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What do the small clocks on a watch mean?
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What the small clocks on a watch mean will vary from timepiece to timepiece. Called sub-dials, they serve as tools for measuring and tracking things other than the current time. Some common types of sub-dials include chronograph stopwatches for tracking seconds and fractions of seconds, moon phase trackers, power reserve monitors, second time zone dials, speed calculators and distance trackers. Explore a wide range of watches on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertDecember 5, 2024
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