In general, it refers to men (yes, almost always men) who labor in creative and financial independence from name-brand watch companies owned by LVMH, Richemont and Swatch (think Piaget, Cartier, Vacheron Constantin).
For the brands who are alarmed (the adolescents in this space), one brand to watch is Nutella, the popular hazelnut and chocolate spread made by Italian company Ferrero.
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That combination makes Xiaomi a brand to watch, as while it is not shipping handsets at the same rate other locals like Lenovo, Huawei and ZTE have achieved, the research suggests its social media presence means it has captured the Chinese zeitgeist.
The luxury Swiss watch brand presented Archbishop Tutu with an engraved 1966 collection watch in honor of his philanthropic accomplishments around the world.
In preparation of this day, Ateliers deMonaco, the independent watch brand based in the principality, has created its first watch for ladies: La Sirene.
Luxury Swiss watch brand Girard-Perregaux unveiled its latest piece from the 1966 watch line, a sparkling 38 mm ladies jewelry watch with a powerful mechanical movement manufactured in-house and paved with 807 diamonds.
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The 12-year-old watch brand is an infant when it comes to the venerable world of the Swiss watch industry, but it has grown up at lightning speed with technical innovations and partnerships with athletes in sports ranging from track and field to soccer to auto racing.
Swiss luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre has unveiled an ultra-thin automatic perpetual calendar timepiece.
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Swiss luxury watch brand, Girard-Perregaux, has added legendary watchmaker, Dominique Loiseau, to its manufacturing team.
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He told Margolis his plan to take over and rebuild a dormant watch brand.
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Swiss luxury watch brand, Vacheron Constantin, opened a boutique Monday at the Palazzo Las Vegas.
Patek Philippe remains by far the leading haute horlogerie watch brand with 23.6 percent of brand interest share.
Well, TAG Heuer has been my favorite watch brand for a long time.
Swiss luxury watch brand Girard-Perregaux is partnering with Bocelli for the event.
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It great day for Patek Philippe as 18 of the top 20 lots was manufactured by the renown Swiss watch brand.
Such is artist Damien Hirst's love of the more genteel Panerai Italian watch brand that he uses them as inspiration for his art.
The Hublot King Power Usain Bolt was developed in close consultation with the three-time Olympic champion and Swiss luxury watch brand ambassador.
Swiss luxury watch brand, Breguet, is celebrating the invention of the tourbillion through a didactic and interactive exhibition titled, Breguet, the innovator.
In 2010 Swiss watch brand Audemars Piguet announced that legendary auto race champion Michael Schumacher would be their newest brand ambassador.
Among the top piece being offered by the famed watch brand is a Reference 2499, third series in pink gold, made in 1971 (left).
One of the major reasons for all of these changes is to attract the younger aspirational customer to the venerable Swiss luxury watch brand.
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Historically, the only sports you saw with luxury watch brand affiliations were tennis and high-end auto racing, with the exception of more niche pursuits such as polo.
But Matt wanted to do his own designs, and so he took his vision for watches pa and launched Steel Cake, his very own watch brand.
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French businessman Richard Mille put his 12-year-old Swiss watch brand on the map by producing six- and seven-figure-priced, think-outside-the box timepieces for clients like King Juan Carlos.
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In the midst of it all, playing a prominent role throughout the three-day event, was Patrik Hoffmann, CEO of the Swiss luxury watch brand, Ulysse Nardin.
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During the 1920s and 1930s, the Geneva, Switzerland-based watch brand, Alpina, was known for manufacturing military watches for pilots that were precise and resistant to shock.
Pierre Jochem, general manager of Raffles International, noted that the watch brand, which is 180 years old, shares a commitment with the hotel to heritage and innovation.
Watch maker Movado Group (MOV) announced that profit in the fourth quarter fell by 26 percent due to a charge it took took as it repositioned the Coach watch brand.
He has an admirable track record of combining the traditional watch industry with the modern world, and most recently is the CEO behind the innovative and very successful new high-end watch brand HYT.
The Vice President for Tissot, the affordable luxury watch brand owned by the Swatch Group, told Reuters in an interview last week that the company will make fewer watches to save on production costs rather than pass higher prices into clients.
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