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Discounted Watches, Great Deals
Discounted Watches, Movado
It’s easy to locate discounted watches on-line. Just be a savvy shopper and know you’re stuff. Be aware that there are many fakes and replicas out there, and do your homework. When is comes to finding a great deal, just make certain you’re getting what you paid for and expect. Reputable retailers sell discounted watches everyday. Here’s a look at what you might come across. The 0605387 Espernaza Women’s Diamond Watch by Movado is a great example. The Esperanza Collection is really dressy and elegant. The version I found is accented with round-cut white diamonds, with a beautiful Mother-of-Pearl face. It is encased is polished stainless-steel and is adorned with a burgundy fabric bracelet, lovely. It’s simplicity and style are totally Movado, and this discounted watch is Swiss made precision quality, to boot! Normal retail on this women’s watch is over $2600.00. I found this Movado Esperanza discounted to just under $900.00. That’s a savings of over $1700.00! It doesn’t get any better than that. Now, keep in mind that discounted watches don’t always equate to cheap or inexpensive. If you’re looking for that you can certainly find it, but what we are searching for is the most bang for your buck…hopefully I’ve peaked your interest in shopping around, and in Movado.
Watches, Watches, And More Watches
Beautiful Watches Galore
Timepieces come in many forms. The watch has transformed over the years, from merely a way to measure time…to a fashion statement. Jewelry-makers and designers have put their hats in the ring, and created watches with style and elegance, that really perform with precision accuracy. Here are a couple of those artistic interpretations highlighted for you.
The Gucci YA068567 Bamboo Women’s Watch is gorgeous. Gucci, famous designer of jewels, clothing, handbags, and numerous accessories has been very successful in the world of watchmaking. This women’s watch is a beautiful example of Gucci elegance. The Gucci 6800 Bamboo Watch series offers several different combinations of materials. You have the Stainless-steel paired with different colored bamboo bracelets (black, white, bamboo tan, etc.). Also there is the gold-toned Bamboo women’s watch, and finally (my favorite) the polished stainless-steel case and bracelet, with diamond accents. This version comes with a Mother-of-Pearl dial and the classic Gucci logo at the top. Beautiful!
Another Jeweler gone watchmaker is Cartier. The Cartier watch has always shown style and opulence. I love the Classic Tank. Its shape is true Cartier, and this watch comes in so many varieties. If you like Cartier, you can’t go wrong with the Tank. Their newest versions are hip and chic, even coming in vibrant colors.
Breitling, Watches With Integrity
- Breitling, precision timepieces
In 1884 Mr. Breitling founded his watch company, although he would be appalled if he heard me call it that. Breitling’s vision held a scope far beyond making timepieces…he wanted to create precision instruments for professionals. Instruments such as chronographs and stop watches for aviators were the first pieces Breitling put out.
In the early 1900’s wristwatches became more mainstream and Breitling was the first to offer a wrist-worn chronograph. In fact, Breitling was the inventor of the push-piece, a separate part that would operate the chronographic features of the watch. The push-piece would start, stop, and reset the stop watch function, with a single button.
The company’s innovation and dedication to excellence has maintained its reputation, and continues to come up with amazing watches. The models include the Navitimer, the Windrider, the Professional, and the Aeromarine. All of these models are offered in various styles, but none of them are ordinary watches…they art technological works of art.
If precision and accuracy are on the top of your list of priorities, a Breitling watch is the cream of the crop. The company warns not to attempt to purchase a Breitling on the internet. The watches offered on the web may not be authentic and if you want the real deal, you must buy from an authorized dealer.
By the way, please check out their website…it is full of information and as impressive as their impeccably crafted instruments.
Movado Watches – My Two Favorite for Women
Movado has been a perennial favorite among women for decades, primarily because they have stuck with a design theme that really works. Movado watches are best known for their Museum watch, which has become a symbol of style and sophistication.
