January 11th, 2010
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The Kenneth Cole New York Men’s Automatic Gunmetal Dial Leather Strap Watch #KC1514 is for the guy who likes to know what the story is behind the story. This fun timepiece features a sleek, black leather band, which complements a round, silver-tone bezel. The dial is unique with a nearly transparent center that shows the watch’s interior mechanism. The outer rim of the dial is gunmetal gray and features elegant, silver-tone Roman numerals. The hands are white and luminous and are complemented by a sweeping seconds hand. This watch is water resistant to 99 feet.
The Kenneth Cole BrandFashion Designer KENNETH COLE founded his company, Kenneth Cole Productions, with the debut of a ladies’ footwear collection in December of 1982. Today, the company manufactures internationally and distributes men’s and women’s footwear, accessories and clothing under the Kenneth Cole, Reaction, and unlisted.com labels, as well as offering over 30 product categories. The most recent addition being the Kenneth Cole Women’s Collection due to debut for Fall 2000. Kenneth Cole retail stores have expanded throughout the United States and abroad in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The Kenneth Cole Catalog mails to over 3 million consumers a year and the award-winning Kenneth Cole and Reaction websites receive thousands of hits per day. Kenneth Cole’s marketing savvy has earned the Company a renown image as a forerunner of fashion and trends. His controversial advertising campaign has garnered worldwide attention for its humor and social consciousness. In 1985, Kenneth Cole was the first member of the fashion community to take a public stand in the fight against AIDS. Since then, he has continued to support the global fight through both personal and corporate initiatives including the dedication of an ongoing portion of marketing budget to public awareness initiatives. Cole continues to serve as a National Board Member of both AmFAR: The American Foundation for AIDS Research since 1985 and the HELP U.S.A. Homeless project since its inception in 1987. Kenneth Cole has been recognized for his design and business talents as well as for his philanthropic involvement. The Creative Coalition honored Kenneth with their Spotlight Award for dedication to increasing public awareness; Amnesty International honored Kenneth Cole with their 1998 Media Spotlight Award. Kenneth was simultaneously chosen as Humanitarian of the Year by Divine Design and the CFDA presented their Award for Humanitarian Excellence to Kenneth Cole in 1996. Kenneth Cole has been awarded the Extraordinary Voice Award by Mother’s Voices for his continued efforts in AIDS awareness. Cole was recipient of the Council on Foundations 1996 Humanitarian Leadership award. Kenneth Cole has received the footwear industry’s highest honor as Footwear News’ Person of The Year”. Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) honored Kenneth Cole with The Fashion Medal of Honor Award at their 1997 Gala. Every year since Kenneth Cole Productions went public in June of 1994, Kenneth Cole Productions has been on Forbes’ annual list of the World’s 200 Best Small Companies in America. In addition, each year as a public company, Kenneth Cole Productions is named on Business Week’s list of Top Hot Growth Companies. Kenneth Cole Productions continues to declare “What you stand for is more important than what you stand in” and “To be aware is more important than what you wear.” Known mainly for its shoes, Kenneth Cole Productions also makes stylish clothing and accessories under three brands: Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, and Unlisted. It also licenses the name to products such as hosiery, luggage, watches, and eyewear. Kenneth Cole continues to expand, adding new lines for women and children and a men’s and women’s fragrance. More than 4,500 department and specialty stores carry its products. Kenneth Cole also operates about 80 retail and outlet stores, a catalog, and a Web site. CEO Kenneth Cole owns 45% of the company and controls almost all of the voting rights. (more…)
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Powered by light, this sleek two-tone Sport Watch #BM8424-51L from Citizen’s Eco-Drive Collection has a polished, professional look. A stainless steel bezel, case, and band lend durability, while gold-tone accents impart a warm, sophisticated look. Water resistant to 99 feet, this dress watch also has a dark blue dial with polished silver-tone hands, silver-tone and black markers and indices, and a convenient date display. A scratch resistant mineral crystal guards against wear and tear, while a fold-over push-button clasp ensures a secure, comfortable fit.
