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When Senator Ted Kennedy passed away on August 25, 2009, the world stopped to mourn not only the passing of a great man, but of another Kennedy. Senator Ted Kennedy, brother of former President John F. Kennedy, was a man loved by many and revered by his fellow Democratic and Republican constituents. Known as the “Liberal Lion”, Senator Kennedy will be greatly missed. His death can’t help but stir up memories of JFK, the youngest man ever elected to the office of President.

When it came to style, JFK was a fashion icon. Everything he wore was noted and became sought after. In 1960, Grant Stockdale gave his friend JFK an 18K gold Omega ‘Ultra Thin’ watch. The watch was personalized with the following inscription: “President of the United States John F. Kennedy from his friend Grant.” Kennedy loved his Omega, which he nicknamed the “Stockdale watch” and wore it constantly.

In 2005, Omega bought JFK’s watch for $350,000 and placed in the Omega museum in Switzerland. In February of 2008, Omega released a limited edition watch, practically identical to the “ultra thin” one worn by JFK.  261 of these watches were made available for purchase, each for $8,250.

Although Senator Ted Kennedy did not make headlines for wearing a specific watch, we think that he too was probably a fan of Omega watches for men. There are many understated, elegant styles which would have gone perfectly with the Liberal Lion’s sense of style: the Aqua Terra, De Ville, Constellation and Constellation Double Eagle.

Perhaps Omega will make a commemorative watch for the second time, in honor of yet another Kennedy.

Fashion Week in New York is one of the hottest events ever and it just got hotter with the announcement from Gucci and R&B singer and fashion icon Mary J. Blige, that a special, limited edition Gucci women’s watch will be released on September 16. The watch will be sold at the Gucci flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City the following day.

The black PVD Twirl watch, which features a face framed in diamonds, will sell for $1,895. Proceeds from the watch will benefit Mary J. Blige’s charity called the Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now.

Frida Giannini, who is Creative Director for Gucci, designed this limited edition Gucci women’s watch. Each watch will have a commemorative FFAWN (which stands for Blige’s foundation) engraved on the back of its rotating case.

Gucci watches for women are Blige’s personal choice, so in made sense that two such powerful women, Blige and Giannini, would come together and present a new luxury timepiece during one of the most important and noted fashion events of the year. Gucci and Blige will host a charity cocktail party during New York Fashion Week to present the new Twirl watch.

In addition to wearing Gucci shoes and carrying a Gucci bag, women can compliment any outfit or look by donning a Gucci watch. Some of the most fashionable styles are the 100 G, the 6800 Bamboo, the Horsebit, and the 112 Twirl, among many, many others.

The Chiodo watch is another recent release by the Gucci brand.

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Blancpain started making watches in 1735 and produces fewer than 10,000 a year. The Blancpain 1735 is one of the most complicated mechanical watches ever made, featuring no less than 745 components; only one of these is produced every year.

All Blancpain watches are works of excellence and decadence. The L-Evolution collection has three recognizable design elements: a sporty 43.5mm case with double-stepped sides, oversized numerals, and multi-level skeletonized dials. So when launching a new watch within the L-Evolution collection, called the Moon Phase 8 Jours watch, the changes made were not huge. The 43.5mm case is newly designed and comes in 18K red gold or stainless steel. The watch face can be matched with either a strap or bracelet. The watch features the complete calendar with moon phase complication.

The Blancpain L-evolution Moon Phase 8 Jours watch runs on the brand new, self-winding Calibre 66R9. The classic complete calendar features a rotating moon phase indicator found at the 6 o’clock position. The day and month are located below the 12 o’clock position. Here, there is also a semi-circular cutout for the 8-day power reserve indicator.

The Blancpain L-evolution Moon Phase 8 Jours watch is a sophisticated looking timepiece with a Cotes-de-Geneve pattern, and two extra large Roman numerals at the 3 and 9 o’clock positions. The hands and hour markers are made in polished gold and give off a luminescent feel.

For well over 250 years, Blancpain has been committed to manufacturing watches of excellence. Blancpain watches for men and women are a manifestation of passion for watchmaking, high-art, and a devotion to tradition.

Who could ever forget the words to “Eye of the Tiger?” Watching Sylvester Stallone in “Rocky III” and his many “Rambo” films, he became a hero to all of us who grew up in the 80’s. He was brave, fought hard and because he was the good guy, always won at the very end. Well, Stallone still hasn’t stopped fighting and making movies.

Stallone, a big fan of luxury men’s watches like Panerai, has quite the personal collection and always sports a cool watch in all of his films. In many “Rambo” flicks, he wore a Panerai, the extra large faced Italian watches. Rambo’s Panerai is a PVD Luminor Marina Militare.

