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Vilhelm Prism Hands-On Review
Vilhelm Prism The Vilhelm Prism is a unique watch, one that takes inspiration from a few watches, most prominently would be the Bvlgari Octo. So, it is an homage, but not a direct homage, and Vilhelm has made it distinctly their own in my opinion. It is funky with its octagon shape, heavy verticle brushing, and U shape bracelet, not to mention quite a striking dial. Vilhelm, for those who are not ...
Tutima M2 Pioneer Chronograph Hands-On Review
Tutima M2 Pioneer Chronograph There is no doubt that the Tutima M2 Pioneer Chronograph is an attractive watch, as most German-designed watches are. But here at Watchreport, I do not review watches the same way everyone else does. Most sites try to be wordsmiths and tend to highlight the watch in a positive way. I just don’t do that. Instead, I do, what you probably do. I look at the watch ov...
Apple Takes a Bite Out of the Swiss Watch Industry
Apple Takes a Bite Out of the Swiss Watch Industry While not all of the blame for the gloomy decline in Swiss watch exports can be pinned on the Apple Watch, the presence of the pricey wearable device certainly hasn’t helped. After perusing the figures for Q3 from the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry, analysts are scrambling to explain the ominous drop in sales. Watches in the low to m...
Swiss Watch Exports Fall
Swiss Watch Exports Fall Shipments of Swiss watches fell in August and the Apple Watch is being cited as one factor in the decline. The first drop in exports in six years is anticipated with the demand for low-end watches taking the biggest hit. On Tuesday the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry reported on its website that shipments had declined 1.6% for the month of August, down to $1.5 billi...
Only Watch 2015 Collection Hits the Road
Only Watch 2015 Collection Hits the Road For months now we’ve been hearing about the unique designs being created by luxury watchmakers for the Only Watch 2015 collection. These one-of-a-kind timepieces will be auctioned off for charity in November but before they go to their new homes, the watches will be going on tour. Fanciers of fine examples of the horological craft can get their first ...
CEO Magada Aims to Broaden Appeal of Zenith Watches
CEO Magada Aims to Broaden Appeal of Zenith Watches Being the CEO of a luxury watch brand may sound glamorous but the worldwide political and economic upheavals over the last few years have made the business of selling expensive timepieces more challenging than ever before. In a recent interview with Financial Times, Zenith CEO Aldo Magada revealed how he faces those challenges as well as his plan...
Gronefeld Gives Buyers Special Delivery
Gronefeld Gives Buyers Special Delivery When you spend a lot of money on a fine luxury watch you have a right to feel that you deserve a bit of customer service. Shouldn’t a Rolex be delivered with more fanfare than a book you order from Amazon? Dutch watchmaker Gronefeld thinks so and goes out of its way to make customers feel that they have made a memorable purchase. According to co-founde...
Millionaire Couple Sue Hotel Over Stolen Luxury Watches
Millionaire Couple Sue Hotel Over Stolen Luxury Watches A British millionaire and his supermodel wife have discovered the hard way that money can’t always buy security. Now the couple is suing a Miami hotel over the theft of two luxury watches. Oliver Ripley and Jeisa Chiminazzo had carefully researched a number of fancy hotels and decided that the Marriot in South Beach would be the ideal p...
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...
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...
How Richemont Deals with Changing World Economy
How Richemont Deals with Changing World Economy Back in April, Richemont sounded an ominous warning that earnings from luxury watches could drop by a third or more in 2015 as the stronger Swiss franc raised production costs. Since Richemont is the world’s second largest maker of luxury goods and controls such prestigious brands as Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Vacheron Constantin and Van Cle...
More Women are Buying Their Own Luxury Watches
More Women are Buying Their Own Luxury Watches Is the old stereotype of the wealthy “sugar daddy” buying expensive watches and other jewelry for his ladylove a relic of the past? Not totally, but statistics show that more of today’s women are treating themselves to pricey pieces of jewelry—just because they can. A survey by Mintel revealed that more than half of the 2,000 w...
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