Choosing a watch for a child is not necessarily an easy thing. Giving a watch implies knowing perfectly the tastes but also the needs of the child. To avoid making a mistake, it is therefore necessary to ask yourself the right questions!
For this, montre-enfant.com, the French site, specialist in watches for children and teenagers, has kindly given us some valuable advice! Here in a few lines are the main criteria to respect to choose a child’s watch !
Watch for little girls or little boys (from 5 years old)
If it is a watch for a child between 5 and 10 years old, it is important to choose:
- A watch adapted to the child’s wrist size.
- For the little ones, choose models equipped with a silicone/rubber strap. This soft-touch material is also more flexible and more comfortable to wear. Your little one will appreciate its flexible texture and will easily be able to put on their watch by themselves. This type of strap also has the advantage of being robust and, above all, water-resistant. It is therefore more durable over time.
- For children who are just starting to learn to tell the time, it is advisable to give them an educational watch. These models will help them learn to tell the time more easily and with more autonomy. So opt for an educational watch with readable and well-contrasted numbers and with a dial with double numbering (indicating both the hour and minute numbers)
- For children, it is of course essential to choose sturdy models (prefer brands, don’t buy Chinese stuff).
- Another essential criterion: the water resistance of the watch! The watch you choose must have a water resistance of at least 5 ATM (50M). Thanks to this, your child will not have to remove his watch to wash his hands or shower. On days at the pool or on vacation at the seaside, he will be able to swim without fear of damaging his watch.
- If your child has not yet fully mastered telling the time, give them an analog watch (with hands) as a priority. To perfect their learning, it is essential that they have a watch with hands.
Watch for girls and boys from 10 years old (pre-teen and teen)
Now that your child has mastered reading the time, it is time to offer them a digital or numeric watch. These models allow easy and above all quick reading of the time. A single glance is enough to read the time. Practical when you are in class! To be sure not to make a mistake, offer a white or black digital children’s watch. Neutral and trendy, these models are sure to please. For a girl, there are fancy models with butterflies or stars. Here again, guaranteed success! Some boys, for their part, will prefer multifunctional sports models, equipped with a stopwatch, a countdown timer, an alarm and a dial light.
As they grow up, our teens and pre-teens may also prefer more sober, classic, discreet or versatile models. If this is the case, opt for a classic model with a leather strap. Some brands, such as Certus, offer junior models similar to those intended for men and women.
Another important criterion for a teenager or pre-teen, the brands! Montre-enfant.com offers us among others, the brands Calypso, Superdry and Lotus, which are particularly appreciated by the younger generation. If you want to please for sure, bet on these last ones!
Here are the main criteria to remember in a few words. Don’t hesitate to visit the Montre-enfant.com website, which contains many tips on learning to tell the time. You can also find models adapted to all ages and styles, divided into different categories: educational watch, girls, boys, teens and digital.
On this site, you can also find children’s alarm clocks and even watch straps. In short, a store with a wide choice of products, to discover now!
