Luxury timepieces boast a variety of innovative design and technology features unparalleled by replica models sold on the market, and as such tend to last longer, wear better and are less susceptible to damage. There are numerous brands available, one of which is the Gucci watch . The fashion house of Gucci was introduced in 1921 by Guccio Gucci, whose designs typified classical Italian chic and a sense of cool understatement which is still pervasive in many of the fashion collections seen today from the company. It was not until 1997 however that the Gucci watch was introduced under the label “Gucci Timepieces”, incorporating watches as part of the house’s luxury goods collection. Combining state of the art design and technology with the subtle chic and elegance typical of the Gucci name, they are now one of the most popular luxury watch designs on the market.
Another notable brand of luxury watch is the Citizen Watch . The Japanese company was originally founded under the name Shokosha Watch Research Institute 1918 and has since gone onto become one of the largest and most successful watch making companies in the world. Among the many high tech features offered by Citizen watch collection is atomic timekeeping, which allows the watch to synchronise with atomic clocks based in Europe, Japan and North America and Eco-Drive, which enables the watch to run on a solar panel hidden under the watch face.
Breiting Watches are a Swiss-made brand indicative of the country’s extensive history of making high quality time pieces. Originally founded by Léon Breitling in 1884, the company produced high end chronometers originally intended for aviation use; however aviators and non-aviators alike now wear the high-tech precision watches for their unique design features, such as split second timing, flyback function, moon phase and date display. Breitling watches are commonly associated with sporting events owing to their high functionality and connection with adventure and sport. The Breitling Navitimer features a circular slide rule, while the Breitling Emergency has a radio transmitter used for aviation purposes. This function has come into good use too; in 2003 two British pilots, Hugh Quentin-Smith and Steve Brooks were rescued from Antarctica where they crashed their helicopter –by activating the radio function on their Breitling watches.
Tag Watches are another prominent Swiss brand, introduced in 1860. The company were the producers of the world’s first automatic chronographs introduced in the 1960s –the Autavia, Monaco and the Carrera. The brand has a reputation for invention, featuring many high tech features as part of the design of many of its watch designs. In addition, Tag watches are also associated with sporting events, having sponsored three Summer Olympic Games during the 1920s, the Skiing World Championships and the Formula One World Championships –even designing a watch for the McLaren F1 Team. Some of the most recent models include the Carrera Calibre 360, able to display the time to 1/100th of a second and the Monaco V4, which is driven by belts as opposed to gears.

If you are looking to Buy Watch from a retailer selling high quality luxury brands, the Watch Shop is the ideal place to go. A luxury timepiece is generally considered more of an investment piece than your average watch, and the Watch Shop is one retailer which stocks the genuine article in abundance. As well as having large warehouses to store a variety of special brands and designs, the online store also tells customers whether their chosen watch is in stock or not. There is also an adjustment service provided by the Watch Shop to ensure that customers get the perfect fit, first time. While many websites can be found stocking replica watches, this store is one of the few to stock genuine luxury timepieces, which generally have a longer lifespan than ordinary watches and offer customers a place to buy watch from in the knowledge that they are purchasing the genuine article rather than a cheaply made replica which lacks the high quality and precision of genuinely made luxury watches.
One particular brand to look out for if you are looking to buy watch from this site is Victorinox Swiss Army . Switzerland itself is famed for its consistently high quality timepieces, combining both innovative design and technology features with dedication to tradition and quality. As the name suggests, Victorinox Swiss Army were the original company to produce the first Swiss Army knives in 1891. Since then the company has expanded to produce a variety of products, including Swiss made time pieces which capture the essence of a long standing tradition of quality watch making.
The company name is actually an amalgamation of founder Carl Elsner’s mother Victoria, who named the company after her in her memory, and the French term for stainless steel, acier inoxydable. The newest models of Victorinox Swiss Army watches, like the knives made by the same company, boast a whole range of state of the art features, including Precision Swiss Movement. Most models in the collection are also water resistant to 100 metres, and feature scratch resistant sapphire or mineral glass faces as well as solid steel cases and bracelets.
There are three main collections offered by the company. The Classic Collection is ideal for traditionalists, offering precision, tasteful design and low key style. The Active Collection offers many high tech features designed for adventure, while the Professional Collection combines aviation design with a number of other high tech design features typical of the Victorinox company.
Genuine Swiss time pieces are generally innovative in terms of design and style, and the Swiss watch making industry is one which continues to flourish to this day. Generally, it is advised to seek out genuine luxury time pieces as opposed to replicas, which may scratch or break more easily than their genuine branded counterparts.

