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Andrew Flintoff or Freddie to cricket fans all over the world was one of the great names in recent cricketing history. His aggressive bowling, cavalier batting and peddle low antics has turned him into a brand of his own. Since he hung up his spikes he has been seen commentating darts and captaining a team on Sky One’s “A league of their own”.
Now for 2011 Freddie has his own show on ITV4 “Freddie Flintoff Vs The World” he is now taking on crazy daredevil challenges that push him and his celebrity friends to the limit. So with daredevil stunts and near death experiences all the way the Swiss watch company Breitling seem to have pulled off a something of an advertising coo capturing the wrist of the intrepid fearless Freddie and his personal trainer as seen in the picture. Freddie has been sporting the Swiss watch company’s Navitimer, a watch originally used by pilots, whilst in the picture you can see below his trainer also has one of these fine Swiss watches on the Breitling Chronomat. Now knowing watch companies as I do I don’t believe they will have even noticed this fact let alone thought of this as a great way to promote their Swiss watch brand. But I can tell you as soon as they work it out they will be claiming ti as their PR stunt to show they are the mens watch company for 2011.
Ladies DKNY watches take a ceramic look
Looking for a watch this year? Want something out of the ordinary, something that can compete with the likes of the Chanel j12 and Rado. If this is the brief then DKNY have just launched a brand new range of watches that will compete with all of the top prestige watch labels and will not break the bank doing it.
The DKNY ladies watch collection has been one of the best selling ladies watch collections for a number of years now. Watches like the NY4358 and the NY3915 over the last few years have enhanced the image of the company as a designer brand that women want. This year the DKNY ladies watch collection have launched a number of new watches, with colour at the heart of watch fashion DKNY’s new collections have been full of colour. To create these coloured watches DKNY have used a number of different materials from resin to Ceramic.
The key material this year is Ceramic just like the tiles in a kitchen many of the top prestige brands such as Chanel, Rado and Dior have been creating watches for a number of years now. This year though the likes of DKNY and Emporio Armani have added this material to their collections, This prestige material is now gives a brand like DKNY an added feel of quality compared to the likes of DKNY’s competitors such as Police, Guess and many others.
The first collection of Ceramic watches launched by DKNY were so popular that within 3 weeks of the launch of these watches DKNY had completely sold out of stock and were unable to meet the demand until March of 2011. The popularity persuaded DKNY that they had created a great line of watches and very soon two new additions were added t
o the collection, most important was the new black DKNY watch with its rose gold plated case and buckle NY4984. But as always with watches the DKNY white watches are always the head turners and the new NY4985 is certainly does that as well, the style and look of this DKNY watch ladies will love and it wont be long before retailers are struggling to keep up with the demand from the consumer.
Ceramic watches are great watches they will never discolour like a steel watch plated with rubber like many of DKNY watches competitors
Ladies DKNY Watches Take On The Ceramic Look
New DKNY ladies watches
Looking for a watch this year? Want something out of the ordinary, something that can compete with the likes of the Chanel J12 and Rado. If this is the brief then DKNY have just launched a brand new range of watches that will compete with all of the top prestige watch labels and will not break the bank doing it.
The DKNY ladies watch collection has been one of the best selling ladies watch collections for a number of years now. Timepieces like the NY4358 and the NY3915 over the last few years have enhanced the image of the company as a designer brand that women want. This year the DKNY ladies watch collection have launched a number of new watches, with colour at the heart of watch fashion DKNY’s new collections have been full of colour. To create these coloured watches DKNY have used a number of different materials from resin to Ceramic.
The key material this year is Ceramic just like the tiles in a kitchen many of the top prestige brands such as Chanel, Rado and Dior have been creating watches for a number of years now. This year though the likes of DKNY and Emporio Armani have added this material to their collections, This prestige material now gives a brand like DKNY an added feel of quality compared to the likes of DKNY’s competitors such as Police, Guess and many others.
Ceramic new DKNY Black Watch
The first collection of Ceramic watches launched by DKNY were so popular that within 3 weeks of the launch of these watches DKNY had completely sold out of stock and were unable to meet the demand until March of 2011. The popularity persuaded DKNY that they had created a great line of watches and very soon a 2 new additions were added to the collection, most important was the new black DKNY watch with its rose gold plated case and buckle NY4984.
