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Craftsmanship is important when buying a watch. Watches can range in price from a few dollars to a few thousand dollars. Purchasing a fine watch means investigating a little into the origin of the watch as well as noticing some other important features.

Switzerland is known for fine watch making and watches claimed to be made by the Swiss have to follow certain requirements as far as manufacturing location. Top quality watches will have a case with a screw on back and screw on winding knob (called the crown). This will help keep dirt and debris out.

Commonly cases are made from stainless steel, gold, silver, platinum, and titanium. Gold is a soft metal and may be prone to scratching. Watches can be powered by a quartz battery or by mechanical means. Mechanical watches have to have maintenance performed from time to time in order to keep them operating.

Another trait of a fine watch is a sapphire face cover. Often acrylic crystal is used because of its durability, but sapphire provides scratch resistance as well as a surface with unsurpassed clarity. Some fine watches will be encrusted with gemstones. While this can certainly add value to the watch it should not overshadow the quality of the watch itself. Knowing what features to look for in fine watches will keep the buyer from be fooled into imitations.

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