Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Finding The Right Luxury Watch

By Ferda Shinsky

A wrist watch, that thing that we wear around our wrist that lets us knows the time of day. That piece of equipment that helps us get to work on time, catch that important meeting, lets us know when to pick up the kids, helps us keep that appointment, or maybe be ready for that special date on time. It is an accessory that comes in very handy to say the least.

While a lot of people see a watch as just a tool for telling time, some see a watch as a status symbol, or perhaps a fashion statement. Looking at watches for men, some men are going for a luxury watch over a standard watch

The choice of a luxury watch over a standard edition is one such manifestation of taste over utility. The man making such a choice asserts the importance of class and status over the banal function of telling time. Quality is the hallmark of an elite individual. Quality luxury wristwatches separate the man with fine tastes from a rustic bumpkin sporting a functional but un-stylish wristwatch.

There are two kinds of luxury wristwatches. A quartz watch works by the motion of quartz crystals powered by an electronic battery that is perhaps replaced annually. An automatic requires no such replacement, as it is powered by the movement of the wrist.

After a man chooses the type of luxury watch that he wants to go with, them he needs to decide the specific style of watch that he will go with. Tag watches seem to be very popular theses day, but there is a wide selection of other styles and brands that a man could choose from. There seems to be a vast number of luxury watches to choose from in looking at watches for men.

A man also needs to consider how much that he is willing to pay for a luxury watch. Is price an issue, or is the sky the limit? If the sky is the limit than a man should have no problem finding a watch that suits him and is making the statement that he wants to make. The man on a budget need not to despair, with a little shopping around he should be able to find a luxury watch that he likes and fits in his budget.

While delicate luxury watches are definitely not a problem for a sedentary lifestyle, a farmer, soldier, athlete, hiker or a person with a highly active lifestyle must ensure that the luxury watch is quite sturdy and does not fall apart.

Luxury watches are probably not for everybody, but then what is. But for those men who view their watch as more than just tool to tell time, those men who want to wear a touch a class on their wrist, for those who are satisfied with just a watch, the luxury watch was made for them. - 15683

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