So many to options!

When you walk into a shop with all kinds of watches – different brands, different styles and designs, different features – it can be pretty difficult to make a choice. This is especially true if you are buying a watch for someone else because you have the added pressure of choosing what they would like.

Some people sweat the small stuff when making final decisions on a watch. They get caught up in the number of jewels inside, which doesn’t really change the value or function of the watch. Alternatively, they could get hang up on movement details that may not be important unless you are buying a unique watch or one that costs over $10,000.

What’s really important…

So we’ll look at seven of the most important elements you should consider when buying a watch.

1. Price

The best way not to get confused in a shop is to decide how much you are willing to spend on the watch. If you want to get a luxury watch, you should plan to spend well over $1,000. You can also get good watches for between $300 and $700, or simpler fashion and sports watches for $60 to $200. Once you determine your price limit, you can go ahead and look at the other features.

2. Brand

There are watch brands that are better known and more trusted than others given their history of quality products. Checking the brand is especially important when buying luxury watches since there tends to be knock-off watches carrying the brand name.

Ask around about the manufacturer on internet forums, or friends and family who own the brands you are thinking about.

3. Store

You can buy a watch from the internet or an actual store. The choice should be based on the kind of watch. For luxury watches, you can get new and used ones from specialist online stores.

4. Style

This refers to your personal style (or the one you’re buying the watch for) as well as the style of the watch. There are three basic styles: Dress watches, designer watches and sports watches. You can choose any of them depending on the person and the occasion for the watch.

5. Size

The rule is, the bigger you are, the bigger the face of the watch should be and vice versa. Proportion is important.

6. Life expectancy

The watch should serve you for as long as possible without too many visits to the repair shop. Mechanical watches tend to have this quality and their parts can be found easily which is not the case for quartz watches.

7. Maintenance requirements

The kind of maintenance needed will be determined by the kind of watch you get. Mechanical watches need servicing every three years, quartz range between two to five years for battery replacements while watches running on LID batteries can run up to 10 years.

Author Bio:

David Kuttner is a photographer, writer, and a father. When he’s not busy writing, he’s most likely spending time with his wife and their two mischievous dogs, Lily and Bart. He is also a self-styled luxury watch connoisseur with a small collection of used pieces.

 

 

 

 

 

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