Ladies Wrist Watches

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Ladies Wrist Watches It seems that fewer people are wearing a watch these days than at any time since the Fifties. Or at least not so many men are, because wrist watches are just as popular with women as ever they were. This is almost certainly because women see their wrist watch as a fashion accessory too as a timepiece. Men are also likely to have a formal watch, but just wear it when they go somewhere nice. This is in spite of the fact that there are not lots of items of jewelry that men can wear in the traditional sense. The mobile phone is apparently to blame for this transformation in inclination. Fortunately, there are thousands of ladies' wrist watches to choose from in a cost range from cheap to shocking. There are fantastic styles and even many colours. Conventional watches were gold or golden, silver or silver-coloured or stainless steel, but these days you are able to purchase a wrist watch in almost any colour you like. Swiss watches have the best reputation in the world and, in fact, it was a Swiss firm that first introduced the coloured plastic watches known as Swatch. At least one model came with an assortment of interchangeable different coloured bezels that can be clipped over the face of the watch so that ladies can match the colour of their watch with their dress or bag. This was a fantastic concept as Swiss watches are not cheap and before the Swatch, having a few Swiss watches for different outfits represented a considerable investment, particularly if you wanted the well-known names like Patek Philippe, Rolex, Omega, Longines, Breitling or Tag Heuer. Ladies wrist watches also make excellent gifts. The present of a watch is difficult to misinterpret as watches come in prices and materials to suit any occasion and can indicate emotions ranging from love to affection and gratitude to respect or recognition of an achievement. Because ladies see their wrist watch as an accessory to their appearance, you have to be thoughtful when purchasing one. For instance, many people will not wear gold and silver together. If you are purchasing for a lady that wears lots of silver, there is not much point buying her a gold watch. The starting point when purchasing a ladies wrist watch is of course how much you would like to spend. You do not truly have to spend lots to buy something lovely. Then think about where and when you would like it to be worn. Is it to be a watch for every day or a dress watch? After all, a bottle-washer is hardly likely to want to wear a Rolex to work even if it is water-resistant. If you are going for a watch for every day use, you ought to do some research, check the prices and then look on eBay or Amazon, where you may save money, but you have to beware of forgeries. If you are going for a costly Swiss ladies' wrist watch, then it is more sensible to go to an authorized dealer in town.


Owen Jones, the author of this article, writes on a number of topics, and is now involved with luxury Swiss watches. If you would like to know more, please visit our website at Jewellry and Watches.


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