====== Officer's watch ======
{{wst>image_cr|Speake-Marin|Resilience|The Speake-Marin Resilience evokes the officer's watch style}}

{{wst>image_r|Patek_Philippe_Calatrava_5153G-010|Patek Philippe Calatrava Ref. 5153G, showing the Officer's case and lugs\\ © Patek Philippe}}
An **officer's watch** is a style reminiscent of the [[trench watch]]es of World War I but with more upscale features.

The typical components of an officer's watch are as follows 

  * A round case with little decoration, though [[coin edge]] bezels are sometimes found
  * A clean round dial with stark markings on a white background, often with [[sector dial|sectors]]
  * [[Small seconds]]
  * A large [[onion crown]] with no [[crown guard]]s
  * [[Soldered lugs]] that protrude straight from the case, often with a scrolling profile
  * [[Drilled lugs]], typically with screws holding a non-spring bar
  * A [[hinged case back]] is often used

The overall impression reflects the [[marriage]] watches created at that time by mounting a small pocket watch for wrist use during wartime. But, in contrast to [[trench watch]]es, officer's watches included more expensive and upscale features.

The officer's watch case continues to be popular today, with companies like [[Patek Philippe]] and [[Chronoswiss]] embracing the style. Patek produced perhaps the definitive officer's watch for their 150th anniversary in 1989, their [[Patek Philippe Calatrava 3960|Ref. 3960 Calatrava]]. It includes all of the elements above, with [[Breguet]] hands and numbers and a hinged case back.

===== See Also =====
  * [[Patek Philippe Officer's Watch]]


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