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Pebble Adds Voice Activation
Pebble Adds Voice Activation After getting its start via a Kickstarter campaign, Pebble has emerged as an unexpected innovator in the smartwatch market. Now owners will be able to add advanced voice features to their devices as Pebble is allowing developers to create new apps for the Time, Time Steel and Time Round smartwatches. Pebble is teaming up with Nuance Communications to release a new Dict...
Christie’s Dubai Auction Offers 160 Luxury Watches
Christie’s Dubai Auction Offers 160 Luxury Watches It’s time for another Important Watch auction from Christie’s and this one offers 160 fine timepieces that are estimated to bring sums of $2,000 to $350,000. The auction of luxury watches will take place in Dubai on Wednesday, October 21 at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers. Bidding begins at 7:00 pm but all items may be examined Octo...
Adrian Brody is a Surprising Bulgari Spokesperson
Adrian Brody is a Surprising Bulgari Spokesperson Most luxury watch labels have glamorous celebrities like athletes and supermodels as their brand ambassadors, which is why quirky actor Adrian Brody might seems like an odd choice to represent a legendary name like Bulgari. While the Oscar-winning actor agrees that he wasn’t the most glamorous choice for the luxury brand, Brody feels honored ...
New Apple Watch Ads Highlight Features
New Apple Watch Ads Highlight Features If there’s one thing Apple consistently does well it’s create hip, cool ads that make you want to run out and buy their products. The tech giant has done it again with six new ads for the Apple Watch that in 15 seconds highlight some of the most desirable features of the device and what they can do for the user. The ad called “Sprinkle&rdquo...
Tom Brady Joins TAG Heuer as Latest Brand Ambassador
Tom Brady Joins TAG Heuer as Latest Brand Ambassador When TAG Heuer held a launch event for the new Chrono Carrera – Heuer 01 on Tuesday night guests were treated to a special surprise when CEO Jean-Claude Biver introduced four time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady as the brand’s latest brand ambassador. After all the recent controversy surrounding the superstar quarterback of the New Engla...
Swatch Launches Watch with Mobile Payments
Swatch Launches Watch with Mobile Payments The latest watch from Swatch isn’t a smartwatch but it does something that some connected devices are not yet capable of—making mobile payments. The new timepiece is currently available only in China but will be coming to the U.S. next year. The Swatch Bellamy, which went on sale in China on Wednesday, is an analog watch that allows users to p...
IWC Schaffhausen Introduces 3 New Portofino Watches
IWC Schaffhausen Introduces 3 New Portofino Watches The world’s finest watchmakers showed off their latest wares at the recent Watches & Wonders expo in Hong Kong and among the most lust-worthy creations were a trio of new additions to the Portofino collection by IWC Schaffhausen. Like previous Portofino models, all three have elegant, vintage inspired looks with streamlined, easy to rea...
Aussie John is Living a Watch Collector’s Dream
Aussie John is Living a Watch Collector’s Dream Doesn’t every fancier of fine watches fantasize about being able to buy any model he or she ever wanted? Unfortunately, acquiring luxury watches is an expensive habit, one that requires unlimited funds but there’s one savvy Australian businessman who has managed to amass an enviable collection over the last 20 years—and he&rsq...
Citizen Takes on the Connected Competition
Citizen Takes on the Connected Competition As some watchmakers try frantically to design their own smartwatches in order to take on the competition from tech companies like Apple and Samsung, the president of one brand thinks his watches are smart enough already. In an interview with Epoch Times, Jeffrey Cohen, president of Citizen Watch Company of America, boasts: “We spend a tremendous amo...
TAG Heuer Teases Smartwatch
TAG Heuer Teases Smartwatch On the same day that a mysterious image of the TAG Heuer smartwatch appeared on Twitter, CEO Jean-Claude Biver was interviewed on CNBC discussing the effect of wearable devices on the luxury watch industry. This was probably not a coincidence since the outspoken exec is sure to be looking for media coverage of the brand’s first connected device ahead of its Novemb...
Guess Fights Breast Cancer with New Watches
Guess Fights Breast Cancer with New Watches October is breast cancer awareness month so stores are full of pink ribbons and products supporting the search for a cure. Guess is one of the many companies that have joined forces with charitable organizations to offer items that help to raise funds to fight this dread disease. Guess is selling a pair of very feminine limited-edition ladies watches tha...
Sotheby’s Offers IWC Schaffhausen “Little Prince” Watch for Auction
Sotheby’s Offers IWC Schaffhausen “Little Prince” Watch for Auction Sotheby’s next sale of Important Watches is coming up on November 10 and one of the most talked-about pieces is sure to be the totally unique “Little Prince” timepiece from IWC Schaffhausen. This watch skillfully combines a whimsical tale with Swiss craftsmanship. The Pilot’s Watch Double ...