Watch Focus
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Oct- 2017 -17 October
Police teams up with Justice League for limited edition watch box set
Police has joined forces with the Justice League Heroes to create a 500 piece limited edition men’s watch gift set. The Heroes Box is designed to replicate an old war chest or briefcase and is made with a brown leather look exterior and red velvet interior. The outside of the…
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13 October
Limited edition David Bowie timepiece comes to Watchshop.com
In collaboration with the David Bowie Estate, Swiss watch company Raymond Weil has paid pays homage to the musician with a specially made timepiece. The limited edition Freelancer ‘David Bowie’ serves as a tribute to his life and musical career of the singer who passed away last year. Created to…
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10 October
Raymond Weil launches new ladies Freelancer watch
Swiss watch brand Raymond Weil has unveiled the new Freelancer ladies watch, following the launch of its men’s offering. The timepiece has a stainless steel bracelet suited to accompany active lifestyles. The Freelancer ladies is offered with a choice of black or mother-of-pearl dial options punctuated by refined indexes or…
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6 October
Bransom allows jewellers to spot watch trends with new sales data service
Jewellery EPOS provider Bransom is allowing its Bsmart2 clients to have comprehensive access to watch sales data through its new GfK Watch Panel. The service shows users what’s selling across Great Britain and gives them the opportunity to see if there are trends and popular watches they may not be…
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Sep- 2017 -29 September
Timex releases watch with contactless payment ability
Timex are launching the Fairfield Contactless, a new range of watches for AW17 with contactless payment capabilities. The watch is powered by bPay, and has been described as “the perfect fusion of style and smart functionality.” The first in the collection to launch is modelled after one of the brand’s…
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29 September
The Cheshire Watch Company unveils Diamond Suite
The Cheshire Watch Company (CWC) held an event for the launch for its new Diamond suite this week. The suite is a 3000 sq feet department which is spread across two floors at the building owned by Kamani Commercial. It was opened by Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards, who also…
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Jan- 2017 -13 January
H Moser & Cie creates £880,000 watch made from cheese
H Moser & Cie has created a new watch made from Swiss cheese in opposition to new rules governing the label ‘Swiss-Made’. The ‘Swiss Mad Watch’ – which the company describes as “symbolic, irreverent, and 100% Swiss” – has been created as a satirical comment to the revised legislation that…
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Nov- 2016 -15 November
Patek Philippe watch fetches record £8.8m at auction
A Patek Philippe reference 1518 in stainless steel established a new world record for any wristwatch to be sold at auction when it went under the hammer on the weekend. The timepiece – believed to be one of only four of its type to exist – was sold at Phillips’…
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Sep- 2016 -13 September
London ‘could become’ biggest growth market for monobrand watch stores
London could become the ‘primary target’ for luxury watch retailers to open their own monobrand stores as the city’s growth potential exceeds other global markets. That’s according to new research from estate agency Savills, which examined the presence of 45 luxury watch brands with their own stores in 11 gateway…
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May- 2016 -20 May
Watchfinder watchmaker becomes first female accredited by Omega
A watchmaker at pre-owned watch retail firm Watchfinder has become the first female to be accredited by Omega. One of nine watchmakers at the company, Sarah-Jane King, has passed her evaluation and has been awarded the Omega qualification through the watch brand’s parent company Swatch Group UK. The accreditation coincided…
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