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Timeless Investments: Key Factors to Consider Before Buying a Watch

A watch is not merely a functional accessory; it holds the potential to become a valuable investment and a reflection of your personal style. Whether you’re interested in luxury timepieces or budget-friendly options, it’s crucial to carefully consider the following factors before making your purchase. 1.Style and Aesthetic:Your watch should harmonize with your personal style and make a statement about your taste. Assess the design elements, such as the case shape, dial style, and strap material, to find a watch that resonates with your individual aesthetic. Whether you prefer classic elegance or contemporary boldness, selecting a watch that reflects your…

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Eterna Time Classics…

Eterna Watches are true revolutionaries in the world of horology. The brand founded during 1856 in Grenchen, Switzerland is renowned and highly regarded for their innovative spirit as well as being true visionaries in the art of watchmaking. In the early 1900’s the brand introduced a series of wristwatches for women, utilizing small pocket watches attached to bracelet and leather straps. In 1908, the Eterna brand patented and introduced the first alarm wristwatch. Eterna is legendary for developing a five ball-bearing mounted rotor system in its automatic wristwatches during 1948. The rotor system reduced the friction and resistance of the…

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Top Watch Brands For 2017…

The start of the New Year offers new beginnings and resolutions for many, normally upon the lines of getting in shape, eliminating negative vices and improving personal attributes. Punctuality traditionally ranks high on many individuals’ resolutions for the New Year and we at World of Watches have selected an assortment of the Top Watch Brands for 2017, you’re certain to arrive perfectly on time with. Over 160 of today’s top men’s and women’s watches are featured in the promotion, including highly sought-after styles from Rolex, Invicta, Bulova, Corum, Maurice Lacroix, Luminox, Movado, Breitling, Michael Kors, Oris, Raymond Weil, Porsche Design, Citizen,…

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Countdown To Christmas: Great Gifts For Him…

With just seventeen full shopping days left until Christmas, today we are focusing our attention on Great Gifts for Him at World of Watches. No matter if you are shopping for your husband, boyfriend, dad, son, brother, uncle or special friends, there are over 2,600 men’s styles from by today’s most sought-after watchmakers, including Breitling, Corum, Invicta, U-Boat, Bulova, Rolex, Swiss Legend, Omega, Red Line, TAG Heuer, Lucien Piccard, Raymond Weil, Luminox, Tissot, Porsche Design, Eterna and more. Whether it’s a prestigious high-end timepiece, a depth defying deep-sea diver’s model, an action-packed pilot’s chronograph or a rugged and adventurous sport…

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High-Flying Glycine Adventures!

Glycine Watches founded by watchmaker Eugene Meylan in Bienne, Switzerland during 1914 is renowned for its meticulously crafted timepieces for both men and women. The brand’s ultra-precise and petite women’s watches encased in platinum and gold with diamond accents were highly sought-after by well-heeled women in Europe and America during the 1920’s. The Glycine brand was institutional in the development of self-winding automatic watches and chronometers during the 1930’s. However, it was the introduction of the Airman timepiece in 1953 that brought Glycine into worldwide prominence. In addition to offering 12/24 hour time, the Airman also featured world time-zone functionality and soon…

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Watch Collection Essentials: Executive Watches

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The Labor Day Holiday Weekend is on the horizon this weekend and millions of Americans will be celebrating  the 128th anniversary of this holiday honoring the nation’s work force. In honor of the holiday, our Watch Collection Essentials this week focuses on executive style watches suitable for CEO’s, executives and managers. For generations Rolex wristwatches have been the quintessential symbol of, status, success and prestige. The brand’s timepieces have been worn on the wrists of presidents, heads of state, royalty and dignitaries as well as chief executive officers. The Rolex Datejust watch has been a time-honored selection for executives throughout the globe since its debut in 1956. US…

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Let’s Go Halfsies!

With many Americans on fitness, diet and health regimens, numerous upscale restaurants across the nation are now offering half-sized portions of entrees on their menus in addition to the larger full-size plates. The growing phenomenon was recently heralded in an article in the New York Post, noting that restaurants in America as a whole are noted for offering larger size portions and half-size portions are now a new dining trend. Hence, portions once considered suitable for children and  younger individuals are now accommodating those with smaller appetites. This practice is nothing new in the food industry. Several years ago, snack…

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GMT Time Essentials

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A GMT timepiece is another essential to consider having in your watch collection. It is a timepiece  with an independent hour hand that offers dual time-zone functionality and may be set to the Greenwich Meantime from which it is named. Greenwich Meantime is the highly-accurate solar mean time displayed at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England. Since it was first instituted at the International Meridian Conference in 1884, the Observatory’s solar mean time has served as the global time standard for over 130 years. The Observatory’s GMT clock is highly-regarded throughout the globe for its time-keeping accuracy. It also is used as a reference…

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Join The GMT Movement!

Before first glancing at a GMT Watch you may think that the timepiece has something to do with either Formula 1 auto-racing or the GMT games. Although the three initials are the same, a GMT watch has very little to do with either activity. A GMT Watch is a timepiece with an independent hour hand that offers dual time-zone functionality and may be set to the Greenwich Mean Time from which it is named. Greenwich Mean Time is the solar mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England. The Royal Observatory’s solar mean time has served as a global…

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Stress-Free Luxury Time

Pay-over-time promotions have been popular for close to a century since the 1930’s, when many retailers offered consumers Layaway promotions on high-ticked items. The premise was that a consumer would put a deposit on a particular high-ticket item and pay for it over time until the item was completely paid for. One advantage to this practice is that no interest is normally charged to the buyer. However, the major disadvantage is that item does not become property of the purchaser until it is completely paid for. Popular online retailer WorldofWatches.com has taken these two factors into consideration and periodically offers…

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