Let Us Do the Hard Part This Holiday Season

With December a mere few weeks away, the "crunch time" of the holiday shopping season is rapidly approaching. You might already be racking your brain, trying to figure out the perfect luxury watch for the timepiece enthusiast in your family. We appreciate your effort, but we would rather you throw away your shopping list, fill up a glass of eggnog, and relax.The Watchery has already done the work for you, compiling all of our best deals into one super-handy Holiday Gift Guide.

Our simple holiday guide is tailored for every type of shopper, as all of our suggestions can be browsed by price range. Whether you are looking to spend less than $99 or over $500, our gift guide can be filtered to meet any kind of budget. If that is not enough convenience for you, every price range can be filtered to feature only mens or womens watches, making it easier than ever to find an affordable quality watch for any of your loved ones. Among the treasure trove of excellent savings we offer this season is the Invicta Men's Pro diver watch for a mere $60, as well as this Swiss Legend Women's Karamica watch, which is available for 80% off retail at $399.

The Watchery offers a near-endless amount of great gift possibilities for the fast-approaching holidays. While our selection might initially seem overwhelming, our Holiday Gift Guide was designed to save you the stress of shopping, giving you more time to simply kick back with the ones you love. Isn't that what this season is all about anyway?

Satisfaction Guaranteed...Seriously

As you browse the web searching for that one-of-a-kind food processor or sports-themed snuggie you just absolutely need, you likely see the phrase "Satisfaction Guaranteed" slapped on the webpage of just about any online retailer. However, at a reputable luxury watch company such as The Watchery, we take great pride in our translucency. Or in layman's terms, we have no problem telling you in detail why we guarantee such satisfaction.

Let us start with the basics. With over 20 well-known brand name watch companies and savings up to 60% off retail--sometimes more--you are sure to find savings you will rarely enjoy at a department store. We have been sourcing watches from all over the world since early 1997, so we are not exactly new to this business. With consistently increasing sales since our inception, we are proud to showcase our customer testimonials for all potential shoppers to read. We only sell new, authentic watches, most of which are backed by our own warranty. Finally, should there ever be a problem when you order a new divers watch or chronograph watch, our straightforward return, exchange, and repair policies ensure you always get your money's worth.

If you want to talk to one of our in-house watch experts or simply want to know more about The Watchery, give us a call at 866-752-3681. We are happy to remind you why we are one of the most satisfying places to shop for luxury watches on the web.

Shop with Peace of Mind This Holiday Season

With the holiday season fast approaching, you have likely already started planning what to buy and where to shop for your loved ones. And while buying gifts online prevents you from having to deal with the horde-like behavior of the general shopping populace, there is always the fear that items ordered online will not ship in time for gift-giving ceremonies. Or even worse: What if your loved one is absolutely appalled by the luxury watch that you just spent a fortune on?

Here at The Watchery, we understand your concerns. That is exactly why we implemented some generous holiday policies to make sure your gift-giving process goes smoothly while you celebrate the season. Whether you are looking to get a friend or family member a new ceramic watch or Swiss watch, all orders placed before December 19th include free standard shipping, with a two-day shipping option available for only $5. And in the rare case that they do not like their new watch, all orders placed up until December 31st are eligible for a refund until January 31st.

Few things make as good a gift as a great watch does. Here at the Watchery, we want to save you the danger of crowded malls, while ensuring you total peace of mind with free and fast shipping. This way, you can focus on finding the perfect watch to make your loved ones happy.

Watch Trends Alert: Silver And Gold

Though mixed metal watches are a classic look, we have been noticing a recent surge in popularity for silver watches that are accented with features and highlights in gold and rose gold. Two-tone watches are traditionally bracelet-style watches, however these days we see mixed-metal looks on many types of watch silhouette including chronograph and divers watches.

Though the watch style looks "rich" it doesn't have to cost a fortune to replicate and thanks to our pre Valentine's Day Sweetheart Deals, prices are better than ever with up to 90% off RRP. So, if you are looking for the perfect something for your favorite someone this romantic holiday season, why not give them the gift of a stylish, two-tone watch? They'll be sure to thank you.

ROLEX: Men's Datejust Automatic Pink Champagne/ Black Dial Jubilee Stainless Steel and 18k Solid Rose Gold. The Watchery price: $8,320 (RRP: $10,400

INVICTA: Men's Reserve Silver Dial Stainless Steel & 18k Rose Gold Plated. The Watchery price: $379 (RRP: $1395)

BREITLING: Men's Windrider Automatic Mechanical Champagne Dial Stainless Steel and 18k Solid Yellow Gold. The Watchery price: $3,995 (RRP: $7, 195)

A luxury watch is time unto itself.

The technological world is moving fast; T.Vs are flatter and clearer, Computers are faster and can store a wealth of information; toys and games light up and spin and flash. As the world turns great minds are finding ways of making products more cost-effective and flashier; churning out products in great identical numbers to be mass marketed.

