http://www.firstclasswatch.com/categories/3/articles/1.html Articles New mechanical movement, industrial expansion and organic growth: TAG Heuer is more than ever driven by innovation.

Founded by Edouard Heuer in 1860, TAG Heuer has been a Swiss avant-garde watchmaker for almost 150 years. Its prestige sports counters, timepieces and chronographs have written some of the finest pages of watchmaking history, especially ...
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The authentic British Pullman carriages, superbly restored, have retained their old-worldly charm and their art deco styling. It is this same design that has inspired the Trainmaster Secometer. It was ...
Read more]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:11:44 -0500 http://www.firstclasswatch.com/products/articles/united.htm http://www.firstclasswatch.com/products/articles/united.htm The Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie and the FH are joining forces to launch an international anti-counterfeiting campaign. Their objective is to inform the public on the damage caused by this global scourge.

In spite of the many efforts made, the problem of counterfeiting and piracy continues to wreak havoc on virtually every economy worldwide, ...
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Read more]]> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:11:40 -0500 http://www.firstclasswatch.com/products/articles/sihh.htm http://www.firstclasswatch.com/products/articles/sihh.htm Following in the footsteps of the economic policy launched by Mao Tse-tung some fifty years ago, Bienne based watch manufacturer Century has just taken a Great Leap Forward in China.

Century, the manufacturer of watches and sapphire jewellery, opened two new single-brand stores in China at the end of last year
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Rolex has announced a new initiative to expand its international philanthropic programme to fund young pioneers and their groundbreaking projects around the world. In early 2010, the company will name ...
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Haute Horlogerie according to Parmigiani Fleurier is more than a philosophy - it is about people and an incredible diversity of skills. As proof of this, there are 500 craftsmen, 50 trades, four production sites and as many regional watchmaking cultures ...
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Despite exchange losses of 233 million francs due to the weakening of main currencies in relation to the Swiss franc, the Swatch Group saw its gross turnover increase slightly ...
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