6 Things You Should Consider Before Buying a Watch

Buying a new watch is a time of fun-filled trips to the jewelry store or visits to your favorite online watch retailer. Most prospective buyers spend hours scouring over scores of designs and cross-checking to ensure that they are getting a fair deal. No doubt, this experience can be fun but for the person buying a watch for the first time, it can also be daunting with so many brands out there and so much different jargon in the watch biz.
In this article, I'll try to underline 6 of the most common considerations around the purchase of a new timepiece.

• 1. Shape

Many people only know the very popular ones like round and rectangular, but did you also know that watches also come in perfect squares, tonneau or even tortue shapes? Of course, there is also oval, and a couple asymmetrical shapes around like the Hamilton Ventura for instance. Most people tend to prefer round watches – in fact, the number hovers around 65%. Essentially, this means that about every 2 out of 3 people prefer round watches.

• 2.Quartz or Automatic

There are other forms of movements out there like hybrids or even hand wound mechanical movements, but as a first watch you're probably going to go with either a quartz or automatic movement. There are tradeoffs with owning each, but I have found that though automatics have a certain je ne sais quoi about them with their intoxicatingly smooth sweep seconds hand and exhibition case back evincing the movement, quartz watches keep better time and are less prone to being damaged from impacts. Quartz watches are also generally less expensive than automatic watches and by quite a margin, so for many of us living on a budget that's usually a pretty big consideration.

• 3.Functionality

Ideally, any watch that we purchase should add value to our lives. This can be achieved through aesthetics or through functionality. Aesthetics are easy to fulfill – you see it and if you think it looks like your style you get it. Case closed. Functionality is a bit trickier, and for the average person any special needs that have to be catered to, there is usually an app for that on their phone. However, there are many who still appreciate the work and labor that goes into making these functions a reality on watches. One of the most functional timepieces we carry at Discount Watch Store is the Casio G-Shock .

• 4.Durability

No matter which watch you end up choosing, you'll definitely want a watch that's tougher than you are. There are many factors that go into determining the overall durability of a watch and at the top is the material it's made out of. In my estimation, watches made from titanium rank as the toughest for me, followed by stainless steel . When stainless steel is ion plated or what's also known as PVD or DLC – the process has also been known to strengthen the stainless steel. Ceramic watches have a great tensile strength rating but can crack or shatter if dropped onto a hard surface. Ceramic gains back most of the ground it has lost because it is virtually scratch proof. Of course, there are many other case materials but I have touched on the most used in the industry.

• 5.Water Resistance

This can be a big topic and it does have some loose relevance to the durability of a timepiece. Water resistance is usually represented by a chart and I'll provide that below for your scrutiny. You can leave any questions you may have in the comments and I'll be happy to answer them. vedere di piu replicas rolex e Chopard Xtravaganza