I am fascinated by the ‘man of power and wealth’ image, where a flick of the wrist or a tap of the finger exposes the glint of a designer watch. This is a subtle way of telling the world, “Things are going well for me aren’t they”?A desiger watch is much more than a statement of fashion or status symbol, like a car it is a personality extension.
Don’t ask yourself whether you should have a watch, but more like “what type of designer watch should I be buying”?Designer watches appear to have become symbols of status with a large amount of people buying at least one. Designer watches have been styled by individuals who should receive the praise, and become the owner’s personal accessories.
However, the term ‘designer 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’. Apart from an impressive design, its mechanism should be of the craftsmanship of the highest quality. The Swiss can rightly claim to be the masters of the watch making industry, having been at the forefront for four centuries.
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. There are different types of designer watches that combine several functions, and are versatile enough to be worn any time, but a true watch connoisseur would have several in his collection.