Vacheron Constantin's New Platinum Timepieces Honor Clive Davis, Multi-Platinum Record Producer

The President of Vacheron Constantin North America, Julien Tornare, was the one to welcome another celebrity Kate Bosworth. DJ Cassidy was the one to entertain the crow by spinning some of the biggest hits sand by Clive's artists. Throughout the whole evening the event's attendants were able to admire the new platinum watches from Vacheron Constantin. The brand also presented its collection of historical platinum timepieces that date back to the 19th century and which were brought from the Vacheron Constantin Museum in Geneva, Switzerland. Models dressed in custom-made platinum walked through the crowd with the brand's timepieces from the current collection, giving guests the possibility to admire and touch the handcraftsmanship of each watch.Jennifer Hudson, the Academy Award Winner, who is also one of "10 Most Fascinating People of 2007" of Barbara Walters, performed for the elite of the Big Apple.Undoubtedly the oldest watch*** company that continues operating on the market today, Vacheron Constantin, introduced its new 2 watch models made of Platinum from the brand's collection entitled Platinum Excellence Collection. The new timepieces were presented at the XChange in New York City, an event meant to commemorate Clive Davis for his important contribution in the music industry as a Record Producer and Executive who achieved Multi-Platinum sales.His career started at CBS; then he founded Arista Records and today Mr. Davis continues working as the Chairman and CEO of BMG. Jennifer Hudson was introduced to the public as Clive Davis' new prot?g?. Jennifer sang four songs, several of which were from her new album.

SINN 6030 Frankfurt Chronograph

The Sinn 6030 modular chronograph movement is accurately refined with C?tes de Gen?ve, perlage, as well as blued screws.The timepiece includes a case made of polished stainless steel, a deep matte black dial featuring silver markers that are plated in rhodium, as well as white luminous hands and both sides of the watch are covered with antireflective sapphire crystal. The watch is available in two types, one having a bracelet made of polished stainless steel and the other one having a black leather strap.The timepiece is water resistant of up to 100 meters. The ETA 2094 represents a small modular construction chronograph movement with 10.5 ligne and 33 jewel. It is self-winding and has a 40-hour power reserve. It is worth mentioning that the timepiece was developed exclusively for ladies. ETA 2094 has the following measures: 23.30mm x 5.50mm.The German watch*** company, Sinn, with headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, has developed a chronograph that is mechanically wound. The case of the watch is quite small, having 34.5mm size. It is made by the same standards as the famous series entitled 6000 Frankfurt Finance.The watch, dubbed Sinn 6030, includes an internationally rotating bezel, which can be used to set the indication of a second time zone. This is available through a crown found at 10. The heart of the timepiece is the ETA 2094 movement, which is the smallest chronograph movement, currently in the process of production, that is wound automatically.

Internet - a Great Motivator for Buying Luxury Products, Study Shows

In addition the study performed by Unity Marketing revealed that over 3 months about 40% of people who buy luxury have visited social-networking sites, including Facebook, YouTube and MySpace."Young affluents, those 40 years and under, were the most active social networkers, but even one-third of the over-40-year-old consumers reported visiting a social-networking site," in a statement outlined Pam Danziger, Unity Marketing President.Due to the difficulties related to returns and exchanges, about 35% of luxury consumers seem to be discouraged from addressing to the Internet, the study revealed. Besides, 21% of this target segment doubt about *** big-ticket purchases, such as jewelry, online."The research also shows that [consumers] will visit a retailer's Web site to 'browse' before they head out to the store. The lesson is that luxury marketers and retailers that offer their customers a Web site get a significant return on investment in terms of more spending," mentioned Danziger.Buying things on the Internet had a strong influence on the market and today the Internet has a powerful effect on consumers willing to acquire luxury goods.The Luxury Consumer Tracking Study, which analyzes the usage of the luxury consumers on the Internet, taking into consideration the average age of 43.6 as well as the average income of $150,000 has shown that 46% of people why purchase jewelry, watches, accessories and cosmetics surfed the Internet in support of their current purchases.The study also showed that consumers who surf through the Internet to find out more about home luxury products spent 11% more on their homes. Instead, people who use the Internet in search for personal luxuries spent 12.5% more on such goods as jewelry, watches, fashion and cosmetics.

Historical Record Breaking Results from Antiquorum USA

Among other great purchases, the creation of Gerald Genta can be outlined. The company sold its "Grande Complication" for $ 350,000. Breguet was also among the brands to obtain its piece of pie worth $ 445,200 for its Breguet "250th Anniversary" Ref. 3857PT. In addition, FP Journe got $ 82,600 for its "Tourbillon Souverain a Remontoir d' Egalite avec Seconde Morte".In the end both Omega and Audemars Piguet obtained great results. The former fetched $ 38,940 for its Omega "Chronograph", while the latter got $ 23,010 for its Audemars Piguet White Gold Skeletonized wristwatch."Today's results once again attest to the strength of the US collectors' market and demonstrate just how far it has come in the past few years" mentioned Evan Zimmermann, COO and Managing Director Antiquorum USA.In addition, other models from the famous Swiss watch manufacturer were sold as well, including a white gold Ref. 5016 that was acquired for $540,400, the Patek Philippe Ref 5350, bought for $ 82,600, the Patek Philippe "Skeleton", Ref. 3883 sold for $ 33,040, an extra-large Patek Philippe silver keyless pocket watch acquired for $47,200 and a Patek Philipped watch made of white, pink, and yellow gold bought for $ 12,980. Lot 366, which was a set of 4 Patek Philippe Calatrava wristwatches, having cloisonn? enamel dials, was purchased for $ 254,800.