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Anything and everything made by Gucci is stylish and gorgeous and mostly unaffordable for the general public, except for its watches! Read on to find out more and where to find the perfect Gucci watch just for you.

Yes, it’s true, Gucci watches are affordable, stylish, and held to the highest production standards. The design and inspiration behind Gucci men’s and women’s watches is Italian and the craftsmanship takes place in Switzerland where almost all luxury timepieces are manufactured.

Since 1921, when Mr. Guccio Gucci started his namesake brand, the Gucci name has become highly respected and coveted throughout the fashion world. Originally the Gucci brand focused on clothing and leather goods (their shoes and their handbags remain top-sellers).

In the 1970’s Gucci added watches to its line of luxury goods and in 1997 the company became serious about having control over the production of its watches, leading to the creation of Gucci Timepieces (also known as the Gucci Watch Group) in 1997. This occurred when the Gucci Group acquired the Severin Montres Group, one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of watches.

Due to Gucci’s immense success and high prices, its luxury products have fallen victim to being replicated and sold on street corners as the “real thing” for mere dollars. When it comes to buying a brand new Gucci watch, one need not look farther than here. Here you will find over twenty-four collections of Gucci watches to choose from at prices that cannot be beat.

In September of this year a limited edition Gucci was released during New York’s Fashion Week. R&B singer Mary J. Blige collaborated on the design of this all black PVD women’s watch from the Twirl collection, of which a proceed of the sales went to a foundation that she founded.

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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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Gucci is a major player when it comes to fashion; shoes, clothes, handbags and watches by Gucci are always on your “most wanted” list. So, it should be no surprise that the new Chiodo collection of women’s watches is fabulous. The design concept is nothing super new. For a long time Gucci has used a “square nail head” (similar to the horse bit idea used in Hermes watch designs) whose equestrian origin is from the nails that used to hold the shoe in the horse’s hoof. Chiodo women’s watches are modern and unique. They come in gold, silver, or stainless steel with either square or round cases. Diamonds are available in certain models, giving the watch a more jewelry-like appearance.

The bracelet of the Chiodo watch is almost like a bangle, giving off a very cool look, especially for summer. Bangles have always and will always be a great fashion accessory, so giving that look to a watch is pure genius, and you can thank Italian-born Frida Giannini, the creative director for Gucci, for this.

Truth be told, whether you are a man or a woman, Gucci timepieces wow those watch fanatics who are also fashion enthusiasts. With over 24 different collections, there exists a perfect Gucci watch for you. Gucci watches for women are elegant, stylish and feminine. Gucci watches for men are sporty, sturdy and stylish.

The other good news about Gucci watches for women and men is that they do not cost an arm and a leg. In fact you may be very surprised to learn that you can get a Gucci watch for less than a pair of Gucci shoes. And at these prices, it’s like the best Gucci watch sale you’ve ever come across!

Whichever Gucci watch you choose you’ll never have to worry about it going out of style.

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The place: Via Condotti 8, Rome, Italy.  The time: Spring 2009.  The creative force: Gucci Creative Director, Frida Giannini

An icon of Italian design and craftsmanship, Gucci has long been synonymous with sophisticated Italian style.  They are known for their high-end leather goods, elegant apparel and scarves, and their signature fragrance, but Gucci is also a player on the luxury watch scene.

It is no mistake that as the company celebrates its 70th Anniversary; they remain on the cutting-edge of high-concept fashion.  This is because the creative force behind the Gucci brand is a 36-year old, Roman-born designer, who knows what today’s woman wants to wear.  She envisions a softer, lighter, and more moderate mood for the brand.

Frida Giannini is this visionary, and she represents a more casual way forward for Gucci. From her signature Converse All Stars, to her earthy and grounded personality, Giannini brings a confident, breezy approach to her designs. This is particularly evident in her inspired collections of clothing, accessories and watches.

An example of her youthful design theme can be found in the Twirl collection of Gucci watches, which are a departure from Gucci’s equestrian-styled “horse-bit” theme.  These fanciful timepieces incorporate whimsical, textured leather cuff bracelets with round dials, and are available in a brighter selection of colors than one would expect from a Gucci watch.

