Horological Meandering

Hi Gents and Ladies, I made a lightning visit to Las Vegas this weekend. Flew in, slept very little, walked 16000 steps around the conference hall, and flew home. As I am still baffled by the whole thing, please excuse my possibly confusing report. I norm...  

Get your order in. Here's the back, not a good shot but still ... ...  

I left you at the Speake-Marin booth, where we had a chat and looked at a few watches, all of which have been reported here before. He's become a "brand" rather than just a nice guy with a case of watches. The same booth is where I found the L. Kendall wa...  

...with a celebrity spokesperson too. Thank you for bringing us this report Mike.

Hi folks, thanks for hanging in here with me. You better take off your shoes, as your feet will be swelling up as we keep walking. I wandered through miles of diamonds, bracelets, brooches, and pretty girls who wanted to sell me eye cream to take away wri...  

Thanks for the trek, Mike. Hey! The Mike Trek. You noted that Citizen bought Frederique Constant, Arnold & Son, etc to gain knowledge of mechanical watchmaking. Like all older watch brands, Citizen already has heritage in mechanical watchmaking. In fa... 

Bulova and Wittnauer, acquired in 2008, and Citizen\'s own watches together have captured a dominant share in the $300-1,000 range in the US. Citizen needs movements for Bulova, and it wants to expand upwards into the next price range. And to do so effici... 

Swallow up FC, alpina and etc recently...

To try on the Eco Drive One? I have read several reports on the piece and was certainly intrigued - just wanted to see what your live impressions were

If I'd caught them at a slow time it might have been possible. However, I asked a salesman who said frankly the one on strap feels too light for a man's wrist. He indicated that the steel bracelet models feel more substantial and cost 50-60% less than the...  

Not only for the watches, but for the sense of fun and discovery! Congratulations on the 16K steps.

I am sure we will see more watches in the later parts Great pics , thanks for the report Cheers Robin

But it is true there are great opportunities to showcase talent. I am just lost between the commerciality of such shows and genuine enthusiasm but it is for business not the public. Thanks for the coverage. Best Bill

Don't hesitate to say hello to my friends of March LAB who are at LV! Fx

NT

Sorry, the time lag meant it could be lost this far down in the thread. Cazalea

I have been to the JCK and couture as an exhibitor for the past 13 years. For the first time this year I did not exhibit (our new brand, DeNovo Swiss, will debut next month) The traffic this year was poor, and from what I could tell the Swiss section at t...