Watches For Men

ce I was a little boy I had a love and fascination of gadgets. Most men and boys do. Why? Here is a true, life story.

When I was young, digital watches were new. TV ads showcased many digital watches because they were so popular. The week, day, month, and date were displayed on the watch. If I had a watch like that, I no longer had to walk over to the calendar to know the date. All I would have to do is look at my new digital wristwatch. How easy was that?!

The watch that really caught my eye had an alarm. As a young boy, that was especially cool. It could be set to go off whenever I wanted. It was awesome to have an alarm with me since it was part of my wristwatch.

This watch also had a stopwatch. Now, my friends and I could time our races. This was a feature used a lot since it was convenient and easy to use.

All those features were great, but there was one feature that beat them all and no other regular analog watch at the time could do. It had a light that allowed me to see the time at night.

What makes a watch gadget so cool?

- Convenience—attached to my wrist and always with me

- Easier lifestyle—built in calendar and light

- Fun Features—alarm and stopwatch unique to that era

- Cool—stylish like James Bond

As time went by, watches grew in features. They came in smaller packages and added functionality such as a calculator. I did use this feature but it was more of a cool thing just to know that any combination of numbers someone threw at me could be added quickly. When they came out with the databanks, I definitely had to get one! Now all my phone numbers and important dates could be stored. They no longer had to be remembered on my own.

Going to stores to see the latest cool watch features was a must. As an adult, it is still enjoyable to see what new features are being developed and how enticing it may be to buy a new and improved one.

Once a gadget is liked, interest in the next upgrade, functionality, and features usually occurs. Some watch added additions are atomic timers, water resistance, multiple alarms, altimeters, compasses, barometers, remote controls, TV tuners, MP3 players, MP4 players, AVI players, cell phones, heart rate monitors, and solar power.

We have talked about watches as a cool gadget and have came up with a working definition. Now let us try this definition with something else—pocketknives. Why do guys love pocketknives?

They are cool gadgets! Pocketknives have:

- Convenience—always with you

- Makes life easier—handy blade to open bags, boxes, etc.

- Fun Feature—mini scissors

- Cool—compact

Some gadgets may have one or more of the above definitions; however if a gadget has all four, you can be assured that it is a cool gadget.

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Most people nowadays do own one piece or more of an electronic and portable gadget like the iPod or a mobile phone. However, the thing is, with the onslaught of such gadgets and devices in the market place, other things are set aside. Like wristwatches for example.

Some people still do use their wristwatches. However, not all of them are using the piece of jewelry to actually tell time. They are using it to serve as a fashion statement more than anything else. It would even be quite amusing if you would be looking at a wristwatch of another person only to find out that it is not working at all. It was plain used just to show off that they do own a wristwatch that looks quite on the expensive side.

Most people have found ways of telling the time through the electronic and portable gadgets that are readily available in the market. For example, all you need to do is browse your way around using the iPod click wheel and other iPod click wheel accessories and you are off to learning what time of the day it already is. And while at it, one person can also go ahead and listen to the music that has been stored in the gadget itself.

So what has happened to the plain old way of telling the time? It looks like wristwatches may be gone for good if people do continue to rely on those mobile phones or iPods to tell them the time. However, a study was done by some researchers in the market and they did find out that wristwatches may not be the “in” thing right now but other types of accessories are quite getting popular. In fact, most people did divulge that they would rather spend their cash on fashion accessories like shoes or handbags and the like rather than spend it on pieces of jewelry like the watch.

It looks like the trend has changed from using the wristwatch for function to actually using such a piece of jewelry for purpose. Last year, 2006, a study was conducted and it was discovered that Americans spent $5.9 billion on wristwatches alone. However, such an amount may still be huge but the numbers are 17 percent lower compared to the sales some years back.

Because of this, what wristwatch makers are doing are they are revolutionizing what these pieces of jewelry offer the market. They have been redesigned so much so that it does not only tell time but it could also function as a GPS tracker or even a heart monitor.



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