QUOTE(Ryre @ Jan 17 2010, 06:21 AM)
Nope just stated Emporio Armani . AR-2432 (this was bought from US so maybe was did under Fossil which is based in US too ?
Fossil is a US brand.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fossil,_Inc.
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Fossil, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL) is a designer and manufacturer of clothing and accessories, primarily watches and jewelry, but also sunglasses and wallets, based in Richardson, Texas, United States. Their brands include Fossil, Relic, Abacus, Burberry, Emporio Armani, Michele Watch and Zodiac Watch.
http://www.europastar.com/europastar/magaz...t_id=1004030938QUOTE
Thunder out of China: Chinese movements no longer just on the horizon
To be honest, Fossil put Chinese movements on the map and on the right track. Fossil’s initial order of 800,000 Sea-Gull mechanical movements (total purchase to date is estimated at over 1.2 million and counting) sent a message to the watch world that Chinese movement manufacturers were and would become a force with which to be reckoned.
Currently, the Chinese market is growing, even in the face of a worldwide recession. Estimates are that there is a 300 million person middle class and they are soon becoming, if they are not already, interested in the finer things in life, and for men that means watches.
The biggest Chinese watch and movement manufactures, Shanghai and Sea-Gull, are at a crossroads. Both founded in 1955, their primarily mission has been to manufacture affordable timepieces for the laobaixing, the masses. Now, however, both companies are improving quality and slowly leaving that market, heading to more expensive, more complicated timepieces. It’s a huge shift for these companies, but it’s also not something that can happen overnight.
..... more on the link above ....
a darn funny review here.
http://www.amazon.com/Emporio-Armani-Autom...r/dp/B0019LY43SThis post has been edited by patryn33: Jan 17 2010, 11:40 AM