Designer Watches Are Part of the Designer Jewelry Wardrobe

Designer watches are a beautiful part of one's jewelry collection. Both practical and functional, mens and womens designer watches make a superb gift for that special occasion, be it a graduation from high school or college, a wedding, an anniversary, an important business achievement, or just because you want a quality piece of designer jewelry that you can wear and enjoy every day.

How Are Diamonds Used in designer watches?

Some of the more expensive designer watches are mechanical watches. These watches run on the power generated from a mainspring rather than electrical power. Jewels are sometimes used in expensive watches at the point of the balance wheel pivot. The balance wheel is what the watch uses to actually do the work of keeping time, and the function of this wheel is improved if there is low friction to the parts of the wheel train. Jewels such as diamonds have been used in these areas because they are very hard, and the slippery surface of the jewel helps to reduce friction. The reduced friction brought about through the use of jewels in designer watches also work as an aid to the long life of the bearings used in this part of the watch's mechanism. In addition to diamonds, other jewels that have been used in watch mechanisms include garnet, quartz, sapphire, and ruby, with sapphires and rubies being the modern jewel of choice for this function within a watch.