Watches Products

For some people, watches may not be much of a big deal. These people would see watches all the same. They are the kind of people who believe that watches only do just one thing and that is to tell the time. Perhaps you are one of them and you think that all you need in a watch are the numbers – either they go with hands or are displayed in LCD.

Analog Watches

This one is undeniably the most traditional display type of watches. It’s the one with an hour hand, a minute hand and sometimes the second hand.

Digital Watches

Digital is the one that uses LCD screen to display the time and other information that may be available in the watch. It needs electric power so it is only available among quartz watches.

Hybrid Watches

From the term itself, this is the type that combines the first two types. At first glance, it looks like an analog watch, with the hour, minute and second hands. Yet hybrid watches offer much more on their LCD screen. Many wearers prefer to have the classic look of an analog face combined with the modern convenience of apps, notifications and other features that smartwatches offer.

Tactile Watches

Tactile watches, from the term itself, are those that are built to tell time even without you looking at it.

Although usually thought that they were built primarily for the blind, the first tactile (pocket) watches were created in the early 1800’s so the owner can discreetly know the time even without pulling the watch off his pocket. However, nowadays, since pocket watches are a rare option, tactile watches are generally built for the blind.

Touchscreen Watches

Since smartwatches often offer more features than they could fit in the screen, they usually go with touchscreen displays to easily navigate around its menu and other functions. As the name indicates, the watch functions are controlled primarily through touching the screen.

Casual Watches

Similar to clothing items, casual watches are the most common watches in terms of style. They are not elegant nor make you stand out in any situation. Rather, casual watches are designed for everyday use and for people that don’t really require much from their watches. As such, they are the most affordable ones and perhaps the best choice as a gift especially if you are not very familiar to the person to whom you want to give a watch.

Dress Watches

Contrary to the first style, this type of watch is best for business and formal wear. The best dress watches are those slim enough to be hidden under the sleeve of a shirt or suit. They are generally simple yet elegant to complement the wearer’s attire. They do not draw too much attention yet it is nice that the wearer’s watch match with his shoes and belt.

To keep dress watches simple, they usually have just the hour and minute hands; although a second hand and a date window are just fine additions. Nonetheless, the dial and bezel must be unornamented, preferably white, black or metallic to maintain the watch’s simplicity.

Fashion Watches

Not everyone agrees on the exact definition of fashion watches, but we generally refer to fashion watch brands that do not primarily specialize in watchmaking or have any established horological history. Fashion watches are sold by brands that are known for their reputation in the fashion world rather than their expertise in making watches.

Luxury Watches

We feel that this article wouldn’t be complete without mentioning luxury watches.

There may be some debate about whether “luxury” is a specific style of a watch or if the watch brand’s own reputation defines it as luxury.

Quartz Watches

Quartz is perhaps the most common type in this category. Quartz is also known as silicon dioxide or sand, which is an abundant mineral on earth.

Mechanical Automatic Watches

Originally, watches were designed to run only by using mechanical parts, meaning, without the use of electricity. Instead, they use the potential energy stored in a long spring or mainspring. The mainspring slowly unwinds and transfers the energy and needs to be wound occasionally.

Kinetic Watches

A kinetic watch is a combination of quartz and automatic mechanical watches.

Similar to automatic watches, it has a weighted rotor that causes the watch to move. However, in a kinetic watch, the rotor movement is converted to electricity by virtue of an internal dynamo. This electricity is then being stored in a power cell. To recharge, kinetic watches need to be worn.

Chronometer Watches

Since automatic watches are nice to have yet are not as accurate as quartz, chronometers fill in the gap. Chronometers are made of high-quality materials that do not expand or contract easily with the change of temperature. Its movement is also more advanced than the rest to make it more accurate.

Spring Drive Watches

The watch with spring drive movement was created in1977 by Yoshikazu Akahane at Suwa Seikosha which later merged with Seiko.

The movement was first commercially released by Seiko and is now used in their Credor, Grand Seiko, and Prospex watch lines.

Smartwatches

Smartwatches are a type of watch that usually allows connection to your phone and other gadgets such as Bluetooth earphones. The features a touch screen and provides many of the functionality of a smartphone on your wrist without having to constantly be reaching for your phone. Most smartwatches sync notifications, calendars, email and other mobile apps.