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London Burglar Steals $300,000 in Antique Watches
London Burglar Steals $300,000 in Antique Watches If you’re in London and some dude sidles up to you asking if you want to buy a luxury antique watch cheap, it’s best to resist the temptation to view his wares and keep walking. A masked burglar recently pulled a daring eight-minute raid that netted a take of 124 rare vintage pocket watches with an estimated worth of more than $300,000&...
No Apple Watches in Stores Until June
No Apple Watches in Stores Until June Apple’s new product launches have become notorious for long lines of customers camping out overnight outside Apple retail stores in hopes of being the first to grab up a new iPhone, iPad or other hot tech item. Things will be different for the debut of the Apple Watch as the stores will be quiet while all the action is happening online. Since Apple began...
Malaysian Home Minister Under Fire for Luxury Watches
Malaysian Home Minister Under Fire for Luxury Watches In the U.S. we’ve grown accustomed to the way news media puts politicians under such close scrutiny that even what a candidate has for lunch can make headlines. In Malaysia one politico has come under fire for his collection of luxury watches and he’s not at all happy about it. Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Ser Ahmad Zahid Hamidi ha...
Kairos Adds NFC Payments to Hybrid Watches
Kairos Adds NFC Payments to Hybrid Watches The Apple Watch may be getting all the media attention lately but some luxury watchmakers are quietly adding “smart” features to their own timepieces. Owners of the Kairos Hybrid mechanical smartwatch will soon be able to use their device to make payments via NFC. Wirecard, a German provider of payments technology, developed a solution that al...
Lucky Celebs First to Sport Apple Watches
Lucky Celebs First to Sport Apple Watches While the rest of us must wait until April 24 (or later) to strap on the new Apple Watch, the rich and famous are cutting to the front of the line as usual. Several A-listers are already wearing their own golden Apple Watch Edition models even though the shipping date for these pricey goodies stretches out into the summer. On Wednesday, an assistant to Kar...
Bulgari CEO Says “Intelligent” Watch is Timeless
Bulgari CEO Says “Intelligent” Watch is Timeless One maker of luxury watches whose bottom line isn’t likely be dented by the entrance of the Apple Watch and other wearable devices is Bulgari, one of the most legendary names in fine timepieces and jewelry. Bulgari has gotten the jump on the high-end competition by showing off an “intelligent” watch concept at this year...
Samsung to Battle Apple Watch with Gear A
Samsung to Battle Apple Watch with Gear A As nearly a million early birds impatiently await the delivery of the Apple Watches they ordered Friday morning, both watchmakers and tech companies plot to create a device that can compete for the title of most wanted smartwatch. One contender will be Samsung’s Gear A, which will be making a play for non-fans of Apple products. A report from the sit...
Neiman Marcus Gets Into the Vintage Watch Business
Neiman Marcus Gets Into the Vintage Watch Business Vintage watch aficionados have a new place to shop for luxury timepieces as venerable retail chain Neiman Marcus has partnered with startup Crown & Caliber to offer a selection of pre-owned items from famous brands at select stores and online. Crown & Caliber was founded in 2012 as a brokering service for buyers and sellers of pre-owned lu...
Apple Watch May Be Apple’s Biggest Launch Ever
Apple Watch May Be Apple’s Biggest Launch Ever The Apple Watch had an impressive debut on Friday with nearly a million buyers putting down an average of $503.83 each for the privilege of being one of the first to wear the lust-worthy wearable. Available stock sold out in just six hours, setting the Apple Watch on track to have the biggest new product launch in the company’s history. Th...
Apple Watch is a Sellout
Apple Watch is a Sellout If you were planning to order the new Apple Watch this week or pick one up at the Apple Store on April 24, you’re going to have to wait for a while. Nearly a million Apple lovers went online bright and early Friday morning to place their pre-orders for the new smartwatch, leading Apple to declare the item sold out just six hours after it went on sale. Apple has not r...
Early Buyers Prefer the Apple Watch Sport
Early Buyers Prefer the Apple Watch Sport Of those million or so folks who pre-ordered the Apple Watch on Friday the majority chose the starter model priced at $349 and up. According to projections from Slice Intelligence, the Apple Watch Sport accounted for two-thirds of the pre-orders while the remaining third were for the mid-priced Apple Watch. Slice stats show that the average early buyer pre...
Long Shipping Times for Some Apple Watch Models
Long Shipping Times for Some Apple Watch Models Early birds who tried to access the online Apple Store as the clock struck midnight on April 10 found a little surprise—a message that the site was being updated. This message flashed across the screen in at least a dozen languages for about 15 minutes before the Apple Store was finally open for business. Those who had already decided which mod...