Avoid Possible Scams when Buying Rolex Replica Watches

It's best to be cautious when buying Rolex Replica Watches online. It's also important to avoid Internet scams and really get what you are paying for.

Steps
  

 1. Make sure that watches on the pictures provided do not show 10:10. All authentic pictures (from Rolex, Omega, etc.) show this time. If you ever see a commercial or an ad for the watch it will always show 10:10. You want a retailer that you are buying from to have pictures of actual watches that they are selling. Preferably with their website URL included in the picture - not written on the picture.
  
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    2. Send an e-mail before you make a purchase and ask if the watch you are buying looks exactly like the watch in the picture. Tell them that if you get a watch that doesn't look exactly the same you will call your credit card company immediately to tell them that you got ripped off, and cancel the purchase. Also observe how professional they are in responding to your e-mails. If they do not respond to your e-mail within a few days, avoid that website.

   

    3. Use a credit card that has 100% fraud protection. Most of these retailers are going under all the time and you can never be sure that you won't get ripped off. However, don't forget one thing. You are buying a counterfeit product.

   

    4. Avoid making payments by Western Union, bank wire or money order. If you use your credit card you can at least be sure that you will get your money back if you receive no watch. Or at least receive something, even though it might not be the watch of the same quality that you expected. If you wire money or use Western Union, the chances of getting your money back are very slim. Also, a good option would be to pay by COD (cash on delivery), but only if you are able to look at the product and then decide if you are going to pay or not. If you don't get what you were promised, do not pay! If the postal service wants you to pay before letting you inspect the product, reject the package!

   
    5. Make sure that the website you are buying from offers a money back guarantee. That way you can get money back from your credit card company if you get scammed. But make sure you use a credit card, as this is the only way you can get your money back based on the money back guarantee.
   
    6. Never buy a very expensive replica watch. It's simply not worth it.
   
    7. Know that just because a website looks really fancy it doesn't mean that a scam artist isn't behind it.
   
    8. Make the use of a website's 1-800 number. Call them and ask questions. However, keep in mind that this does not mean anything, as the phone number can get disconnected over the night. Many of the scam websites will list their phone numbers all over the front page so you feel more safe. Phone number, although a good addition, does not guarantee you anything.

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How to Care for Luxury Watches

A luxury watch is a fantastic investment, whether you prefer Swiss mechanical watches or Japanese quartz watches. You'll want to protect this investment by caring for your luxury men's watches and ladies watches thoughtfully. Luxury watches and designer watches require some special care to keep them running perfectly and looking fantastic. A brand-new luxury watch is always a great accessory, whether you are dressing up in the evening or keeping it casual on the weekend. Use our tips to keep your designer watches in like-new condition.

 

Caring for Luxury Watches:

1. Expert attention: Take your men's watches and ladies watches to a watch expert every three to four years. A professional can fine-tune mechanical and automatic movements and change quartz batteries. Watches can be sensitive instruments, and having the routine maintenance performed on a schedule will ensure that your luxury designer watches continue to keep time accurately.
   
2. Careful cleaning: Treat your luxury watches as well as you treat your fine jewelry. You need to clean your luxury watches, but you should do it carefully. Use a soft, slightly damp cloth to clean metal watch cases and bracelets. Avoid getting leather straps wet; moisture can damage the appearance of the strap. Don't immerse your watch in hot water. Even if your watch is water-resistant, hot water can damage the gaskets. Diamond embellishments can be gently scrubbed with a soapy brush, and rubber straps can be immersed in soapy water. Consider removing rubber straps from the watch case before putting them in water.
   
3. Mindful wearing: While luxury watches are meant to last a lifetime, you may want to consider taking them off for some activities. Even a durable watch can be destroyed if it is struck with a golf club. Extreme temperatures can have a negative impact on watches. Storing your watches in a high-quality watch box will protect them and keep them organized. If your watch has leather straps, be careful about moisture. If a leather or fabric strap becomes damp, let it air dry before returning the wristwatch to its box. Automatic wristwatches are always ready to go with a quality watch winder. Take caring for your luxury watches seriously to get the most out of your investment.
   

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Most Expensive Watches for Men

The World’s Most Expensive Watches

Wrist watches, especially those that come with intricate beauties and exquisite designs have always fascinated men. Wrist watches can be one of the world’s priciest possessions. More often than not, men are more attracted to wrist watches compared to women. Also, they can keep track of the latest brands of wrist watches introduced into the market. Keep on reading if you want to know more about the most expensive brands of wrist watches for men.

Nowadays, there are hundreds of brands of wrist watches offered on the market. Let’s take a closer look about the best brands of wrist watches for men that come in great designs and features and of course, prices!


The Emperador Temple - $3.3 million

Manufactured by Piaget, the Emperador Temple is hailed as the world’s most expensive watch that comes with 1212 diamonds. It has a pyramid style and design with two watches, and it can either be worn as a wristwatch or jewelry. Its price is still unknown but it is estimated to cost around $3.3 million.

