Monday, May 29, 2017

What To Know About German Watches

By Ronald Stewart


The term watch means a portable timepiece. In normal cases, it is worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket. Watches that are worn on wrists are made with straps while some may be made with bracelets instead of straps. Despite disturbances caused to the watch while moving, the design allows it to function normally. In the modern world, German watches are among the best designs known.

The two main categories of watches are the pocket watch and the wrist watch. The one worn on the wrist is the wrist watch while the pocket watch is carried in the pocket. The watches have different designs. The use varies with the way it is designed. The watches have different sizes too. The difference is not always observable in most cases.

Pocket watches have different diameters. They are usually three or more than three inches in diameter. A wrist watch has a smaller diameter and it is also smaller in size. The reason of it being small is to enable it fit on the wrist. They are also small to ensure that they do not interfere with the movement of an individual wearing it. Size usually varies a lot.

There are various reasons why one may decide to wear a watch. However, the main reason is usually to enable the wearer to keep track of time. Some people wear timepieces as a fashion. If the watch is worn to serve as a style or fashion, it may be worn to match a given attire. The choice of color of the timepiece is usually done in a specific way in such cases.

Wealth of the wearer can make one to wear a watch. The device worn by rich people is normally expensive and is also rare. A person can wear a watch to indicate social status too. For example, there are three main classes of people in life. These people wear different types of timepieces. That means that those in the upper class, middle class and lower class wear different models of timepiece.

Nowadays, people mostly treasure watches. They have become family inheritances. Therefore, they are inherited from one generation to the next among family members. It is also used in the marking of special occasions mostly in the lives of people. A watch can be given in events such as graduation. It is also a gift given during retirements. There are other functions that watches serve too.

The cost of a watch is a very important factor. The cost of watches really vary a lot. It can range from a few dollars to hundreds of thousands. Sometimes, the design or make of the timepiece cannot determine the cost, but it is the antiquity that matters. Usually, the cost of antiques is usually higher than that of contemporary articles.

The design of modern watches makes them have numerous functions. They not only show time but are also used for navigation. While at the sea, the modern watches help the navigators by showing them direction. Watches can also be used for navigation in the air.




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