This past weekend I was browsing through the fine selection of clothes at an Express store in my local mall and happened to pass by the small display of designer watches they had inside.  Each watch was Express branded either by the word or the lion that has seen more recent use as their brand logo.  One watch caught my eye in particular: it was a black watch with a black band and a large black face.  The dials were metallic, as were the hands.  There was a nice, small metallic lion embedded just above the center of the face.  I saw the price below it and thought, “This is well within my price range.”  Then I look more closely at the watch and saw the band was not metal but a leather strap.  It looked nice but I am not interested in non-metallic straps on watches.  If it had a black steel band I would have bought it right then and there.  Unfortunately, I had to walk out of there without my prize.

Cool watches like these are hard to find as such reasonable prices.  Hopefully the next time I swing by, there will be a watch just right for me.

So I fell in love with the Clerc CXX Scuba watch in white. Do you know how many diamonds are on this baby?  294 just on the lugs, bezel and dial. Another  32 are on the indices and 13 on the buckle. That’s 339 diamonds. I knew then and there I had to have this watch, no matter what.

Here’s the even better thing. It’s practically $20,000 at original price, but I found it on TheWatchery.com for just under $7,000. Like I said, I love my diamonds and don’t mind paying the price for them but hey, if you can save some money, you do it, right?

So now I wear this beauty out anytime I have some impressing to do, or just when I want to feel like a lady. Diamonds really are a girl’s best friend!

It’s an elegant watch made for only the most elegant of ladies. You can wear this with your business casual attire or dress up your wrist for a night on the town. Sometimes simplicity works. Not to mention, rose gold beats out a yellow gold watch any day of the week. Yellow gold just looks like you’re trying to rich and important, but in reality, you’re not.

You can find this stunning masterpiece at TimepieceTrading.com where it’s being sold for a mere $79, which is over $150 off the orginal price. Snatch up this beauty before it’s too late –no pun intended. Okay maybe it was…but seriously buy this watch!

But I beg to differ. I love my watch, and there are many things it can do that an iPhone can’t.

One, a watch looks fabulous on my wrist. Yes, a watch is a fashion accessory, and it can make a real statement about your style and do wonders to an outfit. I’ve got gold and silver luxury watches for a special evening out, casual plastic chunky watches for weekend shopping, and everything in between.

Two, my watch allows me to tell the time instantly, because it’s always on my wrist. It’s awesome being in possession of the time like this. How many times have you fumbled around your bag or even your bag pocket looking for your iPhone, just so you can find out the goddamn time?

Three, when you wear a watch, you’re wearing a piece of history. Watches date back hundreds of years, but cell phones and iPhones have only sprung up in recent years. By wearing a watch, you show that you have style and flair, and you’re keeping a classic invention alive.

The Baume & Mercier & Me campaign is essentially a philanthropic campaign in which the company champions several environmental causes, as well as medical research and children’s funds.

So why was Garcia chosen? Well, according to the Baume & Mercier website, Garcia was selected because he shares several “common denominators” with the brand. For instance, like Baume & Mercier, Garcia radiates a certain elegance, an authentic personality and charisma, along with a timeless and natural presence.

Celebrities just can’t get enough of their luxury watches. Why? Luxury watches exude style, quality and function and they scream power and success – they’re a status symbol. Famous singers, actors, musicians and sportspeople can be seen casually wearing Rolex, Omega, Christian Dior, Jaeger LeCoultre and other watches that cost thousands of dollars.

Actor John Travola of “Grease” fame wears a Breitling Navitimer watch, one of the world’s greatest cellists Yo-Yo Ma wears a Rolex Datejust watch, and the eternally young-looking Leonardo DiCaprio wears a Jaeger LeCoultre Master Minute Repeater watch that will set you back over one hundred thousand dollars.

Tennis pro Roger Federer, who has won more grand slam titles than any other male tennis player in history, is one of the faces of Rolex. Check out Roger playing tennis in a suave suit and pricey timepiece in the Rolex advertisement which aired during Wimbledon 2010:

No one likes skin and bones, unless it’s the skin and bones of your watch, that is. It’s actually really cool to watch your watch work – all the cogs and wheels turning really gives you a sense of the craftsmanship involved in the making of your timepiece. Some skeleton watches are front and back, some are back only, some are luxury, some are everyday wear, some are sporty, and some are casual.