White watches are always the head turners and DKNY have created some great styles in white over the past year but the new NY4985 is definitely going to be a big watch for Christmas 2010. This is a great accessory for Christmas but with such a classic style the DKNY NY4985 is going to be sought after right into summer 2011.
With all of the big names now making ceramic timepieces it is easy to see that 2011 will be the year to own a Ceramic watch and by the looks of it, it will also be the year to own at least one of these DKNY ladies watches
Emporio Armani Mens Watches For Christmas 2010
New Rubber Armani Sports watch
So it is that time again summer has been and gone and winter is most definitely upon us. The UK is gripped by winter with snow and ice bringing the UK to a stand still, so with everyone stuck in doors trying to keep out of the treacherous conditions outside the last thing on anyone’s mind is heading down the high street to have a look a the range of watches available this year. Thankfully the internet is there to take the strain and make the shopping experience a lot easier for everyone and definitely a lot warmer.
The internet is such a massive resource, and with so many companies offering all sorts of men’s timepieces for sale it is hard to find the right brand to look at, never mind the right one to buy for a Christmas present this year. With so many companies selling watches online, trawling through all of these online watch retailers could be a job in itself. So here are a few of the best new Emporio Armani watches in the UK for Christmas 2010.
The Emporio Armani watch brand is much like the Emporio Armani clothes label it is a brand that is aspired to and is aspiration in itself although the price point of many of these men’s watches is much less than people would think.
Men's Black Armani Watch
Looking for a watch on a leather strap then there are a lot of new Emporio Armani men’s watches that will be perfect with the likes of the AR0428 and the AR0429 2 of the picks of the bunch and both of these are less than £200.
If it is sports look then Armani watches have great this style as well, looking for a black dial chronograph watch then the AR0585 is a great watch. Looking for a white dial sports watch then the AR5859 is a great watch part of a new collection that has been launched by Emporio Armani this year.
The big styles of the year from Emporio Armani are their new collection of ceramic watches. The Ceramica range has changed the way in which Armani watches are viewed, for years the Armani label has been synonymous with high end couture fashion, this year’s ceramic watch collection adds this couture material to their range. The styles that have really made the Ceramica collection popular are the new sports chronographs the AR1400 and the AR1403, both black and white watches have been really popular in fashion watches. The launch of the ceramic collection by Emporio Armani is now making coloured watches popular in the prestige watch market. The best thing about these 2 styles is that although they are just under £500 which is a very high price for Emporio Armani watches, these watches are less than half the price of their competitors such as Rado and Channel J12.
Men love watches just as much as women love shoes and these watches are definitely some of the top watches available this year.
Armani Watches Ceramic Collection Is Set To Fly Off The Shelves This Christmas
Emporio Armani is one of the leading names in men’s fashion creating suits, clothing and apparel that inspires fashion followers all over the world. The Emporio Armani brand was created by Giorgio Armani as a brand that would operate separately from the main Giorgio Armani brand. The Emporio Armani brand has become much more than just a Giorgio Armani sub brand. In the late 1990’s the Emporio Armani launched a partnership with Fossil group a small American watch manufacturer to create a range of designer watches, which would carry the Emporio Armani brand into the next millenia. This collaboration has made Fossil Group one of the biggest manufactures of designer watches making such brands as DKNY, Diesel, and its own Fossil range of watches and it has also made Emporio Armani one of the biggest names in the designer watch industry with the Armani watches now becoming just as aspirational as Emporio Armani suits or clothing to the consumer.
Ceramica's most Popular watch
2010 marked the launch of Ceramica a range of Emporio Armani sports watches and fashion watches that would be made almost entirely of Ceramic material. Ceramica was launched in May 2010 with a range of 6 watches, priced between £379 and £479 it was believed that Ceramic would be Armani watches attempt to compete with the big brands like Chanel with their J12 and Rado with their Ceramic collection of watches. However with the price tag almost double that of any Emporio Armani watch ever made, it was believed that the range could have been a step to far for Emporio Armani, and so small amounts of this watch range were created to test the water. The scale of demand for these 6 watches was to astound the watch industry and the Fossil group distributors. Within days the entire collection was sold out and retailers and consumers were crying out for more of this new Ceramica range. Especially the white sports chronograph AR1407 and the black ceramic chronograph AR1400, these 2 watches became the must have watches for Christmas and it was only May.
