Buying a kids’ watch is very different compared to buying an adult’s watch.
Sure, you want to buy your kid the best, but you also have to consider the fact that they grow, and they also might not fully appreciate what they have been given.
1. Price
This is one of the main concerns. You do not need to buy your child a $5000 Rolex. That’s just idiotic by most people’s standards.
The Casio G-Shock we mentioned earlier is $100, and that is the most we would recommend spending unless you have certain needs such as keeping track of a special needs child.
Buy your child a great first watch, but do not go overboard.
2. Built-In Features
Make sure the features of the watch match what your child is capable of using. Can your 9-year-old really leverage all the functionality of an expensive smartwatch, or will the basic features of an Ace 2 cover everything they need?
3. Materials
This is not a huge concern, but you do want to buy a watch that is made of fairly resilient materials.
You don’t want glass that is easily scratched, and you certainly do not want to get them a band that will rip apart with a lot of activity. It should also be comfortable.
4. Size
Children are fast-growing humans and as such their wrist sizes increase as they get older. A wristwatch feels comfortable when it fits the wrist perfectly.
Too small watches will be too tight on the wrist and might hurt the child’s wrist while too big watches might fall off or get missing unconsciously on the kid’s hands.
The smallest wristwatch sizes on the market for kids are between 23 – 28 mm and 30 – 35 mm larger wrist sizes.
5. Water resistance
Many kids remain unaware of how some watches can get damaged by water intrusion.
Kids will play with water, go swimming at the beach or the pool or even take a shower without taking off their watches.
To be on the safer side, a water-resistant watch of 10 ATM / 100 meters is well recommended for kids.
This leaves the kids the freedom to play in and around water without destroying the watches they love to wear.
6. Digital or Analog
Generally, digital watches are the first choice watches for little kids. The easy-to-read numbers displayed on the watch make it easier for kids to tell the time.
These digital watches also may come with dates and background lights.
However, analog display watches will be a great way to introduce a child to reading timepieces from an hour and minute hands.
Though this may require a little maturity, the child will learn and appreciate how to read the time.
7. Color and design
At very young ages, kids are fascinated by colors and motifs. A little girl might already start loving everything pink and also with a touch of Barbie on cups, bags, bowls, books or on book covers.
In this case, you are almost sure this kid will love a pink watch or some Barbie picture somewhere on the watch.
Finding out the favorite colors and motifs of kids before purchasing for them watches can make them love their watches even more.
Introducing kids to watches early in their lives can help them appreciate and manage time well when they come of age.
To grow the interest in watch-wearing in kids, it is necessary to look out for features that the kid will love wearing for months or years to come.