Panerai has even made a special watch just for Stallone, called the “Slytech” that has the actor’s name autographed on the back.

The relationship between actors, movies and luxury watches has always been something big in Hollywood. It’s a great way for a watch to literally get “face time”, while becomming identified with a certain character and vice versa. For example, James Bond in all his transformations has always worn an Omega and Arnold Schwarzenegger in his “Terminator” series always wears a custom-made Audemars Piguet Royal Oak.

So, it makes sense that luxury watch brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre would take this relationship to the next step and partner with events like film festivals.

On September 12, during the Venice International Film Festival, the “Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award” will be awarded to Sylvester Stallone, as someone who has left a significant mark on modern cinema. Stallone has not only acted in films, he has directed them. During this festival, two of his films will be shown: “The Expendables” (Stallone both stars in it and directs it) as well as the director’s cut of “Rambo 4”, which was also directed by Stallone and though this is not the version seen in theatres, it better represents how he envisioned it.

The question is, will Stallone wear one of his favorite Panerai watches when he accepts the award or will he wear a Jaeger-LeCoultre?

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Well, you would have to be a major fan of Breitling watches in order to want to download the new iPhone & iPod Touch Application for their new Chronomat BO1 watch. But I guess they figured there are people out there who will do it.

This new “app” as it’s called in the “techy” world is designed to provide a functional and detailed presentation of Breitling’s latest chronograph: the Chronomat BO1. With 360 degree views, a video, technical data and more, this new app is pretty cool.

As we all know, any and every company selling goods that aren’t basic necessities these days is hurting from a drop in sales. Specifically luxury goods companies like watches that sell their products in the two and three digit range. Breitling isn’t the first watch company to start implementing what are basically new sales strategies. Bell & Ross did it also. Breitling’s approach is a bit different in that it’s promoting a single watch rather than the whole brand.

So, if you’re a hardcore Breitling fan, and you have an iPhone, click on over and download this Chronomat BO1 application from Applestore.

No word on whether this downloadable app is free or not, but we can promise you an extra 5% off any Breitling or any other watch we sell when you use promo code: tweety05 at check out. Offer good until the end of August.

Fans of Breitling watches include Brad Pitt, Jerry Seinfeld, John Travolta and other cool celebs, so don’t waste another second. Whether it’s the Bentley, the Navitimer, the Professional Emergency or any of the varied models within these main collections, we have them all at prices that can’t be beat!

The House of Cartier was founded in 1847 by Louis-Francois Cartier, and is one of the best known names in the world of luxury watches. In 1909 Cartier made its presence known in U.S. and this year of 2009, celebrates one hundred years of business and success in America.

As part of the celebration, Cartier has launched a new, larger version of one of its most popular women’s luxury timepieces: the Baignoire. The Baignoire, which means “bathtub” in French because the oval shape of the watch case resembles a bathtub, first debuted in the 1920’s. The newer version, officially called the Cartier Baignoire Grand Modele watch. The dial features blue hands and the classic Roman numeral markers seen in so many Cartier watches. The crown resembles a sapphire jewel cabochon. The watch case is made of 18K gold and comes with a beige satin strap, gold bracelet, or gold bracelet fitted with diamonds.

Cartier offers an original repertoire of shapes and lines that create a new set of rules for watchmaking. Cartier watches are mysterious, dream-inspiring and reveal the intricacies of Cartier’s original creative know-how.

One could never tire of the choices in women’s watches by Cartier. From the Baignoire, Divan and La Dona collections to the vast Tank collection (featuring the Tank Americaine, Tank Francaise, Tank Louis and Tank Solo) to the Tortue styles, it’s easy to justify why one would need more than one Cartier in your watch collection.

Although we can’t tell you which Cartier best fits you, we can make your purchase lighter. From now until the end of the month, save an extra 5% off any of our already low prices watches, by simply using the promo code: tweety05 at check out.

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Named after one of the founders of Baume & Mercier, the William Baume collection is a tribute to the watchmaking skills achieved over the many years Baume & Mercier has been in business.

This summer, new editions and versions of certain watches within the William Baume collection were added. All are produced in very, very limited editions.

Originally composed of three models in 2008, the William Baume collection is now made up of four watches, including the brand new Single Push-Piece Chronograph. This specific watch is historically important in that it is based on the single push-piece function that Baume & Mercier created in 1938. The 18K red gold XL-sized (41 mm) case of this new Single Push-Piece Chronograph comes with a hand-stitched brown alligator strap. Only 20 were made.

The new edition of the William Baume Tourbillon model comes in an XXL size (43 mm). The case radiates the shine of 18K red gold. Only 10 of these watches were made.