My two favorite collections for of Movado watches for women are the Esperanza and Amoroso editions. The Amoroso I love best is made with a delicate two-tone dangle bracelet, featuring a round black dial with gold-toned hands and the famous Movado concave marker at the 12 o’clock hour. In the Esperanza collection, I love the sleek contemporary look of the mother-of-pearl dial, surrounded by a diamond-studded bezel, against a shiny stainless steel bracelet. It makes a highly sophisticated, yet utterly feminine fashion statement.
Rather than trying to choose between the two Movado watches I love, I decided to buy both of them. No matter which Movado you like best, you can be sure it will be among the most luxurious watches you have ever worn – accurate to within seconds per year and crafted with the highest quality materials. A constant innovator, Movado watches continue to be one of the top luxury watch makers in the world
Panerai Watches: The Elusive Italian Watch Maker
Just in case you have never heard of Panerai Watches, this Italian watchmaker has been making some of the world’s finest timepieces since 1860. Their most famous models are the Luminor and Radiomir watches, which were used by the Royal Italian Navy’s commando frogmen during the sinking of Allied naval ships during World War II.
It wasn’t until Sylvester Stallone “discovered” Panerai Watches in 1995 while shooting a movie in Rome that the watches became more widely known in the United States. Stallone was so taken by Panerai watches that he soon started giving them as gifts to his friends, like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Panerai watches now come in four collections – the Contemporary, Manifattura, Historic and Special editions, but most of these collections are made in limited quantities, and each of them includes a number of issue on the caseback. Prices range from $6,250 to over $25,000.
It wasn’t until a new agreement was signed between Girard-Perregaux and Ferrari, that Panerai watches became the official timekeeper for the Ferrari brand. As a result, a new collection of watches known as “Panerai Ferrari” is available, but these watches are also produced in limited quantities.
The limited production runs for all Panerai watches make them a valuable commodity among luxury watch collectors, and often causes them to increase in value over time.
Tissot – the Quintessential Swiss Timepiece
Back in the late 1850’s a man named Charles-Emile Tissot left his hometown of Le Locle Switzerland to begin peddling his world-class Tissot “savonnette” pocket watches throughout the Russian empire. From there, the popularity of Tissot pocket watches expanded throughout the world, and the Tissot Company eventually became the leading producer of traditional watches, available in five continents and over 16,000 locations.
Today, Tissot continues to surprise and delight its clientele with the latest innovations in luxury Swiss watch making. An excellent example of the company’s pioneering spirit is the latest touch-screen technology now used in the Tissot T-Touch collection.
Sports enthusiasts will be familiar with the Tissot luxury watch brand through the company’s long-time association with NASCAR, theAFL, World Championships of ice hockey, cycling, fencing, and the MotoGP, among others.
As the official timekeeper of so many world-class sporting events, Tissot has established itself as a high-performance, precision timepiece that continues to set the standard for Swiss watch making. It is no surprise that Tissot has recently signed on a number of well-known brand ambassadors, including IndyCar champion Danica Patrick, international football star Michael Own, and 2006 MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden.
Discount Watches: A Buyer’s Guide
Let’s face it – we all love to get a bargain – especially if it is for something that is normally out of our reach. It used to be if you wanted a luxury watch, you had to wait for the local jeweler to have a sale, but today, discount watches are available at the click of a mouse. Before you dive into the web and start Googling “discount watches”, there are a few things you should know.
• Always read the customer reviews before choosing a watch. Sometimes there is a good reason that the price is so low, and no matter how cheap it is, you still want to be happy with your decision.
• Be sure you are dealing with a reputable retailer. Many people think they are buying a genuine luxury brand watch, only to find out later that the “discount watch” they purchased is a replica. Replica watch companies should be very clear about the fact that their watches are not the real thing, but not every company will tell you that.
• Make sure the online retailer has a generous return policy. There is nothing worse than getting a great deal on a watch that doesn’t work, and then finding out on the 8th day that you only had seven days to return it.
• Before making a purchase, do a quick price comparison to make sure you are getting the best deal.
Keeping these tips in mind while you shop will ensure you get the best watch for your money, and don’t end up suffering from buyer’s remorse.
