WATCHES FOR WOMEN: A JEWELRY PIECE OR MUCH MORE?

Women and their watches! It's complicated!

This may sound to conspicuous, but women are very conscious of what they are wearing and if each and evry article that they are wearing is in collaboration with the their style as a whole! The concept of time piece for women is usually associated with being a piece of jewelry alone. What many fashion bloggers and in many cases huge watch making companies tend to forget that women very much like men prefer to own the best of gadgets! This is why we can now see that there are more sporty watches for women. Even we can find stylish watches that are equipped with the latest technology.

It is good to see that the watch makers have picked up with the trends to design women watches with more mechanical and technical complications so that they can enjoy the same things that men have been using for quite a few years. The reason for the shift in ladies watches is the increasing participation of women in every field of life, be it corporate, business or sports or computing. The ever demanding pace of life is becoming very similar for both the men and women and in many instances with women having additional responsibilities then men! One of the early pioneers of this shift in design are Jaeger-LeCoultre , their Reverso-Duo design has dual dials, being controlled by a single mechanism. It come in two designs, men and women. This has become a preferred timepiece for many working women , who can set their watches to show time back home and to show the time of their new destination.

Women watches and the myths!

The general belief that has existed for eons is that women are always interested in things that are flashy, shiny or generally related to jewelry or diamonds. The watchmakers have been cashing on this notion for years and this is why there is a need to break the stereo type and promote the idea of better designs and functional watch pieces. The men's watches have been deigned to be more accurate with the latest possible technological features that help them remain up to date even when they are on the go. On the other hand women watches were all about how delicate they looked and how intricately they had been designed with gold plating, diamonds and gemstones. The fancy belts, or chains as wrist straps were also a consideration. The functionality of the watch remained to its inception purpose alone, to tell time and nothing else. While the focus of men's watches was on bold, dark colors that exuded charm, grace and strong personality, the women's watch colors were all about being fancy, brightly colored.

Things to consider when buying a watch for a women

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You should consider the event you are buying the watch for! If you are buying a watch as a wedding gift you should be buying a luxury watch. If you are looking to gift her on her special occasion like engagement, birthday or graduation you can buy her a sober watch that could even be a jewelry watch or a sober one with platinum dial, with diamonds studded and simple sober strap or belt.  If you know she is a health freak, and a sporty person you can even gift her a sports watch for a birthday or other non formal congratulatory event. In case of formal events you should always be buying a jewelry or luxury watch.

·         You should be knowing the kind of strap that you are looking for! There are two style in case of women, metal or strap. The metal band can in form of simple chain like structure very similar to that of men but thinner. It can also be in the form of a chain like bracelet that can be in any design form. The other is the simple strap, that could be rubber, leather or cloth. The metallic strap is much more durable than the other materials used for straps. Therefore, you should consider the kind of material you are looking for.

·         You should be considering the watch movements! There are basically three types of watch movements, quartz, mechanical and automatic. You should be knowing the kind you are looking for or what is preferred by the woman to whom you are gifting the watch to.

·         The analogue and digital watch is also a differentiating factor when purchasing and should be considered accordingly.

·         There are usually additional features that should now be a part of the watch to be appealing. This is why it is important that when gifting just a simple watch is not something you should be looking for!

·         When buying a watch to gift, it is highly advisable that you should purchase a gift box along with it. A beautiful gift watch is something that is worth investing and should be bought to bring a smile to face of the woman you are buying it for.

Easiest way to buy a ladies watch!

Buying watches is not much of difficult task anymore, you can simply buy the watch online. Many people might feel that buying a watch online is not right as you will not be able to get the feel of the product. Today, nearly every renowned watchmakers are considering investing into the establishing websites and the main reason behind it is to increase the customer outreach. It is many a times physically not possible for a watch warehouse to have all the brands watches under one roof. While you can easily do it when they have a website.

The customers can easily browse amongst the variety of watches present and can read the features and details about the watch before making the decision to make the purchase. At times the store keeper might not be able to deal with all the customer queries efficiently and the customer then may complain of poor service. This all can be easily avoided when purchasing the watches online!