Monthly Archives: May 2011

May 30, 2011

IWC IW504207 Portuguese Tourbillon Mystère Watch Most Expensive on Amazon

Categories: IWC, Swiss Watch Tips & Trivia

A few months ago we posted tongue-and-cheek about the Zenith Men’s 96.0529.4035/51.M Defy Xtreme Tourbillon Titanium Chronograph Watch, which can be purchased for “just” $86,999.99, on the world’s leading e-commerce site. It turns out there is a new top watch … Read More

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May 22, 2011

Swatch Group CEO: USA Is ‘Third-World’ Watch Country

Categories: Omega, Other Swiss Watch Brands, Swatch

In an extraordinarily frank interview with Joe Thompson in the June 2011 edition of WatchTime, Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek Jr. says the state of watch retailing in America is “at the level of a third-world country.” Hayek throws the … Read More

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May 14, 2011

Swiss Watches Move Beyond Stainless Steel – Part 2

Categories: Other Swiss Watch Brands, Swiss Watch News, Swiss Watch Tips & Trivia

In this second of a two-part series, we go beyond stainless steel and gold to look at emerging materials used in watch cases and bands. Titanium. An amazing 30 percent stronger than steel yet 50 percent lighter, titanium has gone … Read More

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May 7, 2011

Swiss Watches Move Beyond Stainless Steel – Part 1

Categories: Swiss Watch Tips & Trivia

In this first of a two-part series, we go beyond stainless steel and gold to look at emerging metals used in watch cases and bands. Platinum. Popular with elite, special-edition watches, platinum is highly resistant to corrosion and tarnish, and … Read More

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