Try a Twirl on for size, and look for more inspired interpretations of Gucci favorites from Giannini.  Her vision for Gucci is already making waves on international runways.

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Looking back to 1921, when Guccio Gucci (yes that was his real name) opened his leather goods company and small luggage shop in Florence Italy, no one would have guessed that this former hotelier could have such an influence on the world of couture.  But after spending years at London’s Savoy Hotel watching the upper classes move about in all their finery, Guccio absorbed the aesthetics of English nobility.  When he introduced his first collections of Tuscan-crafted leather goods, Gucci enjoyed enormous success within just a few years time.

While the company has expanded far beyond its original line of leather goods, it still appeals to a highly sophisticated international clientele.  Now the collection of Gucci designs includes hats, scarves, shoes, accessories, fragrances, fine jewelry, ties and sunglasses as well as the original handbags, luggage and small leather goods.  Oh, and I almost forgot – Gucci designs some of the world’s most sensational watches.

I have always been impressed by the Gucci Style, so I began to search for the perfect Gucci watch to complement my favorite handbag.  When I first began my search, I was most impressed by the horse-bit inspired bracelet designs in their Signoria and Tornabuoni collections.  I had almost forgotten about Gucci’s equestrian roots, but I remember seeing similar images on their scarves and handbags.  These extraordinary horse-bit bracelet designs are like nothing I’ve seen in any other luxury watch collection.

Another impressive selection is found in Gucci’s Twirl Collection watches, with their hinged cuff bracelets featuring the signature Gucci “G” or embedded with Gucci’s green, red and black color bands. Gucci Twirl offers another way to transform a watch into wearable art.

Perhaps the most modern rendition of Gucci-inspired design is represented by the I-Gucci collection of men’s and women’s watches.  These Swiss digital timepieces feature a bold numeric time and date, with programmable time zone features.  Most of I-Gucci watches are shown with wide, boldly colored bands and some versions include a diamond-bezel.

Gucci doesn’t leave Swiss chronograph technology out of the equation.  Their extensive selection of watches also includes the G-Chrono Collection, a handsome selection of Swiss chronographs with a distinctively Italian quality.

After sorting through several dozen potential favorites, I have decided on the exquisite black Signoria with gold accents, a tiger-eye case, and horse-bit bracelet.   Do yourself a favor and explore the full line of Gucci watches.  There is something for everyone in their extensive collections’.

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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 numbers, which is reinvigorating the fashion and luxury watch industry during a time when it certainly needs to be reinvigorated.

Gucci, which is controlled by PPR, a French luxury goods conglomerate that specializes in luxury watch brands and retail shops, has revealed to Wall Street and beyond that their fourth quarter sales have risen 3.4 percent, to approximately 640 million euros, which has raised its share values by about 7.1 percent. And Versace has had positive fourth quarter sales as well, going up approximately 8.2 percent. These are quite surprising and encouraging numbers indeed, especially considering that earlier this month, Dow Jones reported that luxury watch and jewelry sales in general are going down.

It is apparent that both Versace and Gucci are utilizing market strategies that are primarily focusing on their respective brand’s integrity as opposed to jiggering their marketing tactics in such way as to deal with (or compensate for) the global economic downturn/recession.

The chairman of PPR, Mr. Franois-Henri Pinault (the son of the company’s founder, Mr. François Pinault) believes that the global recession may alter the speed with which Gucci et al would like to implement their plans but it will certainly not affect their company’s overall global strength.

The Chief Executive Officer of Versace, Mr. Giancarlo Di Risio seems essentially to agree with his contemporary, Mr. Pinault. He has said that it is very important not to make tactical maneuvers and decisions that could negatively effect the positioning of a company’s brand, and that more than anything, companies always need to be consistent with their existing strategies so that they can continue to function as a “precise reference point” for their clients. Furthermore, Mr. Di Risio went on to say that when the current period of economic crisis comes to an end, important clientele will tend to remember the brands that have maintained a certain degree of consistency with their marketing and brand strategies.

It will be interesting for followers of the high-end jewelry and luxury timepiece industries to see if rival brands of Versace and Gucci will follow their leads and adopt similar market strategies.

