Question 1·Multiple choice
In watch jargon, what is a 'complication'?
- A.A watch that keeps needing repairs
- B.A decorative pattern on the dial
- C.A case that is unusually thin
- D.Any function beyond showing hours, minutes and secondsCorrect answer
The story behind it
A date window counts, and so do chronographs, GMT hands and moonphases. By convention the tourbillon and even self-winding are also called complications, although they add nothing you can read on the dial.