Concord Saratoga 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.

Concord introduced a new C1 Chronograph, with a special blue treatment, last month at the Baselworld show. Like the original C1 Chronograph, it comes in a large, but wearable 44 mm size. It has the same signature vulcanized rubber around the bezel and on the crown and pushers, that is seen on all C1 timepieces. Inside, is a nicely decorated automatic chronograph movement (an ETA Valgranges A07.211) with blued screws and a blackened oscillating weight. The dial is carbon fiber and blue, with an exposed date indicator and a three subdials, at 6, 9 and 12 o'clock. The coolest feature, and what sets this apart from all other C1 chronographs, is the blue PVD case. It has basically been run through a washing machine - giving it a faded blue "destructed look". Retail: Estimated $10,000Source: Concord