CX Swiss Military 20,000 Feet Diver: Deepest Diving Mechanical Watch Ever

Posted on April 4, 2009
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People have funny dreams. Some people have dreams of making watches with incredible water resistance. This Swiss Military 20,000 Feet Diver watch was a dream to do just that; create a mechanical watch that can survive just that, 20,000 (more…)

Movado Women’s Folio Swiss Quartz Watch#0604518

April 1, 2009 by tikkemmuy

Movado Folio Swiss Quartz Watch – This affordable two-tone Movado Swiss quartz watch for women features the utterly recognizable, minimalist look of the Museum Watch, made famous by American designer Nathan George Horwitt in 1947. Its soft, elegant lines flow seamlessly from the round stainless steel watch case to the artful stainless steel bracelet band, (more…)

March 31, 2009Rama Swiss Watch Pay Homage To The King

What happens you mix  Rama Swiss Watch (RSW) plus 25 limited edition watches and homage to a historical symbol of Swiss mechanical watch making? The High King Tourbillon luxury watch.

The tourbillion is definitely a great feature of any luxury watch and RSW has made a watch named after their favorite part.  The High King Tourbillon is completely (more…)

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-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-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…)