The History of the Diamond Watch
Gifting a diamond engagement ring is common practice from a man to his fiance when she accepts the proposal of marriage and this is seen not just in Spain but in several countries of the world. While these are very good looking, but when you think of giving diamond watches for men and women as gifts, you are actually adding a lot of practicality to the gift. The credit for creating most of these unique pieces goes to some of the really big names of the industry and jewelers would be selective about the various types of this jewelry.
For example, Tacori is one designer that is famous for its diamond wedding jewelry that combines traditional and modern styles. Hildago is famous for making colorful and outlandish pieces and the engagement rings from the 130-year old company Christian Bauer, is available from only some select retail outlets with their diamond jewelry available only on order. If you are under the impression that all diamonds for sale are used in these unique pieces you are wrong, since only the pieces which are certified for clarity and color are used.
Both men and women admire and wear diamond watches as a jewelry item. It might be interesting to you to know that the first wrist watches invented were actually diamond bracelets with a tiny timepiece placed on it. One saw the first of its kind when Earl of Leicester gifted one to Queen Elizabeth which was a cute round clock adorned with impeccable diamonds and which kept on dangling from a wristband. Probably this was the first real diamond watch for ladies.
On the other hand, till WWI, men liked to sport pocket watches considering wrist watches to be too feminine. After the airplane came into being, it also brought with it the fist wristwatch for men. The reason is that early aircraft had no fuel gauge, and it was necessary to keep both hands on the controls at all times. Thus there was a need for a timepiece which would allow the pilot to check the balance fuel and track his range as well as not leave the controls to reach out for his pocket watch.
It so happened that the time when diamond engagement rings became famous coincided with that of wrist watches for men. Cartier of France, Citizen from Japan and Movado from Switzerland are the world's three top diamond watch makers. The last name is synonymous to the saying 'runs like a Swiss watch'. Making watches for the past 100 years, Movado is a company who has in its catalogue nearly 200 different and distinctive designs of diamond watches to choose from.