05 Aug Digital Watches: not for purists
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Loading ...If you ask a wrist watch connaisseur about a good digital watch model I bet he’ll mock you, as digital watches are not seen as true watches. Sure they’re cheap, reliable, have more functions, but they’re not watches for purists, as the technology employed is based on mass production principles where quantity beats quality. Digital watches are the most common form of watches user in the past decades, because they’re very cheap, have a very nice and easy to read digital display (no hands at all) and have various functions that make it not just a watch.
A digital watch is not something you bring with you at a wedding, business meeting or another event that requires a black tie and suit. They’re great tough for outdoor use and other places where a durable watch comes in handy. Usually the chronograph mechanism behind a digital watch is quartz based that uses an electronic oscillator that is regulated by a quartz crystal to keep time. It’s at lease 10 times more precise than a good mechanical clock, so you do understand why a digital watch is the better alternative to keep an accurate time. If style is your concern then go for something else.
Now, back to the functions employed by digital watches, here’s where this type of wrist watch shines, featuring things you didn’t even imagined possible on a computer a few years ago. So here are a few functions employed by digital watches (and sports watches, for that matter):
- date (with month and year display)
- chronograph with start/stop function and some to lap time measurement
- altimeter
- thermometer
- alarm clock
- atomic timekeeping (automatic sync through radiowaves that transmit time from an atomic watch)
- solar powered (no need to recharge)
- waterproof (the case is isolated so that the watch resists submerged in liquids). Maximum depth varies with model
- shock resistance (don’t worry to drop it off the ground from time to time)
- illuminated screen for night time functionality
- GPS function
- heart rate monitor
- pedometer
Want to get a digital watch? Take a look at Amazon.com, one of the biggest collection of digital watches out there, all at a click away, with prices starting in sub 10$ range.
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digital watches certainly do have their place in the world as do the traditional “purist” watches. I think a digital watch with gps functionality is great for training purposes.
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