Watch features that grab your eye...

Which watch features really get your attention, make you take a second look?

A sandwich dial?

The bezel?

The lume?

Markers?

Is there ONE feature you will typically notice before all others?

Needs a bezel if it is a sporty (non dress) watch.

The first thing that grabs me is SHAPE. If the shape attracts me then I head for the dial.

dial first, then case

bezel or lack there of. . .

Have to be honest and say the dial, along with case and bezel
really get my attention and make me take a second look ! ..After
that it's probably a combination of all of the other things that
makes me take a third, fourth, fifth look etc. !

I always wanted a Breitling because of their bezels...

A Panerai for the sandwich dial...

Another eye catcher for me is the bracelet, mesh of course always gets my attention...

Anomaly wrote:

I always wanted a Breitling because of their bezels...

A Panerai for the sandwich dial...

Another eye catcher for me is the bracelet, mesh of course always gets my attention...

That's pretty cool to know those characteristics about a particular watch brand,
and their watches, and then focus on getting them !

I forgot to add that the hands on watches will also get my attention !
Not to mention different accents on a dial !

yep, many features have to be in place to buy a watch
the brand or name of a watch alone can stop me from buying

barnbuilder wrote:

yep, many features have to be in place to buy a watch
the brand or name of a watch alone can stop me from buying

Great point Ron ! ..It's amazing how many different things there are that can
either attract us, or end up turning us off from liking or buying a watch !
..It's really all very interesting imho.

Readability. Can I tell the time at a glance.

PoliMalaka wrote:

Readability. Can I tell the time at a glance.

No doubt, hence why I am a 3-hand kinda guy (don't read into that!)...

Dial/bezel/case shape.....all add up to looks....if it don't look good then nothing else matters. Next is readability...if it looks great but I can't tell the time then I'm not biting either.

dial, case, ect. and a good movement is a must!!!! i to will not buy becuase of a brand name or if it looks great and has a movement i dont like. sometimes i will take a great movement over the looks, you can always change the looks. new dial, case finish, bracelet or strap. steve

Bezel, then lume, then the bracelet.

Maybe the order doesn't matter, but those are the main 3 things of a watch that will catch my eye.

IMO, a great watch is always more than the sum of it's parts or details/features , but being meticulous as I am (read anal), I spend a lot of time viewing and admiring the details. So much so that, if you've noticed, my photo threads are called "The Devil Is In The Details..."

Features that catch my eye... case shape, dial, hands, crown. But most importantly the fusion between them and the aesthetics they produce.