It is interesting to consider the effect of the ‘man of power and wealth’ image, where a flicking a wrist or tapping a finger reveals the expensive designer watch. This is a discreet announcement saying, “I am not doing badly, am I?A designer watch is a persanality extension, rather like a car, and much more than just a status symbol or fashion accessory.
The question to consider is not whether you need to wear a watch but more in the line of “Which one should I be wearing”?Watches have become status and life symbols with many people opting for a designer watch. The designer should be lauded for their work in creating a designer watch that becomes a luxury personal accessory of the owner.
However, the term ‘watches‘ has evolved to mean any high-quality watch produced by the top watchmakers all over the world including Rolex, Phillipe and Kurt Zeiss, along with many others. The mens watches or ladies watches that you choose should be able to state that you are ‘a cut above the rest’. Not only impressive design qualities are important, but the craftsmanship and mechanism should be top of the agenda as well. Having been producing watches for four centuries, the Swiss can rightly claim to be the undisputed masters of the industry.
The Swiss watch making industry gave the designer watch many important milestones for example: the first quartz watch, the first wrist watch, the first water-repellant watch, the smallest watch and the list could go on. A designer watch has a distinctive case or a shape that makes it different from its competition. The strap too is a very important part of the design process. Some of the varieties designer watches combine several functions and can be versatile, but watch connoisseurs would probably have several in his collection.