downtown meets uptown

Marc Ecko Downtown Meets Uptown Watch Set

If there was ever a "niche mainstream" watch brand, it would be Marc Ecko. They take all the weirdness they would like to put in their clothes but don't... and throw it into their timepieces. Some are cool, and some are just plain weird, but in the end, you do notice them. New for the brand is the Downtown Meets Uptown watch set. Two watches come in the set and are meant to serve as items that can be "worn from the boardroom to the after party." I think that Marc Ecko is getting a little bit overambitious as to who their demographic is when making this statement! Especially considering that the majority of their market is aged 15-35 (their own numbers). You know lots of 15-25 year olds "in the boardroom?"

Marc Ecko watches are like a design game - as though one is trying to make a bad boy image out of something preppy. The watches are visually pleasing. not for everyone's taste, but OK. To be honest, I am not sure which watch is the "Downtown" model and which is the "Uptown" model. But does it matter? With at least one of them, you know you'll have a timepiece that will go with your argyle or plaid print clothing. On the larger side, the watches are 47mm side in steel (one with gold tone applied), with quartz movements inside. Not sure about other details or pricing information. A very positive thing I can say is that Marc Ecko is bundling the watches together. Trying to remind young watch lovers they you need more than a single watch. No better way to educate people on the merits of having different watches for different occasions than by selling them two at a time.

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

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