Both Versace and Gucci will be showing their autumn and winter 2009-10 collections next week in Milan, Italy.

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Gucci watches have been around since the 1920’s continuously impressing buyers and customers worldwide.  To up with the constantly changing and evolving market, Gucci has done a remarkable job at meeting the demands and high expectations of the always changing clientele.  But do replica Gucci men’s watches live up to the real deal?

There are several watch companies that can create replica watches that are almost identical to the authentic watch.  However, it is almost impossible to create a replica Gucci watch.  While there are many fakes on the market, there are just too many differences that make it a waste of money.

Authentic Gucci watches present elegant and attractive designs that are flashy and up-to-date.  Ever since its creation in the 1920’s, the company has followed its tradition of old-world craftsmanship that helps distinguish each timepiece from all of the other company’s in the watch industry.  And for this reason alone it is difficult to create replica timepieces of Gucci watches.

The goal of many replica watches is to replace high-end materials with cheap materials to portray the real thing.  This makes a luxury watch much more affordable while maintaining the same appeal and look.  However, it is virtually impossible to replace the elegance and glamour that a Gucci men’s watch presents.

From the classic round, rectangular and steel dials to the polished stainless steel set against black or cream colored backgrounds it is a timepiece that is irreplaceable.  Gucci watches provide a true luxurious accessory for every man to show off in the business room with the elegant suit.  This is something that a replica watch simply cannot do.

Certainly you can expect to pay far more for the real thing as oppose to a replica.  However, this is what makes a luxury watch so glamorous.  Purchasing a replica watch is only cheating yourself and lying to those around you.  If you want to get the real experience of having a flashy accessory on your wrist, the only route to take is to go with a true Gucci men’s watch.

One thing you will want to be cautious of is manufacturers or companies selling fake watches in substitute for the real thing.  Prior to purchasing any watch, make sure that you know that it is genuine and not a knockoff of any type.  There is nothing worse than paying top dollar for a replica.

There are no timepieces that you can get away with purchasing a replica of.  But as for Gucci, purchasing a replica is just a waste of your money and an insult to your wrist.  There is nothing quite like the feel of an authentic stainless steel Gucci watch on your wrist, which can not be accomplished with a replica.

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There is nothing finer than having a professional and classy looking watch on your wrist.  The collections offered for Gucci men’s watches are extraordinary, giving men the ability to find that perfect watch for them.  Whether it’s worn for professionalism at a business meeting or simply to wear around the house, Gucci men’s watches give you a little bit of everything.  Here are 5 Gucci men’s watches collections that you can select from.

Gucci 100G Collection
The Gucci men’s watch 100G series is one of the most popular models because of its sophisticated taste while still allowing for a contemporary laid back appeal.  There are a few different models of the 100G series, allowing you to choose from a complete stainless steel watch with a stainless steel bracelet or a leather strap.  This series offers a rectangular face to complement the classy watch.  Depending on where you go to purchase your watch, you will find the 100G series men’s Gucci watch from $750 to $1,300.

Gucci 101G Collection
Much to the like of the 100G series, this style is very sophisticated while still giving it a laid back appeal.  You can find models of this series with a black or white face and either a stainless steel bracelet or a brown or black leather strap.  A majority of the models in this series feature a regular face, but there are a couple chronograph models to choose from.  As oppose to the rectangular face of the 100G series, the 101G series offers a circular faceplate.

Gucci 3605G Collection
The Gucci men’s watch 3605G series has a classic look with a hard metal bezel in the form of a square Gucci G.  It has a stylish stainless steel case and bracelet that is fitting for all business men.  All of the sparkling sapphire crystal is scratch-resistant, providing buyers with the highest quality possible.

Gucci 7705G Collection
The 6605G series is certainly a men’s Gucci watch for the serious spenders.  Accompanied with its entirely stainless steel bracelet and faceplate is its 8-inch bracelet with removable square links.  All models of the 7705G series have a Swiss quartz movement to the chronograph watches.  It’s slender and sleek silver bracelet with a white or black faceplate gives it a look for the rich.