The Aeternitas Mega 4 - $2.4 million

Hailed as the most intricate wrist watch ever created, the Aeternitas Mega 4 is specially manufactured by Franck Muller and can only be purchase in New York and Geneva. It has the tune of Carillon Westminster which comes in 3 time zones, 999-year calendar and chimes every hour. This special watch can be purchased at a price of about $2.4 million.

Fibonacci Pocket Watch - $2.4 million

Manufactured by Parmigiani Fleurier, Fibonacci Pocket Watch is embellished with a lotus flower and contains the name Fibonacci in it. Fibonacci is the nickname of Leonardo Pisano, Italy’s famous mathematician. What makes this pocket watch expensive is its mother of pearl counters, cathedral chimes and white gold dial. This exquisite pocket watch can be acquired at an average cost of $2.4 million.

Tourbillon Diamants – $1.8 million

The Tourbillon Diamants is one of the world’s most expensive watches that is specially created by Blancspain and Swatch Group. With about 480 diamonds in it, Tourbillon Diamants is a water resistance timepiece that comes with amazing features like self winding and seven day power reserve. Tourbillon Diamants can be purchased at a price of $1.8 million.

The Sky Moon Tourbillon – 1.1 million

Manufactured by a world-renowned company in Switzerland, Patek Philippe makes it to the 5^th spot of the world’s most expensive wrist watch for men at the price of about $1.1 million. It is a double-faced wristwatch that comes with features like sidereal time display, minute repeater, perpetual calendar, reverse side display of stars motion, moon’s orbit and moon’s phases.
If you want the world’s most expensive military wrist watches that come with great designs and amazing features, you should go for brands like Omega, Tauchmeister, Vixa, Stowa, Hanova Swiss, Cyma, CWC and Precista. Here is the list of the most popular and expensive military wrist watches for men available on the market today.
1735 Blancpain ($ 8.39 million)
Girard Perregaux Opera 3 ($5.32 million)
Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Corrector Quantieme Perpetual ($4.77 million)
Roger Dubuis Excalibur EX 08 ($4.50 million)
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Tourbillon ($3.79 million)
Jaeger LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon I ($3.10 million
IWC Grande Complication ($ 3 million)
Omega Skeleton Central Tourbillon ($ 2.82 million)
Breguet Classique Grande Complication ($ 2.52 million)
Vacheron Constantin Tour de L’ Ile ($1.5 million)

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Hystory Of Watches

History of Watches

1500s : Germany : Peter Henlein creates the first pocket watch.
1485 : Leonardo da Vinci sketches a fusee for a clock.
Early 1600s : Form watches becoming popular. Cases are shaped like animals and objects. Religious themes are popular.
1635 : Around this time that the fusee was adapted from clocks to watches.
1659 - 1675 : Christian Huygens invents the "Remontoire".
1687 : Daniel Quare patents the repeating mechanism that uses bells to sound quarter hours and the hours.
1704 : Peter and Jacob Debaufre, Nicolas Facio, are the first to use rubies in watch movements.
1750 : Watch makers began using enamel on watch dials.
1759 : Thomas Mudge invents the English lever escapement.
1775 : Abraham Louis Breguet sets up his own watch making shop in Paris, France.
1780 : Abraham Louis Perrelet invents the self winding movement.
1786 : Breguet is the first to use guilloche on watch dials.
1791 : J.F. Bautte founded the watch company that would eventually become Girard-Perregaux.
1807 : Thomas Young invents the recording chronograph.
1809 : Luther Goddard of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is the first watch manufacturer in America.
1820 : Thomas Prest registers a patent for the self winding watch.
1833 : Antoine LeCoultre starts his own watchmaking business which later become Jaeger-LeCoultre.
1837 : First Tiffany store opens.
1843: Adrien Philippe develops a watch with winding and setting through the crown.
1844 : The start, stop, and reset chronograph is invented by Adolph Nicole.
1844 : Antoine LeCoultre invents the millionometre.
1848 : Louis Brandt opens his own workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds which eventually became the Omega Watch Company.
1853 : Tissot makes the first dual time zone watch.
1858 : Minerva is founded.
1860 : Heuer is founded.
1865 : Zenith founded.
1881 : Movado founded.
1884 : Greenwich, England is officially named the zero meridian and used as the world wide recognized basis of time zones.
1886 : Geneva Seal established.
1894 : Universal Geneve established.
1905 : Hans Wilsdorf starts the Rolex Watch Company.
1914 : Eterna introduces the first wristwatch with an alarm.
1918 : Japan : Shakosha Watch Company opened. This would become Citizen in 1931.
1923 : John Harwood is the first to mass produce a self winding wristwatch.
1924 : Tokyo : Seiko brand name is launched by Kinttaro Hattori.
1926 : Rolex introduces the first waterproof case called the "Oyster".
1929 : First anti magnetic watch created by Tissot.
1933 : Ingersoll introduces the "Mickey Mouse" watch.
1956 : Rolex introduces their first model that displays the day and date.
1957 : Hamilton introduces the world's first battery driven watch.
1962 : Rado produces the world's first scratch proof watch called the "Diastar 1".
1962 : ETA of Switzerland develops the first quartz battery operated watch.
1970 : Hamilton releases the "Pulsar", the first electronic digital watch.
1972 : Longines and Seiko introduce the LCD, (Liquid Crystal Display).
1980 : Hublot founded.
1983 : SMH of Switzerland launches the Swatch brand.
1985 : Swiss Heuer Company merges with TAG to form TAG Heuer
1986 : Audemars Piguet introduces the first self winding tourbillon.
1991 : Franck Muller founded.
1999 : Casio innovates with the first wristwatch with a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS).


