Happy Halloween!

Corum 082-961-47-F379-PN25 Admiral's Cup Blue Mother-of-Pearl Dial Rubber Women's Automatic Watch

What is the most frightening thing about Halloween this year? It is THE WATCHERY's low low prices.
As ghosts and ghouls thunder around, you best purchase your watch. The best choice at this time of year is ,without a doubt, Corum. Corum is known for making creepy watches - check out a hand picked selection mentioned in my Halloween tale. Yet Corum does not only keep to the dark side. Corum crafts watches of an ethereal nature too, such as the one above. This Admiral Cup Beauty is a reflection of a blue peaceful sky, and since it is Halloween and I can extend my imagination just a tad, I would say the glittering diamond encrusted star is a sprite hovering above the dial.

The 164 diamonds ,totaling 1.2 carrots, lend an exquisite, fresh look to the watch. I love the fact that although it is a ladies watch, it is not quartz. The movement is a self winding (automatic) movement, which, to me, is important. The timepiece requires no batteries to power its movement, rather it pulls energy from the gentle motion of the wearers hand. The hour hand points to a 30 minute and 60 minute mark instead of a 12 and 6. This adds an interesting touch to the dial.
The nautical flags are evident on the inner rim of the bezel, a signature mark on all Corum's admiral cup watches. This collection is currently more popular than its namesake - the admiral cup an international yachting regatta- which last raced in 2003, and has been put off indefinitely.

Check out our collection of Corum's Admiral Cup Competition 40 ladies luxury watches, including "the deal of the day" .

Investing In Luxury Watches.

Blancpain 2188F-3618-53 Leman Ivory Dial Leather Alligator Men's Automatic Troubillon Chronograph Flyback Watch

Collectible Luxury Watches from highly reputable watch manufacturers like Blancpain, Vacheron Constantin and Pateck Phillipe, are being regarded by collectors as a worthy investment. Due to the recession, the luxury watch market has been effected significantly. Swiss Luxury Watch Exports fell by 25% since February, especially for high end watches crafted from gold and platinum. Many companies have had to downsize their production. However, collectible watches play by a whole different set of rules, and this the collectible luxury watch market have more or less remained unchanged. New investors rethink their investment strategy's, after being hurt by the stock market, rushed to invest in a collectible luxury watches. Auction houses such as Antiquorium, Sothebys and Christies brought in 90 million francs with the auctioning off of luxury collectible timepieces.

The return on your investment, when it comes to collectible luxury watches, is by no means immediate ,like many solid investments one has to be in it for the long term. A collectible luxury watch, especially limited edition, increases in value as time goes on.
Many watch companies such as Vacheron Constantin, Corum, Audemars Piuget, Tag Heuer create collectibles by producing limited edition watches; linking watches to famous movie or sport stars; sponsoring companies, movies or sporting events; becoming official timekeepers.


If you are interested in purchasing a "collectible" timepiece there are a few things to keep in mind:

• Make sure you purchase your timepiece from a reputable seller. Private sales need to be thoroughly researched including any papers regarding the timepiece.
• Authenticity must be established.
• Research the watches and watch companies. To become a collector requires some knowledge of watch companies and the watch industry.
• Antique masterpieces; especially those with multiple complications such as tourbillons, sonneries, minute repeaters, moon phases and perpetual calenders can up the value of the timepiece significantly.
• Watches belonging to historical people are also of great value, even in less than perfect condition.

Finally, investing in a collectible luxury watch provides one with the knowledge that they possess a slice of history, the mark of perfection and an instrument that tracks time, but is unaffected by it.

To read more regarding this topic check out this enlightening article from CNBC