In deciding what kind of watch you want, it depends on what your daily needs are. Then take into account extraordinary activity like how often you encounter water, and how often you want to wear your watch. You don’t have to spend a ton of money on your watch to enjoy it either. Many skeleton watches today can be had for around $100.

These watches are attractive because they are different, and are fascinating to watch. Be careful, though! You don’t want to be caught staring at the beauty of your watch’s mechanisms all the time because people may think that you can’t wait for an event to end and take it as a sign of rudeness. Or they may ask to see your watch.

It seems like most of the time, the watch industry is all about men watches. Well darn it, women like and need watches too! So here we have some of the top named watches in the industry. Some of these are a little more expensive than others, but all of them are going to have the quality and craftsmanship you really desire. One of the most expensive watches I saw was from Harry Winston. We will not be featuring that watch ($66,000) in this blog. However, we do have a few really nice options instead of the HW! We are starting at a funky little collection called the Spree Watch. Which makes sense if you could see it. If you are a little younger than I am you probably have heard of Spree candy – this watch looks like a bunch of Spree candies strung together.

It’s actually kind of cool – comes in purple, blue, pink, black and a lime green color. It’s more funky fashion that fabulous function. Another funky one to take a look at is something called Rocio by Nixon. Very minimalistic as far as bells, whistles and looks go. However, it has this quirky little function that makes it cool! It’s a squarish disc watch that has translucent numbers on the dial. The numbers actually float to show what time it is.

So you have numbers 1-12. If its 5 o’clock, the other 11 numbers will be translucent and the five will be “lit” up. Of course this means you won’t ever have the exact time, but still, kind of cool! Want something a little less wild and a little more classy and subdued? That’s okay too – take a look at something like the Nixon Elle, Dynasty, The Chalet, a black brushed Vega SS – which is a little bit of classy, meets stylish, meets functional.

Comes in a slick “nylon” strap, black, grey and white face and bezel. You also have some really nice vintage watches as well. We aren’t talking about pocket watches here (although those are available too). Instead, I’m talking about something like a Perrelet Automatic Chronograph. I really like the Chronographs for men, it’s just stylish and trendy, but also very classical looking. Stainless steel case, black and white dial, leather strap and auto self winding. While this doesn’t have a lot of bells and whistles, it screams luxury. It’s just nice to even look at, let alone own! Most of us know that Swiss watches are considered the best, but you also have German watches as well.

In this case, you have this funky little option called the Aeromatic Worldtime Chrono 1328. It’s another Chronograph, but so much more “bling” than the last one. This has a single alarm clock, stop watch, world city ring, screw protected crown ring, leather strap, it’s stainless steel which is really good for men because it’s hard to scratch and its got a great price attached to it. This somewhat looks like something between a divers watch, a business watch and an aviator watch – very classy and sleek, but it’s also very fanciful. Just an overall beaut!

Founded in 1853 by Charles-Felicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile, Tissot has achieved great success in the watchmaking industry. It was regarded as the innovator among other luxury watch brands since it manufactured a lot of spectacular timepieces that have never been created before.

Compared with other luxury watch brands, Tissot has been known for its use of bizarre materials such as plastic and wood to manufacture watches. All these watches include a plastic watch named IDEA 2201 made in 1971, a stone timepiece named Alpine Granite Rock produced in 1985. a mother of pearl timepiece manufactured in 1987 and one made of wood in 1988.

In the first year of its foundation, the company manufactured the first mass-produced pocket watch as well as the first pocket watch that showed two different time zones, which were well received since their launch into the market.
Then in the year 1929, Tissot unveiled another splendid timepiece-the first anti-magnetic watch.

Since 2005, Tissot has been appointed as the official timekeeper of American car racing series with the cooperation of NASCAR. The company has manufactured a lot of wonderful timepieces for the motor racing, which include the T-Touch NASCAR, the T-Race NASCAR, the T-Tracx NASCAR, and the PR 50 Chronograph NASCAR. Known for its sports watches which are of high precision, Tissot has been the timepiece of motor racing and will go on improving its technic to produce more excellent timepieces. Apart from the NASCAR racing, the company is also involved in other sport partnerships such as dirt bike racing, cycling, ice hockey, motor bike racing and fencing.