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My First Grail Watch: Michele Sofisti Of Gucci Watches, Girard-Perregaux, And JEANRICHARD
Welcome back to the original watches-dealer feature, "My First Grail Watch." In this series, we ask prominent people in the watch industry about the first timepiece that they lusted after. Today, we're speaking with Michele Sofisti, who has been in the watch industry since the mid-90s, and has be at the helm of a number of luxury watch brands which as of today includes running Gucci Watches, Girard-Perregaux, and JEANRICHARD. Yes, that is a lot. With his grail watch, I think many will find it refreshing that it was a timepiece that many aspire to, or perhaps even have already acquired - and certainly a common one in the grail watch series. What I think is most unique here is that Mr. Sofisti eventually ended up working as CEO of the brand who made his first grail - nice bit of synchronicity there!watches-dealer (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Michele Sofisti (MS): I'm CEO of Sowind Group, as well as CEO of Gucci watches and jewellery. I entered

New Flavors of Citizen Campanola Eco-Drive Watches For Basel World 2008
I call any watch a "new flavor" when the look and feel change a bit, but overall the watch is the same, being part of a series. This is a watch maker's way of sprucing up a line a bit, or adding a few more color schemes. Don't let this practice fool you into thinking it is a lazy attempt at a new watch. Watch companies would be unwise not to allow a watch to fully realize its potential. A slight change of design can drastically change a watch's character, and move it into your favored versus dismissed pile.For 2008, Citizen is releasing a handful of interesting offerings at Basel World. None the least of which are two Eco-Drive based Citizen Campanola watches. The Eco-Drive based Campanola watches represent a small segment of the entire Campanola line, and of course different movements. The challenge has been in allowing for the watch dial surface to be penetrated by light, yet still maintain an attractive look, befitting the Campanola moniker. Eco-Drive movements are light powered (al

Brad Pitt Rocks a Panerai Radomir Black Seal
GQ recently called black on black watches a hot trend. What do you think? Here to stay?It must be hot right now if Pitt is a believer. He was seen wearing a Panerai Radomir Black Seal over the weekend. Full Blog Here.

Celebrate Halloween with Debaufre
Celebrate Halloween with DebaufreHalloween is the time to celebrate with friends and family in costumes and designs. At Debaufre, we figure that if you are going to dress up, you should have the best there is.To help you celebrate this Halloween and the rest of the holiday season we are offering a substantial discount on the Triton 2000 as well as our entire Csar collection!For a limited time, we will be selling the Triton 2000 for $725 as compared to the normal price of $850 and the entire Csar line is available for only $475!We want to make sure you have the best holiday season possible, so from Debaufre, thank you for making us part of your lives and happy holidays!

"Tropical" Strap Durability?
Hello everyone here on TRF! I had an unusual conversation with my Patek Dealer the other day and wanted to get you thoughts on the conversation. The sales person behind the counter noticed the Aquanaut 5164 on my wrist and politely complimented me on the choice. I thanked her and we began a conversation about how popular that particular model has become.....and how difficult it is for dealers to obtain.Anyway, as I was singing the praises of the piece and it's durability, the Salesperson suggested that I still not forget to replace the strap every year or two as you would with a leather strap. Being a synthetic material I didn't feel this was necessary, but she adamantly reaffirmed that even though it's not a natural hide material, sweat, water and other items will limit its useful life to at most 2 years with normal daily wear.Personally, I find this very hard to believe! I can't imagine the Patek Tropical strap not lasting at least a decade....if not even longer. Am I wrong wit