The collection was added to with a number of rectangular watches brought out very soon after the AR1400 and the AR1407. However, the massive success has been the round dial Armani Sports Ceramica watches, Armani have found the watch equivalent of the furby a toy that sent the world round the bend trying to get their hands on one before Christmas. It has taken almost 3 months for Fossil and Emporio Armani watches to catch up with the demand, but with Christmas coming the demand has increased again and once more Fossil group have had to warn their retailers that it will be impossible to keep up with the demand before February of 2011. But to add to all of this Fossil and Emporio Armani have launched an ever newer addition to the Ceramica range, the new AR1410 and the AR1411 and these watches look to add to the strength of this new Emporio Armani watch collection.
2011 looks to be a really big year for Emporio Armani watches and especially Emporio Armani Ceramic watches. So watch this space for more information on this new Armani watch collection
Diesel Watches Go Colour Crazy This Christmas
This year retro has really has been the buzz word in the fashion world, clothes and watches have been influenced by styles and fashions of the 80’s. The bright colours are the big fashion in men’s watches and in women’s watches, watch companies like Ice-Watch and Toy watch have been the front runners of this new watch trend.
Diesel is a fashion watch brand built on creating retro styled watches for the present day. Diesel watches have been at the forefront of the fashion watch culture since the Diesel clothing label teamed up with the American watch giant Fossil. This year though the brand has been playing catch up to the new pretenders to their throne Ice-Watch and Toy Watch. Diesel though, have launched their own range of watches aimed to compete with these new watches for men and women.
The new range of Diesel watches are aimed directly at the men’s watch market like much of the Diesel watch range, each watch is based around the shape and style of the most popular men’s Diesel watch ever made the DZ1132. The DZ1132 Has been the top selling watch in the Diesel brand for the last 2years so it seems only right that a whole range of Diesel men’s watches should be based around this watch. The new range of men’s Diesel watches are made in a number of colours, red, black, and white have been seen so far to be the most popular colours. The white DZ1321 has overtaken
If black is more your thing
its predecessor this year creating massive issues with UK Diesel watch retailers as they tried to deal with the demand of the consumer. New watches have also been added through the year with a glow in the dark luminous strap now added to the collection which is perfect for those who are looking for a Diesel men’s watch that will stand out in a club.
However, Diesel have not forgotten the original base for this new range and the DZ1132 and the DZ1090 will continue in the Diesel watch range into the new year. Diesel have also added a number of new classic leather strap versions as well for those who aren’t looking for quite so much colour in their lives. This season Diesel watches will be fighting back against the new pretenders to their throne and these watches are the first step back to the top of the fashion watch table. Watch this space for more news on new Diesel watches in the New Year.
Timex Expeditions Are Watches For All Seasons
IN THE age of discovery, explorers were saddled with sextants, compasses, thermometers and barometers to navigate their way into uncharted territory. These days things are a lot easier. Not only is our path mapped out for us by GPS, rather than the stars, but clever watchmakers have also crammed all the essential navigation tools into a few grams of plastic, metal and glass.
IN THE age of discovery, explorers were saddled with sextants, compasses, thermometers and barometers to navigate their way into uncharted territory. These days things are a lot easier.Not only is our path mapped out for us by GPS, rather than the stars, but clever watchmakers have also crammed all the essential navigation tools into a few grams of plastic, metal and glass. Perhaps if Scott of the Antarctic had had the benefit of a timepiece such as a Timex Expedition, he would have beaten the Norwegians to the South Pole.And, just think how many days Phileas Fogg could have shaved off his epic journey with the advantage of an altimeter - which measures altitude - temperature gauge and weather report on his wrist to plan ahead. There are scores of watches aimed at the adventurer on the market but perhaps non which can boast everything needed for a major expedition while still looking cool, except the Timex Expedition range. At the top of the range is the WS4 which retails at around £120 (US$195), although there are other more affordable Expedition options that should still get you through your adventure.
It's difficult to fault the WS4, although it will only be truly enjoyed by people with a sense of adventure or a passion for gadgetry. Despite being crammed with features the screen is uncluttered and easy to read with reasonably large digits. Perhaps more importantly, it costs less than half the price of some of the competition in the outdoor market.
