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Loading ...id=”entry-64312843″>Hong Kong Now Top Market for Swiss Watches; US 2nd
Despite the economic crisis and a sharp drop in Q4, 2008 was a banner year for Swiss watch exports. Also of note: for the first time since 1998, the US is not the top market for Swiss watch exports. That title for 2008 belongs to Hong Kong, reports the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry.
Here's the top 10 breakdown by country origin and percentage increase (more…)
id=”entry-62178704″>New Prez Prefers TAG Heuer
President Barack Obama has a hankering for TAG Heuer watches. The mainstay for the 44th president is a TAG Heuer Series 1500 Two-Tone Diver watch with a leather strap. This elegant but functionally under-stated timepiece was first launched by the brand in the early 1990s. Obama's watch is believed to have been purchased for around $575 in 1992 or 1993.
id=”entry-63246197″>Swiss Watch Industry in Crisis?
It seemed just a few short weeks ago that you couldn’t turn anywhere without finding a story about the renaissance of the Swiss watch industry. But the economic crisis means luxury items are just that in a time of restrained spending. That’s got the attention of some analysts who say 2009 is shaping up to the be the worst year for watch sales in decades. For example, the National Post recently (more…)
id=”entry-61747876″>The World’s Biggest Swiss Watch Show
The world's largest Swiss watch show, Baselworld, will be held March 26 to April 2, 2009. Hundreds of watch companies will debut new models at the industry's premiere event, held every year in Basel, Switzerland. Last year's event drew more than 100,000 visitors from more than 100 countries. Baselworld is free and open to the public. If you can't (more…)
id=”entry-62178704″>New Prez Prefers TAG Heuer
President Barack Obama has a hankering for TAG Heuer watches. The mainstay for the 44th president is a TAG Heuer Series 1500 Two-Tone Diver watch with a leather strap. This elegant but functionally under-stated timepiece was first launched by the brand in the early 1990s. Obama's watch is believed to have been purchased for around $575 in 1992 or 1993.
id=”entry-58853784″>Thank You Black Friday Specials
It seems like we must be doing something right. Traffic is up 144 percent from this period last year. To celebrate, we are offering our best deals of the year on a range of very special watches. See the Black Friday Specials now.
As always, we welcome any questions, suggestions, and comments. Thank you for being part of the Swiss Watch Boutique community.
id=”entry-58923192″>Swiss Watch Boutique Wins Honorable Mention from StartUpNation
We're pleased to announce that Swiss Watch Boutique LLC has won an honorable mention in the best home-based businesses competition sponsored by StartUpNation.
The competition spotlights the country's best home-based businesses and the people behind them.
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id=”entry-59274408″>International Herald Tribune Profiles Swiss Watch Boutique
International Herald Tribune, a subsidiary of the New York Times, profiled Swiss Watch Boutique in a piece that ran November 28th called Selling Swiss watches via eBay.
>Read the story.
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id=”entry-59986556″>Exceptional Swiss Watches Auctioned off in New York
On Wednesday, December 10th and Thursday December 11th, Antiquorum New York held its final auction of 2008, the Important Collectors' Wristwatches, Pocket Watches & Clocks. More than 500 watches and clocks were auctioned off.
Highlights of the sale included the first Patek Philippe ref. 5020 perpetual calendar chronograph ever produced, (more…)
id=”entry-58308830″>Piaget Nabs Prestigious Swiss Watch Honor
The watch magazine Montres Passion has awarded its 2008 Watch of the Year to Piaget’s Altiplano, eccentric small seconds (pictured below). The prestigious honor was presented to Philippe Léopold-Metzger, Piaget’s CEO, at a recent ceremony in Geneva, Switzerland.
IWC’s Da Vinci Vintage Automatic won second place.
For a full list of award (more…)