating without intervention
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- self-windingPowered by wearer's motion
caliber · escapement · balance wheel · mainspring · rotor · jewels · complications · power reserve
Swiss luxury watchmaker
Timekeeping science and craft
- collectorOne who gathers items
- vintageQuality from past eras
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
- provenanceRecord of ownership
patina · authentication · complication · manufacture · heritage · restoration · auction · resale value
Ability to repel moisture
- date windowWatch's calendar opening
- sapphire crystalSynthetic corundum watch cover
- tachymeterSpeed-measuring watch scale
- alarmUrgent warning signal
stopwatch · timer · countdown · perpetual calendar · heart rate monitor · GPS · step counter · notifications
wristwatch
Portable timekeeping accessory
- chronographWatch with elapsed-time function
- smartwatchWearable wrist-worn computing device
- moonphaseStage of lunar illumination
movement
Change in position
- quartzCrystalline silicon dioxide
- automaticOperating without intervention
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
self-winding · caliber · escapement · balance wheel · mainspring · rotor · jewels · complications · power reserve · amplitude
Rolex
Swiss luxury watchmaker
horology
Timekeeping science and craft
- collectorOne who gathers items
- vintageQuality from past eras
- limited editionSmall intentional production run
provenance · patina · authentication · complication · manufacture · heritage · restoration · auction · resale value · waitlist
water resistance
Ability to repel moisture
- date windowWatch's calendar opening
- sapphire crystalSynthetic corundum watch cover
- tachymeterSpeed-measuring watch scale
alarm · stopwatch · timer · countdown · perpetual calendar · heart rate monitor · GPS · step counter · notifications · touchscreen
- consumer goodscars, clothing, furniture, electronics, toys
- manufactured goodsautomobiles, appliances, auto parts, cars, trucks
- productsappliances, automobiles, cars, clothing, computers
- purchasesbook, clothing, groceries, food, shoes
- timekeepingclock, clocks, timer, calendar, hourglass
- Unisex Itemsbackpacks, bags, bathrobes, belts, hats
watchesignores
Refuses to acknowledge
overlooks · disregards · looks away · tunes out · turns a blind eye
watcheswall clocks
Hung devices showing time
grandfather clocks · sundials · mantel clocks · cuckoo clocks · clock towers
- watch outWarning to be careful
- watch thisCall for attention
- watch itWarning to be cautious
- watch meDemand for attention
- watch overMonitor protectively
- watch your stepWarning about hazards underfoot
watch, watching, watched, watchful, watcher, watchman, watch out, watch over, overwatch