It is also lightweight, 50 metre water resistant, features an Indiglo night-light and comes in six colour formats including a sleek black number and yellow with black trim.Some serious adventurers may see the relatively low price as an indicator that this is really a watch for city dwellers with a mere whimsical desire to be more adventurous. But anyone who questions the ability of the Timex Expedition to perform under the extremist of extreme conditions need look no further than the investigations of Conrad Anker. The American rock climber, mountaineer and author of Environmental Activist, has spent his climbing career in some of the toughest terrain on earth in Alaska, Antarctica and Patagonia.
He recently tested the WS4 on an attempt to climb a 6330-metre peak in the Himalayas and, although sceptics may argue that he could have been motivated by a fat cheque from Timex, his findings gave a fairly glowing report on the watch. At night he used the watch's Review Mode to check his party's accumulated altitude, scan the barometer and even check the exposure of the camp.The compass also allowed him to align his transmitter with an orbiting satellite, allowing him to use a satellite phone. Meanwhile, the barometer showed drops in pressure which indicated an impending storm and he and his colleagues were able to stay low to avoid the worst of it. In fact, Anker's only criticism of the watch was that the buttons weren't as heavy duty as they should have been for that environment. But Timex responded and his suggestions for improvement were incorporated into the final design.
It may be that you will never be in such dangerous situations as the likes of Anker, and perhaps a ramble through the countryside is as adventurous as you get. But anyone who enjoys their days in the great outdoors would be hard pressed to find a more useful watch at such value for money than the WS4. And, it certainly makes telling the time more fun.
Ironman – The Perfect Training Aid
According to Timex's advertising propaganda, athletes should not swim, bike, run, jump, climb, throw or kick without an attached Ironman watch.
But are real athletes as passionate about the range and do they rely as heavily on the watches as their American creators believe they should? Timex's Ironman sub-brand is reportedly used by the firm to attract younger consumers, according to marketing trade press in the US. But it has also become the mainstay of many a successful sports performer and helped guide them through their long, gruelling training programmes. Supported by its position as an official timing partner of major sporting events such as the New York Marathon, Ironman has been pushed as the perfect training aid to help achieve success. However, with a multitude of features which are used to gauge the condition of your body and areas for improvement, it hasn't taken much pushing by advertising executives to have the brand accepted in elite sporting circles.
Historically, Timex developed the first-ever watch which was aimed purely at the sports market and, with the Ironman, it has continued to hold its own in the increasingly competitive performance, health and fitness market.
Ironman is also one of only a handful of watches certified for use in space by NASA astronauts and is understood to be the biggest-selling range of sports watches on the planet.
So why are they universally accepted as the ideal tool to carry you through the often lonely, and arduous journey of a training programme? The answer probably lies in Timex's 'cover-all-bases' approach. Whether you are looking to shed a few pounds by starting to jog regularly, or you are finely-tuned sprinter training for the race of your life, there is a watch in the Ironman range to suite your needs. For example, the Ironman iControl watches are digital watches ideal for people who need stimulating to get them through a mundane session of pavement pounding. The watch transmits signals to your iPod to control your music with your heartbeat.
For more serious athletes, the popular Ironman Triathlon range includes watches which are built to be worn on the inside of the wrist for optimal viewing when running. Meanwhile, the newest Ironman models feature touch screen technology and up to 150-lap measurements alongside the target time pacer to ensure that your run goes to plan. If running is your way of maintaining a healthy heart, then the Ironman fitness measurement technology could help. Monitor your heart rate while going through the multi-workout function to kick-start your training regime with the Target Trainer.
Elite athletes can also use the wireless data exchanger to upload their workouts directly to their computer. The Ironman Fitness Tracker line, which was last year named as a Best Mother's Day gift by WebMD magazine, has proved popular among walkers and runners alike. The range helps you stay fit by tracking calories, pace, distance and steps, meaning training has never been easier to keep track of.
Be warned, however, an Ironman watch may give you every function you could possibly need to achieve your goals, but it is no replacement for the willpower needed to get out of bed and hit the streets.
