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Westime Moves to Via Rodeo
Westime Moves to Via Rodeo If you’re shopping in Beverly Hills and get the urge to buy a luxury watch, Westime should be your prime destination. Now the retailer of luxury watches and jewelry has moved from the small store where the boutique has done business for 12 years into a posh new 2,000 square-foot spot at the top of Via Rodeo. This new location offers unparalleled customer convenienc...
Breitling Adds Two Models to Colt Collection
Breitling Adds Two Models to Colt Collection Luxury watchmaker Breitling originally launched the military-inspired Colt collection back in the 1980s with the intention of making the line a limited edition strictly for the armed forces. Since then, the Colt collection’s stunning design combined with its sturdiness and ease of use have led to popularity with the general watch-buying public. No...
Jorg Gray Introduces JG6500 Automatic
Jorg Gray Introduces JG6500 Automatic Just in time for the holiday giving, the latest timepiece from Jorg Gray will be hitting stores and it looks like a winner. The JG6500 Automatic was recently previewed at JCK Las Vegas and features a Miyota 9120 multifunction automatic movement with 40 hours of reserve power. This new model has a solid 316L stainless steel case with an anti-reflective f...
Millennials Have Their Own Ideas About Watches
Millennials Have Their Own Ideas About Watches It’s understandable that each generation wants to set itself apart from those that came before and that can present challenges to marketers. The luxury brands that appealed to the baby boomers may not resonate with so-called “Millennials.” According to a study by Unity Marketing, there’s a new generation that will be the next t...
Tech Geeks Love Luxury Watches
Tech Geeks Love Luxury Watches One interesting fact emerged from last week’s Watch Collectors’ Roundtable in New York City: Even leaders in the smartwatch field love traditional timepieces. Randy Brandoff, founder and CEO of the luxury watch subscription service Eleven James, moderated the panel discussion on the impact of the smartwatch in general and the Apple Watch in particular. In...
Lapo Elkann Brings Italian Spirit to Hublot
Lapo Elkann Brings Italian Spirit to Hublot As the grandson of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli, having a sense of style came easily to Lapo Elkann. Now the auto scion is bringing his bold creativity to the collaboration between Fiat’s eyewear company Italia Independent and luxury watchmaker Hublot. Elkann spoke to the UK Telegraph about the partnership. “We have a lot in common with Hublot...
What to Expect from the Apple Watch 2
What to Expect from the Apple Watch 2 After a long wait, Apple Watches are finally arriving in retail stores where even the non-famous among us can pick one up, but over at Digital Trends they’re already looking ahead to the second incarnation of the trendy smartwatch. Here’s an early batch of rumors about what to expect from the Apple Watch 2. The biggest news is that the second-gen A...
Show Off Your Watch Collection with OnTime App
Show Off Your Watch Collection with OnTime App Even if you’re a purist who has no plans to buy an Apple Watch or any other wearable device in the near future, you may be using an iPhone or iPad so you might want to download this new iOS app for collectors of luxury timepieces. OnTime is a free app that allows watch aficionados to share their collections with other fanciers of fine timepieces...
Rapper Nas Talks Watches to GQ
Rapper Nas Talks Watches to GQ Wanna buy a watch from Nas? The famous rapper hopes so since he has partnered with private watch dealer Steven Brown to launch a new website called Ownly One that will be selling classic watches. Ownly One is a website that will offer one classic watch per day in limited numbers. Items are used or deadstock and will come from luxury watchmakers like Cartier, Rolex, B...
Jaeger-LeCoultre Launches New Tourbillon for Women
Jaeger-LeCoultre Launches New Tourbillon for Women For the female fancier of fine timepieces who wants a watch that expresses her femininity, the latest model from Jaeger-LeCoultre should be the perfect choice. The Rendez-Vous Ivy Tourbillon is billed as “embodying a blend of high jewellery and fine watchmaking,” a claim that is hard to dispute after viewing the subtle but glamorous ti...
Apple Watch Expected to Hit Stores Today
Apple Watch Expected to Hit Stores Today After an extremely long wait, some Apple Watch models will be available for pickup in Apple Stores this week, possibly as early as Wednesday. According to BGR, U.S. Apple Stores have begun to receive shipments of the coveted wearables so some lucky buyers should be able to claim their smartwatches by the end of this week. So far, the Apple Online Store has ...
The Apple Watch is Good Business for Goldgenie
The Apple Watch is Good Business for Goldgenie There are a lot of people out there who would love to have one of the Apple Edition 18K gold smartwatches but don’t have the $10,000+ on hand to pick one up. Others have the cash but crave something even more decadent than the classic models being sold at Apple.com. That’s where Goldgenie comes in. This company sells a range of gold and pl...