World Watch Report 2009 Reveals Online Trends
Digital marketing specialist IC-Agency has released the 5th World Watch Report market study. Its conclusions are based on a sample of more than 300 million global online searches relating to 25 watch brands in 7 export markets: China, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany. The study found that the 3 most-searched watch models are the Omega Seamaster and Speedmaster, and the Rolex Daytona, in that order. In terms of global demand distribution for luxury watches, Europe leads the way with a 44.2% market share. Within Europe, the UK is tops (14.6%), followed by Germany (12.1%), Italy (9.6%) and France (7.7%). The USA remains the most important single market at 42.8%. Asia is still weak, with 13.2% market share, but China (7.4%) overtakes Japan (5.8%). This is important because China’s level of Internet usage is only 22%, compared with 74% in Japan. The Chinese are mainly interested in brands (77%), and are less interested in models (less than 10%, c

HourTime Show Podcast Episode 36
We talk about my trip to Audemars Piguet, being on a boat!, the Hublot King Power F1 Monza, and the long (long) awaited released of the Harry Winston Opus 3 watch.Listen to the HourTime Show watch podcast episode 36 here.

Review of the Ball Engineer Master II Diver From WatchReport.com
I came across Ball watches when I was looking for something distinctive and unique; something that combines the tradition of a good automatic movement with modern functionality; something that stands out without being ostentatious. The result was the Ball Engineer Master II Diver you see here.

Something Special
Received this special gift the other day Make a guess what it is?

Royal Oak Paella
I cooked a delicious paella in honor of the Catalunyan Grand Prix today. Pastor Maldonado the winner!!! Wow! ImageUploadedByTapatalk1336959132.750985.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1336959167.382656.jpgImageUploadedByTapatalk1336959191.866725.jpgSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk. Watches are the new currency!