Watch Facts

Invicta Watches have a very interesting brand history. The company origin is still a mystery for many people. As well as the origin of product components and the brand name itself. In this article our watch experts are ready to open all the secrets for you.

Firstly, some words about the brand name meaning. Invicta means “invincible” in Latin. But the history proved the contrary.

The company began its history in La Chaux-de-fonds, Switzerland – a land of well-known horologists. In 1837 Raphael Picard found the Invicta Watch Company to bring common people Swiss watches at affordable prices.

Swiss watches have been highly prized in many parts of the world, and Invicta watches capitalized in that popularity. Nevertheless the Invicta brand name was lesser known than well established Swiss watch makers for more than a century. And “quartz invasion” of the 1970s or simply electronic watches like Casio and Timex pushed Invicta watches out of popularity. So Invicta watches practically disappeared from the market.

The Picard family owned and operated the company until 1991. In 1991 the company was purchased by a United States-based investment company. The corporate headquarters were relocated to Hollywood, Florida, where the company also operates its service call center and repair facilities. Eyal Lalo, a third-generation watchmaker, is the CEO of the company and frequently appears on televised ShopNBC programs.

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Glashutte Original watch manufacture has unveiled a new timepiece for the legendary Assmann edition called Julius Assmann. The watch is dedicated to one of the greatest Glashutte watchmakers J.Assmann and to the occasion of the 155th anniversary of the founding of J. Assmann Glashütte/i. Sa.

The new model of special Julius Assmann series is supplied with a skeletonized mechanism and dial, tourbillon and great mechanics of manufacture Caliber 46. The movement of the Julius Assmann 4 is hand wound with retrograde hours. The timepiece is protected against humidity. As all manufacture's mechanisms, Caliber 46 with hand winding has all the elements traditional for Glashutte original.

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Gold is known as a noble metal. It is hard to find, hard to mine and hard to process. And it is also hard to afford. But why do gold pieces, especially gold watches for men are so popular?

In this article we will try to answer this question, giving some fine example of the best gold watches for men.

Generally, one can say that men gold watches are popular for five main reasons:

• Gold is an eternal symbol of living standards.
• Continuous rise in gold prices has made gold watches a more attractive investment.
• The gift of a gold watch is the traditional gift for retirement.
• Gold is a common precious metal in the use of jewelry. So gold watches for men make a natural accessory to any outfit.
• 14k or 18k gold watches are very sturdy. So it can last one's entire lifetime with proper care.

So purchasing a gold watch you purchase an investment in accessory for your lifetime that will only rise during the time passes.

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- How to Choose a Watch for men?
- What's realy important when buying a watches?
- I don't know anything about watches, how to choose a good one?
- What kind of watches is better?
- What watch features are important?
- What's better for watch movement, automatic or quartz?
... etc.

This questions I hear a lot from friends and people who are planing to buy a watch. That's why I decided to write an article that will help you to make a right watch choice.

For the majority of men, a watch is one of the few pieces of jewelry that they will wear. So it is very important to choose a right watch that would be of utmost importance to man's image.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• External watch features classification
• Internal features classification
• Watch Movement Types
• Whats is Important when Choosing watches?
• What is NOT important when choose a watches?

It is easy to get lost in the great amount of existing watch brands and model ranges. That is why we prepared a small guide rules for choosing an appropriate watch model that will perfectly suit your style and clothes...

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Breguet is associated with most accurate, most complicated and most luxuriously designed watches. Breguet is a brand that was founded about two centuries ago. More than two hundreds of years ago and now watches from Breguet are chosen by watch aficionados from all over the world. Watch connoisseurs from all over the world like wristwatches from Breguet for outstanding quality and most beautiful design. If you compare chronographs from Breguet you will see that these wrist watch models are unique ones. These wristwatches are designed with much respect towards the greatest traditions of the art of watch manufacturing as well as to modern technologies that provide new nice possibilities for watch companies.

Breguet was started by Abraham Louis Breguet, who was born in Nauchatel, Switzerland. When Breguet was twelve his parents divorced and his mother married again. 10 years later the boy's step-father decided to leave Nauchatel for Paris to work at a watch workshop there and took Abraham Louis with him. In Paris Breguet worked at the watch workshop where he penetrated into the secrets of horology and went to a college where he learned mathematics.

In 1775 Abraham Louis Breguet, being a young craftsman founded his first watch store in Paris, where his nice wrist watch models won great succes with French aristocracy.

During French revolution Breguet moved to Switzerland where he launched his watch company. 1795 was the year when the craftsman came back, established again his workshop and continued manufacturing fantastic chronographs for the most demanding watch admirers. In France he launched
his own mechanism for ordinary watches and chronographs with repeaters.

In the start of the 19th century first Breguet stores were established abroad.

In 1783 the queen of France Marie Antoinette ordered from Breguet a highly complicated timepiece. Development and assembling of the watch model Marie Antoinette took a decade, this was enormously complicated timepiece.

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Inventors have developed what they claim to be world's most accurate atomic clock. This clock makes a huge step towards improving the precision of navigation around the world. read more

The IWC Mark XV watch is featured on the wrist of Tom Cruise who played the main character in 'Vanilla Sky'. The movie directed by Cameron Crowe is the mixture of science fiction, romance and psychological thriller, also starring Penelope Cruise and Cameron Diaz.

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Tissot T-Touch appears in the Twentieth Century Fox movie 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith', staring Hollywood celebrity couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The main characters, John and Jane, that seem to lead the ordinary life of two married people turn out to be assassins highly-paid for their efficient work. Each spouse works for different employers, keeping the secret of their 'careers' even from each other. Naturally, John and Jane need high-tech equipment, including watches, to perform their jobs in the best and safest possible way. read more

The Miami Vice creators wanted to liberate what is dangerous yet tempting about working deeply undercover. The IWC watches are used in the movie as the reflection of the new modern style of Miami and Miami Vice. For one of the major characters the movie creators opted to include the IWC Portuguese Chrono-Automatic and the IWC Aquatimer Split Minute Chronograph. read more

Tag Heuer Link quartz watch is sported on the wrist of one of the major characters in 'The Departed', 2006 crime drama movie, directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Matt Damon, Leonardo Di Caprio, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg and Alec Baldwin. read more

Oris is one of the most loved watch brands in Hollywood. It was found in Holstein, Switzerland in 1904. Despite the fact Oris is a rather new watch company,it has quickly gained good reputation as a high quality mechanical watch producer. read more

The world-known watch brand, TAG Heuer, was founded in 1860. The company creates both stylish and complicated timepieces, which a lot of watch enthusiasts consider to be special due to their bold design and avant-gardism.

The watch Carrera was made in memory of famous Carrera Panamericana automobile races that were hold in 1950s. This mechanical model on a leather strap was created in 1964 but even today it looks very elegant and stylish.

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Hamilton is a cult "movie" brand that is inseparably associated with a great number of the most featured smash-hits of Hollywood . It is possible to see the models of famous Khaki collection in such movies as Chain Reaction, S.W.A.T, Independence Day and a lot of others. read more

TAG Heuer Monza sports watches are characterized by fine assemblage and craftsmanship. The Monza line comprises a wide range of models, including three-handed watches with date function as well as chronograph models. In the heart of the TAG Heuer Monza watches there beat self-winding Swiss movements appreciated for their reliability and immaculate performance.

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James Bond needs a reliable wrist instrument even when he finds himself relaxing on the beach. To please the prominent spy, Omega developed the Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale watch based upon ever-successful combination of technical prowess and aesthetic elegance. read more