Watch Complications Explained | From Date Windows to Minute Repeaters

The word complication is one that has many negative connotations as it typically represents a time of difficulty, however, in the world of watches, this word is an indicator of excellence.
In this video, we are going to be looking at complications of watches, what they are, the different types, and how they impact the price of a watch.
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[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Hey everyone, I hope this was helpful. As there are many complications in the watch world, please let me know if there are others that I may have perhaps forgot. Appreciate all your support!

[@Tacticalwon]

Hi Teddy, would love a video on how to use various watch bezels, like dive bezels, GMT bezels, tachymeter, slide rule bezel like on the navitimer, etc. I think many people buy watches with these and don't full appreciate or understand how they work (myself included).

[@hunteranthony7751]

One complication that isn’t as well known anymore (mostly cause when people see it they associate it with quartz) is the dead second complication where the second hand ticks every 60 seconds. Before the quartz crisis it was a very uncommon complication and desired to my understanding but now people look at it and think of quartz when they see the ticking

[@TerminatingStalker]

Hi Teddy, the power reserve is another complication that came to my mind. Your videos are great, looking forward for new episodes 👍

[@rema_style]

1.Power reserve. 2. Alarms. 3. Complications who comes when Your wife see Your new watch. Wife - watch complications...

[@TheShroomWelder]

Hi Teddy, I have a question. What are your thoughts on the watch brand Filippo Loreti? They claim to a be a luxury watch but they cut out the middle men making them affordable. I check their online store and it seems that their watch's are decent to good quality (from looking at the descriptions and photos.) But I want an expert like you to judge their quality.

[@syndicatedsatellite7288]

There is the credit card complication after purchasing all the lovely watches....

[@choco1199]

Lol

[@Ken-ss1en]

😂😂

[@gigithebird2151]

I use my trust gunmetal gray m1911 card for most of my watch purchases

[@syndicatedsatellite7288]

@@gigithebird2151 If you purchase a bad watch, you can also use the card to return it...

[@happycrimes1361]

@@gigithebird2151not many people understood your joke my friend but you got me laughing 😂😂

[@LucidCode]

I love how you boiled down a 100+ pages of a book into an 8 minute video!

[@yoavnavott]

The 11$M patek was so expensive because it was a steel case instead of the regular gold or the special rose gold. There were 281 gold case 1518s, but only 4 in steel.

[@waterflamegaming9436]

ironic

[@emiljimenez803]

@@waterflamegaming9436 The irony lies in the fact steel during that moment in history was reserved for the military only so it was a luxury beyond gold

[@antburman]

Concise, clear, really informative and always enjoyably presented.

[@gauravgandi1398]

So informative for new collectors like me. I didn't know a few of them. You just made me add a few more watches to my every increasing wish list.

[@hishamhabib666]

Excellent vid Teddy! Really informative 👍🏻. Keep up the great work Cheers mate! Hisham.

[@brentcurtis1]

Great video! As a watch enthusiast, this really hits the bases! Really cool.

[@Amedes88]

Lovely video again, I like it when you explain these kind of things.

[@jayh9144]

The Moon phase got to be the coolest. Great video 👍

[@leaningtower73]

Superb explanation! Thank you sir

[@ssvs0485]

A fun and learning video as usual.

[@0017Bulldog]

Teddy, could you do a vid on automatic watch movements? Maybe some info on where they originated, who uses them and their level of importance horologically.

[@BoltofGreece]

great video! Very informative

[@maxinahunt8652]

Look how far you have come now…..!! Always great videos. You definitely have talent. 😎

[@haxonwax2006]

Good idea. Felt like you were going a bit too quickly but easy enough to rewind on youtube. Thanks again for another good video.

[@AJMacDonaldJr]

Fascinating! Thanks Teddy! 😃

[@CokeWithIceAndLemon]

Very informative, thank you very much indeed.

[@Ali4451_]

Great video. Thanks

[@jad19851]

Great video thanks!

[@1018Frankie]

Very educational video! Thanks!

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thank you for watching as always Francisco!

[@derekshearer9049]

A terrific video. Useful topic.

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thank you Derek!

[@herald1953]

i think you missed the Power Reserve indicator, am i right?

