By Sharon Price
Gone are the days of the old hourglass watches. Enter the era of fashion jewelry style watches that, besides telling the time are a statement about the wearer’s standing in society. Now, knowing the time is but a part of the overall functionality of present day watches. Times have indeed changed from the early sundials and hourglasses and these cumbersome timepieces have given way to the wristwatches such as the Patek Phillipe and the fashion jewelry style watches found in most watch stores today.
Mostly A Women’s Item Of Wear
Of course, you may be thinking that fashion jewelry style watches are only for women and you would be mostly right, but still the male wearer has also begun to wear items such as chains and rings as well as fashion jewelry style watches. With fashion demanding that watches be dressy and elaborate it is not surprising that many manufacturers are selling fashion jewelry style watches to cater to the changing needs of watch wearers.
You will find that such watches are made from precious metals as well as stones and that is why they are classified as Jewelry watches. You can find them in jewelry stores as well as retail shops selling watches. The buyer likes the ornamental feel of the fashion jewelry style watches as it will elevate the wearer’s status.
It is common to find that the fashion jewelry style watches use diamonds, rubies, sapphires as well as other precious stones along with gold, silver and platinum to make them objects of art and thus more appealing and easier to sell. You can find them available in bulk or you can have one customized.
Though most fashion jewelry style watches are of the wrist watch variety it is also possible to find some pocket watches that are made along the same lines. Some of these watches are antique pieces whose value is pretty high and they are most sought after. Many a red carpet has been trod on with a fashion jewelry style watch on the wrist of the celebrity.
In fact, fashion jewelry style watches are being marketed and most leading names in the watch business field are lending their names to such watches including Tiffany, Gucci, Rolex, Tissot and Tag Huer among others. You can also expect to find many different designs for the male and female wearer and it is usual for a watch collector to have more than one such watch in his or her collection.
So, if you want a watch that tells more than time but can adhere to fashion trends as well as stand the test of time then look for a branded fashion jewelry style watch.