The Watch Shop Headquarters

Kids love to wear watches and there are so many cool designs of watches for kids that they can have more than one!  Here you will find 'sensible' watches that kids can wear to school and super watches featuring all their favorite characters.

The Swatch watch brand was launched in 1983 with a plastic pop watch, it was not everyones favourite, but it was cheap and funky looking at an affordable price. Today with sales of over 200 million the Swatch brand is here to stay, they are constantly...

All Luminox watches undergo  an additional manufacturing step that no other watch in the world requires. The Luminox self-powered illumination system is installed in each and every watch. It is a costly and time-consuming endeavor but its w...

  Nautica was Founded in 1983, and has evolved from a collection of men's outerwear to a leading global lifestyle brand with products ranging from men's, women's and children's apparel and accessories to a complete home collection including furn...

The IWC started life in 1868 when an american decided to found a watch factory in switzerland to supply the USA with watch movements. In 1880 the name of the International Watch Company started being used. The the late 1890's Germany was the most pop...

The first Mickey Mouse watch was produced in 1933 by Ingersoll, now Timex. It originally sold for $3.25, later reduced to $2.95. Mickey Mouse watches have been produced year after year, and young and old alike treasure their Mickey watches! Today,&nbs...

In 1875 Joseph Bulova opens a jewelry shop in New York. In 1911 he started producing pocket watches. After the first world war the trend towards wristwatches took off and in 1919 Bulova introduced the first full line of mens jewelled wristwatches an...

Tissot was started in 1853 at Le Locle in Switzerland by Charles-Felician Tissot and his son. Tissot watches have the typical swiss watchmakers pedigree and that coupled with their quality products make sure that Tissot watches never fail to attract...

Always handy to have is a watch repair kit.  You never know when you might need one.

Gucci started in 1921 when Guccio Gucci opened a leather goods and luggage store in florance. In the 1930's the label was attracting sophisticated international clientele and by the 1950's stores were opening all over the world. In the 1960's celebrit...

In 1848 at the age of 23 Louis Brandt set up an assembly workshop, to assemble precision pocket watches from componants shipped to his workshop. In 1879 he died and his two sons took over the business and because of irratic supply and quality of comp...

Seiko watches are a great alternative to the more expensive ROLEX, Breitling and other very expensive designer names. Seiko have been making quality watches for more than a hundred years and have led the world in some of the technical advances of the...

Fossil was founded in 1984 and their headquarters is in Richardson, Texas. They have quickly made a name for themselves as producers of good quality, reasonably priced goods. Mainly watches, jewelry and clothes. They have struck a cord with lots of p...

The name rolex in the watch industry is second to none in quality, style, and reliebility for more than a century. Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland, which is a country that shares a place in history with time pieces. When you see someone wea...

Although only formed a Decade ago by Hollywood producers Chase Durer has quickly established itself as a realistically priced, top quality swiss watches specially designed for Professional Pilots and has been acknowledged by the aviation world, as in...

Although Jacques Lemans watches have only been manufactured for just over 30 years, they have quickly established a reputation for elegance and style. Couple this with the Swiss watchmaking pedigree and Jacques Lemans watches have quickly become a ve...

Officine Panerai is the world's preeminent brand of luxury Italian watches.  Giovanni Panerai founded the company in 1860 in Florence, Italy.  Known for their superb craftsmanship, Panerai became the official supplier to the Royal Italian N...

The Invicta company began in 1837 in Switzerland. Since the early days Invicta has evolved into one of the fastest growing watch companies within the watch industry. Invicta has successfully created watches of a comparable, if not better, standar...

Cartier watches are created as masterpieces of jewelry with sophistication, beauty and elegance.  Cartier watches well known for their perfect blend of style, quality and functionality.  To this day Cartier watches are the epitome of elegan...

Tokyoflash watches are stylish, high-tech and futuristic-looking wristwatches that are imported from Japan and which must be seen to be believed!  This page provides links to pictures and information about these cool accessories, including infor...

Baume was founded in 1830 in the mountain village of Les Bois, it was not until 1918 that William Baume and Paul Mercier formed a partnership and became Baume and Mercier. In 1921 the brand was awarded the Geneva hallmark called the "Pincon de G...

Invicta started producing watches in 1837 in switzerland by Raphael Picard, like most of the swiss watchmakers the brand nearly disappeared in the 1970s. In 1991 Invicta was re-established and decided it could supply swiss made quality watches at re...

Tag Heuer was funded in 1860 and in 1869 patented the first crown winding mechanisms for pocket watches. In 1882 Tag Heuer was the first watchmaker to mass produce chronographs. In 1890 they put the first collection of wristwatches on the market...

Casio did not start life making watches, in fact they started in 1946 in tokyo making calculators and by 1965 they were exporting the desktop calculator overseas. In 1972 they released the scientific calculator. It was in 1974 they produced the worlds...

Everyone knows that its very important to look after your Heart, its the most important organ in your body, responsible for pumping the blood around the body. So how many of us know if our heart is healthy, we are not doctors and you cant keep going...

Hugo Boss are well known for quality fragrances, clothes and watches. Most of their watches have swiss quartz movements and a great style. The dress watches are excellent for any occasion and always look good. Check them out for yourself below and se...

In 1875 in the small village of Le Brassus, Audermars Piguet started his watchmaking. The company is the oldest manufacturer still in the hands of the founding family. Audermars Piguet is famous for producing luxury watches for its customers and even...

DKNY watches are still at the forefront of the ladies and mens fashion watch industry.  They are for people who demand a great deal of style and elegance from the wristwatch they wear, they are individually styled and built in an way that only D...

Longines started in 1832 in switzerland and moved to the outskirts of saint imier where they built the first factory. In 1880 they registared the winged hourglass logo. One of the first manufactures of the new style wristwach. In 1910's they started...

Scuba diving watches will tell you lots of information depending on the quality of the watch. A good quality Scuba diving watch should tell you the following information:  Depth display and memory. Water temperature display and memory. Dive log. &nb...

Collecting Disney watches can be fun and addictive. Many sellers know exactly what each watch is worth but dedicated and experienced collectors know there is no set value to  any given watch. If you intend to collect Disney watches a lot of the...

Antoine Lecoultre founded his workshops n 1833, by 1844 he created the millionometer the first instrument to measure the accuracy of timepieces. In 1925 Jaeger lecoultre invented the Duoplan watch, its parts are on differant levels allowing the watc...

The Seamaster Planet Ocean is Omega's latest addition to their line of dive watches.  A dive watch is defined as a watch that is designed to withstand being used in water and at great depths.  Dive watches are traditionally crafted to highe...

Everyone knows that Armani are always at the height of fashion and have kept that tradition going with their range of watches. Watches by Armani are designed for men and women who lead a modern lifestyle and want to dress with a sense of casual...