Switzerland has a legacy of watch and clock making expertise stretching back to the reforms made by Jean Calvin in 1541 which prevented the people of Switzerland from wearing jewels. By way of compensation, Swiss watchmakers began to make ever more complex and beautiful clocks and pocket watches, later designing the first wrist watches. Even to this day and in spite of a tumultuous time during the seventies, when the future of the Swiss watchmaking industry looked uncertain, the country continues to produce and distribute some of the finest luxury timepieces to customers from all over the world.
One notable Swiss brand is Baume and Mercier. Founded in 1830 in Switzerland, the company makes around 200,000 watches annually and is one of Switzerland’s longest standing watchmaking companies, itself a country renowned for its accuracy and style in terms of clock and watchmaking. Baume and Mercier watches tend to be sporty in appearance, and show a dedication to precision and excellence, two points which were emphasised one of the Baume and Mercier timepieces in the collection won the 1893 timing competition at the Kew-Teddington Observatory with a score of 91.9 out of a possible one hundred. The brand earned a reputation for being associated with glamorous living, with lines such as Hampton and Riviera being introduced, named after popular US resorts for the wealthy and famous.
Another Swiss brand name is Raymond Weil, whose innovative designs and high quality manufacturing set them apart in the watchmaking industry –indeed, the company motto is “independence is a state of mind”, and the company have certainly been able to display this, from their continual improvement of the watch mechanisms to the use of new and unusual materials in watchmaking such as plastic. Founded in 1976 in the Swiss town of Geneva, Raymond Weil is one of the last remaining independent brands of the Swiss luxury watchmaking brand. The company is a kind of phoenix of the industry, created just at the time when it appeared to be in trouble. Nonetheless, it survives to this day, continuing to make beautiful watches with an emphasis on comfort and elegance. The brand has often been associated with the arts and cultural events; in 1999 the company launched the Raymond Weil Celebrate the Moment campaign to highlight this. The company is now well established throughout the world and is a fine brand of watch to choose from for those who are looking for a combination of Swiss-made technological innovation, high design and traditional elegance.
Another notable company is Tissot. Founded in 1853, the company was the first to make the mass produced pocket watch and in 1929-30 also introduced the first anti-magnetic watch to the market. Tissot quickly gained a reputation for innovation, producing the first watches to be made out of plastic, stone and wood. In recent years, “T-Touch” technology has been incorporated into Tissot watches, using touch-sensitive sapphire glass in many of the models along with many other high tech features.

This article explores a number of different luxury branded watches and provides a little history behind the companies which brought these designer items to the market.
In 1921, Guccio Gucci, the founder of the Gucci empire, set up his first accessories store in Florence, Italy. The line originally consisted of leather and other special items for both men and women; however it later came to include the Gucci Watch when a store was opened in 1950. The first designs incorporated the famous “G” logo into the design as part of the watch. As the company has expanded over the years, many other special materials have been used in the design of the watch. A Gucci watch combines Swiss precision with a sleek, clean and contemporary Italian sense of style.
Breitling Watches were introduced in 1884. Although they were primarily intended for pilots and mariners, the chronograph functions found on some of the models such as fly back, moon phase and a tide measuring device have become selling points with the general public. The Breitling Emergency for example, features a radio transmitter broadcasting on the 121.5 MHz distress frequency. The watch could also be used as a back-up for ELT type airborne beacons. As such, features such as these found on Breitling watches are now less commonly used for their original intention, however they remain a hit with gadget lovers, sporty types and those with a thirst for adventure.
The TAG Heuer company was founded in 1860 when Edouard Heuer opened his watch company in St Imier. Tag watches have since become linked with glamour and the sporting world, often being involved in some way in advertising or sponsorship. As well as for effectiveness and ease of wearing, Tag watches are noted for their speed and accuracy –in the formative years of the company, TAG Heuer won a competition for the most accurate time keeping, a telling sign of the leaps in innovation in both form and function the company was to take in later years.
The Citizen Watch company places particular emphasis on innovation in terms of technology and style. Since the company’s inception in Japan in 1918, the company has produced a wide range of watches which similarly to those made by Breitling, were originally intended for use in the air or at sea. One of the watches featured in the collection is the Eco Drive power watch, the first Citizen watch to run on a solar panel which was hidden in the face of the watch. Another notable model is the Skyhawk AT line, which featured Atomic Timekeeping. This meant that the watch could adjust itself automatically, as it relied on a number of atomic clocks situated in the United States, Japan and Europe.