The Citizen Watch Brand The company was established in 1924. The founding fathers selected the name Citizen so it would be “Close to the Hearts of People Everywhere” and soon after adopted the company’s formal name, Citizen Watch Company. During the last seventy-five years Citizen has expanded its business throughout the world and has achieved recognition as the global brand. The past twenty-five year period has coincided with the company’s dramatic rise to its current position as the world’s largest watchmaker, a distinction Citizen has held every year since 1986. Beyond sheer size, Citizen is also recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced technology. From the world’s slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch and the world’s first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, Citizen’s record of “world’s firsts” is unmatched. More recently, Citizen has staked out a new position as the leader in Ecologically Friendly timekeeping with its Eco-Drives watches that are light powered. With models ranging from dress models to sports models to professional dive watches, Citizen Eco-Drive runs continuously in any kind of natural or artificial light for a lifetime of use. Fueled by light, it never needs a battery.Eco-Drive Frequently Asked Questions (See the full Citizen Eco-Drive FAQ here)How can you tell if the Eco-Drive watch is getting enough light? In normal use, the watch displays the time and the sweep-second hand moves in one second intervals. A very important feature of Eco-Drive is the Low Charge Warning Mode which as a result of low battery voltage, causes the second hand to jump two seconds at a time (while still keeping correct time).How long will an Eco-Drive watch run after it is fully charged? If your watch is put away where no light is available to it while in a fully charged state, depending on the model, it will run for from 45 days to 5 years.How can the Eco-Drive watch be recharged? Besides sunlight, it can be safely charged by exposing it to a fluorescent desk lamp, with the dial (face) up and within about 8 inches or an incandescent lamp (regular light bulb) no closer than 20 inches. Never use a halogen lamp since the heat generated by it can cause damage to your watch. The most efficient and the quickest is in direct bright sunlight (not windowsill) and never on the dashboard of a car.
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The Citizen Men’s Eco-Drive Strap Sport Watch has been perfected to suit both the professional man and the outdoorsman. This solar-powered Eco-Drive watch never needs a battery and remains charged for months at a time, even in the dark. Distinguished by rich black tones and chronograph technology, this watch’s circular dial features three black subdials with sweeping hands over a silky black background. An overlaid frame of luminescent silver-tone bar hour markers and easy-to-read stick second markers surrounds the inner dial, while a large date window is perched at the four o’clock for at-a-glance reference. This impressive dial is held by a silver-tone stainless steel case and bezel for long-lasting durability. A fine black leather band fastens this watch, featuring a crocodile pattern and a handy buckle clasp. Boasting a durable mineral window and the reliability of Japanese-quartz movement, this smart, distinctive timepiece is water resistant to 330 feet (100 M).
. . . . Stainless Steel Case . . Black Face . . 1 Second Chronograph Measures up to 60 Minutes . . 12/24 Hour Time . . Date Window at the 4 o’clock position . . Mineral Glass Crystal . . Black Leather Strap . . Water Resistant to 100 Meters (330 Feet) . . 40mm Case Width . .
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This black and gold flight chronograph watch has handsome styling and a stunning array of features. It has a round black dial, with luminous markers and large luminous hands, set in a gold-toned stainless steel bezel with coin-edge detail. The watch features a date window at the three oclock position and three sub-dials. The chronograph offers precise stopwatch timing, measuring up to 60 minutes in 1/5-second increments. The alarm sub-dial has two small hands and can be set on a 12-hour basis. It doubles as an international travel clock since the alarm hands can be set to indicate the time in a different time zone. This watch also has a bi-directional rotating slide rule bezel for performing many types of calculations. Other features include a scratch-resistant curved Hardlex crystal and a screw-down crown and caseback. The watch is presented on a gold-toned stainless steel link bracelet that fastens with a fold-over-push-button-clasp-with-safety. Water-tested to 200 meters, the watch is suitable for skin diving. It has a battery life of two to three years.
This yellow tone Seiko Flight Computer chronograph watch features a Bi-directional rotating slide rule bezel, a tachymeter, an alarm which can be set on a 12hour basis with two small hands. The chronograph can measure up to 60 minutes in 1/5 seconds.
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The pure and simple elegance of Tissot’s T-Classic PR50 2000 Chronograph Watch for men make this timepiece a must-have for every discerning watch collector. Featuring classically-styled stainless steel bands, a 40-millimeter, stainless steel case and corresponding bezel, an eye-catching, blue dial, and silver-toned Arabic hourly indexes, this chic watch is perfect for everyday casual or professional wear. And with Tissot’s world-renowned Swiss-quartz movement, three sub-dials for tracking hours, minutes and seconds, a date calendar window at the four o’clock position, a protective sapphire crystal, and water resistance to 165 feet, the T-Classic proves that it is possible for a watch this elegant to perform this well.
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Combining a modern design with an elegant style, the Constellation Watch by Omega is a versatile luxury timepiece. The sleek black dial comes with three handy chronograph subdials with side-button controls, stylish silver bar and pennant indexes, and silver hands. The Omega logo and signature are tastefully displayed at 12 o’clock. Enhancing the look, the stainless-steel bezel is subtly engraved with corresponding Roman numerals, and the gleaming stainless-steel band has a secure folding clasp with push-button release. This watch uses analog quartz movement, has a scratch-resistant sapphire dial window, and is water resistant up to 330 feet.
The Omega StoryThe Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn’t appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been associated with glamorous screen and sports stars–the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond–with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe. But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was “flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency’s severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster’s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s first steps on the Moon’s surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Omega watches rocketed off to space on many subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975. In more recent years, Omega created the world’s first self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the first mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, developed in conjunction with renowned English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega’s Co-Axial Escapement drastically reduces the friction among the parts that transmit energy to the other components, producing greater stability and precision and reducing service requirements. Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.
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