Gucci 8505G Collection
If you are not willing to drop quadruple digits for a watch, this is the Gucci men’s watch series for you.  While still providing a scratch resistant sapphire crystal and an all stainless steel watch, it is reasonably priced at anywhere from $600 to $800.

You can find a number of different Gucci watch series’, but these are a few of the more common models purchased today.  Because of it’s diverse features including leather straps or stainless steel straps, chronograph or regular faceplates and square or round dials, accompanied with the wide price range, men’s Gucci watches offer a little bit of everything.

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When it comes to designer watches, there is nothing more luxurious than a Gucci women’s watch.  Everything from 18k gold flower diamond bracelets to petite steel diamond sets women’s Gucci watches apart from the rest.  And with the continuous development, there are now more collections and models to choose from than ever before.

If you are a business woman and are looking for the generic and classy model, the 100G or 101G models offer a spectacular yet content watch.  While still providing flash with your choice of a stainless steel whole or diamond bezel, the options are endless for what kind of image you are looking to portray.  Regardless of whether you opt to go with a black leather strap or a brushed stainless steel bracelet, you are guaranteed to shine in the room with either one of these Gucci women’s watch styles.

There is an array of flashy models if you want to go rich and impress those around you.  For just over $1,000 women can sport the 6800 stainless steel watch with diamonds.  The bracelet has a magnificent steel bamboo pattern with a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal to impress anybody.  If that weren’t enough, the watch has a silver pattern and horsebit dial that runs as smooth as any.

While there are a number of expensive Gucci women’s watches to choose from, there are also plenty of affordable watches to choose from.  Despite the price drop, the less expensive watches prove to have just as glamorous an appeal on people as the top of the line.

For just $320, the Gucci women’s 1900 offers a new style and look to the model.  With the width size comparable to a thin bracelet, this casual and sexy stainless steel watch puts a new meaning into affordable.  It has a quartz movement and an array of dial colors to choose from.

Another popular affordable model is the women’s Gucci 107 model.  At just $220, the bracelet is in the form of a chain, giving it a nice and relaxing feel to it.  As with the 1900 model, the case and bracelet are both stainless steel giving it a solid and durable authenticity.  Lastly, the 107 offers a magnificent silver flower dial adding the extra topping to the tip of the cake.

Over time watches continue to develop and become even more magnificent by the year.  This years Gucci women’s watch selection offers a little bit of everything for the business women who is looking to be professional to the stay-at-home mom looking to stand out.  And with a wide price range, women’s Gucci watches have never been an option to so many women before.

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Movado Faceto watches have become very popular with a lot of different people because of the imaginative design and display of time. The price for this collection of watches is expensive, a luxury item for most people but can be well worth the money if you are willing to pay the elevated price. Many people want to know if the price is worth paying.

The obvious response to that query is, what is it that excites you about a luxury watch?  If your ideal timepiece is a classical business luxury watch that can be worn with a suit, then hands down the Movado Faceto collection would be the perfect choice. Everything on this watch from the hands, the strap and even the dial is crafty and provides style that is sure to make a lasting impression.

Now, before you decide whether the Movado Faceto watches are worth your money you need to know what some of the things are that these watches are known for.

The Movado Faceto watches are known for their famous one dot 12 o’clock mark, while this makes the watch look classy it can also make it difficult to read for some people. There is no hour or minute markers, so trying to figure out what time it’s can be difficult, however over time most people adjust and often times prefer the one dot mark over other luxury timepieces.

For the most part, Movado Faceto collection has a common theme across all their watches. The resemblance is most evident when it comes to the strap, dial and hands. The difference being that some of these watches have the single dot or all of the hours displayed. The other obvious difference is in the type of metal provided which is silver or gold.

Now, before you decide to get one of these watches you want to make sure you do your research about them. This is the best way to figure out if these are the right time piece for you. So, go online and look at the different Movado Faceto timepieces available. You will quickly see that these watches have a distinctive quality and style that no other one has, but this can also make it difficult for many people to afford them.

Just remember that before you decide to purchase one of the Movado Faceto watches you have to take the time to look at them. This will help you decide if they are worth the high price that you will pay to get them. If you can easily afford these watches then this could be just the style of watches you have been looking for, but you won’t know unless you take the time to research them.

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