Just a few more days to go before the summer season begins! Summer means good weather, longer days, but it also means holidays by the water, near a mountain lake or at the beach.
Today, Swiss Made Watch Magazine is sharing some tips that will help you find the ideal watch, one that will accompany you in style and comfort throughout the next three months.
The most important thing: lightness
When summer is just around the corner, we like to bring out our linen shirts and hemp pants… In short, we like to dress lightly! So why not follow the same reasoning when choosing our watch for the season?
This is the first piece of advice we can give you, first of all choose a light watch that will not bother you on your wrist. Whether you like models with a sporty style or you prefer more chic references, you will be able to find a suitable model, whatever your budget.
If the watches in plasticin resin or in carbon are perfect for outdoor sports activities, the parts whose housing has been made of titanium or in a stainless steel with a brighter character will be ideal for going for a drink with friends or having lunch with the family.
Choose compact models
Another piece of advice which naturally follows on from the first: focus primarily on watches with reasonable diameter.
33mm, 34mm, 35mm… 39mm all these sizes are good to take in the sense that they will be comfortable to wear on a daily basis.
So, of course, everything is subjective! While a reference whose case measures 38mm will be considered compact in the eyes of some, others will, on the contrary, see a dimension that is a little too imposing for their taste.
L’thickness of a watch can also greatly affect its feel on the wrist. No need to go for extra flat 6mm models, but keep in mind that a thin model not exceeding 13mm thick will always be more comfortable.
Choose a comfortable bracelet
The overall comfort of a watch can also vary greatly depending on the strap that comes with it.
While a watch with a metal bracelet is always a good option, whatever the season, you should know that other, more summery configurations also exist. So, why not take advantage of the nice weather to select a watch with a textile bracelet?
And, great news for you, the family of textile bracelets is great!
If the nato strap nylon remains very popular despite the passing years, note that a perlon bracelet can bring, thanks to its braided look, an elegant and slightly vintage side. The latter also marries wonderfully with dress watches that enthusiasts are accustomed to calling ” dress watches ” For a more technical style, some watches are fitted with a very special strap made from authentic parachute clotha slightly elastic fabric with a particular grain.
Diving watches, on the other hand, have the particularity of often being accompanied by another type of bracelet. Indeed, while high-end and luxury models are generally enhanced with a rubber bracelet real (often referred to as ” rubber “), cheaper watches mostly opt for a silicone bracelet which imitates the rendering of natural rubber.
There is no subject that should be strictly speaking avoided, except perhaps genuine leatherThat said, there are waterproof models such as waterproof references lined with rubber, so why deprive yourself of them?
For the beach, opt for waterproofing
Summer is often synonymous with weekends at the beach! If you have in mind the idea of swimming with your future watch on your wrist, know that you will have to be vigilant about a very specific criterion: its waterproofness.
This is where things can get complicated… While most watches are rated to 30 meters or 50 meters, the most technical models are usually rated to 200 meters or even 300 meters. So what should you choose?
Let’s take this opportunity to remind you of an important piece of information. No, a watch that is waterproof to 30 meters cannot technically be submerged 30 meters under water, however, it can withstand a pressure of 3 bars.
When we are in the water, we are not static, that goes without saying! Our various movements increase the pressure that the mount is absorbing, which means that if we swim on the surface, even gently, with a watch waterproof to 30 meters, there is a great risk that we will flood it.
However, to go to the beach, you don’t need a professional diving watch. Just remember that to keep your mind at ease, it’s better to opt for a sports watch. waterproof to 100 meters preferably with a screw-down crown.
Bonus: dare to have a colorful dial
With this beautiful sun setting the rhythm of our days, it would be a shame to deprive ourselves of a little color.
You certainly see where we’re going with this! While it’s true that we often tend to opt for dark colors the rest of the year, why not take advantage of the summer to dress our wrist with a watch whose face is displayed in a sparkling tint ?
THE YELLOWTHE GreenL’orangeTHE red and the blue sky are all shades to play on to assert your personality when summer comes. In addition, note that some watches play on a dial with a sunburst finish capable of reflecting light rays and, thus, changing appearance throughout the day.
With one of these on your wrist, you’ll almost feel like you’ve changed watches between your morning swim at the beach and the time you go out to dinner before starting your night out on the town. Interesting, right?
If you are looking for inspiration for the season, consider discovering our special article “5 mechanical watches for a stylish summer!”, you will definitely make some discoveries there.
We believe that the ideal watch for summer should be light, compact, comfortable, waterproof and colorful. While each of these criteria is important, you are free to favor some over others depending on your use, but also your personal tastes.
All you have to do now is find the rare gem for this summer!
