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Page 1: NorthPark Center 2015 Timepiece Book

ISSUE

ANNIVERSARYFIFTIETH

THE

B O O K

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fr o n t cov e r :

Bv lg a r i lvc e a / 3 3 m m , 18 k w h i t e g o l d c a s e a n d b r a c e l e t,

a u to m at i c m o v e m e n t, 4 . 2 5 c a r at s o f d i a m o n d s s e t o n t h e d i a l ,

b e z e l a n d b r a c e l e t, b v lg a r i b o u t i q u e , 2 14 . 414 .9 6 6 6 .

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T I M E P I E C E G A L L E R Y

K E Y P A R T S O F A F I N E T I M E P I E C E

T I M E P I E C E T E R M I N O L O G Y

B O U T I Q U E S H O W C A S E

F I N E T I M E P I E C E Q & A

/ Pa g e S 2 – 2 3 /

/ Pa g e S 2 4 – 2 5 /

/ Pa g e 2 6 /

/ Pa g e S 2 7 – 3 9 /

/ Pa g e S 4 0 – 4 1 /

FEATURE

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SWISS WATCHMAKER SINCE 1738

Partial l ist ing

the fine timepiece brands of northpark center

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t h e a r t o f watc h m a k i n g . e x p e r i e n c e i t at n o r t h pa r k c e n t e r ,

a p l a c e w h e r e o n e c a n e x p e c t t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y. a s w e c e l e b r at e

o u r f i f t i e t h a n n i v e r s a r y y e a r , t h e r e i s n o b e t t e r t i m e to d i s c o v e r

t h e l a r g e s t c o l l e c t i o n o f f i n e t i m e p i e c e s i n t h e s o u t h w e s t.

w h e t h e r yo u ’ r e a s e a s o n e d c o l l e c to r o r yo u ’ r e i n s e a r c h o f yo u r

f i r s t f i n e t i m e p i e c e , n o r t h pa r k h a s s o m e t h i n g f o r e v e r yo n e w h o

a p p r e c i at e s t h e a r t a n d c r a f t s m a n s h i p o f l u x u r y watc h m a k i n g .

a moment in time

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/ R O L E x O Y S T E R P E R P E T U A L L A d Y - d A T E j U S T /

role x oySter PerPetual l ady- date juSt

28 mm, 18 k pink gol d c a se, be zel se t with 4 4 dia monds,

17 d ia monds se t on the chocol ate dial , on a

president br acele t.

role x oySter PerPetual day- date 40

4 0 mm, 18 k y ellow gol d c a se with flu ted be zel ,

cha mpagne rom an dial , on a president br acele t.

E I S E M A N j E W E L S 2 1 4 . 3 6 9 . 6 1 0 0

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/ R O L E x O Y S T E R P E R P E T U A L d A Y - d A T E 4 0 /

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ROLEX

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/ V A N C L E E F & A R P E L S L A d Y A R P E L S “ F é E R I E ” /

van cleef & arPel S l ady arPel S “féer ie”

3 8 mm, poe tic complic ation in 18 k white gol d

with a dia mond be zel .

van cleef & arPel S “charmS”

3 8 mm, in 18 k rose gol d with a dia mond be zel

and rotating dia mond -se t charm.

N E I M A N M A R C U S 2 1 4 . 3 6 3 . 8 3 1 1

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/ V A N C L E E F & A R P E L S “ C H A R M S ” /

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS

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/ T H E T I F F A N Y C T 6 0 ™ C H R O N O G R A P H /

the t iffany c t60™ chronogr aPh

42mm s tainless s teel c a se and br acele t,

self-winding mechanic al mov ement, d ial with

a blue soleil f inish, s ilv er poudré numer al s.

the t iffany c t60™

4 0 mm, 18 k rose gol d c a se, three- hand self-winding

mechanic al mov ement, d ial with white soleil f inish,

gol d poudré numer al s, on a bl ack all igator s tr ap.

T I F F A N Y & C O . 2 1 4 . 3 7 8 . 9 8 0 0

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/ T H E T I F F A N Y C T 6 0 ™ /

TIFFANY & Co.

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/ A U d E M A R S P I G U E T R O Y A L O A K C H R O N O G R A P H /

audemarS P iguet royal oak chronogr aPh

41mm stainless steel c ase and br acelet, automatic

chronogr aph with date displ ay and small seconds

at 6 o’clock , bl ack dial .

audemarS P iguet millenary hand -Wound

39.5mm, 18k white gold c ase, hand -wound movement

fe aturing small seconds, diamond -set be zel and lugs

(116 brill iant- cut diamonds, 0 .6 0 c ar ats total), crown set

with a pink c abochon sapphire, white mother- of-pe arl

off- centered dial , pink gold hands, on a “l arge square

sc ale” beige alligator str ap.

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/ A U d E M A R S P I G U E T M I L L E N A R Y H A N d - W O U N d /

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audemars piGuet

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/ B A U M E & M E R C I E R C L I F T O N 1 0 0 5 7 /

Baume & mercier cl if ton 10 057

43 mm s tainless s teel c a se, autom atic

mov ement fe aturing day, centr al hand date

and month func tions, and a moon pha se

d ispl ay, on a le ather s tr ap.

