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Luxury Brands Fight Online Counterfeiters
Luxury Brands Fight Online Counterfeiters If some shifty looking guy on the street offers to sell you a Rolex watch for $5, can you be sure that he’s dealing in bogus goods but what about a luxury site offering famous name timepieces at huge discounts complete with authentic looking photos and promises of documentation? As more of us feel comfortable shopping online, more opportuni...
Louis Vuitton Creates Escale Worldtime for Only Watch Auction
Louis Vuitton Creates Escale Worldtime for Only Watch Auction The house of Louis Vuitton was originally best known for the luxury leather luggage that no world traveler would leave home without but these days the brand has expanded into creating timepieces that are equally memorable. Especially unforgettable is the unique watch that Louis Vuitton has contributed to the Only Watch auction coming up...
Kylie Jenner Gets $30K Rolex for Graduation
Kylie Jenner Gets $30K Rolex for Graduation Many of us fondly remember receiving a nice watch for high school graduation. It probably was a gift from our parents and was our first piece of “grownup” jewelry. Of course, most of us aren’t part of the Kardashian clan and this group does everything on a grander scale. Last week manager/mom Kris Jenner threw a joint graduation party f...
Montblanc Aims for Younger Crowd
Montblanc Aims for Younger Crowd The makers of luxury Swiss watches are looking to the future and figuring out ways to appeal to a new, tech-savvy generation that has come to rely on smartphones rather than wristwatches to remind them of the time. One of their biggest challenges is combining smartwatch function with the style and craftsmanship of traditional fine timepieces but Sylvain Costof, man...
Huawei Watch Gets Classy Packaging
Huawei Watch Gets Classy Packaging When the Huawei Watch was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress back in February, the Android Wear smartwatch impressed the crowd with its classy looks. Unlike many of the geeky square-faced wearables from other tech companies, the Huawei Watch has a round face and understated dial for a more sophisticated look. Although Huawei has not yet revealed the price of t...
No More Luxury Watches for 50 Cent
No More Luxury Watches for 50 Cent For the last decade rapper 50 Cent has been living large, driving Ferraris and flaunting diamond-studded luxury watches. Now the 40-year-old star has filed for bankruptcy, admitting that his entire lifestyle has been a sham. The public image of 50 Cent, whose real name is Curtis Jackson, has been about driving around in expensive cars from one club to another, dr...
Why is Apple Silent About Smartwatch Sales?
Why is Apple Silent About Smartwatch Sales? While Apple is in no danger of going broke in the near future, the excitement that the tech giant was capable of arousing just a few years ago isn’t there anymore. Back in the glory days of Steve Jobs the company’s PR department was quick to pump out press releases touting the huge sales of the latest Apple product release. Those days are cle...
Disgraced FIFA Official Posts Bond with Luxury Watches
Disgraced FIFA Official Posts Bond with Luxury Watches A collection of fine luxury watches is truly something to treasure and be proud of but if you get into trouble, those pricey timepieces could also be your get-out-of-jail card. One luxury-loving gentleman managed to avoid jail by forfeiting some of his expensive possessions. In better days, Jeffrey Webb was an executive of FIFA, the organizati...
More Unique Watches Added to Only Watch Auction
More Unique Watches Added to Only Watch Auction The Only Watch charity auction will be happening in Geneva on November 7 with 44 makers of luxury timepieces contributing unique examples of their craft. The sixth edition of the biennial auction is shaping up to be the biggest ever with more luxury watches being added to the collection. Funds raised by the auction will go to research for Duchenne Mu...
Cheaper Gold Apple Watch Coming Soon?
Cheaper Gold Apple Watch Coming Soon? The recently released sales estimates on the Apple Watch reveal that the devices are not exactly flying off the shelves, especially in comparison to previous blockbuster successes like the iPhone and iPad. Most disappointing is the lack of interest in the $10,000+ Edition model which is estimated to have sold a mere 2,000 units so far. Apple has not yet releas...
Portofino for Two Watches are a Perfect Match
Portofino for Two Watches are a Perfect Match For the couple that wants to flaunt their togetherness IWC Schaffhausen has a new set of watches that will let the whole world know that the two of you are inseparable. The Portofino for Two watches allow couples to choose from eight combinations of sizes and case colors but all share the same traditionally elegant design. The timepieces are available ...
Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch Goes Global
Frederique Constant Horological Smartwatch Goes Global If you’re considering the purchase of a smartwatch but have discriminating tastes, you may be looking forward to the release of the TAG Heuer wearable device coming out this fall carrying a price tag of about $1,500. But before you make a decision you should check out the competitor from Frederique Constant. The maker of premium Swiss ti...