A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person. The term now usually refers to a wristwatch, which is worn on the wrist with a strap or bracelet. In addition to the time, modern watches often display the day, date, month and year, and electronic watches may have many other functions.
Most inexpensive and medium-priced watches used mainly for timekeeping are electronic watches with quartz movements. Expensive, collectible watches valued more for their workmanship and aesthetic appeal than for simple timekeeping, often have purely mechanical movements and are powered by springs, even though mechanical movements are less accurate than more affordable quartz movements.
Before the inexpensive miniaturization that became possible in the 20th century, most watches were pocket watches, which often had covers and were carried in a pocket and attached to a watch chain or watch fob. Watches evolved in the 1600s from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 1400s.
Why might pilots prefer Torgoen watches? Besides the host of features useful in pilot watches (such as speed and distance equation calculations), Torgoen watches all undergo quality testing for the watches’ resistance levels to impact, vibration, and temperature change. Combine that with the accuracy of high quality Swiss watch movements, and Torgoen has produced watches that are dependable and sophisticated. What more could a pilot or any time-conscious person need from their watches? They’re so loaded with technology, it’s no wonder that Torgoen has a product line called Flight Computer Watches.