WISdom Jan12*WISdom
Rumour, Conjecture, Hearsay and Speculation from the far corners of the World WIS* Web
* Watch Idiot Savant - noun : a person who takes his 2000 ft waterproof Rolex SD off from the wrist. and puts it into the deepest pocket, and three plastic bags before walking into a rain storm without any rain gear on.
Facebook
The ‘Fastest Growing Watch Page on Facebook’ behemoth motors on. We have a massive 1,136 Fans with 20 Discussions going on and 27 of you have ‘Checked In’ – we hope you’re popping in to say hello and introduce yourselves! Please spread the word and feel free to recommend us to your Friends. Recent watches discussed include Cartier 18ct Gold Ladies Roadster, Cartier 18ct Gold Privee Collection Tortue and Cartier Roadster Black Chrono.
A Bomb
Best App on iTunes for setting watches against is apparently Emerald Time. The iPhone's clock is pretty accurate. But they think several WHOLE SECONDS of error is too much! Emerald Time will show you the right time, usually to within 100 milliseconds of the coordinated standard atomic clocks, using Network Time Protocol. Oh, and it’s free. Use it to set your Calibre de Cartier, Cartier Santos 100 Large, Cartier Tank Francaise, Cartier Santos-Dumont and Cartier Pasha Extra Large.
Jobsworths
Six Professions that tend to produce Watch Lovers (and the most likely watches to be worn) are :
Lawyer (Rolex, Roger Dubuis, Piaget, Breguet, A. Lange & Sohne, Franck Muller)
Banker (Rolex, Franck Muller, Chopard, Panerai, Girard Perregaux, Mont Blanc)
IT (Tag Heuer, Omega, Breitling, Fortis, Sinn, Ball, IWC)
Photographer (Breitling, Cartier)
Chef (Casio, Seiko)
Pilot (Breitling, Rolex, Glycine, Sinn, IWC, Citizen)
Best of British
Did you know that while now based in Geneva, Switzerland and considered a Swiss watch manufacturer, Rolex watches was actually founded in England? Indeed, in 1905 Hans Wilsdorf and his brother in law started the company that would become Rolex. However, in 1919 the pair moved the business to Geneva where it remains headquartered to this day.
Less is More
Cartier, whose customers have included the tsar of Russia and actress Elizabeth Taylor, says it's pulling ahead of luxury rivals with watches that match the tenor of the times for less ostentatious displays of wealth. Cartier is gaining "a lot" of market share, in part because the economic slowdown is steering consumers toward more discreet timepieces such as the brand's best-selling Ballon Bleu collection, Chief Executive Officer Bernard Fornas said in an interview in Geneva. He declined to estimate how much share the Paris-based unit of Cie. Financiere Richemont SA may capture. "Bigger watches are losing a bit of ground today," he said. "When you are in crisis periods you show off less and you have shapes that are more discreet and more ergonomic. The feel- guilty factor is very important."
