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October 20, 2016

High-Flying Glycine Adventures!

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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…

September 22, 2016

Invicta Disney Time Classics

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Invicta and Disney watch collectors now have something to rejoice about. The two widely popular brands have joined together with a collection of limited-edition wristwatches featuring Disney’s most popular character Mickey Mouse on the dials. Invicta is not the first watchmaker to offer Disney watch collections. Ingersoll originally introduced Disney themed watches in the early 1930’s and some of the brand’s Mickey Mouse timepieces have become collector’s items, fetching well over $10,000. In the 1970’s Rolex was commissioned to create private label Mickey Mouse watches for Disney executives. These limited-edition Rolex watches are extremely rare, difficult to find and very…

August 25, 2016

Watch Collection Essentials: Luxury Strap Watches

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There’s a certain mystique about wearing a leather strap watch that creates an air of distinction on the wrist. Perhaps, it’s the time-honored elegance a crocodile, alligator, ostrich, lizard or supple calfskin leather strap provides. Or maybe it’s the timeless traditional appeal… after all the very first men’s wristwatches introduced in the early 1900’s only featured leather straps. More than a century later, strap wristwatches are still widely popular and are prominently featured today in collections from such renowned watchmakers as Corum, Omega, TAG Heuer, Breitling, Cartier, Invicta, Graham, Greco, Lucien Piccard, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Eterna and IWC. In addition to their…