Things to pay attention when choosing a watch

The design is very often a main criteria when buying a watch. It’s evident you want to wear a beautiful accessory, however you should remember that the watch is also a multifunctional thing. You should always clarify the following moments while searching for stylish as well as perfectly working chronometer.

What mechanism is installed in the watch?

There are 3 main types of clock mechanisms: mechanic, automatic and quartz. Modern technologies has helped to add one more point to this list: digital mechanism on a accumulator battery.

Another name of a clock mechanism is a “calibre”. Mechanical watch work thanks to a system installed inside the chronometer. A mechanical caliber with hand-wound movement is still popular. It’s an element that compensate the error of run that appears due to the gravity.

The automatic caliber is comfortable because you shouldn’t wind up or change batteries. This watch has a rotor that spins every time the person moves if the watch is set on his wrist. The accumulated energy is moving to the watch spring that make clock hands work constantly.

Quartz watches keep time thanks to electronic block and a battery. Electronic system makes quartz chronometer extremely exact and doesn’t weight a lot. If you are planning to buy a watch with digital mechanism you should know that it’s obligatory to charge them like any digital device.

What is the case made of?

Plastic and brass are cheap but fragile materials. Ceramics and gold are used in the most expensive models that aren’t always very functional. The most popular and efficient decisions for the cases are aluminum and titanium alloys as well as stainless steel.

Responsible watchmakers know that titanium and steel surfaces need to be additionally protected. If this condition is not followed, a strong metal will soon lose its attraction.

Gold, platinum and silver are also used in watches production, however the materials cost high. A usual chronometer will not be made of precious materials, that’s why the customers see not an expensive thing but a work of art at the store cases.

For the decoration of watches made of precious metals, precious stones and pearl are used. There’s also an element of etching and touretics on such types of watches.

What bracelet does the watch has?

Sometimes it’s made from the same material the chronometer is. There exist following types of metal bracelets:

• Loom-band bracelet. It’s made of several chains that are connected with elastic plates. There appears a bracelet that doesn’t need a buckle because he’s very elastic.
• Milanese bracelet. A master that makes it plaits a lot of small rings that create something similar to mail-armour. This type of bracelet is very solid.
• Non-stretching buckle bracelet. They could be made of metal or any other material. Fabric, rubber and skin bracelet are very soft, however there you can choose upon to your habits.

What is the dial protection?

The watches made of sapphire glass are the most strong. Mineral glass is also a very good material that has a reasonable cost and is functionally available. The damage resistance of this material is higher than sapphire glass, however the density of the mineral glass is a bit lower than sapphire.

Sometimes there are also used additional protection layers, such as hardflex or there could be made two-layer variants with the mixture of sapphire and mineral glass.

Also pay attention to the glass form. Gibbous dials look very stylish, especially in massive sport watches. But it’s easier to substitute plain glass if there’s such a necessity.