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Watches That Wow!

There’s no doubt your wrist, not to mention your wallet will be wowed by the “WOW SALE” taking place at WorldofWatches.com this week. Many of today’s most sought-after watches from today’s top watchmakers are presented in this ground breaking promotion. Over 70 high-end luxury styles for men and women are featured, including models from Rolex, Omega, Oris, Breitling, Cartier, Tissot, Chopard, Corum, Movado, Bulova Accu-Swiss, TAG Heuer, Rado, IWC, Maurice Lacroix, Chanel and Eterna. Whether you are looking for a high-performance automatic timepiece or a high-fashion wristwatch, you will find many great choices to select from during the promotion at…

TechnoMarine Time Trends …

Before fashion designers Chanel, Michael Kors and Christian Dior made chronograph watches a fashionable choice for women there was TechnoMarine watches. The brand single-handedly revolutionized the watch industry in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s with the introduction of bright and colorful Swiss-made chronographs for men and women with water-resistance to 200 meters. Prior to the introduction of the TechnoMarine Cruise and Techno Diamond series, chronographs were made expressly for men… and women’s watch fashions were also considerably more diminutive in size as well. Both the Techno Diamond Chronograph for women and the Cruise unisex chronograph featured stainless steel cases…

The Watch That Ticked…

With the much anticipated arrival of Harry Potter and Cursed Child, a new piece of literature to add to the beloved series that defined a generation, Potterheads around the world saw the revival of Harry Potter mania. Coming just in time on July 31 to celebrate the birthday of the boy who lived, this new stage play script was met with great enthusiasm at bookstores across the nation, who hosted  midnight release parties, just like the ones from many fans’ childhoods. Every wannabe witch and wizard blew the dust off their old wands and robes and took to the malls to show off…

Watch Collection Essentials: Ceramic Watches

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Ceramic watches have been a fashion mainstay since Chanel introduced the J12 Ceramic Watch Collection for women and men in 2000. Popular for their lustrous, high-gloss appeal as well as hypoallergenic characteristics and virtually scratch-resistant quality, ceramic watches are absolute essentials to consider for your watch collection. Although Chanel started the Ceramic watch fashion trend, the brand is not the first watchmaker to feature high-tech ceramic in its watch cases and bracelets. Rado watches in fact have been featuring high-tech ceramic in their Swiss-made timepieces since 1986 with the introduction of its Integral Watch Series. Founded in 1917 in Lengnau,…

American Watch Collection Essentials

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In celebration of the forthcoming July 4th Holiday Weekend, we’re focusing this week on American watch collection essentials. While almost all American watchmakers have production facilities overseas, many including Invicta, Michael Kors, Caravelle New York  and Wittnauer are headquartered in the United States. What’s more, the designs for their watches are all created on American soil. Although Invicta watches reflect a rich heritage of Swiss watch-making, dating back to when the brand was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland during 1837, the watchmaker has been an American based company since the mid 1990’s and is headquartered in Hollywood, FL. Invicta by far…

One Last Spring Fling…

If you’re like most residents in the Midwest, Central and Northern regions of the United States, summer will not get here soon enough. With weather this past weekend reaching record lows of 30 degrees in Ohio, 40 degrees in Newark, New Jersey and 23 degrees in North Dakota, not to mention snow flurries in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan…warmer balmy summer temperatures will be a welcome sight. WorldofWatches.com is offering the One Last Spring Fling Event this week with blazing-hot prices on our top-selling watch and sunglasses styles certain to put you in a summer state of mind, if…

Michael Kors For Mom…

When it comes to ready-to-wear fashion, handbags, accessories and fine fragrances this Mother’s Day, fashion designer Michael Kors is a top favorite. The designer’s fashions for women are among the most-sought after in each of these luxury categories and are also currently ranked in the top five of each. The designer’s timepieces have captivated and energized the fashion watch market for over fifteen years for both their generous, oversized silhouettes and innovative use of materials since they were introduced in the early 2000’s. There’s still time to give Mom a popular Michael Kors watch this Mother’s Day with one of…

Minimalist Rado & Skagen Timepieces…

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Minimalist modern timepieces have been in vogue ever since the introduction of the Movado Museum wristwatch in 1947. With a slim, slender polished yellow gold case presented on the black leather strap and a black dial with just two polished gold-tone sword hands along with the signature gold tone cabochon dot at the 12 o’clock hour, the Museum watch set the trend ultra-sleek, minimalist design timepieces for generations to come. Popular watchmakers Rado and Skagen have both followed Movado’s lead with their own interpretation of minimalist modern timepieces for men and women. In the 1960’s, Rado introduced the DiaStar wristwatch…

TechnoMarine Techno Dreams…

TechnoMarine watches founded in 1997 in Geneva Switzerland by French entrepreneur Frank Dubarry created quite a stir in watch industry during its very first years. In late 1999, TechnoMarine introduced one of the very first chronographs for women named the TechnoDiamond. With an unheard of 39mm diameter sized case in polished stainless steel, mother-of-pearl chronograph dial, pave diamond-set rotating bezel and an interchangeable translucent gel strap in a wide variety of fashion colors along with water-resistance to 200 meters, the TechnoMarine TechnoDiamond wristwatch revolutionized the watch industry and became a fashion phenomenon by the summer of 2000. TechnoMarine not only started…

Color Me Timeless

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I for one have always been a fan of bright, vibrant colors and everything with color. My wardrobe always reflects this part of my personality. Even when wearing all black I have to have something with a contrasting tone to highlight my ensemble.  Everyone knows that watches make for great accessories and here are some of my favorite watch brands and collections that offer a variety of hues to go with whatever mood I’m in. Swiss Legend’s Neptune collection comes in a rainbow of colors: pink, green, blue, red, orange, black, white, you name it.  It’s a nice sporty choice…