Fashion has been a living organism since the mornings of civilizations. It described humans' principles, social order and values from a certain time ,through time. More than that, when the fashion of watches comes into discussion, even a more detailed mirror about world is proposed. When someone choose to wear such an item, it is not because its utility, but to make a personal statement.
Since old civilizations developed mechanisms to measure time, these objects were connected with fantasies and dreams about immortality and precognition. From all humans' unconscious dreams, the one of everlasting and control over time is the most intense. Anthropologists consider that from all objects, the watch is the most complete metonymy of people beliefs and character. When a new fashion appeared, it was always followed by social changes and modifications of the central paradigm.
Romantic fashion of watches makes a statement about a special manner of regarding life. These objects are not used to organize an agenda, but to dream about certain moments and to remind about the beauty of the world. There are delicate pearly mosaics and filigrees. Their straps have floral patterns engraved with embroideries made by silver or gold. Their glass is sometimes covered with discreet engravings and their back could be painted. Everything shows that the world it is not necessary a place to act, but one of meditation and amazement.
A classic watch emanate stability. It is made by natural materials like leather and stainless metals. It doesn't have any intricate models, but clear, geometrical shapes which delineates the faith in long lasting order. Its owner says that he has a strong relationship with reality and he or she is engaged in actuality and durable evolution.
Nowadays, since a new paradigm sprang, most of the people prefer sport style of watches. The transition from classic to sport fashion was concomitant with the new belief of humans in the power they possess. The new preference indicate not stability, but power and control over world. New man is able to manage and transform his energy into energy of machines and vice versa. The speed, the rush and the faith in mobility are represented by new watches designs. They have robust, simple shapes, with almost no decorative elements. Their ergodynamic shape itself is considered to be an intrinsic embellishment. This fashion has the same enthusiasm as gadgets had at the beginning of the '90's. That moment appeared unaesthetic watches that could show the time of other planets. They had a lot of functions not to serve an utilitarian need, but to prove the grandeur of humans' intelligence.
As a whole, modern people choose to wear a watch just to make a statement about their vision of world. More and more, the watch as a simple accessory is disappearing. Those who see it as only a piece of adornment find different objects to gain artistic effects. Only people with strong principles chose to show themselves through this item and the fashion they adhere is completely representative for them.
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This post was written by Starr Gold on November 27, 2010