Ultra-thin watches have always been known as having superior elegance and technical innovation. Baume & Mercier began to specialize in this style watch from 1920 onwards, and in In 1965, Baume and Mericer created the thinnest self-winding calendar watch of its time. This new William Baume Ultra Thin has a power reserve of 60 hours compared with 40 hours for the previous model. . Its XL 41 mm case is made in 18K red gold. A limited, numbered edition of 179 watches were produced.

The fourth new edition to be added to the William Baume collection is the William Baume Retrograde Second watch, which is distinguished from the first version by its black dial and its black hand-stitched alligator strap. This 41 mm watch is made with an 18K red gold case. Only 179 were produced.

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Whether you’re about to start school, wrap up your summer vacation and head back to work, or simply feel like you need a new watch for the upcoming fall season, now’s the time and here’s the place.

There are all sorts of ways to do this; many women like men’s watches and it’s possible that some men prefer women’s watches, but regardless of your taste in luxury watches, we have the best selection anywhere on the Internet, at prices that can’t be beat.

So, now the fun starts. Are you a fan of the stylish watches by Italian luxury magnates Bvlgari and Gucci? Have you heard of the highly coveted Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet? If you’ve always wanted a Kelly or a Birkin bag by Hermes (the waiting list is six years long), you can get a jump start by owning a Kelly watch or any of the other unique luxury timepieces by Hermes.

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If you want to follow some celebrity styles, check out who’s wearing what and then get one of your own! And what’s the cherry on top here? Being able to wear the same luxury watch as these celebs, knowing that you paid way less than they did. Gotta love it.

For the ladies: Britney Spears is known for wearing watches by Roger Dubuis, Chopard and Breitling.  Lindsay Lohan likes Chanel, while Jennifer Aniston and Michele Obama prefer Cartier.

For the men: A lot of athletes endorse watches, so it’s no surprise to see Tom Brady and Derek Jeter wearing Movado watches, Michael Phelps and George Clooney wearing Omega, or Tiger Woods with a TAG Heuer strapped on that famous wrist.

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Italian swimmer Massimiliano Rosolino has joined the Omega team, becoming its newest brand spokesman. Rosolino joins fellow swimmer Michael Phleps, as well as other celebrity Ambassadors such as Nicole Kidman, Cindy Crawford, George Clooney and Michael Schumacher.

At only 30 years of age, Rosolino is already the most successful athlete in Italian swimming history. With his Olympic championships and shelves loaded with medals, Omega signed Rosolino at the perfect time, since he will undoubtedly be one of the main stars at the next World Championships in Rome 2009. Omega will be the official timekeeper of these games.

“Collaborating with Omega,” remarks Massimiliano, “is a matter of great pride as well as great interest to me, because I will have the opportunity to train using techniques that are at the forefront of timekeeping. Omega Watch has made sports history and is universally recognized for the quality of its technical instruments and watches, which adds another level of incentive to arrive punctually … in the most important races or at press events. In addition, being the sole Italian athlete in an international team that includes celebrities of the caliber of Phelps inspires me to do all I can to be a good host in a few months in Rome.”

Rosolino, who hails from Naples always wears the Omega Seamaster that has his name inscribed on the back and which was given to him as a gift after his 2000 victory in Sydney. Rosolino has said that he loves Omega watches because “they express the good taste of those who wear them.”

Is your baby going off to college this fall? You may be feeling symptoms of the “empty nest” syndrome. If this is the case, you may want to give your son or daughter the perfect gift; one that will last a lifetime: a watch. A watch is a great way to send your son or daughter off to college. As they embark on their adult lives, they can experience the luxury and the sophistication of a Movado watch.

Whether you are looking for a men’s Movado watch or one from the women’s collection, we have the perfect choice for you.

Movado watches for men are handsome and sporty. The Series 800 and ESQ collections especially play this up. The Series 800 collection comes in three sizes and features surgical-grade performance steel, resilient straps and is water resistant up to 200 meters. The ESQ collection is more refined, featuring rubber or leather straps and stainless steel and rose gold cases.

The single dot at 12 o’clock is also the hallmark of most Movado women’s timepieces. Eloquent lines and refined luxury characterize Movado ladies’ collections, like the Faceto, Esperanza, Revi and Strato lines, to name a few. With hundreds of styles, shapes and colors to select from, there exists a Movado watch for every young woman.

Movado continues to thrive by always taking new steps to bring out the best in every timepiece they create. With hundreds of designs and styles to choose from, the Movado team consistently delivers the best selection for luxury watch enthusiasts to enjoy.

Not only will a Movado watch last a lifetime, it will make sure that your child makes her or her classes on time! After all, you’ll no longer be there to make sure they get up, get dressed and get out the door on time. Leave it to Movado to do the job.

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