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The World's Best Watches – Part 1


In an age when the current time--or something close to it--blinks on every cell phone, laptop, microwave and dashboard, wristwatches are still vital. We are obsessed with time, paradoxically pursued by it and never having enough. Whether we are running late for a plane, dashing to a meeting or waiting for a friend on a street corner, we all share a universal mannerism: the reflexive wristwatch check. And seeing as how we spend so much of our lives rotating our wrists and checking the time, we may as well have something beautiful or cool or interesting to look at.

The appeal of a fine wristwatch goes well beyond mere time telling. Strapped snugly on the left or the right, watches speak of class, taste, functionality and, of course, punctuality. With incredibly sophisticated movements, mechanical watches are like high-performance automobiles--though without all the maintenance or parking hassles. Beside neckties, they're one of the few fashion accessories that reveal a man's personal style. And a quality wristwatch can be passed down for generations, replete with all the heart-tugging "I was wearing this when I first laid eyes on your mother...saw your first Little League at bat...proved Goldbach's Conjecture...on 9/11" you can muster. 

Perhaps most conveniently, the watch market is full of affordable product. While even the most uncomplicated wristwatches from legendary manufacturers such as Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe may run you as much as a midsize car, there are plenty of quality watches available for a whole lot less. "It used to be that $1,000 was the cutoff for a really great watch, but nowadays the threshold is much lower," says Keith Strandberg, watch editor ofInSync, a consumer and trade publication. He notes that Hamilton--a classic American design now owned by the Swatch Group and manufactured in Switzerland--has a great selection of mechanical watches for as little as $300. 


Source: Forbes.com -- World's Best Watches

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