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If you want your watch to dazzle and impress long into its life, and to be able to keep time long after its initial calibration, then proper maintenance of watches is of critical importance. Luckily, however, in order to take good care of your watch you don’t have to be a master watchmaker!

First off it’s important to remember that watches are highly attuned mechanical pieces and this means that they are uniquely fragile and sensitive to even the slightest disruption. This usually precludes them from being washed in liquids (apart from some water resistant models) and therefore it’s best to clean your item with a soft brush.

Before cleaning your gents watches, if possible you should detach the bracelet, which can then be cleaned via more traditional and effective methods such as with a detergent and water solution. With the actual timepiece itself, on the other hand, you could very gently use a toothbrush or, ideally, use a cleaner specially formulated for gents watches. If you have a particularly complex mechanical watch or the dirt is particularly embedded within the watch the best idea is to take it to a specialist cleaner who will be able to use the latest methods for cleaning watches, such as with ultrasonics.

Indeed watches are often bought with inheritance in mind, and therefore it is important that their value remains ostensive decades and even centuries in the future, and therefore the correct maintenance of your watch is not only a matter for your own enjoyment of the piece but is a matter for generations to come!

At Rox we are able to offer jewellery from the world’s best jewellery brands, so whether it’s sublime diamond pieces or exquisite designer watches you’re after, you can be guaranteed of only the best in style and functionality from Rox.

Watches, like no other accessory, benefit from branding and there are certain designer watches and brands that immediately bring to mind ideas of high quality and style. At Rox we can offer all of the best names in designer watches, such as recognisable fashion brands e.g. Emporio Armani to renowned watch makers such as Raymond Weil; so, whether you’re looking for exquisite ladies watches or highly-functional men’s pieces you’re bound to find exactly what you’re looking for! You might assume that to buy into the high echelons of designer watch brands might come at a premium, but some of the best watch brands offer pieces for around a hundred pounds, making them a truly affordable aspirational gift.

At Rox we don’t just deal in watches, however, and we are also to offer a wide range of other jewellery pieces, such diamond bracelets and earrings from time honoured brands such as Swarovski, which are immediately recognisable for their high quality and elegance. In fact, we offer such a wide choice of jewellery and watches that finding just the right item for yourself or that special someone is not only easy, but is affordable; with even the most stylish brands are able to offer items that just scream high-glamour, whilst not breaking the bank!

A great watch can turn any outfit into a stylish affair, and can add sparkle or modern elegance depending on your tastes. They are unique accessories, however, in that they are not only stylish pieces but are triumphs of modern ingenuity and engineering.

Quartz watches are especially ingenious but are now so ubiquitous that you’re probably wearing one yourself! They work by the “piezoelectric oscillation of quartz crystals”. This might sound ridiculously technical, but it is actually a fairly simple mechanism, and involves the regular oscillation of quartz crystals. This means that quartz watches are unrivalled in terms of accuracy.

Mechanical watches involve more traditional mechanisms to keep time and they are, therefore, not as accurate as quartz watches. However, they do have an aspirational semblance and high-quality antique pieces will invariably be mechanical. The often complex mechanics of mechanical watches involve a lot of expertise for their construction, this means that some bespoke and premium brand watches can be rather expensive.

Digital watches with LCD screens are perhaps the most versatile and durable of all watch types; this makes them ideal pieces for sporting activities or for occasions when practicality is demanded. Whilst they can be great time pieces with unrivalled features e.g. water resistance or stop watches, their functional nature means they are not ideal as ladies watches for dressy occasions.

Whatever kind of designer watches you go for, watch technology is no so evolved as to guarantee only the best in terms of functionality and quality, making a watch not only a great fashion accessory but a highly functional modern piece!