Make Time for an Analog Watch

Once upon a time, a watch was something everyone needed in order to keep track of their busy schedule. These days it seems like you can find the time anywhere you look, but there’s an elegance and refinement to donning a watch that a digital clock just can’t provide.

Sure, you could look down at your phone screen to check the time, but where’s the class in that? Take the extra two or three seconds to check the hour on a classically constructed analog watch.

Numbers

The most straightforward analog watch face is encircled in numbers, making telling the time easy. Depending on the size of your watch’s face, it might also tell you the date or even count your steps for you with a handy pedometer. Pay attention to the proportions of your numbers when shopping for a traditional numbered watch — choosing a face crowded with oversized numbers looks inelegant and clumsy, but diminutive numbers are illegible.

Numerals

A conservative classic, a watch emblazoned with Roman numerals gives a timepiece a stately, sophisticated feel appropriate for a professional wardrobe. Your watch should look fit for a  grown-up, but avoid a staid and stuffy appearance by picking an eye-catching wrist strap. Choosing a strap in luxe crocodile or rose gold keeps the fancy vibe going without sacrificing style.

Dots

Who needs numbers? Mark the time evenly with a watch whose face is divided by small dots or dashes. This gives a watch a simple, elegant feel perfect for special occasions — especially when those dots are made of diamonds, real or fake. Go for a watch whose hour markers glimmer in the light for your most magical moments.

Blank

Some watches forgo hour markers altogether in favor of a totally blank face, giving you a more general idea of the time rather than minute-to-minute updates. A watch like this is mostly decorative, giving you license to run free with embellishments, but the chicest way to wear a numberless watch is to go minimal. Pick a piece in a sleek monochrome color palette and go easy on the details for a disarmingly attractive timekeeper.

Make checking the time a pleasure. No matter your style or your situation, an analog watch is always worth your time.

Free yourself from the digital clock with an analog watch that’s as classy as it is practical.

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