Description: Watches By Karl is a Django-based web application for buying, selling, and trading pre-owned watches. Our platform caters to watch enthusiasts, offering a curated collection of high-quality pre-owned watches, including renowned brands like Breitling, PANERAI, Cartier, Tudor, Tag Heuer, and Rolex. Whether you're looking to purchase, sell, or trade watches, Watches By Karl is your trusted destination.

• Introduction
• Features
• Website Intentions
• Creation Process
  • Strategy
  • Structure
  • Design
  • Surface
• Features
  • Homepage
  • Browse Watches
  • Submit Offers
  • Messaging System
  • User Dashboard
• Testing
  • HTML Validator
  • CSS Validator
  • Lighthouse
  • Manual Testing
  • Issues and Their Solutions
• Deployment
• Credits
  • Content
  • Media
  • Code

Watches By Karl is your go-to destination for high-quality pre-owned watches. Whether you're an avid collector, a first-time buyer, or looking to sell your watch, our platform caters to all your watch-related needs. Explore our collection, submit offers, and engage with other watch enthusiasts through our messaging system.

• Browse a Curated Collection: Explore a diverse and carefully curated collection of pre-owned watches.
• Submit Offers: Submit offers for your favorite timepieces, making it easy to negotiate and purchase.
• Messaging System: Engage in watch-related discussions and negotiations through our built-in messaging system.
• User Dashboard: Access a user-friendly dashboard for a seamless experience, where you can manage your offers and watchlist.

For the User:

• Quickly find out the range and prices of available watches.
• Submit offers and communicate with sellers.
• Explore and discover new watches.

For the Site Developer:

• Introduce the company and its services.
• Provide up-to-date information about available watches.
• Attract new customers and watch enthusiasts.

Watches By Karl operates on a "business-to-consumer" (B2C) model, aiming to connect watch enthusiasts with pre-owned watches. The website's main purpose is to provide information about our services and create a platform for buying, selling, and trading watches.

The website is structured to provide a user-friendly experience:

• Homepage: Features a captivating visual representation and slogan.
• Browse Watches: Displays an overview of available pre-owned watches, prices, and options.
• Submit Offers: Offers a user-friendly form to submit offers and request callbacks.
• Messaging System: Facilitates communication between users.
• User Dashboard: Provides a dashboard for users to manage their offers and watchlist.

I have carefully designed the website for a visually appealing experience.

Color Scheme:

• The project uses a color scheme that includes various shades, predominantly a combination of black, grey, and cursive fonts for specific highlighted elements.

Fonts:

• The fonts used in this project are selected from Google Fonts to ensure readability and aesthetics. These include 'Dancing Script', 'Roboto', and 'Bitter'.

• Fonts: We use Google Fonts to ensure readability and aesthetics.
• Google Fonts: Fonts used for this project :
  • Roboto
  • Dancing Script
  • Bitter
• Color Scheme: Our color scheme incorporates various shades to enhance visual appeal and readability.

• Main Screen: Features a captivating image and slogan.

• Watch Selection: Showcases detailed information about pre-owned watches.

• User-Friendly Form: Provides a form to submit offers and request callbacks.

• Communication: Facilitates discussions between users.

• Management: Allows users to manage their offers and watchlist.

• HTML Validator: Ensured HTML code passes validation.
• CSS Validator: Ensured CSS code passes validation.
• Lighthouse: Conducted performance testing for efficient loading.
• Manual Testing: Tested on various browsers and devices for optimal responsiveness.
• Issues and Their Solutions:
  • Local CSS Display Issue: During development, I encountered a problem with local CSS not displaying when the DEBUG setting was set to False and the project was deployed to Heroku. The solution to this issue was to include WhiteNoise as an intermediary to serve static files efficiently.
  • *CSS Not displaying properly due to conflicts between Tailwind and Local CSS database , Now resolved on 04/02/2024.

The website will be deployed to Heroku. If you want to view it on your local server, Please follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Navigate to the project directory.
3. Install the required dependencies using pip install -r requirements.txt.
4. Run the application using python manage.py runserver.
5. Access the website at http://localhost:8000.

Content: Our content is inspired by the world of horology and the passion of watch enthusiasts.

Media: Placeholder for media credits.

Code: Fonts were chosen from Google Fonts, and color selection was inspired by tailwind projects.

Copilot: Special thanks to GPT-3.5 Assistant - Alex for providing valuable assistance throughout the project, Including testing of my code for potential errors.

Libraries and Frameworks:

• Tailwind CSS: Used for creating efficient, responsive designs.
• Google Fonts: Provides a wide range of fonts for improved readability and aesthetics.
• Font Awesome: Used for adding scalable vector icons and logos.

YouTube Videos i drew inspiration from:

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