Omega Watches Fans: Get Your Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean “Liquidmetal®”
That’s right, Omega Watches has released an historic limited edition Seamaster model, and it is the watch company to offer a watch that bonds Liquidmetal® with ceramics.
What makes this launch such big news for Omega Watches?
The ceramic elements of the watch, along with the Liquidmetal® alloy components, are an excellent combination for divers because of their incredible resistance to corrosion. In addition, the ceramic diving bezel uses Liquidmetal® for its numbers and scaling, which provide a stunning contrast against the black ceramic background.
Omega Watches is known for its consistent ability to innovate, which is how the company has remained at the forefront of performance luxury watch making for several decades. The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal® Limited Edition uses another revolutionary Omega Invention – the Co-Axial calibre 2500 movement, which has long been celebrated for its long term performance and chronometric technology.
This extraordinary new timepiece is just another example of how Omega Watches continues to reinvent the diver’s chronograph. In honor of the year when the Seamaster watch line first launch, Omega Watches will create only 1948 pieces in this limited edition. If you want to own a piece of Omega Watches history, be sure to get your limited edition Seamaster Planet Ocean Liquidmetal® before they sell out.
Lacoste Biarritz Rose Women’s Watch
That little green crocodile has become an internationally recognized logo for polo shirts, making the Lacoste brand one of the top selling ever. Started by Frenchman Rene Lacoste in 1927 the now iconic crocodile logo was based on the nickname the “Alligator” given to Lacoste, who was at that time a professional tennis player for France. In 1933, the alligator became a brand and was printed on shirts, making it the first time that a brand logo was printed on the outside of a garment (versus the inside), an idea which has over the years become a top marketing method.
Although so familiar on a shirt, how often have you seen the little green guy on a watch? Lacoste makes men’s watches and women’s luxury watches; in fact the women’s collection is more substantial than the men’s. For women there are three collections: the Club, Sportswear, and Sport. For men, there are two: the Club and Sport.
The watch profiled here and as seen in the picture is the Biarritz Rose women’s watch from the Sport collection. Named after a luxurious seaside town in the south of France, this watch is luxurious but refined.
The Biarritz Rose comes with a rose gold-toned stainless steel case and bezel and a two-toned white dial with mother-of-pearl center with the famous crocodile sitting at 12 o’clock. The bezel also has the name Lacoste engraved in large letters around it. The white dial and soft, white leather strap reflect the tennis origins of Lacoste himself. Although a sports watch, the crystals and slightly luminescent mother of pearl dial add a touch of sophistication to it.
This watch comes in other colors including ones with pretty white and red or white and green straps and if the green of the croc is too much, he also comes in a muted grey that blends in with the color of the dial.
Kudoke And His Labyrinthine-Like Watches
Stefan Kudoke, a 30 year old German watchmaker, is gaining a global following for his one-of-a-kind watches. He uses a technique called “skeletonising” that is so complicated that he’s able to produce only 50 watches per year. This technique requires time-consuming drilling and sawing with teeny tiny tools. What this does is expose the inside workings of the watch, which is why it’s like looking at a labyrinthine.
Kudoke works out of his parent’s home and people from around the world have begun to come visit him there to watch him create his watches, of which about 80 have been sold aboard. Kudoke has the Internet to thank for this, since most of his buyers are American and Japanese. Each watch, which are engraved and encrusted with jewels, sells for about €3,500 euros or $5,000 dollars.
Kudoke fell in love with watchmaking when he was in the 10th grade and began an apprenticeship in his hometown of Brandenburg. At 21 he began working for the well-known German manufacturer, Glashütte Original, and after that did stints in the service department for Breguet, Blancpain and Omega in New York, before moving onto the Swiss Swatch Group with a job customer services. He left that job to pursue a spot at the Lusatia craft school in Senftenberg to begin perfecting his technique and skills to be able to create his own watches.
“I had a vision – I wanted to stand on my own two feet in the luxury watch market,” said the 30-year old.
As all other people and companies in the luxury goods market, Kudoke is waiting for the economic crisis to pass before he expands his one-man business. As for now, his growing fan base will have to join his online waiting list.
