Founded in 1853 and makers of the first mass-produced pocket watch, Tissot are still based at their Le Locle home in Switzerland.  I wonder what Charles-Felicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile, who established the factory in the Swiss city would think of their now impressive 150 country coverage?

From its inception the company has been dedicated to taking its innovations of designer watches to foreign destinations for the rich and famous. In 1858, Charles-Emile ventured to Russia and successfully sold Tissot savonnette pocket watches across the huge empire. Tissot now have worldwide recognition and continue to play a leading role in watch making innovation.

In recent times, much of Tissot's notable success has come following a 1985 merger with The Swatch Group, the largest watch producer and distributor worldwide since 1983. Positively, it has made for some of the most leading innovation within the industry and the development of high-tech products, special materials and advanced functionality. Interestingly, it has also allowed for a broader, more versatile range of high-quality designer watches at very attractive prices in comparison with any other Swiss brand.

From a pioneering spirit surrounding the small Jura town of Le Locle came revolutionary touch-screen technology and firsts in designer watches including ones shaped from pearl, rock and wood. One of the brands recent masterpieces is the ‘T-Touch' and new versatile designs also feature thermometers, barometers, compasses and altimeters, which help distinguish them as suitable for all manner of activities.

In 2008 Tissot launched the T-Touch range that revolutionised the array of features and functions available of designer watches built with the quality you expect from a Swiss watch maker. These included functions like 100 meter water resistance and a back light.

In 2009 they added the T-Touch Expert Range which included the Sea-Touch and the T-Touch Expert Pilot. These watches included thermometers, barometers, compasses & touch titanium shock technology in elegant and beautifully crafted wrist watches.

The Tissot PRC200 is planned for launch in 2010. It is a timeless classic designer watch with a screw down back and crown and 200m water resistance. It also features dual date functionality, touch screen technology and will be available from both men and women.

Look out for these classic Tissot Watches as they are sure to make news in both the fashion and Watches industry. Famous people who have worn Tissot watches include Elvis Presley, Grace Kelly, the Dali Lama, Paul Newman & Victor Mature.

Designer Watches

Horology forums will periodically occasion a thread (and not always generated by a newcomer to the hobby, either) asking what, exactly, makes for designer watches. Is it just the famous label on the watch face? Do designer watches simply come down to brand names? Or should there be more involved – and what?

Thus even seasoned watch collectors wonder amongst themselves every now and then. What if a watch were to include a camera, music player, radio, and cell phone as well? Would it even be a watch at all, though it is worn on the wrist? It is interesting to note that while such watches do exist for sale (and are, indeed, marketed as watches, first and foremost), no famous designer has yet graced such timepieces with their brand name. This fact suggests that so-called designer watches are still, as popular prejudice among horologists would predict, about looks first and foremost, even if not exclusively so. Indeed, there are many much more quirky designs which bear no famous designer label, such as those from manufacturer TokyoFlash, like their Nekura Scramble or their Twelve 5-9. Designer watches tend to look fairly similar, unfortunately. And it makes sense, after all: they are trying to capture as much market share as possible, appealing to all by selling the aura of exclusivity.

Horologists – watch fanatics and collectors – love a watch for its inner mechanism as much as, if not actually more than, for its outer appearance. Watches, for such people, do more than just tell time – they bring intellectual enjoyment of the sort pleasing any connoisseur, except in the case of a timepiece it is necessarily more cerebral. The emotional aspects of owning a particular brand or model of watch is secondary, whereas, for the vast majority of non-horologists that likely make up most of the designer watches market, intellectual considerations are what rank second (a distant second, it might even be sniffed). Indeed, it is of some consternation to some collectors and hobbyists that the world is awash in perfunctory timepieces bearing the cachet of “designer watches.” Yet many other watch fanatics defend this class of watches as being watches all the same, sometimes rivaling, if never actually equaling, the more revered and less famous makes. And where does that leave most of us who do not have thousands – and tens of thousands – to spend on a single watch?

Of course, finances determine everything, and a five hundred dollar Burberry Heritage is just as useful for everyday needs as is a nearly four thousand dollar Breitling Aeromarine Avenger Seawolf Chronograph – not to mention a twenty dollar Timex!

What, exactly, are designer watches?

Are they even real watches, worthy of your collection?

This is not merely an academic question for those who care about watches and all the careful engineering and craftsmanship that go into "real" timepieces. Sure enough, so-called designer watches tell time - and that's the purpose of a watch, after all. But real timepieces - as an horologist might put it - do much more than that.

Horologists are watch collectors and fanatics. For them, a watch is more than a useful tool. For horologists, watches are intellectual achievements to be prized, carefully considered as connoisseurs do their cigars or fine wines. A true watch represents imaginative majesty, translated into the grammar of springs and gears. True timepieces are bold statements, pronouncing not just the time and date but, ultimately, the refined character of the wearer.

Designer watches also make statements, of course. But what they say is typically superfluous, where real watches are concerned. They say nothing more than that they have been, ostensibly, designed by some famous designer. And what of the design? That can only be left as a matter involving subjective tastes. So what is there to consider? One either likes a certain design or look or one does not. There is simply no arguing over tastes. Tastes are subject to everything from transitory moods (which in turn may be caused by nothing more than a sudden rush of hormones) to cultural traditions (curiously, no pink-colored wrist bands have yet appeared to match all the pink shirts that are currently in vogue, even in the world of formal fashions).

