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Swiss Watches
In the mid-sixteenth century, Swiss watches were first produced in Geneva. In the early 1540’s, there was an injunction on the act of wearing any jewels, then enforced by Jean Calvin: hence, the art of watch making came to the forefront. In less than fifty years, the watch making in Geneva had become such an art form that the area was revered for the creation of its outstanding time pieces.
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Current Watch Trends
Other than a wedding ring, a man’s watch is the most important piece of jewelry he wears. Watches stand out more on men than they do on women, perhaps because they are usually larger than women’s watches and perhaps also because men wear much less jewelry than a woman does, in general at least, so the jewelry that a man does wear takes center stage.
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The Chronograph
Several characteristics distinguish a chronograph watch from a typical wristwatch. Chronograph watches measure time in multiple ways as opposed to just in terms of hours and minutes. The most basic chronographs offer a stopwatch feature that does not shift the timekeeping of the watch as a whole, but more complex chronographs may include two, three, or even four distinct dials maintaining different time measurements.
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GPS Watches
GPS simply stands for Global Positioning System. Any GPS device is essentially a navigational tool that is used to determine location data. There is no other more accurate system for navigation and the determining of location data. Formerly, GPS devices used to be rather bulky units of equipment.
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The International Timepiece
Literally, any kind of watch may be available in a multiple time zone option. These range from cheap digital watches to a top-of-the-range luxury timepiece like the Rolex Oyster GMT-Master II. Many people use the multiple time zone feature when traveling; others just like to have it for reference.
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