Archive for 'February,2009'

Gucci Watch Sales Enjoy Growth During Hard Times

In what most fashion industry professionals and financially oriented observers believe to be very difficult economic times, both Gucci’s and Versace’s watches seem to be bucking the trend. Each watch manufacturer is reporting very positive sales [...]

IWC Portuguese Automatic

It’s the pride of Schaffhausen, Switzerland. Well, I assume it is because other than being the home of IWC, I have no idea what else Schaffhausen is known for. Actually, I think we accidentally bombed it [...]

Tag Heuer Monaco Steve McQueen’s watch

Did you ever see “Le Mans”? Probably not. Unless, of course, you are some sort of gear-head or film freak. So for the record, “Le Mans” is the 1971 film starring the one and only Steve [...]

The Tissot Heritage Sovereign Watch

You know, after a while, bells and whistles are just bells and whistles. It sometimes seems as if too many of the luxury watch manufacturers are loading up their timepieces with features and complications best suited [...]

The New Omega Seamaster Watch Collection

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Tag Heuer Diamonds Fiction : The Fashion Statement

The year was 1984. Michael Jackson’s Thriller was at the top of the charts and the cheesy glitz and glam of the eighties was in full swing. It was also the age of the digital watch. [...]

Cartier Santos Watches – Then and Now

Alberto Santos-Dumont was a Brazilian aviator. In the early part of the 20th century he had a recurrent complaint: the pocket watches that were available at the time were simply insufficient for flying. They were unreliable [...]

Tissot Timepieces – Gentlemen, Start Your Watches

Full disclosure: I didn’t know much about this timepiece at all before I started looking into it. All I knew was that it looked sporty, comfortable and cool. But the more I checked it out; I [...]

Breitling Watches “In Case of Emergency”

Breitling Emergency watches live up to their name… literally. They each contain radio transmitters that can send signals that can be picked up as far as 90 nautical miles. In fact, as was reported in Reuters, [...]

OMEGA, Olympian Time-Keeper Cedes Luxury Pardon to Phelps

After a tough 3-day media cycle and a now infamous picture that has circulated the entire world, sponsors are standing behind bong-forsaken swimming legend Michael Phelps. Swiss luxury watch maker Omega has deemed the indiscretion a [...]