A luxury watch is the ideal gift for those occasions which require something a little more special. There are a number of retailers which sell these high end luxury items either online or off line. Purchasing a designer watch online can offer better value, as online stores do not tend to have the same overheads as traditional shops and so can sell their products cheaper. This situation becomes fraught with difficulties however, as you cannot actually physically handle the product prior to purchase. The quickest way to determine whether or not what you have purchased is “the genuine article” is to check the price. Genuine luxury watches rarely dip below £150 whereas replica watches range anywhere from £20 to £80. In addition, a genuine luxury watch will almost always have a crystal watch face, which will cause beads to form when a drop of water falls onto it. If it is glass however, the water will “smear”. Replica watches also have a life of around two to three years, while a genuine watch has a considerably longer life expectancy.
Breitling Watches have continued a long legacy of Swiss watchmaking which began in around 1541. Since then, Swiss watchmakers have continued in their search for perfection, both in terms of design and mechanical precision. Adopting the tagline “instruments for professionals”, Breitling watches have numerous design features such as split-second, fly-back and moon phase function. The Breitling Emergency is one such “professional instrument”, featuring a radio transmitter, and the Breitling Navitimer which features a circular slide rule.
In 1860, the TAG Heuer watch making company was set up in St Imier, Switzerland. The first chronograph for the company was patented in 1882, and five years later a patent was made on his “oscillating piston”, a feature which is still used to this day by watchmakers when making chronographs. The first of the Tag watches to become a wrist chronograph was brought out in 1914. On this model, the crown was placed in the 12 o’ Clock position (The first of these chronographs were initially developed from the design of traditional pocket watches). The design of the watches progressively grew better and more complex, and by the forties, Tag chronographs were made to include the date and time, and ten years later, there were “Seafarers” Tag watches which could display the level of the tide. The brand continues to be one of the leading producers of luxury timepieces, with links to the sporting world as well as Hollywood.
One of the first brands of luxury watch to combine fashion with function wasthe Gucci Watch. Since Guccio Gucci set up the first of his accessories stores in Florence, Italy in 1921, the company expanded to include the manufacturing of theGucci watch, the first of which featured the famous “G” logo as integral to its design.
The Citizen Watch company was originally called the Shokosha Watch Research Institute, established in 1918. However, some six years later, when their Citizen pocket watch was brought out, the company adopted the name Citizen instead.With breakthrough technological features and sleek ergonomic design, the Citizen watch company has become one of the leading manufacturers of luxury watches in its field.

Luxury watches are an investment worth making, if you are looking for a gift which is special, thoughtful and can be enjoyed for years after its purchase.
For excellence in design and technological innovation, you need look no further than Switzerland. For around five hundred years the country has had an extensive clock and watch making industry putting them at the forefront of time piece making. The TAG Heuer company was set up in 1860 by Edouard Heuer as a watch making business. Since then, Tag watches have gained a reputation both in the sporting world and in the glamorous world of Hollywood for their sponsorship links to celebrities or sporting heroes. Tag watches are often noted for their precision and elegant design. Many models feature mechanisms which are visible as well as numerous other functions.
Likewise, Breitling Watches are often linked to sport and also the military. Originally meant for marine or aviation use, many Breitling watches feature fascinating devices such as a sliding rule which is commonly used by pilots, or a device which can be used to determine the level of the tide. These captivating time pieces make brilliant gifts for anyone who has an adventurous streak, a sporty nature, or even just an interest in gadgetry.
Outside of Switzerland is one of Japan’s leading companies to produce time pieces: Citizen Watch. The company was founded in 1918 and was originally called the Shokosha Watch Research Institute, however six years after the company’s “Citizen” pocket watch went on sale in 1924, the company decided to adopt the name of Citizen. Two of the most prominent models of watch brought out by the company are the Eco-Drive solar powered watch, which ran on a solar panel which was hidden in the watch face, and the Skyhawk A-T atomic timekeeping watch, a model which was designed to self-adjust in accordance with atomic clocks situated in Japan, North America and Europe. Another is the Skyhawk A-T line, whose central power source comes from Atomic Timekeeping and Eco-Drive. The bezel of the watch features devices primarily aimed at pilots, for example a slide rule which can be used for measuring time, speed, distance and conversions. The watch also features the colours gold and blue, which are used in the famous “Blue Angel” logo associated with the Citizen Watch.
For the fashion-forward, a Gucci Watch provides a stunning combination of fashion house chic, ergonomic design features and excellent functionality. The line became part of the Gucci franchise soon after the Gucci accessories store was set up in Italy in 1921. The store originally sold leather goods and other items for both women and men, featuring the famous “G” logo associated with the designer. The Gucci watch later became part of the accessories line. Early versions were constructed from scratch resistant stainless steel and featured bracelets of metal bezels which were used to link together to create the now well known “G” design.