Baume & mercier PromeSSe 10199

3 4mm s tainless s teel c a se and br acele t, oval

be zel se t with 61 dia monds, mother- of- pe arl

d ial with dia mond hour m ark ers.

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/ B A U M E & M E R C I E R P R O M E S S E 1 0 1 9 9 /

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baume & mercier

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/ B R E I T L I N G F O R B E N T L E Y S U P E R S P O R T S L I G H T B O d Y /

Breitl ing for Bentley SuPerSPortS l ight Body

49 m m t i ta n i u m c a s e , au to m at i c c h r o n o g r a ph m ov e m en t,

r oya l eb o n y d i a l , o n a b en t l e y r u b b er i i s t r a p w i t h

d eploy m en t b u c k l e . l i m i t e d e d i t i o n o f 1, 0 0 0 p i e c e s .

Breitl ing navit imer gmt

4 8 m m , 18 k r e d g o l d c a s e w i t h t r a n s pa r en t c a s e b ac k ,

m a n u fac t u r e b r e i t l i n g c a l i b er b 0 4 , au to m at i c g m t

m ov e m en t, o n a b l ac k l e at h er s t r a p w i t h 18 k r e d

g o l d d eploy m en t b u c k l e .

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/ B R E I T L I N G N A V I T I M E R G M T /

breitling

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/ P A T E K P H I L I P P E A N N U A L C A L E N d A R /

Patek Phil iPPe annual c alendar

3 6mm c a se, 18 k y ellow gol d c a se and br acele t,

annual c alendar mov ement (ref. 5 03 61J ).

c art ier PaSha diamond

42mm, 18 k white gol d c a se with dia mond be zel ,

s ilv er dial with blued s teel hands and a mix ture

of r a dial inde x hour m ark ers and ar abic

numer al s, au tom atic mov ement, water resis tant

to 3 0 me ters/10 0 fee t, on a bl ack le ather s tr ap

with deploy ment cl a sp.

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/ C A R T I E R P A S H A d I A M O N d /

EISEMAN JEWELS C E R T I F I E d P R E - O W N E d

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/ I W C P O R T O F I N O H A N d - W O U N d E I G H T d A Y S /

iWc Portofino hand -Wound e ight dayS

4 5 m m , 18 k r e d g o l d c a s e , m e c h a n i c a l h a n d - w o u n d

m ov e m en t, e i g h t- day p o w er r e s er v e , p o w er r e s er v e

d i s pl ay, o n a n a l l i g ato r l e at h er s t r a p by s a n to n i

( r ef. i w 51010 7 ) .

iWc PortugieSer yacht cluB chronogr aPh

4 3 . 5 m m s ta i n l e s s s t eel c a s e , m e c h a n i c a l c h r o n o g r a ph

m ov e m en t, 6 8 - h o u r p o w er r e s er v e , o n a b l ac k r u b b er

s t r a p ( r ef. i w 3 9 0 5 0 3 ) .

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/ I W C P O R T U G I E S E R Y A C H T C L U B C H R O N O G R A P H /

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IWC schaffhausen

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/ j A E G E R - L E C O U L T R E G E O P H Y S I C ® T R U E S E C O N d /

jaeger-lecoultre geoPhySic® true Second

3 9. 6 m m c a s e ( ava i l a b l e i n s ta i n l e s s s t eel a n d r o s e

g o l d) , i n - h o u s e au to m at i c c a l i b er 7 70 m ov e m en t

w i t h t h e t r u e s e co n ds m e c h a n i s m , f i n ely g r a i n e d

d i a l , e x h i b i t i o n b ac k , o s c i l l at i n g w ei g h t w i t h

Ja e g er - l e co u lt r e’ s s i g n at u r e a n c h o r m ot i f.

jaeger-lecoultre geoPhySic® univerSal t ime

41. 6 m m c a s e ( ava i l a b l e i n s ta i n l e s s s t eel o r 18 k r o s e

g o l d) , au to m at i c Ja e g er - l e co u lt r e c a l i b er 7 72 , w o r l d

m a p o n t h e d i a l , 24 w o r l d t i m e zo n e s d i s pl ay e d o n

t h e t u r n i n g d i s c .

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/ j A E G E R - L E C O U L T R E G E O P H Y S I C ® U N I V E R S A L T I M E /

jaeger- lecoultre

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/ U L Y S S E N A R d I N B L A C K S E A /

ulySSe nardin Bl ack Sea

4 5 . 8 m m s t eel / r u b b er c a s e , au to m at i c m ov e m en t

w i t h 42 h o u r s p o w er reserv e indic ator, ov ersized

seconds regis ter, water r e s i s ta n t to 2 0 0 m e t er s ,

o n a r u b b er /c er a m i c s t r a p.

ulySSe nardin executive l ady

4 0 m m s ta i n l e s s s t eel c a s e , au to m at i c d ua l

t i m e m ov e m en t w i t h t i m e zo n e q u i c k s e t t i n g ,

b i g dat e , s m a l l s e co n ds , w h i t e m ot h er - o f - pe a r l

d i a l , r o m a n n u m er a l s s e t w i t h 49 d i a m o n ds ,

o n a n a l l i g ato r s t r a p.

