Luxury Swiss Watches

Luxury Swiss Watch Information & Discount Store


Blog Home »

The Appeal of Swiss Watches

Written by admin on July 6, 2009 – 12:08 am -

By Jaybe Scott The prestige Swiss brands have engraved their position as the world's number one status symbol, limited to the rich and famous. Some of the mass Swiss brands on the other hand, target a somewhat different demographic and are now the world's largest producer of watches. Many countries in the world now produce and export high quality watches. Yet, ask people on the street which country makes the best quality watches and 9 times out of 10 the response will be Switzerland. So, how did Switzerland and watches become synonymous with key traits. The custom of quality and detail has been upheld for over five centuries and would seriously doubt if there is any industry can make this claim in any other industry. Swiss watch making one way... more


Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Audemars Piquet, Breitling, Men's Wristwatches, Omega, Patek Philippe, Vintage Pocket Watches, Vintage Wristwatches | No Comments »

Omega De Ville Chronoscope

Written by admin on June 27, 2009 – 4:50 pm -

The De Ville Co-Axial Chronograph in the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection has a sober lacquered white dial, elegantly set off by the vintage red OMEGA symbol and name, black Arabic numerals and rhodium plated facetted hour, minute and small seconds hands, complemented by elegant 30-minute and 12-hour chronograph recorders with blue hands at 3 and 6 o’clock, respectively. The counterweight on the blue central chronograph seconds hand features the five coloured Olympic rings, in reference to OMEGA’s role as Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games. The De Ville Co-Axial collection represents the fine art of watchmaking in all respects. Its case design recalls the popular OMEGA models of the fifties; all models feature the exclusive OMEGA... more


Tags: , , ,
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »