The date, the watchmaking complication giving the day of the month

The date on a watch refers to the a horological complication displaying the date along with the time. The purpose of date watches is therefore to provide The date in addition to the time! The date display is a well-known and widespread function in the world of watchmaking. Modern watches almost always offer this horological complication. The calendar, however, comes in three versions: the simple calendar, the annual calendar, and the perpetual calendar.

• The simple date: THE Calendar watches typically display the date from 1 to 31, and require manual adjustment if the month has fewer than 31 days. date used for these watches is a simple calendar.

• The annual calendar: THE annual calendar is a a more advanced horological complication than the simple calendar. The watches possessing this kind of The calendar automatically handles months with 30 and 31 days. Only February will need to be set manually.

• The perpetual calendar: THE A perpetual calendar is a horological complication. Highly prized by watch enthusiasts. A famous grand complication in watchmaking, the The perpetual calendar automatically manages the date, whether there are 28, 29, 30 or 31 days in the month!