Jacob & Co. Lord Of The Bling Dances His Way Into Jail; No, Not For Selling Fugly Watches
Tragedy ensues in many communities as watch maker and jeweler Jacob & Co. founder Jacob Arabov will be sent to prison for 30 months. The crime was essentially laundering drug money and lying to law enforcement while providing false documents. Arabov’s organized crime client “The Black Mafia Family” (this is what they are called and [...]
Have A Watch Design Idea? Need Watch Design Consulting? Virtual Ideas Design Studio Can Help
Few people have the luxury of either having their own in-house design team or being able to do it themselves. In light of this issue, companies like Virtual Ideas pop up to fill the needs of those people who need professional design but cannot do it themselves.
Virtual Ideas is comprised of a design team with [...]
Portero.com Mini Review: Mediorce Used Watch Retailer Disguised As An Auction Site
As though I needed any reason to keep on using eBay, my experience with Portero.com does just that. eBay has a very good thing going on. Last I checked, it is the 9th most visited website in the United States, and on the watch front, enjoys an impressive volume of inventory daily. The auction method [...]
Finnishly Styled ‘Wearfone’ Is Another GSM Phone Watch: Low Blips On The Dork Radar
From Finland comes the Wearfone, a GSM based watch phone, that is more than a concept. This production ready (with pricing) watch with built in phone paves a new direction for watch phones everywhere. Last week I talked about Chinese watch phones that follow a similar principle here. While the Chinese watches are designed with [...]
LVMH Gobbles Up Hublot: Louis Vuitton Corporate Bag Gets Even More Stuffed
Here in San Francisco you see an interesting trend since the dot com boon of the late 1990s. You have companies that are started, only to be sold. The whole intent of the company is to paint itself in flattering colors only to attract a large buyer. This odd corporate mating ritual reverses the traditional [...]