[@joavim]

And the minute repeater

[@cocoromnick11rr84]

@@joavim see the whole video 😋😋

[@andy_yeeqi966]

@Herald Stop complaining, do u think u can do a better job?

[@mayureshkulkarni99]

That's a great amount of info in 8 min video👍

[@cecedabo]

You talked about every complication I wanted to see, enjoyed it

[@adhiyanss7918]

You're Killin it in the thumbnail game!! 😄😄🔥

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thank you man haha. All of mine were liking the same. We needed to switch it up.

[@RolexReviews]

I actually learned it thanks for the video great stuff 👍👍👍

[@MrShinobi797]

Good Content Ted...nicely done. Don’t forget your Power Indicator Complication tho!

[@laurensuyttendaele481]

Love the new style thumbnails, Teddy. Keep 'em coming!

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thank you man 😂

[@akapantsusenpai181]

I enjoyed this video. Also, you have a great bunch of people in your In-House Movement group. Cheers!

[@Light-vu6ws]

Could you also do a video on what characterizes a movement and what are the distinctions between the various in house movements please? I like these informative videos:)

[@francismanela2344]

I love your vids Teddy!

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thank you Francis :)

[@Michael-yj3gw]

love the videos as well

[@landrylow]

Moonphase function actually is very useful when dealing with countries that have their holidays and religious events that are based on the moon, mostly when it’s a full moon.

[@InTimeMiami]

It’s also one of the easiest to integrate and put together, patek makes it so simple. The way Rolex does it is so mf convoluted. ETA sucks at it, and it’s always super rough when setting.

[@mmp11472]

Good info

[@jamesallen74]

I love your videos. Great work. I had a seiko $200 price range about 20 years ago that had a perpetual date only. It was so nice, until I messed it up and couldn't roll it backwards. LOL never could get it to give me the correct date again.

[@jesuszuniga1459]

I think you missed the alarm complication, great video

[@shubhirocksify]

Hey teddy , can you do a video explaining what makes a given movement(mechanical of course) better than others?

[@chriswatchreviews4752]

My Citizen Eco Drive Calibre 8700 has a perpetual calender. Granted, its a quartz and not an automatic, but I haven't changed the date in 9 years. Awesome watch. Great video Teddy!

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Perpetual calendar with a quartz is a killer combo.

[@caesarillion]

Gimmie!!

[@1coteca]

Perpetual calendar is nice to have as feature. My watch doesn't have it so I have to change the date after the shorter months. I have had my time piece since Xmas (citizen bm 8476) so I have yet manually adjust the date this year. Time will tell if it becomes a pain for me. Do you guys have no bother adjusting the date, time when you travel around the world and for the daylight saving time?

[@chriswatchreviews4752]

@@1coteca the only time I have to adjust the time is for daylight savings or traveling through another time zone. The citizen can take into account the leap year, so the date never needs to be changed. It's a really cool watch

[@1coteca]

@@chriswatchreviews4752 good for you. My question was more for everyone else who doesn't have a perpetual calendar :-)

[@steveaarons4751]

Great video, always enjoy your content, but haha you did forget the Power reserve.

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

That’s a shame I had it written in my script. I may have missed it during the edit.

[@herbmerced7780]

Very nice...

[@ameowingbird]

hey! moonphase complication is useful for people interested in astronomy! its easier to see things in the sky on a new moon!

[@fannytorres1781]

TYSM!!

[@s.murphy2368]

Hi, thank you for the explanation, very easy to understand. I am getting ready to buy my first non-timex non-casio watch and want to know what you think of the Spinnaker Hull? I have a big wrist and I love the look of this watch. The 01 model has my interest. Are there any caution flags I should know about? I'm not aiming to start a collection but rather to have a nice watch I can wear when I'm out and about. Thanks for your feedback :)

[@craig2100]

Like the variety

[@TEA-rex1117]

Very educational--not a complicated video

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Haha 😂😂 thanks Greg!

[@juanalbertojimenezdelira2651]

nice video...I just missed the wandering hours complication

[@ZakElbas]

This was good and informative. Thank you

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thank you Zak

[@c0ldc0ne]

Can't believe you didn't mention the most amazing complication of all: email-support at the 6 o'clock position on the Patek Philippe shown at 8:00.

