Display Back Watches
- Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak
- Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak 41
- BlancPain - L-Evolution Grande Date
- Bell Ross - BR 05
- Bell Ross - BR 05 Grey Steel
- Breitling - Navitimer 1 B01 Chronograph 43
- Breitling - Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43
- Breitling - Premier B01 Chronograph 42
- Breitling - Premier B01 Chronograph 42
- Breitling - Top Time B01 'Ford Thunderbird'
- Breitling - Transocean Chronograph 1915
- Cartier - Clé de Cartier 40mm
- Cartier - Tank MC
- Chopard - Alpine Eagle 41
- Corum - Admiral's Cup AC-One 45 Squelette Limited Edition
- Damasko - DK22
- Girard-Perregaux - World Timer WW.TC Financial
- Grand Seiko - Heritage Hi-Beat 36000 44GS
- Grand Seiko - Heritage Hi-Beat 36000 GMT '135th Annivesary'
- Grand Seiko - Spring Drive Chronograph GMT '15th Anniversary'
- Hublot - Aerofusion Moonphase Black Magic
- Hublot - Classic Fusion Chrono 42mm
- IWC - Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days
- IWC - Portugieser Automatic 7-Day Power Reserve
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.