I haven't owned a watch since 1999.  How do I ever know the time, you might wonder since I don't carry a cell phone or a portable sundial, I don't. I mostly wander around hoping I'm not terribly late for stuff.  Sometimes I ask other people what time it is.  When I used to wear a watch I used to check it constantly, in fact, it was becoming obsessive like some kind of facial tick, I even checked it when I was getting married!

I checked my watch every couple of minutes, I'm not sure why either.  Boredom, annoyance, habit?  Your guess is as good as mine.  I stopped wearing the watch shortly after I got married.  Time seemed to speed up, then I had a baby and time again went into fast forward and the last thing I wanted was to wear a watch that would remind me of how little time was left in the day.  But the constantly asking other people, 'what time is it?' was kinda aggravating to me and them.

Still, I just couldn't bring myself to buy a watch.  I picked one up at Target along with packages of socks, paper towels, sunscreen and various other household necessities but I just couldn't bring myself to pay for it when there is always something needed around the house so I put the watch back and lived without.

When I saw this watch offered in the Amazon Vine Program my old desire for a timepiece went into overdrive, this watch is simply stunning.  I'm not into terribly girly stuff, I wear jeans, t-shirts and not much makeup.  Matching socks and blow drying my hair are pretty much the high points of my daily beauty regimen.  This watch is princess-y in the best way.  It is regal, refined and delicate (if surprisingly sturdy).

When I was thirteen I thought the most stylish things on the planet were day glo pink leg warmers worn with acid washed jeans.  This watch would be the classic little black dress next to my teen-agey leg warmers.

Not to wax poetic about a wristwatch, but when I wear it, I feel like I should do a little something with my hair, maybe even buy a new pair of sneakers, white of course, to match my elegant new watch.

I mentioned above that the watch is sturdy, it is.  If you were thinking the links in the band were lightweight, think again, they are surprisingly weight-y, made of ceramic which seems to be all the rage now (I'm so behind the curve, I still wear mulberry lipstick) and the ceramic hasn't made my wrist feel sweaty the way a leather band does.  I'm kinda worried that the ceramic could break if I bumped into something, I'm kinda clumsy. The watch face has an understated bas relief type starburst pattern that meshes well with the classic roman numerals in silver (there is no date on the face and all twelve numbers are on the watch, which I prefer).

My only complain't and it is a teensy one, is about the diamonds.  The diamonds are practically invisible.  The tiny metal doohickies that hold the diamonds (oh why can't I remember what they are called?) are all you can see in a tiny line around the face (case part?  I need to bone of up on my watch lingo, because I don't know the technical names of the parts) of the watch.

The hands looked plain silver in the picture, but in reality they are a pretty metallic turquoise, same with the tiny script on the watch face that reads, 'Angel,' the name of this Invicta model.  All in all, I couldn't be happier with this posh watch.