Skeleton see-through watches and pocket watches are usually expensive because of the type of movement they have. Creating an automatic mechanical skeleton watch costs more than one with quartz movement. What happens if your automatic watch stops? You can't wear your wristwatch forever.

The skeleton watch was first invented in 1760 by Andre-Charles Caron, a Frenchman who would later become the resident clockmaker to King Louis XV.

Put simply, a skeleton watch is a type of watch where the inner workings are exposed. Watches can be skeletonised by reducing the mechanism until only the most essential parts are left. All non-essential metal is whittled down until gaps are left in the dial.

Like a high-end sports car with a transparent window to show off its engine, the skeleton watch allows a view of its intricate movement. Over the past two centuries, skeleton watches have become prized for their superiority over other timepieces.