[@grahamekellermeier8280]

Sounds compilated great information thanks.

[@michaeltraficanti304]

Could you do a video on popular movements? Not like quartz vs mechanical vs automatic but rather the difference between common automatic movements

[@chingleelocum]

Hi Teddy, are there other cheaper alternatives for a pointer date watches to the Oris one?

[@JohnBuckmaster-sw3wm]

I learned more from this video then I did from sitting in a 3 1/2 hour masters course this morning...Thanks… But I’m not sure what that says about my instructor! 😂😂😂

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Oh boy 😂 looks like I might have a future becoming a adjunct professor after all.

[@alejandrokreidler4706]

Heyy teddy you should review the longines master collection, just a beatiful watch that i would appreciate your oppinion

[@carl7081]

3:49 Does somebody know the name of that beautiful Longines chronograph?

[@ethylique]

I wish I had a girlfriend complication.

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Lol 😂

[@syndicatedsatellite7288]

They're all nice and sweet until they start calling the cops on the guy...

[@andrei-cosmin.popa85]

Does a boob job on a man stand for girl complication, or would it have to involve gender change surgery?

[@ethylique]

andrei-cosmin popa I don’t buy fake watches. Sorry, guy.

[@LucidCode]

Incel :P

[@strudercutie]

PLEASE make a video about the Nomos Glashutte ahoi dantum

[@vidalroland]

Week number complication ! A must have for my job.

[@songs-fn7fm]

Dear teddy you are a professional and follow your videos with much enthusiasm , useful video, 😁 may consider reduce the speed of narration.All the best

[@armandojuan64]

You are awesome , my friend .... by the way , I am saving every single penny for the Frederic Constant GMT . What do you think of it ... your honest opinion . GMT is my favorite complication .

[@prestog1357]

Content: rose/yellow gold recommendations?

[@DesmondKarani]

Informative... I Only care about Day-date, annual calendar, and perpetual calendar. However, annual and perpetual have an additional complication known as the "credit card." 😁😁

[@underthebus5801]

I've noticed so many solar watch styles lack DAY complications and more present in mechanical/automatic watches.

[@aphilly141]

Does anyone know what model of Seiko is shown at 1:30?

[@Jollopukki2]

Hi Teddy! Do you have video review of your straps ?

[@seanlance5372]

Yes please

[@PRrrr_neutral]

Moonphase complication is quite useful for werewolf. It reminds them to stay at home at night so they dont blow their cover

[@1coteca]

Just for curiosity, how do people with simple watches feel about changing the date and time wh3n needed?

[@linklindsey5658]

I have heard a lot of folks say a Tourbillon is a complication. To me it is part of the movement like a rotor on an automatic. Your thoughts?

[@Djarra]

One obscure and rare even in the past would be a pulsemeter. Like a tachometer scale but calibrated for heart rate after reading 15 beats

[@janlucamuller8431]

What do you guys think of the Tissot V8 Ref. T1064071605100 ?

[@samant1462]

I was wondering if you make a video about beats per vph and which number is beter 3600 or 2800

[@Cortesevasive]

Quartz maybe

[@sequeiraa777]

Moonphase is actually very useful, for agriculture and astronomy. I want that complication.

[@raifwolfe1008]

My watch complication was with my Casio PRG-600-1JF. I wore it for an extended time during an outdoor excursion but then went back to my more luxury high-end once home. I went to put the Casio back on again several months later, trying to remember all of the settings. Owning a watch collection spanning many brands creates the moment where I put it back in the case and strapped on the Casio Duro with a BluShark NATO strap next to it. Very inexpensive, extremely reliable, not worried about dings, great James Bond NATO, and very UNCOMPLICATED. Complications sometimes lead to watch owner abuse. Watches get left in their case or box.

[@benzo-diazepine]

Teddy what about power reserve and 1/10 of a second subdial.

[@b.sharp.]

Power reserve indicator?

[@seiko9361]

I want asian water buffalo watch straps can i get it from your watch straps website sir ?

