From GQ Style: How to Buy a Watch

Interesting. As a girl who does not wear one, I was pretty impressed. This article is a couple years old, but I like it.
http://www.gq.com/how-to/fashion/200704/gq-guide-buy-a-watch-slideshow#slide=1

5 Key Terms they Mention:

1. Complication
Any function of a watch that goes beyond simple timekeeping. Could be an annual or lunar calendar, could be something as basic as a stopwatch.

2. Movement
All those bits and pieces inside that run the thing.

3. Quartz
A movement powered by a battery and regulated by the oscillations of a quartz crystal. It’s way more accurate than other watch types—which isn’t to say we necessarily recommend you buy one.

4. Self-winding
A type of mechanical watch, containing a rotor on a pivot, that’s wound by the day-to-day movements of the wearer’s wrist. It’s also referred to as automatic.

5. Water-resistant
Just because a watch says it’s water-resistant doesn’t mean you should swim or shower with it on. To be safe, only do so if it’s water-resistant up to one hundred meters.

Steve McQueen wore this one in his film Le Mans!

Happy memorial day everyone!
xo,

Shannon