Rolex Watch History

Rolex Watch Company was founded by Hans Wilsdorf. Wilsdorf was was born March 22, 1881, Kulmbach, Franconia (Germany). In 1900 he
gained an apprenticeship in a watch exporting firm located in La Chaux De Fonds. At 24 Wilsdorf decided to set-up his own watch-making
business. Wilsdorf & Davies was founded in 1905 in London. By 1908, the firm was amongst the leading watch merchants in the United
Kingdom. Wilsdorf had dreamt of creating a brand for his watches. He chose the name 'ROLEX'. It is thought he drew this name from the
wording "Horlogerie Exquise". In 1910, official recognition was gained from the "Bureau Officiel" in Bienne. In 1925, Wilsdorf spent
100,000 Francs into advertisements based in U.K. news periodicals touting the quality of his watches. In 1926 the "Rolex Oyster" was
born. In 1956, the gents "'Day-Date"' model appeared. Hans Wilsdorf passed away on July 6, 1960.

Tag Heuer Watch History
In 1860 Edouard Heuer founds the Heuer watchmaking company in St-Imier, Switzerland. In 1882 Heuer patents his first chronograph. In
1911, the company introduces the first automobile dash board chronograph. During the 1920's Heuer watches are timekeepers at the
Antwerp, Paris and Amsterdam Olympics. Heuer launches the "Carrera" chronograph, named for the 1950's "Carrera Pan-america Mexico"
road-race. In 1965 Heuer patents the "Microtimer". From 1971 to 1979 Heuer is named official timekeeper for formula one racing. In
1985, Heuer joins the "Tag" group and the famous watch name and logo are changed from Heuer to Tag-Heuer.

Cartier Watch History
Founded in 1847 by Louis-Franois Cartier. Cartier was master jeweler to Europe's crowned heads. The first true Cartier wristwatch, the
"Santos", was introduced in 1904. Jeweled wristwatches followed in 1906. 1910 : Louis created and patented the deployant folding
clasp. 1917 : Introduction of the Cartier Tank watch. 1933 : Cartier commissioned by the Pasha of Marrakech. Most contemporary Cartier
collections are based upon Louis distinctive design classics.

Seiko Watch History
1881 : Established by Kintaro Hattori.
1892 : Foundation of Seikosha clock supply factory.
1895 : Production of Fob watches begins.
1913 : Production of the first wrist watch made in Japan.
1924 : Seiko brand first used on watches.
1964 : Seiko serves as Official Timer of Tokyo Olympic Games in Japan.
1969 : Introduction of Seiko Astron.
1970 : Establishment of Seiko Time Corporation in USA.
1982 : Seiko serves as Official Timer of World Cup Soccer Championships in Spain.
1984 : Introduction of world's first "talking" clock, the Seiko Pyramid Talk.
1986 : Seiko serves as Official Timer of World Cup Soccer Championships in Mexico.
1987 : Seiko serves as Official Timer of 2nd IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Italy.

Omega Watch History
Company founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in 1848. 1900 : Awarded the Grand Prix at the Paris World Fair.
Awarded the world precision record of 97.8 points at the Kew-Teddington observatory in England in 1936. Omega has been the official
timekeeper at no less than 21 Olympic Games. The Omega Speedmaster watch was chosen by NASA as its official chronometer in 1965. Was
the first watch to be worn on the moon on 21 July 1969.

Movado Watch History
Founded in 1881 in La Chaux-de-faunds, Switzerland. Movado, means "always in motion" in Esperanto. Founded by watchmaker Achille
Ditisheim and his team of six employees. All watches were manufactured by hand. 1899 : Awarded six first-class Official Rating
Certificates in their class. 1910 : Won the Grand Prix Exhibitions in Paris, Rome, Brussels and Rio de Janeiro for their introduction
of 8 ligne wristwatch movements. Movado also used designers and artists to create one-of-a-kind limited edition watches.

Longines Watch History
1832 : Longines Watch Company founded by Auguste Agassiz.
Agassiz opened a workshop in St Imier, Switzerland. Around 1860, Agassiz handed over the operation of the watchmaking business to his
nephew Ernest Francillon. Francillon built a factory in Les Longines near St. Imier. The Longines name was born.
1879 : Started producing chronographs.
1890 : Registered its "Winged Hourglass" trademark.
1912 : Produced the first automatic timekeeping device.
1950's : Longines purchased the Wittnauer watch company.
Longines also developed aviators’ watches and cockpit instruments.


History of Watches by Benino Alberto
The family of Benino have been watch makers for three generations. As a child Benino developed a strong interest in watches and over a
course of a lifetime he has collected more then a thousand watches as part of a historical collection.

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