If you're going to spend a bunch of money on your watch, you probably want to know why it's actually worthy of a higher price tag!
Here are 5 things that make luxury watches different from their cheaper counterparts:
1. The prestige
Luxury watches are a status symbol for both sexes. Unlike other pieces of jewelry -- which typically attract far more attention from women -- men will go crazy for a great watch! After all, it provides an instant impression. Think about it -- wouldn't you be more impressed by a business associate who had a Rolex or a Tag Heuer around his wrist, instead of a plastic digital watch? Luxury watches are automatically associated with class, style, and an appreciation for the finer things.
Adding to the prestige, many luxury watch manufacturers create limited edition designs. For example, Rolex has special limited-edition watches. So do Movado, Cartier, Breitling, Omega, and Tiffany!
2. The material
Luxury watches can be made out of anything from platinum to white gold. They also tend to have fancy accents, like diamonds and other gemstones. These materials look much more striking than their cheaper counterparts. And, as an added benefit, they last a lot longer than the cheaper stuff, too!
3. The manufacturing process
Most of the watches you see at the mall have been manufactured on an assembly line. Not exactly personal, is it? However, luxury watches are different. In fact, many of them are crafted by hand!
Hand-crafted luxury watches may take longer to make (think weeks or even months, instead of days), but that's often because every diamond is being hand-set, because it's getting a hand-polished finished, or because every single piece is being tested before it gets installed.
4. The extras
Hand-crafted luxury watches do a whole lot more than just tell you the time. These things are downright innovative! You may be able to take your luxury watch underwater, use it to get various times around the world, or even to find out what phase the moon is in. In fact, it's not uncommon for luxury watches to have hundreds of "complications" (or, the watch industry's term for "features").
5. The history
Take a look at some of the watch industry's big names, and you'll see some big-time history! For example, Rolex has been around since 1915. Ebel has been around longer than that -- since 1911, to be exact. Cartier was founded back in 1847. Movado first began selling watches back in 1881. It's proof that luxury watches are strong enough to stand the test of time!
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