Stuhrling Men’s 747.011 Automatic Skeleton Watch with Transparent Dial Stainless Steel Case On Brown Leather Strap

The Movement: If the watch case is the body of the timepiece, and the dial its face, then the movement would be its organs. Like the human heart, the movement contains a precisely engineered balance spring that gently twists back and forth many thousands of times an hour. In fact, over a year, most modern mechanical wristwatches beat approximately 200 million times. This gentle beat is powered by the mainspring, a tightly coiled flat spring that acquires its energy from the winding of the crown or the rotation of an attached rotor (found in self-winding watches). Fully wound, the mainspring can produce many hours of energy to the movement, and in the case of the automatic or self-winding watch, normal human movement is sufficient to keep it wound almost indefinitely. Through a system of wheels and gears, the energy from the mainspring is transferred to the balance and in turn to the seconds, minutes and hour hands. Watch movements may contain hundreds or even thousands of microscopic parts, each painstakingly designed to fit and collaborate with each other. Well-maintained, a mechanical timepiece will provide a lifetime of reliable service. Watch Care Taking care of a mechanical timepiece is relatively simple. One should not expose the watch to strong magnetic fields – they are all around us in all sorts of appliances, but especially in common household items like speakers and vacuum cleaners. Don’t knock or drop the watch – this will unsettle the parts inside, and although many modern timepieces have a shock absorption device, it is not always sufficient to protect against damage. Always set the date between 3AM and 9PM. Date wheels are finicky; they don’t like to be manually adjusted close to midnight, and may be irreversibly damaged. Remember, your watch is a precisely engineered micro-machine. It requires and deserves thoughtfulness and care.

Product Features

• Round leather watch with silver stamped design dial and center skeleton cut out. Features black printed Roman numerals and blue hands.
• 42mm stainless steel round case with shatter resistant Krysterna crystal dial window and water resistant to 50 meters (165 feet)
• Shatter resistant Krysterna crystal on front and back. Exhibition case back so you can see the inner workings and moving gears of the watch!
• Brown alligator embossed genuine leather strap with stainless steel tang buckle
• Automatic Movement – This watch is powered by the motion of the wearer’s wrist. For first time wear the crown must be turned clockwise about 20-30 full turns. If the watch is not worn for 8 or more hours per day, it will work slower than usual or even stop briefly.