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Fake Rolexes May Fund Terrorism
Casio recently had their brush with terrorism -- now it's Rolex's turn. According to this Reuters article, items like fake Rolexes and counterfeit designer handbags (in other words, things you buy on the street rather than in stores) may fund terrorism. Apparently there is evidence that counterfeiters in New York...
Review of the Fossil Philippe Starck Collection
View the Fossil Philippe Starck photo gallery. Update (3/18/05): Watch Report reader John Dale recently informed me that the Sand Digital is no longer available on Fossil's site. Thanks, John! When I first decided to review Fossil's Philippe Starck collection, I initially associated the French designer with minimalism. As I...
Want a Career in Watchmaking?
According to this article on Bloomberg.com, the US if facing a very dangerous shortage of watchmakers. Brands like Rolex, Breitling and Omega are selling like crazy, but there are fewer and fewer people around who are qualified to work on them. It seems that while appreciation for fine Swiss mechanical...
Fossil Announces New Star Wars Watch
Only on Watch Report can a story on Patek Philippe be followed by one on a new Fossil Star Wars watch. But as I'm fond of saying, every watch is right for someone. And if you're a total Star Wars geek, and you don't care who knows it, then this...
Putin Wears a Patek Philippe, Bush Sports a Timex
According to this article by the Russian publication Pravda, Russian President Vladimir Putin wears a $60,000 Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar watch while our own President Bush sports a $50 Timex Indiglo. What's even more interesting is that Putin's annual salary is only $60,000 while Bush's salary, according to Wikipedia, is...
Review of the Abacus Wrist PDA (AU5005)
View the Abacus Wrist PDA photo gallery. The first thing I'd like to do is congratulate Fossil for finally bringing the Wrist PDA to market. The Fossil and Abacus Wrist PDAs have been in the works for at least four years, and now they have finally arrived. Thanks, Fossil, for...
Casio Introduces New Oceanus Alarm Chronograph
Casio has introduced a pretty nice new Oceanus with both an alarm and a chronograph. Features include: Water resistant to 100 meters (330 feet). 3-dial chronograph (resolution of 1/20 of a second). Daily alarm with snooze function. Date display. Stainless steel case. Mineral glass crystal. Black or while dial. Quartz...
Review of the Abacus Wrist Net (AU4003)
View the Abacus Wrist Net photo gallery. There are two things which distinguish the Abacus Wrist Net from the other dozen or so MSN Direct watches currently out there: 1) It is the cheapest ($129 retail), and 2) it is, in my opinion, probably the best looking. If you've been...
Bell & Ross: Watches for Professionals
Ask the average American to name a fine Swiss watch, and nine times out of ten you're going to hear Rolex. You might get the occasional Omega or Tag Heuer, and if they really know what they're talking about, Breitling, IWC, Zenith, or maybe even Patek Philippe. What you are...
TAG Heuer Announces New Professional Golf Watch
TAG Heuer, along with golf genius Tiger Woods, announced a new professional golf watch yesterday. I'm not a golfer myself, but apparently the conventional wisdom has always been that you remove your watch when playing a serious match because it can interfere with your swing in several different ways. TAG...
Review of the YES Zulu Watch
View the YES Zulu watch photo gallery. It's not unusual to see cool new features and functionality packed into digital watches these days: MP3 players, infrared remote controls, cameras, compasses, flashlights, PDAs. Telling time has even become secondary for many watches by companies like Casio, Timex, Suunto, Fossil, and dozens...
Rolex Watches Can Help You Elude Capture
An English language Greek newspaper tells of three men who robbed a Rolex store in Athens yesterday. The gang posed as customers, then one man produced a gun while the other two stuffed their pockets with fistfuls of Rolexes. The three discriminating thieves took off on foot, however the shopkeeper...