Display Back Watches
- Panerai - Radiomir 47mm
- Audemars Piguet - Royal Oak
- Breitling - Bentley Barnato Chronograph
- Breitling - Bentley GMT B05 Unitime
- Breitling - Navitimer 1 B01 Chronograph 43
- Breitling - Top Time B01 'Ford Thunderbird'
- Damasko - DK22
- Grand Seiko - GMT Elegance
- Hautlence - HLQ-07 Classic
- IWC - Big Pilot's 43
- IWC - Big Pilot's 43
- IWC - Portofino Hand-Wound Eight Days
- IWC - Portugieser Automatic 7-Day Power Reserve
- IWC - Portugieser Yacht Club 'Volvo'
- Omega - Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
- Omega - Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial
- Omega - Seamaster Diver 300m Chronograph
- Omega - Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Co-Axial Master Chronometer
- Omega - Speedmaster Racing Chronograph
- Omega - Speedmaster Racing Chronograph
- Panerai - Luminor 1950 10 Day GMT Ceramica
- Panerai - Luminor 1950 3 Days GMT
- Panerai - Luminor Marina 1950 3 Days
- Patek Philippe - Neptune Moonphase 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.