Anacronisms

One of the thrills of participating in the Renaissance lifestyle is trying to make your involvement as authentic as possible. The commitment to authenticity can vary - from getting the costume right, to actually camping out in authentic medieval style tents.

But as nice as it is to embrace times passed, there are some contemporary compromises even the most dedicated Renaissance Faire attendee has to make.

Glasses, for example. While the short-sighted just made do in the Medieval Era, it's no fun to attend a faire if you can't take in all it's visual splendor (and all those heaving bodices.) This is why you'll see many people wearing the most beautiful costumes, yet anachronistically wearing spectacles.

Watches are less of a necessity, but still an anachronism many attendees are willing to embrace. After all, it's tough to keep track of the jousting, falconry and giant chessboard performances if you're keeping time with a sun dial.

The fact is, a watch is pretty much always going to look out of place with a Renaissance costume - but if that's a compromise you feel compelled to make, it's worth checking out the beautiful timepieces from Michele Watches .

Michele Watches boast that their design philosophy seamlessly fuses timeless elegance with contemporary fashion - which means that while a Michele watch won't quite match your authentically-sourced Renaissance soundtrack, it'll at least keep you on time for faire festivities in style.