[@pete6705]

One thing that I think would be pretty cool is if a watch had a calendar for the 4 seasons. So it would show at what point in each season we are in. I don't know if that's possible for a watch, but I think it would be neat if you could look down and see that we're at the halfway point in summer, or approaching the end of winter, etc. But maybe I'm the only one who would think that was cool

[@nathanfindley399]

My nighthawk makes sense now lol but I did pick it up at a pawn shop for a great price

[@DrGalazkiewicz]

3:07 Confused about the annual calendar going to Feb 30 and 31. If it can track the # of days in all other months, wouldn’t it stop at Feb 29?

[@rubenvanrumpt7579]

every month goes to 31 on an annual calander

[@TheHweeeeeee]

What Cartier is that at 2:24?

[@nikunjchoudhary6551]

Teddy literally looks like everythingapplepro guy in thumbnail😀

[@TheCow_Whisperer]

I want your 🧠. Well spoken and well knowledgable in the watch game. I actually understood all of that. 😂. Worth a subby

[@qbaker20]

I don't think the distinction between GMT and dual-time is worth having, but I guess that is the way the industry is, but thanks for clearing this up. It will make it easier for me to find a watch with support for two time zones. IMHO, the secondary hour hand is criminally underused, especially for little travel or communications you need to make it extremely useful.

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

I feel that. There are also variations amongst gmts so it can get even more specific.

[@jamie1234591]

So does an annual calender know how many days in the month? I don't understand the difference between a triple calender and an annuel calender.

[@everyones.shadow]

With a triple calendar you have to manually skip past 31 if the month has only 30 days (or Feb). An annual calendar does that automatically except Feb.

[@warriordrum]

In general, very informative. I felt you zipped thru it too fast though. There is no race here, just alot of information that is made clearer by adding one more minute to the video. Also, the difference between a triple calendar/annual calendar and the perpetual is in not having to reset the watch date during the year. This was not made clear, and a little more explication of why this calculation is so hard to mechanically do would give some needed context to its expense.

[@williamparker2922]

What about the 007 grappling hook complication? Edit: but seriously, you forgot the alarm complication.

[@tarmskolj3425]

As someone who is heavily influenced by the natural moon phase, it is perhaps the only complication I find truly useful telling the time, second to the date complication. But if you're not, of course it's useless.

[@xubairhanif963]

I clicked the liked button long before you said on the first minute of the video

[@oklahomahank2378]

I actually used a tachymeter at a Moto gp race, probably putting me in a very, very, small club. I must admit I was sort of showing off.

[@flippinzippo9670]

How quick can you get a strap to western canada??

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Usually 5 business days for Canada. If you’re worried about Christmas I can make sure it is there before

[@syndicatedsatellite7288]

@@TeddyBaldassarre A Canada goose could deliver a strap quicker than Canada Post...

[@albertoonestone305]

2:00 how much is this speedmaster

[@f2mel2]

I think the Casio owners are thinking; Alarm, temperature, light, timer, calendar, barometer, and Space invaders! P.S. Eco Drives from Citizen signal when power is low, dual time zones, perpetual calendar, month, and my favorite, when they shut down and wake back up, they will reset themselves and all the for mentioned features to the current time.The hands just start moving around like magic.

[@NikonFM2n]

I like to watch "It's Complicated" with Christopher.

[@BrokeColonel]

Do we consider mechanical alarm a complication?

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Yes!

[@kylohen]

what was that white face seiko

[@tfa9468]

Mr Dandy looking a little rough. Still great video as always.

[@melody3741]

Just a reminder that you can get minute, repeater marriage watches that our pocket watches converted into wrist watches for less than $10,000 and in many cases less than 5000 but if you want a quarter repeater or a five minute repeater.

[@caesarillion]

Sub dial with 30????????? 60 I get. 12??????????????? And then perimeter scales going from 60 to what 1000? What are these and they run in the reverse direction! Huh? And what do you do if the watch does not adjust for 30 and 31 day month and what about leap year?????? Many questions still. More is more here please. My dream watch is Patek with moon but still I am seriously grated by all the flash wizardry extra scales and dials that still have no known function.

[@canerbatman2303]

Hi Teddy, this is going very fast..

[@StuntpilootStef]

A tourbillon is not a complication... Some people consider it one, but by your definition it simply isn't. Also, you missed the alarm, equation of time and slide rule complications. And if you really want to go into the woods, there's power reserve and oil level complications as well.