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"Like a genial hotelier, Rolex has introduced me to some of the nicest people. I ask about their Rolex and they ask about mine. It's as marvelous a conversation piece as it is a timepiece." - Maurice Chevalier.

"I'm very proud of my gold pocket watch. My grandfather, on his deathbed, sold me this watch." - Woody Allen.

A watch is a timepiece that is made to be worn on a person. It is usually a wristwatch, worn on the wrist with a strap or bracelet. In addition to the time, modern watches often display the day, date, month and year, and electronic watches may have many other functions.

Most inexpensive and medium-priced watches used mainly for timekeeping are electronic watches with quartz movements. Expensive, collectible watches valued more for their workmanship and aesthetic appeal than for simple timekeeping, often have purely mechanical movements and are powered by springs, even though mechanical movements are less accurate than more affordable quartz movements.

Before the inexpensive miniaturization that became possible in the 20th century, most watches were pocket watches, which often had covers and were carried in a pocket and attached to a watch chain or watch fob. Watches evolved in the 1600s from spring powered clocks, which appeared in the 1400s.

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WATCH TALK FORUMS - "Talking watches. All the time".
WATCHUSEEK.COM - "The No. 1 interactive portal to worldwide watches and online watch shop".
WORLDTEMPUS.COM - official website of famous brands.

Watch Makes

A. LANGE & SÖHNE
ALFEX - "The "ex" in Alfex stands for excitement, expressiveness, and exuberance."
ANDRÉ BELFORT
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
ANONIMO
ANTOINE PREZIUSO
ARMANI WATCHES
ASPREY
ATOMIC WATCHES
AUDEMARS PIGUET

BLANCPAIN 1735 - the most complicated wristwatch.
BLANCPAIN TOURBILLON SKELETON PLATINUM

BMW WATCHES

BMW M SPORTS CHRONOGRAPH

BREIL MILANO
BREITLING

CASIO

CASIO DATABANK
CASIO WAVE CEPTOR WATCHES - atomic timekeeping.

CERRUTI 1881
CERTINA

CHAUMET DANDY CHRONOGRAPH

FERRARI PADDOCK CHRONOGRAPH Limited Edition “ROSSO”

FORTIS

FORTIS OFFICIAL B-42 COSMONAUTS CHRONOGRAPH ALARM

FRANC VILA - "Esprit unique."
FRANCK MULLER
FRED
GABLES WATCHES
GARMIN FORERUNNER 405
GEORG JENSEN
GERALD GENTA
GIRARD-PERREGAUX
GLAM ROCK
GLASHÜTTE
GOLDSTRIKER INTERNATIONAL - unique diamond timepieces.
GRAHAM CHRONOFIGHTER OVERSIZE WATCHES
GREUBEL FORSEY
GRIFFIN JEWELLERS
GUCCI
HARRY WINSTON
HERMÈS
HUBLOT

HUBLOT BIG BANG WALLY

IWC PORTUGUESE TOURBILLON MYSTÈRE SQUELETTE

JOHN ELLICOTT
JUNGHANS

JUNGHANS WORLDTIMER

KENNETH COLE
KLARLUND
KLEEMANN WR338K
LA MONTRE HERMÈS
LACOSTE
LES CUBEURS
LG GD910 WATCH PHONE - GSM mobile phone.
LINDE WERDELIN
LINKS
LONGINES
LOUIS VUITTON WATCHES

LOUIS VUITTON TAMBOUR AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH LV277

MONTBLANC COLLECTION VILLERET

MONTRES DEWITT
MONTRES PERRELET
MOVADO - founded in 1881. Swiss luxury watch company whose name is Esperanto for "movement".
MR JONES WATCHES
MR JONES WATCHES: THE AVERAGE DAY WATCH
NASTRIX - the 'Kennedy Onassis' 57 jewels automatic watch.
NOMOS GLASHÜTTE
OLE MATHIESEN

OLE MATHIESEN OM8.35.Q GOLD

OMEGA CONSTELLATION
OMEGA DE VILLE HOUR VISION ANNUAL CALENDAR
OMEGA SEAMASTER
OMEGA SEAMASTER PLANET OCEAN CO-AXIAL CHRONOGRAPH RED GOLD COLLECTION
OMEGA SEAMASTER POLARIS - only 7622 manufactored.
OMEGA SPEEDMASTER
OMEGA TOURBILLON

PARMIGIANI

PATEK PHILIPPE
PATEK PHILIPPE MUSEUM

PATEK PHILIPPE CALIBRE 89 - is a commemorative pocket watch created in 1989, to celebrate the company's 150th anniversary. Declared by Patek Philippe as "the most complicated watch in the world", it weighs 1.1 kg, exhibits 24 hands and has 1,728 components in total, including a thermometer and a star chart. Made from 18 carat (75%) gold, it has an estimated value of $6 million, and took 5 years of research and development, and 4 years to manufacture. Four watches were made; one in white gold, one in yellow gold, one in rose gold and one in platinum.
PATEK PHILIPPE NAUTILUS WHITE GOLD 5711G
PATEK PHILIPPE NAUTILUS, Ref. 57113
PATEK PHILIPPE THE SKY MOON TOURBILLON 5002 P PLATINUM
PATEK PHILIPPE TROSSI LEGGENDA

PERRELET
PIAGET

PIAGET POLO

PORSCHE DESIGN WORLDTIMER P'6750

ROSENDAHL
SCALFARO - contemporary luxury.

Scalfaro for Espen Oeino Edition - limited to 100 pieces.

SECTOR
SEIKO

OUR WORLD'S FIRST

SMITH & WESSON
SWATCH
SWISS MILITARY WATCH - world record holder: water resistant as per ISO norm 6425 to an incredible 20’000 feet or 6’000 meters.
SWISS REPLICA WATCHES
TAG HEUER

TAG HEUER CARRERA
TAG HEUER MONACO - worn by movie actor Steve McQueen in the film "Le Mans" in 1971.
TAG HEUER SLR

TIFFANY & CO.
TIMEBEAM - projecting clocks for the future. Large and dramatic analogue clock images can be thrown across your office or home.
TIMEX

TIMEX EXPEDITION ADVENTURE TECH ALTIMETER

TISSOT
TOMMY HILFIGER
TOURBY WATCHES
TOURNEAU
TRADITIONAL JEWELERS - "Exceeding your expectations." Fine jewelry and luxury watches (Newport Beach & Malibu, CA, U.S.A.).
TRIWA - "Adding Colour."
TUDOR
U-BOAT WATCHES
ULYSSE-NARDIN

URBAN JÜRGENSEN & SØNNER
UTS WATCHES
UZI
VACHERON CONSTANTIN - Swiss luxury complicated timepieces since 1755, is the oldest watch manufacturer in the world in continuous operation.
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS
VERSACE
VIA LUXE
VICTORINOX
WALDAN INTERNATIONAL
WALTHAM WATCH COMPANY
WORLD TIME ZONES
YESLAM
ZEN REPLICA WATCHES
ZENITH

Watch Museums

LIST OF MUSEUMS - Wikipedia.

MUSÉE DE L'HORLOGERIE DE L'ÉMAILLERIE - Geneva, Switzerland.
MUSÉE D'HORLOGERIE DU LOCLE - Le Locle, Switzerland.
MUSÉE INTERNATIONAL D'HORLOGERIE - La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
OMEGA MUSEUM
PATEK PHILIPPE MUSEUM
UHRENMUSEUM BEYER - Zurich, Switzerland.

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