Archive for February, 2010

IWC design watch for “Year of the Tiger”

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Entering the Year of the Tiger, we find many people who want to add a little tiger into their wardrobes. IWC did something special in its honor too. Strange as it may seem, while animal pelts have always been associated with royalty, animal imprints have been seen as non-classy and sometimes even crass. Leaopard, tiger, [...]

Movado Group Says Sales Back Up

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The Movado Group has announced that it will be adding funding to its advertising branches, particularly in some of the wealthier Middle Eastern countries where Movado noticed a substantial decline in sales. The company said that while sales are back on the ascent, it is taking its own initiative to bring watches back into the [...]

Authentic watches sell even in difficult economy

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Even in the difficult market, Maurice Lacroix has managed to meet the challenge to authentic watches that have stood the test of time. Despite its relatively young age as a designer and maker of Swiss watches, Maurice Lacroix has gained such a reputation for its perfection in authentic design and workmanship that it stands an [...]

Force behind Michele Watches Has Grown Up With the Company

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If you’ve ever wondered who the “Michele” is behind the Michele Watch Company, here is the scoop. Michele Barouh is the daughter of the company’s founder, Jack Barouh. Jack named the company for Michele when she was a small child, but today she is the force behind the company’s creative success. As the creative director [...]

Tissot Watches Sponsors Qatar Grand Prix

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Tissot Watches is ready for action at this year’s 2010 Qatar Fencing Grand Prix, will take place at the Aspire Academy.  The world’s top contenders in fencing will take part in the men’s and women’s events, with fencers from China, Switzerland and France competing for the top medals. Qatar will be represented by 13 men [...]

Authentic Watches Strengthened by Surge in Online Searches

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Despite lingering skepticism about the global economy, Internet search engines report a surge of interest in luxury watch brands, with global search volume on the rise for makers of high-end authentic watches. According to Geneva’s IC Agency World Watch Report, interest in luxury authentic watches has continued to grow, despite a floundering economy.  After analyzing [...]

Watches Designed with Divers in Mind

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Ever since Omega introduced the Seamaster 600 in 1970, it has been heralded as the most robust and seaworthy divers watch ever made.  So fascinated with this watch are its owners that the model even has its own fan sites and owner’s clubs.  That may explain why the latest watches in the Seamaster collection are [...]

Cartier Watches Prototypes New ID One Adjustment-Free Watch

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According to BusinessWeek, Cartier watches is working on a prototype that will cut down on the need for watch maintenance by half, which will have very important consequences for the luxury watch industry.   Bernard Fornas, the CEO for the Geneva-based brand, expects to introduce the new technology within the next three years and compared this [...]

Omega Watches Speedmaster is NASA-Certified for Spaceflight

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When it comes to men’s watches, there is nothing that says “serious watch” more than Omega watches.  The company behind the watch that was worn on the first moon landing has done it again.  Omega’s 50th Anniversary Speedmaster is an exact replica of the watch of the watch that NASA supplied to each of the [...]