Tissot the mens watch manufacturer Revitalises the V8 watch series
2010 has been a year of change at the Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot, finally Tissot watches have cemented their place as a big player in the sports watch market with the launch of the new T-Touch Expert, the next stage of evolution for the T-Touch watch series. As well as this, Tissot have also upgraded the original T-Touch series making the original T-Touch even more appealing as a sports watch.
However, one of the biggest changes in the Tissot design studios was the re-launch of the V8. The V8 is a watch that was first launched in the UK over 5 years ago, it was believed at the time that the bold size and design of the V8 would make this sports watch a firm favourite amongst Tissot and sports watch customers alike. Although the V8 style was received well by retailers, once the range hit the shelves, it didn’t capture the consumers imagination and subsequently the range was cancelled in the UK in 2009.
But this was not the end of things for the Tissot V8 and its re-launch was not as awe inspiring as Tissot would have expected with many retailers staying away from the range after earlier experiences with the original V8 range. However, this reaction soon changed as Tissot invested hugely into promoting the new and improved style and look of the V8. The new black and blue dial configurations of the model hit a cord with consumer wants and needs and soon the range sold out with those retailers who had stocked this new designer watch from Tissot. Tissot had suddenly revitalised a watch that had, for all intense purposes, been on its way out of the range as a failed attempt at a men’s fashion watch. The clever use of colour and expansion of the collection to offer more than just three watches has been an overriding success. The only problem Tissot now face with this new designer watch, is keeping up with demand.
There is one particular V8 sports watches which has surpassed all of Tissot’s expectations and this is the T0394171105700. It has now become one of the most sought after Tissot watches of all time. Tissot have struggled to keep up with the peoples demand for the T0394171105700 which has thus only increased the peoples want for this particular model.
This Christmas Tissot are predicting that the V8 will become the watch to wear and the watch to give as a present to a loved one. However, due to problems with supplying for increased demand, it is hard to see how those who has wished for a V8 watch for Christmas will manage to get their hands on one.
Nomination’s Star Set to Rise in 2010
The difference between a fashion fad and a fashion phenomenon is its endurance. Just as stars of stage and screen can rise or fall in an instant, so too trends can die faster than they were thrown from the catwalk on to the high street.
Glassless glasses of the 1960s, heat-reactive T-shirts of the early-nineties and baggy trousers made famous by rapper MC Hammer, were all minor blips on fashion's timeline. But some fashion accessories, which are steeped in history and conform to the basic desire of man to be an individual, stand the test of time.And so it is with Nomination charm bracelets.
The next 12 months, just like every year of the last two decades, looks set to see demand for the Italian-born composable bracelets continue to grow.In fact, after several years of slowly but surely becoming the fashionista's best friend, 2010 could be the year that the rapidly-spreading trend becomes a global sensation.
The celebrity set which endorses the product has expanded to bursting point while the surge in sales of the prestige item has been massive across the board.
Footballers, singers, rappers and movie stars are all fans of the bracelets, which can be customized with attachable charms, and the public appetite for them has never been greater.
But perhaps its best assets - for retailers and consumers alike - are its price point and its flexibility. You can start to build your own Nomination charm bracelet, which is usually made up of around 18 links, for as little as £20 (US$33). Individual charms which slot into the blank links can be as extravagantly expensive or modestly affordable as you desire.
Meanwhile, the interchangeable nature of the charms means wearers can effectively build several different sets to suite their mood, changing interests or maybe even their relationship status - hearts and letters spelling 'I love you' can be quickly swapped for skulls, cross bones and spiders' webs to quell the advances of an unwanted admirer.
The sexless nature of Nominations also makes them a jeweller's dream. Alongside the likes of Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Christina Aguilera, Nominations are also popular with male role models such as English Premier League footballers, who have been known to display their national flag around their wrists.
Nomination charms are made from 18 karat gold on a stainless steel panel cover a wide spectrum of themes including animals, flowers, religions, zodiac signs and birthstones. It remains to be seen whether their star will continue to rise in 2010 but initial signs would strongly suggest that it will. In recent years the web has become a reliable gauge to tell whether a trend is in the ascendancy or on its way out.
Judging from the hundreds of people who have joined the Facebook groups dedicated to the brand, the viewing figures from the many of video guides related to building a bracelet and the level of interest in Twitter, the Nomination success story is far from over.