A true watch, however, will admit of more conversation than that. Mechanical intricacies cannot be endlessly debated, because mechanical principles base their validity on only one concern: efficiency. It is better simply if it works better. But ironically, this does not prevent debate among horologists over the merits of different movements between different watches or brands. Whereas a designer watch is almost only about aesthetics, true watches inevitably solicit admiration for their engineering - as well as, as important asides, their looks. For such watches, being true timepieces, typically start at almost two thousand dollars and can fetch upwards of thirty or forty thousand - without much, if any, precious metals or gems! - and can never look bad at all. Most such watches are actually made for professional aviators or divers; hence the attention to detail and the obsession with specifications. Designer watches, on the other hand, simply need to sell, and to as many as possible. One is about meeting professional requirements, the other simply a business opportunity.

Do you love designer watch? I have never met anyone yet that would turn their back on the coolest watch of today. No matter whom you are and what you do there is always good reasons why it is a must have for fashionable individual like you.

Everyone deserves good things in life, so why not you right? Why should they enjoy the finest things that life has to offer when you can also experience the joy of having one that will last for a long time? Imagine the joy of having a genuine designer watch that even though expensive you can bet that it is made from high quality materials and tested thoroughly to function and perform at its best.

It is true that they are brands that you can buy in the street or mall for a fraction of the cost of the popular designer watch, but are you assured of the quality? What guarantee do you have that your cheap watch will not fail you after a few months of used? So would you take the risk and hope for the best of luck. Keep in mind that there is no such thing as luck, as we all make our own luck and unless you do not make up your mind that luck will slip away from your life.

If you love good things, efficiency and quality products there are only a few that can provide these common traits. Those who belong to the designer watch such as Burberry, Guess, DKNY, Lacoste, Emporio Armani and a whole lot more are the brand name that you can always depend on.

Apart from what is already been said, the other thing that makes designer watch worth every penny is the features. For instance, the Dolce & Gabban Big Fish Luxury Mens Chrono Watch a fine piece of timeless perfection because of the authentic sport style look that makes the men who wore it truly contented.

Moreover, it has a silver finished dial, steel finished hands, high quality quartz movement, and truly elegant but highly functional chronograph feature. A smart looking good old fashioned date feature, mineral glass for the paneling that is perfectly curved, a highly secure stainless steel strap, water resistant of up to 5 ATM or approximately about 50 meters/164 feet, ruggedly build quality, a well polished stainless steel case back and best of all a stunning elegant card match with an inner leather pouch case.

The other advantage of buying designer watch is you can always enjoy two years of peace of mind because of their 2 years warranty program that is given away along with the watch. You can never get that with cheap throwaway watch or those watches that is only a replica of the original. Besides if you really want the look and style of designer watches why not just buy the real one and be proud and secure.

So to all the individuals that want to look fashionable, hip and cool everyday without doing anything other than wearing on their wrist a designer watch, get yourself one now.

Whoever said that New York is unconquerable is downright liar and has no foresight, this is because just like all town, cities, and country everything can be invaded especially if it's a DKNY fashion watches doing the invasion.

DKNY designer watches also known as Donna Karan New York is founded by the former designer of Versace Donna Karan, which after her stint working for other top fashion house left her fully experience in this type of industry.

The year 1989 is the time when this beautiful and talented fashion designer decided to venture on her own and launched a company that we all grown to love and appreciate even more as time passes by.  It started not as a watch company but a clothing station for stylish and modern women of New York.

The vision of Karan is not just to create a collection that is worth showing off but something that will make a women feel glamorous and also feminine coupled with a versatility and lifestyle that New Yorker are known for. This distinctive style is what make her not just ultra famous but respected and adored by everyone who simply cannot live without a DKNY in their closet, but now with the addition of DKNY watches it will even double whatever respect and popularity that she has already gained.

DKNY designer watch is no longer just an ordinary watch that tells time as the DKNY name also stands to represent the way or lifestyle of New Yorker. Since this state is a combination of bustling skyscraper and 24 hour life of exciting adventure and all-the-time attitude not just in work but in life, makes watch an important piece of accessory that one should never leave home without it.

The design of all DKNY fashion watches are chic and sleek, but with a bit of timeless, classic, bold and elegant. Apart from these are the unique features that will surely make you fall head over heels in love again and again with their vast watch collection. One of the collections that would make anyone proud is the NY1361 White Face Chrono Watch for Mens.

The White Face Chrono Watch is made from stainless steel and built with tachymeter. The head casing and bracelet strap is also stainless steel, and the dial is colour white for easy viewing. The DKNY designer watches are mostly equipped with Quartz movement as the name is also synonyms with quality product.

This watch is not just crafted with Donna Karan's distinct style but created with the most desirable features that every male and even woman would definitely appreciate. After all, who would not love a watch that is not just made by a well-known name in the fashion industry but also water resistance by 50m to 5 ATM depths, is an absolute crazy.

Furthermore, since all DKNY watches is manufactured with quality as one of the major selling point, rest assured that it will surpass even the 2 years warranty and maybe even more. So if you want a watch –DKNY is the name you can rely on.