MARINER® DIVER by Concord
Jul 03, 2006
Stainless steel watch (41 mm) with dodecagonal bezel with graduated index and Arabic numerals. Equipped with a Swiss quartz movement, date aperture at 3 o’clock, non-scratch and anti-reflective sapphire crystal, stainless steel bracelet, water-resistant to 200 metres. Source: Europa Star April-May 2006 Magazine Issue www.concord.ch

Sklar is New President of Maurice Lacroix USA
Jan 01, 2004
Stuart Sklar is the new president of Maurice Lacroix USA, Encino, Calif., the U.S. subsidiary and distributor of the upscale Swiss watch brand. He replaces Robert Siragusa, who introduced the brand here in 1994 and left the operation in August. Sklar has held key sales and management positions in the watch industry for 15 years, including posts with the....

Westchester Dealer Pleads Guilty
Jun 01, 2006
Westchester, N.Y., diamond dealer Reuven Isakov, the man behind Concord Diamonds and Jewelry in White Plains, N.Y., has pled guilty to grand larceny in the second degree and to a scheme to defraud in the first degree, both felonies, for stealing approximately $1.4 million in diamonds. According to a news release from the Westchester district....

Watch Watch
Dec 01, 1997
The Movado Group is going into the market to raise about $28 million. It plans, among other things, to use the cash to launch a line of retail boutiques and expand its product lines into women's and men's jewelry, pens, desk accessories and a variety of tabletop items. The first boutique should open in the New York metropolitan area next spring. Movado also....

Swiss Watch by JCK Adds Advisory Board
Feb 01, 2006
Organizers of the fourth annual Swiss Watch by JCK 2006 luxury trade fair announced in late 2005 that its slots for vendors is sold out. The appointment-only event takes place June 3–7 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Participating brands include Baume & Mercier, Bulgari, Corum, Concord, Christian Dior, Ebel, Dunhill, Girard Perregaux, Hermes,....

I W Marks Opens Second Location
Jan 01, 2005
I W Marks, Houston's largest independent jeweler, has opened a second store at 2623 Town Center Blvd. in Sugar Land. The store will showcase such premiere jewelry lines as Lazare Diamonds, Jeff Cooper Platinum, Artcarved and Diana wedding bands, and Charriol. There will be an extensive selection of fine Swiss watches from Rolex, Baume & Mercier, Raymond....

WatchWorld
Dec 01, 1999
Two leading Swiss luxury watchmakers—Patek Phillippe and Concord—are rethinking their marketing. The moves are part of a growing trend among watch companies to reposition their brands by appealing to consumers’ hearts rather than just their heads (Watch World, JCK, November 1999, p. 80). Patek Philippe, best known for its classic....

Swiss Watch by JCK 2006 is sold out
Nov 18, 2005
The fourth annual Swiss Watch by JCK event, to be held June 3 to June 7, 2006, at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, is sold out of exhibit space. Luxury watch brands exhibiting at the show include: Baume & Mercier, Bulgari, Corum, Concord, Christian Dior, Ebel, Dunhill, Girard Perregaux, Hermes, IWC, Mont Blanc, Omega, Porsche Design,....

Three Named to Board of Governors
Oct 01, 2001
The Jewelers Education Foundation of the American Gem Society (AGS) has elected three new members to its board of governors: Christopher Bramlett of Christopher's Jewelers in Concord, N.C.; Paul Cohen of Continental Jewelers in Wilmington, Del.; and David Nygaard of David Nygaard Fine Jewelers in Virginia Beach, Va. The JEF—a charitable educational....

Home Entertainment: House Band
Aug 01, 2003
The atmosphere is easy, relaxed. A woman’s laugh intermingles with the strains of a lilting, lazy guitar solo and floats over the crowd. The barkeep pauses, nodding appreciatively at the stage before pouring another round. It is a scene that plays every night at clubs throughout the world. However, this particular venue is among the world’s most....