Heads up everyone. I'm now in Florence. I know I still have some catching up to do, and I'll try to work on my Barcelona post tonight (no promises). I just thought I would through this little gem your way.
So I am one of those people that always has to have a watch on. When I don't, I feel a bit naked and nobody really wants that. I started my true obsession with Swatch watches. I loved them for being sturdy, dependable, and really cute. I've since moved on to some nicer brands, and while I love my Michelle watch immensely, I still like the idea of a cheap and cheerful watch. I actually have a man's watch I found at a church sale that I snagged for $1 although it's not so cheerful. Fast forward to a tour Amanda and I took to Versailles in France (I'll get to it eventually). One of the other tour-ees had on this very eye-catching yellow, rubber watch. I asked her about it and she told me it was an Italian company and that you had to buy a band that fit like a bracelet since they weren't adjustable. The brightness and simplicity of it really struck me, so I vowed to keep my eyes open in Italy to see if I could find anything like it. Well all through Rome, no such luck. It wasn't until last night that I decided to start googling "Italian rubber watches" and I found them! The company's called
O'Clock and specializes in these watches. You can buy different bands and watch-faces to mix and match which I absolutely love. The colors, and those contrasting, would be a little bit of sunshine radiating on my wrist. Well whoda thunk it, but while Amanda and I were walking along the streets of Florence today, we passed a watch shop that sold O'Clock watches! They had these really amazing Disney faces on them, and it was super tempting. The watches themselves cost about $42 in the US, but at the store it was 25 euros. I was originally thinking about waiting to get one when I got home and had an income again, but that's quite a bit of savings. The US store also doesn't have the mickey watch-faces. We'll have to see how I budget the rest of this trip. I actually haven't bought too much for myself on this trip. The last thing was a pair of sneakers in Amsterdam, and while they're adorable, they seem more practical than frivolous. The watch would be the same thing. I'll have to keep you posted. While I don't like yellow, I'm really drawn towards the yellow wristband. Again, we'll have to wait and see what I do. I'm just so in love with them, and I feel like everyone out there will feel the same thing! So go check them out, and tell me what you think! This is my favorite combo so far.