The Watch Shop is the ideal place to look if you are looking for somewhere to purchase a high quality genuine watch. Since its beginnings in 1991, the company has gained a considerable amount of experience in offering its customers high quality genuine products with an excellent level of service. To buy Watch from the website is easy owing to the speed and ease of use of the website, which also accurately shows customers what is available in the warehouse, so there should never be an issue in attempting to find the right product and then not finding it is there. The store will additionally inform you if there are any faults with the product that they are aware of and also offer a free adjustment service, meaning that your watch can be worn from the day it is delivered to you. The Watch Shop also has an excellent customer services and support team who are on hand to help you with each stage of the process, making it easier than ever buy watch, which is especially important if you are purchasing it as a gift. Other services provided by the Watch Shop include a full refund policy should you be unhappy with your order, all orders shipped within the United Kingdom and next day delivery is also offered on orders made before four pm. In addition, all products sold by the store are genuine luxury branded goods, so that when you buy watch with them you can be sure it is the genuine article and not a poorly made replica.
Switzerland has an extensive history of manufacturing high quality time pieces for around five hundred years. There are a range of suppliers available offering luxury watches either on or off line, but a Swiss-made watch has much to offer in terms of design and functionality.
Take the Victorinox Swiss Army watch, for example. One of Switzerland’s oldest companies, the Victorinox Swiss Army company were as synonymous with Swiss culture as mountains, cowbells, cheese and chocolate, as they were the manufacturers of the original Swiss Army knife. The company, founded in 1884, created its name in the 1900s from a combination of the founder’s mother’s name, Victoria, and “inox”, an abbreviated version of the French term for stainless steel. The Victorinox Swiss Army company has since expanded to produce attractive, highly functional time pieces in keeping with the traditions of the company which continue to be manufactured to this day. The Victorinox Swiss Army Base Camp Men’s Watch for example boasts a number of high quality functions such as a date calendar, a double locking safety clasp, crown protection and water resistance to one hundred metres. For the even more adventurous, the company also produce a diver watch which is resistant to five hundred metres.

Finding the ideal gift to give for a landmark occasion can be a struggle, but a luxury time piece could provide you with an option. While the purchase of a watch may at first appear to be an extravagance, there are in fact many reasons as to why buying such an item would be beneficial, particularly for events which call for a little more in terms of occasion. A well-crafted, beautiful watch is essentially an investment piece to be treasured by the owner. There are many retailers both online and off line who sell genuine luxury watches, so if you are looking to buy watch there are many options open to you.
One place to buy Watch is from the Watch Shop. The Watch Shop has been selling quality luxury time pieces for around twenty years, and with this level of expertise it is an excellent place to buy watch from, particularly if you are looking for a high quality product. The Watch Shop has a ware house stocking a high quantity of quality designer items. If there is something which is not in stock, this is accurately depicted on the website. The site also offers a full refund policy should there be any issue with the product purchased. The store also offers an excellent customer service, sales and support team to help you at every stage of the purchase, with an easy-to-use website, which offers complete secure payment as well as adjustments and repairs to be made free of charge should the item you receive be in some way unsuitable or ill fitting. Orders are only charged once the items or item is shipped for delivery, and a next day delivery service is also available on all orders made before four pm. In addition, all orders are also shipped in the United Kingdom.
Victorinox Swiss Army is just one of the brands on offer when looking for a luxury time piece. Switzerland has a long history of watch and clock making, and Victorinox Swiss Army could arguably be the archetypal Swiss watch company. Originally manufacturers of Victorinox Swiss Army knives, the company (Founded in 1884) later turned its attentions to creating exquisite time pieces which combine the best of five hundred years of Swiss watch making with the latest developments in technology. The company was originally named after a combination of the word inox, the French word for stainless steel (acier inoxydable), and the founder Carl Elsener’s mother Victoria, who passed away in 1909. Since the watches are made by the same company which produces the Swiss Army knife, these time pieces have also been noted for their durability and high functionality as well as their attractive appearance and commitment to traditional Swiss style.

