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If you don’t have a Facebook page or a Twitter account, you’re probably not considered among the most “plugged in” of today. Practically everyone has a BlackBerry these days; texting has replaced phone calls, which were replaced by emails which just about buried the idea of actually composing a hand written letter. For companies looking to promote their products and services it became mandatory Read more…
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2009 is proving to be the year that makers of luxury watches figure out a new way to advertise their products and “a la iPhone” seems to be the venue of choice.
Bell & Ross, Breitling, Piaget and Jaeger-LeCoultre have all come out with their own iPhone applications, each offering more advanced features than the last.
Here’s a review of what each application offers:
Bell & Ross was the first luxury Read more…
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An interview with Markus Harris, the Director of Communications for the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, gives us good insight into what propels one to buy a watch and what kinds of watches are hot right now.
At the time of the interview which was conducted by The Palm Beach Post, Mr. Harris was asked what kind of watch he was wearing? The answer may surprise you However, his bottom Read more…
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The holidays are approaching and whether you’re the boss or you have one, that uncomfortable annual question of if and what to buy him/ her or your employees comes up.
Well, here are some perfect answers. If you are the boss and want to buy your employees something that will last them a lifetime and endear each and every one of them to you, a watch is a great choice. Not to mention, they will have Read more…
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Women define their look and their tone with the jewelry that they choose. A luxury watch on a woman’s arm defines her style, elegance, adventure, and beauty. Over the Christmas Holiday season, you can find great opportunities to get luxury women’s watches at very good deals.
Buying a luxury women’s watch is no small decision. Unless you have unlimited means, you will want to choose wisely. Unlike Read more…
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In the world of the rich and famous, luxury watches, are easy gifts to give. It seems it has become almost customary for celebrities to gift each other high end watches at any point during their relationship, even within the first few months.
Apparently, spending thousands and sometimes tens of thousands of dollars on a watch for a relatively new girlfriend or boyfriend is all good in Hollywood.
The ironic thing is that when rich people date other rich people, there almost seems to be competition in who can buy who what and in one upping each other’s purchases.
For example, John Mayer seems to be the king of buying Rolex watches for his girlfriends, and if I’m not mistaken, the same Rolex. He bought both Jessica Simpson and Jennifer Aniston gold Rolex watches. Mayer gave Jessica Simpson a Rolex Datejust Jubilee Men’s Watch with an Oyster Bracelet. When he dated Jennifer (the entire relationship lasted only four months!) he gave her a Ladies Oyster Datejust with black face and pink hour markers. The one girlfriend who came previous to these two but who walked with nothing was Cameron Diaz.
In her case, Cameron is quite capable of buying herself a Rolex or any other kind of women’s luxury watch, or jewelry watch. So is Aniston. In fact, she seems to have a weakness for Cartier watches. She has been seen wearing a Cartier Tank Louis, a Cartier Tank Chinoise, and a Cartier Roadster, among other vintage Cartier watches.
This past summer the gossip mill started again that because Jen was seen wearing the Rolex Mayer had given her, it meant she was trying to send him messages that she wanted to rekindle their romance. Fat chance. If a girl is given a nice watch or ring or handbag, she should be able to enjoy it as long as the memories of the ex don’t ruin the moment.
Due to their large cash flow, stars like Aniston would never need to sell an item such as a luxury watch. However, Jessica Simpson, whose career (not to mention personal life) is struggling, may want to think about parting with the Rolex from Mayer; she could probably get more for it being that Mayer gave it to her. Hey, did Tony Romo give her anything?
Another recent female celebrity to give a luxury men’s watch to her man is Khloe Kardashian. After only months of dating, Khloe and Los Angeles Lakers forward Lamar Odom married. Right after the wedding, Lamar turned 30 and Khloe gave him a solid gold Breitling watch for his birthday. She says “he is a watch collector, so he was beyond happy.” While most Breitlings do not cost as much as a Rolex, they can and while it was not reported how much the watch was valued at, Breitlings can range in price from $2,000 to more than $100,000. Among the jet set crowd of Hollywood, Breitling watches have become quite the status symbol. Made for aviation pilots, these watches come with a high number of complications and unique movements; two factors which influence the price of a watch. Not to mention that they are made from precious metals. However, unlike Rolexes, Cartier watches, Breitling watches are not typically jewelry watches – the kind that are decked out in lots of bling.
Although there are other types of watches bought and worn by celebrities, like Omega watches, TAG Heuer and Bvlgari watches, these do not seem to be the preferred brand that one celeb may buy for another. In that case, Rolex takes the cake.
If you ever get the chance to date a celebrity or anybody rich for that matter, make sure to get your watch, but be unique and go for something less common. Ideas include: Panerai, Audemars Piguet, Chopard, Gucci watches, etc. Ca-ching!
Luxury watches are very common gifts among celebrities. Major watch brands such as Audemars Piguet, Cartier, Breitling, Gucci and Chopard are very popular among famous people. For more news and buzz about mens watches and womens watches, check out http://www.buzzaboutwatches.com.
