 A woman has spoken of her joy at seeing a luxury Swiss watch returned to working order.A woman has spoken of her joy at seeing her “dream” Swiss watch brought back to life. Suzanne Tanner told the Ottumwa Courier that while living in Switzerland she decided to invest in an expensive luxury Swiss watch. But after a few years it stopped working – with watch experts suggesting it was irreparable. Ms Tanner was forced to give up on her pride and joy, locking it in a cupboard and banishing it from her mind, the newspaper reported. But this Christmas her husband took the Swiss watch to a local repairer who was able to fix the timepiece, returning it to its former glory. “There was my most beautiful Swiss watch. I held it in my hands and had no words on my lips but just cried and cried,” Ms Tanner said. In November, blogger Mark Schweizer wrote for Marques that making a watch in Switzerland immediately adds 20 per cent to its value, such is the reputation of the country’s watch industry. |
“Dream” Swiss watch is brought back to life
Victorinox Swiss Army: “125 Years – Your Companion for Life
It seems as though we have been celebrating a number of anniversaries recently – so why not news of another before this year ends.
125 years ago the founder of Victorinox Swiss Army, Karl Elsener, opened a cutlery workshop where he developed the Original Swiss Army Knife. Today, the Elsener family are still the directors of the company, the third and fourth generations are now at the helm.
The same spirit of innovation that went into the production of that first iconic pocket knife has been applied to Victorinox Swiss Army’s other products ever since, including, of course, their timepieces, household and professional knives, travel gear and ladies’ and men’s fashion.
2009 is also the 20th anniversary of the first Victorinox Swiss Army watches. So it is not surprising that to mark these anniversaries the company have produced the Travel Alarm 1884 Limited Edition which has been limited to 1,884 pieces worldwide.
The technical teams of both the knife and watch divisions have joined forces and applied the principle of the retractable blade to the design of this stylish and one-of-a-kind travel alarm. The resulting timepiece features the same spring effect and ‘click’ sound as the Original Swiss Army Knife, the same red side-panels, and it even includes the typical toothpick and tweezers found in the Victorinox Swiss Army pocket knives.
Award winning actress wears Frederique Constant watch
An actress who has been made the ambassador of a film festival has been seen wearing a Frederique Constant Love Heart Beat watch.An award-winning film star has been wearing a model from Frederique Constant.
Shu-Qi was named Best Actress at the Golden Horse event in 2005 for her performance in Three Times, as well as taking home a number of other international gongs over the years.
Now the movie star, who grew up in Sindian, Taipei County, has been made an honorary ambassador of the Taipei Golden Horse Awards.
This year’s ceremony will be held on November 28th – and at a press conference earlier this year, Shu-Qi was seen wearing a Frederique Constant Love Heart Beat watch.
Speaking about the upcoming awards in Taipei, the actress said: “It’s great to be home.”
The Heart Beat collection by Frederique Constant features 357 diamonds set in the dial, numbers and case.
It was under development by the Swiss watch manufacturer for two and a half years.
Born in 1976 in Taipei, Taiwan, Shu-Qi has starred in a number of films including the Transporter. Her next film is due out in 2010 and is called The Assassin. 