Let us step off the speeding train of manufacturing, trade and mass production, and enter the world of individuality, craftsmanship and precision. The luxury watch. No corners have been cut to make the luxury watch more cost effective, no detail omitted, on the contrary, attention to the slightest detail takes hours of precise planning and crafting. The complications have been perfected over time, a complication such as the tourbillon - a movement that is said, eradicates the effect of gravity on the watch can take three years from idea to delivery.

In the 1980's Vacheron Constantin focused it's attention on crafting a minute repeater,undoubtably one of the most complicated movement in watchmaking today. The company took apart a 1940's wristwatch, examining each peice with intense precision, and an idea for a new minute repeater began to take form. Vacheron Constantin, hand picked a team of expert watchmakers and engineers and drew up plans. The new minute repeater from conception to completion took four years of hard work, committment and tireless determination. Finally in 1993 Vacheron Constatin unveiled its first piece, the caliber 1755, in honor of the year Vacheron Constantin was founded. This exceptional accomplishment is the final series of the caliber 1755 – that is to be found in the Platinum Les Cabinotiers Skeleton Minute Repeater watch.

This is just one example of a watch crafted to be exceptional. A watch that will travel through time, never ageing, never to be outdone by the passing of time.
A luxury watch is crafted to belong to time, and although it will keep time with precision, time itself will have no impact on it.

CALLING TAG HEUER

Speculation has run wild with the Tag Heuer brand ever since they announced their foray into the mobile phone market. When Tag Heuer’s promotional teaser promised a phone made of stainless steel that would be “similar to Tag Heuer watches” it inspired a number of mockups that sought to anticipate how all of the functionality of modern mobile phones—including texting and .mp3 capability—could fit into a standard Tag watch case.

The Dialaphone mockup became the most popular, and you can see why. The Dick Tracy imagery it evokes is undeniably compelling:

Unfortunately, the Tag Heuer cellphone is simply a cellphone, though a remarkably well-crafted one. The Tag Heuer Meridiist also comes with a significant price tag, with prices ranging between five and six thousand dollars. The Meridiist’s screen is made of scratch-resistant sapphire crystal, just like their watches, and its case is crafted from watch-grade corrosion-resistant 316L stainless steel. Perhaps the most impressive feature of the Meridiist is its battery life. Clocking seven full hours of talk time along with a stunning 28 days of reserve power, the Meridiist’s power supply is among the best that today’s cellular phone market has to offer.

However, the Meridiist is treading ground that the Nokia Vertu luxury cellphone line has already walked. That’s not to say that there’s not room for two in the luxury cellphone market, but we were hoping for a little bit more from the minds at Tag. Perhaps someday Tag Heuer will take up some of Dialaphone’s concept art to create a cellphone-wristwatch hybrid that would be truly revolutionary.

Source articles: http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/blog/?p=103
http://www.tagheuer.com/phones/meridiist/index.lbl

The Audemars Piguet Millenary Watch: Worthy Competition For The Royal Oak

The Millenary Collection contains some of my favorite Audemars Piguet
watches. Part of it is the wonderfully quirky charm of the distinctive
horizontally oval case, and part of it is the beautiful workmanship and
exquisite detailing these watches demonstrate. But I think I also love
them because they aren’t a Royal Oak Offshore watch–now,
I love the Offshore, but sometimes this hyper-popular collection gets
all the attention, to the exclusion of many other extremely fine
Audemars Piguet offerings.

Take a look at the incredible Millenary MC-12 Tourbillon watch–an
incredible fusion of design and haute horlogerie, this platinum
timepiece features a stunning tourbillon complication that employs some
revolutionary materials in its construction. Less complicated, but no
less fine is the basic Millenary Self-Winding watch, with their
elegant, yet extremely expressive dials. The acclaimed, manufacture
Audemars Piguet 3120 caliber movment
is a major plus for this watch, as well. Might I add, this is by no
means a complete listing–each timepiece in this line has its own charm.

Women have an equally tempting range of choices in this striking Audemars Piguet watch collection, as well. The Millenary Ladies
watches are some of the finest haute horlogerie available for
sophisticated female connoisseurs, uniting brilliant mechanical
artistry with the finesse and scintillating quality of fine jewelry.

Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Off-Centered Hour And Minute Watch Announced For SIHH 2008

A new model will join Girard-Perregaux's iconic Vintage 1945 watch
collection. The Girard-Perregaux Vintage 1945 Off-Centered Hour and
Minute watch will feature a 36 X 37mm case in 18K white or rose gold, a
curved sapphire crystal, and an alligator strap with a matching gold
folding clasp.

The watch is distinguished by a hand-crafted
"grand feu" enamel dial whose creation involves the meticulous firing
of multiple layers of powdered enamel atop a plate. The classical dial,
complete with enameled red and black roman and arabic figures, is
contrasted by blued steel leaf-shaped hands.

This
Girard-Perregaux watch is animated by a Girard-Perregaux GP01900
caliber movement. Manufactured by Girard-Perregaux, this
automatic-winding mechanism offers a sub seconds and date display, as
well as a power reserve indicator. The power reserve of the movement
is approximately 45 hours, when fully wound.