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Of course you already know that rarity sells. Offer something desirable, and unique, like a book that’s also autographed by someone well known, and as far as prices go the sky’s the limit. Much the same applies to items created in restricted numbers by major companies like Lladro (porcelain), Baccarat (glass), Waterford (crystal), Swarovski (crystal), Steiff (bears), and, generally speaking, the lower the number produced the higher the price will be.
Most limited production items grow rarer, more valuable, as some get broken or pass through the family as heirlooms and unlikely to re-enter the market.
But ‘limited edition’ is a term open to lots of different interpretations and the area is packed with scams.
From bona-fide companies, limited production means only a specific number are produced or an unlimited number will be produced within a specified time scale. So you might find just 100 items produced, usually numbered 1:100, 2:100, and so on, and these tend to be the rarest and potentially more valuable of all. Items for which production ends on a specific date might still reach mass market production figures, especially with aggressive marketing during the production period. But there will be a time when all production stops and the market begins to dry and prices start to rise.
And that’s where genuine limited production normally ends and you must be careful both buying and selling some so-called ‘limited edition’ items. This is because you’ll find firms selling ‘limited edition’ items which investigation shows are limited only by numbers that can possibly be produced from now to forever!
Genuine limited production is good news for eBay sellers, but expensive too and risky for buyers at auction or from private owners, who later find the item doesn’t sell except for less than the purchase price.
Thankfully, there’s a great way to create your own limited edition items and make big profits now and in years to come, even where your production run has long sold out.
This is what you need to know:
* On and off eBay you’ll see manufacturers offering 10, 100, 1000 copies of their own creations, individually numbered, sometimes signed. My first experience of genuine limited production items fetching fabulous prices in the short and long-term, was about ten years ago, and featured artists and craftworkers selling through collectors’ magazines. Among them was Bo Bears who then created just ten copies of each new bear design; today they sell between six and fifteen copies of each new design, priced £150 or thereabouts to several hundred pounds. In fact Bo Bears is just one of many producers of limited edition items, others make pottery, dolls, mouse ornaments. Maker is not always the most important factor, what is important is that the basic item is desirable in its own right, and, as a limited edition is genuinely subject to the laws of demand and supply and likely to grow in value fast.
* Choose something that’s collectible for it’s own sake, like teddy bears, dolls, hand-painted depictions of famous buildings, prints of original oil paintings and watercolours. Let eBay help you choose: go to ‘Advanced search’, top right of any eBay screen, next page type in ‘limited edition’, tick ‘completed auctions’, study limited edition items that have already fetched high prices. Model your own creations on these. My favourites right now and items I’d like to sell? Strange coloured Teddy bears (no gold, beige, brown for me; I want navy blue, purple, tartan); lifelike baby dolls; hand-made jewellery with exclusive charms; hand-made, hand-painted, hand-signed plates depicting guess what? Yes, my favourite: Boxer dogs!
* Look for items you can have created specially for you, such as dolls and teddies, paintings, china ornaments. Here’s a good idea: look in very old magazines and newspapers, preferably published in the USA before 1923 – they’re in the public domain – look for patterns to resurrect for your business. Approach craftworkers and artists to create a limited number of copies, or create these items yourself. Get outsiders to sign a contract of secrecy and exclusivity, meaning they can’t produce copies except for you and they must keep the instructions secret and hand them back when production ends.
* Have each piece numbered, 1 of 10, 1 of 1000, for example, and include artist signatures.
* Keep numbers as low as possible, ten items might be worth more cumulatively than 1000 items. Once production ends, describe products as ‘Retired’, it sounds much grander than ‘end-of-line’.
* Add a certificate of authenticity for all items, giving artist details and individual production numbers. Create the certificate of authenticity in passport or birth certificate fashion and add novelty value to dolls and bears designed for collecting rather than play purposes.
* Open a secondary market for limited edition items. This is where original items are resold after being discarded or passed on by original owners. Secondary market values can be way higher than original prices so it’s worth telling original buyers you’ll buy back their purchases later. Better still, rather than buy the item again, offer to sell it as a trading assistant on eBay. You could even insist that you get first chance of reclaiming these items for your own stock or to resell on original buyers’ behalf.
Avril Harper is a business writer and eBay PowerSeller who has produced several guides to making money from eBay, including MAKE MONEY TEARING UP OLD BOOKS AND MAGAZINES AND SELLING THEM ON EBAY which you can read about at:http://www.magstoriches.com 103 POWERSELLER TIPS can be downloaded with other freely distributable reports and eBooks at http://www.avrilharper.com
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Trying to compare vs. Tag Heuer? Movado? Omega? Rolex?
This is a graduation gift for a close family member from multiple family members.
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Feel The Presence Of Irresistible Luxury With Piaget Watch
Piaget is such a brand in watch luxury market which is surely going to steal the heart of everybody with its incredible designs and exceptional features. The magnificent look and stellar features of the Piaget watches make them astonishing and highly appealing. These watches can be best described as an incomparable fusion of advanced Read more…
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