You ll Never Guess the Origin of This Unique Watch Design
The regulator watch offers not only a practical alternative to traditional dials, but a fascinating history. Xeric
Watches should be accurate and legible. These principles underpin the most successful and familiar watch designs in history, but a purer expression exists in a type of watch known as a
regulator. Today, regulator watches are uncommon but offer a unique alternative to standard time-telling that s simultaneously highly functional and rooted in horological history. Related Stories
Before the availability of hyper-accurate timekeeping, watchmakers set and tested their watches against a regulator clock. Workshops would have a regulator positioned where all the watchmakers could easily reference it from their desks, and these were some of the most accurate clocks of their time as specialized watchmaker tools, they even look a bit special compared to traditional clocks.