Concord Quartz Watches

I'm a big fan of luxury watches, I own over a dozen and will never be caught without oen strapped firmly against my wrist. However, I'm strictly a Concord Man �C I won't wear any luxury watch designed by anyone or any company other than Concord.My wife (girlfriend at the time) even bought me a gorgeous Bulova wrist watch at one point, and as appreciative as I was, it never left my drawer. And simply put, it's because I only wear Concord.When people ask me why I'll only wear a Concord watch, I give them a curt, simple answer that usually only leads to more questions. And here it is:"On top of being a Concord watch fan, I'm also a history buff."If that answer confuses you, well join the club. Let me exaplain: In 1945, U.S. President Harry S. Truman presented Concord-made clocks to Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Generalissimo Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam peace conference in Berlin. The pair was so happy with the Concord clocks that Truman personally wrote to the Concord clock company thanking them.So keep your Bulova wrist watch. I'm perfectly content to be in the company of Harry S. Truman and Winston Churchill.Stalin I could do without though.

[ via Concord ]Free, disruptive. The latest Concord specimen grants time a space that befits its very nature: free from constraints or ties. With an aerial bi-axial Tourbillon mechanism, a structure that makes emptiness its core material, a 3D dial, functional elements fitted to the side of the case and an industrial and minimalist spirit, the C1 QuantumGravity timepiece defies all laws, including that of watch*** logic and most of all, of gravity. The Tourbillon carriage, which is fitted outside the movement and case where it is suspended, literally, rotates in a multi-dimensional manner on two axes, the main one being vertical. The design of this disconcerting time device borrows its rigid and light structure from renowned cable-stayed bridges; an extended arm of cables fastened to the plate holds the cage in a vertical position, thus highlighting the sensation of autonomy. Beneath the impressive sapphire crystal lies a panorama at its most extensive, giving shape to time, which becomes almost immaterial. While the dial strives to display the passing of time, it above all highlights empty space. The depth of its field of vision is dizzying and the feeling of levitation exhilarating. The officer-style hinged back excels in revealing the geometric circuit of the right-angled skeletonized bridges in a gigantic case measuring 47.5 mm in diameter and over 22 mm in depth. Its infinite precision holds many more temporal surprises... The C1 QuantumGravity timepiece, designed by the "C Lab Series" team in conjunction with BNB Concept, takes watch*** experimentation even further. It follows the impulse of a brand that defends its conviction of time inevitably linked to space. In this parallel and unconventional world, infatuation with non-conformity underscores Concord's creative spirit. C1 QuantumGravity is the latest living proof. Discover all the exciting features of the C1 QuantumGravity in Basel, from March 26, 2009.Image Courtesy of Alex G. of Concord