Display Back Watches
- Grand Seiko - Elegance 'Skyflake'
- Grand Seiko - Heritage Hi-Beat GMT 'Mt. Iwate'
- Hautlence - HLQ-07 Classic
- IWC - Portugieser Automatic 7-Day Power Reserve
- Oak & Oscar - Humboldt 12-Hour
- Omega - Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
- Omega - Seamaster Aqua Terra GMT Chronograph
- Omega - Speedmaster Moon 'Hesalite Sandwich'
- Panerai - Luminor 1950 10 Day GMT Ceramica
- Panerai - Luminor 3 Days GMT Ceramica
- BlancPain - Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
- Bremont - ALT-1 Pilot
- Breitling - Bentley GMT B05 Unitime
- Breitling - Navitimer 1 B01 Chronograph 43
- Breitling - Premier B01 Chronograph 42
- Breitling - Top Time B01 'Ford Thunderbird'
- Bulgari - Octo Roma Worldtimer GMT
- Chopard - Alpine Eagle 41
- Corum - Admiral's Cup AC-One 45 Squelette Limited Edition
- Corum - Admiral's Cup Chronograph Regatta Ltd. Ed.
- Grand Seiko - Heritage Hi-Beat GMT 'Peacock'
- Grand Seiko - Heritage Summer 'Rikka'
- Grand Seiko - Heritage Summer 'Rikka'
- Grand Seiko - Manual Oruri
Display Back Watches Watches
When a watch has a display back, the usually solid case backing has been replaced with a clear crystal meant to allow viewing of the movement inside the watch. Often, the movements will be adorned with blued screws, Geneva striping, and other attractive visual additions. Not all mechanical watches have clear case backs, however, as manufacturers sometimes want to obtain higher water resistance ratings or achieve better anti-magnetic protection, or because the designer feels that an opaque backing is a better aesthetic fit.
Prior to 2000, there were not a whole lot of watches with display backs. Since then, the trend has increased and more and more brands and models are fitted with a sapphire back. Some companies, such as Rolex have never made a watch with a display back.