Michele Sofisti Appointed CEO of Sowind Group
PPR announced in Paris today the appointment of Michele Sofisti as CEO of Sowind Group, effective immediately. He will be seconded by Stefano Macaluso, Managing Director for Girard-Perregaux, and Massimo Macaluso, Managing Director for JeanRichard and the Manufacture, who remain in their current positions. Sofisti will also continue to serve as Chief Executive Officer Gucci Group Watches and Jewellery, and Member of the Board of Directors of Gucci Timepieces Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Japan. An expert of the haute horlogerie industry, Michele Sofisti joined Gucci Group Watches as Strategic Advisor in 2009. He was promoted to CEO in 2010 after helping to successfully reposition Gucci's product offering within the watchmaking marketmenting on this announcement, Fran?ois-Henri Pinault, CEO of PPR and President of Sowind Group, said: “I am pleased to welcome Michele Sofisti to this new role. Michele has strong management expertise within the high-end watchmaking segment. I am confi

Casio G-Shock GDX6900MNM-1 Eminem Limited Edition Watch
Casio G-Shock's 30th anniversary is a great opportunity for the brand to celebrate and to create some international buzz while they are at it. They clearly want to make this interesting and memorable for as wide of an audience as possible and this new limited edition plays an important role in that. Announced just recently at G-Shock's 'Shock The World' event in New York, this new piece is dedicated to Eminem (who performed at the event) and is officially called the GDX6900MNM-1. It is now part of the 'newly-revamped' XL-6900 family - an almost 10% bigger, enhanced version of the very popular 6900 series.This particular model?will be available?in matte black with a black dial and a black reverse LCD. Certainly a style matching the generally serious and dark mood of Eminem lyrics. But what is behind this co-operation? Well, first of all, 'Slim Shady' has been wearing G-Shocks for a long time as many enthusiasts of the brand - or fans of the artist - may remember. That is a powerful conn

Introducing: The Longines Railroad
The Longines Heritage collection is a veritable treasure trove of wonderful (and, usually, eminently affordable) watches based on Longine's historical production, and for 2016 the family has a new member. Say hello to the Longines Railroad, a watch based on "railroad grade" watches made for the rail service in the 1960s. 1 OF 4 Above, you can see the original Longines railroad pocket watch from the 1960s. The number 280 on the dial refers to the Longines hand-wound caliber 280, an in-house, high grade movement suitable for the demands of usage in the rail service. The term "railroad grade" refers to watches approved for use by train crews and while most of us are used to seeing the term applied to rail service watches pocket watches from brands like Elgin, Waltham, Howard, and yes, Longines (which made railroad service watches including the USA, Canada, and China among others) in fact wristwatches could be approved by time inspection bureaus as well. According to an inter

I did it
A while back I posted about my next purchase.....Well 2 weeks after my post the chance arrived.A 2908.50.82 Planet Ocean has been obtained. I originally set out for the steel bracelet, but my lovelywife convinced me that a black rubber w/ orange stitchband was it. SHE WAS RIGHT !!!! I fell in live with it.AND she bought it for me !!!! DOUBLE SCORE !!!!I would love to share the pics, but don't know how!Please help, I think the jpeg's are too big

Watch Expo
Hi- does anyone have experience dealing with Watch Expo? I am thinking of buying a Patek from them and can't seem to find feedback in the Buyers/Sellers section.Thanks in advance!