If you are looking for a gift which is as innovative as it is timeless, you need look no further than the Watch Shop. With around twenty years experience in selling quality time pieces, the Watch Shop is the ideal place to make sure that your purchase is made in complete safety and security, ensuring that you receive exactly what you ask for. The warehouse holds an extensive number of branded time pieces, and the Watch Shop web page indicates accurately which time pieces are in stock and which are not. In addition, the store also offers a complete refund policy if anything regarding your purchase should not be to your satisfaction. Free delivery is also available on orders made before four pm, and all items are shipped inside the United Kingdom.
A watch makes an ideal gift for occasions which need to be marked with an extra special gesture. Watches not only serve a function, but they are essentially investment pieces to be cherished by the owner. For this reason among many others it makes sense that when you buy Watch you purchase a high quality time piece which will last and which will not date easily. Buying a luxury watch may seem somewhat unnecessary, however if you are looking to buy watch for this purpose then it makes sense to buy watch which will be high quality and which will last a long time. For this reason it is also important to avoid purchasing replica copies of luxury watches, as this will reduce the watches quality and functionality. There are many clues you can check to ascertain as to whether your watch is the genuine article. Always check that this is the case.
One of the brands on offer is Victorinox Swiss Army, part of a longstanding tradition of Swiss watch and clock making which stretches back five hundred years. The company was established in 1884 and the name Victorinox Swiss Army was derived from a combination of the founder’s late mother’s name, Victoria, and the French term for stainless steel. As the name suggests, the Victorinox Swiss Army Company originally manufactured Swiss Army knives, but later on started to also make time pieces.
Since the Sixteenth Century, Switzerland has upheld a long tradition of innovation in watch making technology, branching out from relatively humble beginnings in Geneva to reach countries the world over. During the nineteen seventies the economic crisis meant that Switzerland was somewhat left behind in terms of the electronic revolution. However, in spite of this the industry has since undergone a period of drastic renovation, putting Swiss time piece making ahead of the global game once more in terms of both aesthetics and technology.

Classic Swiss watch making offers an elegant combination of form and function in the form of time pieces which encapsulate over five centuries of expertise. Since Jean Calvin’s reform in the Sixteenth Century prohibited the people of Switzerland from producing jewellery, the watchmakers of Switzerland began to develop more and more ways to create new and exciting designs while retaining a respect for the country’s long and industrious history of watchmaking, meaning that watches of Swiss origin are generally designed for those who enjoy a more classic style which incorporates the very latest in design and technology.
Raymond Weil is one of the numerous Geneva based companies which later expanded from its beginnings in 1976 to become one of the country’s leading, and indeed remaining independent, manufacturers (The slogan adopted by the Raymond Weil company is, fittingly, “independence is a state of mind”.) The design of the timepieces themselves places importance on details such as ergonomics and modern features. Raymond Weil continues to produce exquisite time pieces with meticulous attention to detail and design.
Another Swiss brand name of watch with its own tagline, “Innovators by Tradition” was first developed in 1853, and has since merged with the world’s largest producer of watches. Tissot was originally based in the Swiss town of Le Locle, where its headquarters remain today, however the company has now undergone a large degree of expansion, now reaching over one hundred and fifty countries. Typified by high technology design features using new and cutting edge materials, Tissot is a company which is committed to making high functioning watches which retain the elegance embodied in Swiss watch making traditions –hence their logo. The Tissot brand is also closely associated with various celebrity champions, and has since also become linked with sporting events as a sponsor.
Baume and Mercier is another Swiss based company which upholds the long tradition of watch making prestige. Founded in 1830, the company is now represented in seventy five different countries all over the world. Baume and Mercier products are often held in high repute for their attention to detail, precision and attractive appearance. In 1893, the company came first in a competition held at the Kew-Teddington Observatory for the time piece which was the most accurate. More recently, Baume and Mercier also opened production building in 2004 based in Les Brenets in Switzerland.
This long standing commitment to technological innovation and a respect for Switzerland’s history of creating finely constructed timepieces is evident in the work itself. Continuous endeavours to ensure that this remains the case ensures that Swiss time piece making companies stay well ahead of the game in terms of design and function, creating ever more advanced and beautiful time pieces to be treasured as not only watches, but pieces of history.