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How To Buy A Quartz Wrist Watch

By Linda Ruiz


Wrist watches refer to timepieces worn around the wrist for various purposes. The piece contains two bands which are used to tie it around the hand. All working mechanisms are normally enclosed inside a casing made from various materials such as metal, plastic, or alloys among others. Quartz wrist watch comes with a wide variety of features that allow it to serve more than just availing time.

There are other uses for wrist watches besides showing time conveniently and with immediacy. The items can also serve as fashion accessories in various events. First, antique wristwatches and pocket watches are normally appreciated worldwide as jewelry or collectible works of art. This has resulted in different markets for the items with some costing inexpensively while others cost a fortune. Men watches for formal, semi-formal, and casual attire are simple and plain with a thin body and made of gold.

There are a few factors to be considered when buying a timepiece. The factors include price, style, brand, life expectancy, maintenance, water resistance, bracelet, place of purchase, and size. Advertisements from manufacturers, number of jewels within the device, and internal working mechanisms should not be given much weight when buying items costing less than 10, 000 US Dollars.

Prices vary from one product to another. Low-end products cost less than 200 US Dollars while moderate ones range between 300 to 700 US Dollars in price. 1000USD and above is the cost for most high-end timepieces. Expensive models comprise of specially developed tungsten. The cases are made of gold, platinum or other precious metals and are always mechanical. Automatic quartz watches are moderately priced and are made from materials like stainless steel, caoutchouc, carbon fiber, titanium, and leather. They mostly go with casual wear.

Watches can be classified according to their styles into dress or classic, designer, and sports watches. Classic style models are plain with a thin casing. The casing and bands are mostly made of gold and markings are bold and thick. Designer models are products of personal effort of people with international reputation in making watches. They normally look unusual and unique but not always. Sports models are large and water resistant and bezels have prominent markings.

Another important factor is the place of purchase. Manufacturers of prestigious brands entrust their products to approved dealers only. Such products can therefore only be found from such dealers. Internet sources are unreliable and one should not purchase costly timepieces from them. However, the internet can offer some useful information about various watch models to buy. One must avoid making purchases for expensive watches from online stores and retail sites.

Some models have infinite life expectancy especially the mechanical types. However, most quartz watches are limited in life by their parts. Parts in these brands may wear out over time and require to be replaced. Lack of replacement parts can be a major problem hence one should make this choice wisely at the time of making the purchase.

The item chosen should also be able to fit correctly on the hand. The size of the face should be reasonable. Big people should choose brands with large faces while small-bodies people should go for small ones.




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