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My First Grail Watch: Xavier Nolot of Audemars Piguet

Welcome back to an original aBlogtoWatch 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 Xavier Nolot, the CEO Audemars Piguet North America. For his First Grail, he went back to very beginning, calling out a lowly LCD-equipped watch as his first.aBlogtoWatch (ABTW): Who are you, and what is your relationship to the watch industry?Xavier Nolot (XN): I m the CEO for Audemars Piguet for the Americas. I joined the industry and Audemars Piguet 11 years ago, after a

Do Mechanical Watches Need To Be Wound Regularly To Prevent Damage? - Ask Watch Experts Questions About Watches

Empiricus T. from Singapore asks:I’m from the small island state of Singapore where we have quite a small but active group of watch lover. I am a budding collector myself and I want to ask if automatic watches will be damaged if I do not wear it regularly nor do I place it on a watch winder? I read that if automatic watches do not move over a certain period of time, the lubricating oil and synthetic rubies in it will wear down. True? If this is the case, then many retailers might be handing over ‘damaged’ watches to us since many leave their watches in the shelf without muc

Red8 Watch Review

While the Asians are taking steam away from the Europeans when it comes to manufacturing watches, the power houses of design and style remains in the West. True style innovation and experimentation on the most unique levels perseveres in the talents of those people who first made the watch industry what it is today. Still, it is impossible to view the modern watch making world without seeing the East, and those who physically make most of the watches, or at least parts of the watches that we buy.A new watch from a new company called Red8 celebrates this concept. The idea comes from a

Watch Maker LUM-TEC Uses Crowd-Sourcing For New Watch Design

It is a smart move, especially with LUM-TEC's current business model - using its fans to design their next big seller. LUM-TEC is a newer US based watch maker with some impressive technology, and a serious dedication to their fans. The brand has always closely consulted with their customers of features, design, and distribution. The best way to connect has been online, so logically they sell online as well. Personally, I am a fan of LUM-TEC watches having reviewed their M3 watch here.A new project for LUM-TEC is using their fans to actually design a new watch line that will be release