| A special gift can brighten up even the darkest days. | | | | The color is a personal issue. Does your wife/girlfriend |
| It doesn't have to break the bank but simply let | | | | have a favorite color outfit she likes to wear? Little |
| someone know you are thinking of them. If you are | | | | things like this can be the difference between buying |
| looking to buy a gift for that special someone a nice | | | | a watch and buying a gift. Maybe a colored face |
| classy watch can be the perfect choice. You don't | | | | plate or strap that matches would go well. |
| want one that looks cheap and you definitely don't | | | | Remember though that if you are buying a gold |
| want that is hard to read. But you don't need to | | | | plated watch that it's not too thin a coating. |
| spend thousands of dollars to find a beautiful, | | | | Personally I would avoid gold watches unless you are |
| efficient watch. | | | | spending a few hundred dollars. Cheap coating can |
| If you are going to buy in your local jewelry store | | | | ruin a watch over time. One indicator is if it's only |
| you have a great advantage of checking the watch | | | | plated on the front. |
| up close. Make sue you do. If it has a second hand | | | | If you are buying online look up the watch on |
| hold the watch to your ear and make sure the | | | | amazon and the likes, do it even if your not. You can |
| ticking is consistent. That is one sign of high quality. | | | | find valuable reviews from other buyers that can |
| Ask questions of the jeweler. Find out if it's easy to | | | | give you some ideas of how good the watch is. |
| remove links, if the watch is water resistant. Ask for | | | | Read plenty of reviews and try to take everything |
| suggestions but beware of efforts to up-sell. | | | | that was said in. |
| A few things to look for: | | | | Lastly maybe if your lady is the gadget type look in |
| The weight of the watch can be useful. Pick it up | | | | to solar watches like the citizen brand or buy an |
| and feel how heavy it is. Compare it to other similar | | | | automatic watch. These things are not essential to |
| watches. If a watch feels lighter than it should be | | | | most but I know a few ladies who would get a kick |
| then it's likely that the links aren't solid. The links could | | | | out of them. |
| be made partly of plastic or be hollowed out. This | | | | I hope you've found this helpful and good luck finding |
| means you could be buying a flimsy watch. | | | | that perfect gift. |