March

March LA.B AM Series Watches

New watch brand March LA.B in the house. I like the clever name, at least the latter part of the name "lab" makes pretty much anything sound cool. Like guys in white coats with serious looks on their faces are designing the things. Well here it has a little double meaning due to the "." in the middle of it. As the brand hails from both Los Angeles and Biarritz France, you get that LA + B approach to the name. Among the three lines they have, the AM Series is the nicest. Seen here are just three of the versions. Designs hearken back to the 1960s, but also have a certain modern feel to them. Classy, but not boring, with enough of a design edge to satisfy most people. A good department store brand, as they aren't going to be too expensive (though I don't have specific prices yet).

In steel, the 37mm wide cases are also offered with PVD gold coating. Water resistant to 100 meters, the crystals are mineral, but with that Sapphire coating that is popular these days. Inside the watches is a Swiss Ronda 517 day/date movement. Leather straps come in various textures, and there are steel bracelets available as well. I do like that signature green seconds hand. At 37mm wide, these aren't exactly big watches. On the lower side of medium actually. But March LA.B regards them as being unisex in style, so they are great for women and children, and men who haven't gotten on board the larger watch bandwagon. Look for them soon, as well as a March LA.B online shop.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: AM, LA.B, lab, March, watch

Tourneau Watch Sample Sale In Los Angeles

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

For the first time ever in Los Angeles, the Tourneau watch store is having a special sample sale from March 10th - 14th, 2010. This has been going on for a few years at the New York City store (which apparently has people lining up around the corner for the potential deals). Many of the famous brands that Tourneau carries will have models on sale from 50-70% off (this excludes at least Rolex & Patek Philippe). Available watches are "sample" pieces or pre-owned watches - meaning that they consist of the ones in the displays I believe. Most of the time they are in more or less perfect condition (just handled by people, and given a cleaning). As well as pre-owed watches that Tourneau is known for offering.

The sale can get pretty crowded, so it is best to be there on one of the first days. The Tourneau watch sample sale will, again, be held from 10:00am to 7:00pm on Wednesday March 10th through Sunday March 14th at the Los Angeles Tourneau store located in the Hotel Sofitel (8555 Beverly Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90048). Contact the store for additional details.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 2010, Los Angeles, LosAngeles, March, sale, sample, Sofitel, store, tourneau