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/ U L Y S S E N A R d I N E x E C U T I V E L A d Y /

ulysse nardin

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/ V A C H E R O N C O N S T A N T I N T R A d I T I O N N E L L E /

vacheron conStantin tr adit ionnelle

3 8 m m pl at i n u m 9 5 0 c a s e , m a n ua l w i n d m ov e m en t, o n

a b l ac k a l l i g ato r s t r a p w i t h a n a r d i l lo n b u c k l e .

vacheron conStantin malte Small

2 8 . 4 0 m m x 3 8 . 67m m , 18 k 5 n p i n k g o l d to n n e au -s h a pe d

c a s e , q ua r t z m ov e m en t, o n a wa r m g r ay a l l i g ato r

s t r a p w i t h a n a r d i l lo n b u c k l e .

E I S E M A N j E W E L S 2 1 4 . 3 6 9 . 6 1 0 0

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/ V A C H E R O N C O N S T A N T I N M A L T E S M A L L /

vacheron constantin

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audemarS Piguet oPenWorked royal oak

offShore gr ande comPlication

4 4 m m t i ta n i u m / b l ac k c er a m i c c a s e , s el f - w i n d i n g

g r a n d e co m pl i c at i o n m ov e m en t ( m i n u t e

r epe at er , per pe t ua l c a l en da r , s pl i t-s e co n d

c h r o n o g r a ph ) , o pen w o r k e d d i a l , o n a b l ac k

r u b b er s t r a p w i t h t i ta n i u m p i n b u c k l e .

l i m i t e d to t h r ee p i e c e s w o r l d w i d e .

AU dE M A R S PIGU E T T I M E P I E C E S AVA I L A B L E AT E I S E M A N j E W E L S 2 14 . 3 6 9. 610 0

M I N U T E T R AC K

a s you beco me m ore interes ted in watches,

you w ill re a d a nd he a r the specia l ized

l a nguage of f ine t imepieces. here is a guide

to w h at you c a n see fro m the ou tside.

key parts of a fine timepiece

M I N U T E R E P E AT E R S L I dE

HOU R M A R K E R S

HOU R H A N d

C A S E

dAT E COM B I N E d W I T H S M A L L S E CON dS

S P L I T- S E CON d C H RONO G R A P H H A N dS ( T WO, B L AC K A N d W H I T E )

LUG S

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S T R A P

B E Z E L

M I N U T E H A N d

C H RONO G R A P H P US H E R :

S TA R T/S T OP

dAY S OF T H E W E E K COM B I N E d W I T H

3 0 -M I N U T E COU N T E R

C ROW N : T O S E T A N d W I N d T H E WAT C H

C H RONO G R A P H S P L I T- S E CON d P US H E R

C H RONO G R A P H P US H E R : R E S E T

MON T H dI S PL AY COM B I N E d W I T H L E A P Y E A R I N dIC AT OR

(“ L” I N dIC AT E S T H E L E A P Y E A R)

S P L I T- S E CON d C H RONO G R A P H H A N dS ( T WO, B L AC K A N d W H I T E )

MO ON PH A S E I N dIC AT ION

W E E K S OF T H E Y E A R dI S PL AY

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p e r p e t u a l c a l e n d a r

the ult im ate c a lenda r

bec ause it k nows how

long e ach y e a r is , no

m at ter if it is a le a p y e a r .

k eep a perpe t ua l c a lenda r

running a nd you won’ t

h av e to rese t it until the

y e a r 210 0 or l ater .

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t o u r b i l l o n

the tourbillon fe at ures a sm a ll

c age hol ding the ba l a nce

a nd the esc a pement, t urning

independently of the watch —

a ll designed to counter ac t

the effec t of gr av it y,

thereby incre a sing accur ac y.

the tourbillon, me a ning

“ w hirlw ind” in french, is one

of the m os t in volv ed a nd

elega nt co mpl ic ations.

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M i n u t e r e p e a t e r

this is a watch th at chimes

ou t the t ime (hours a nd

minu tes ) w hen a le v er

is ac ti vated. the minu te

repe ater is considered one

of the m os t co mpl ic ated

watches to m a nufac t ure.

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M o o n p h a s e

these watches h av e a

d ispl ay on the dia l th at

shows the ph a ses of the m o on

(full , h a lf, crescent, e tc .) .

m a n y of to day ’s watches

a re pl ay ing w ith the m o on

ph a se displ ay, m a k ing it

h y perre a l is t ic or v ery a rt is t ic .

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p o w e r r e s e r v e / r é s e r v e d e M a r c h e

this co mpl ic ation is a n

indic ator so me w here on the

watch ( usua lly on the dia l )

th at shows the s tate

of w ind for the watch.

l ik e a fuel gauge in your

c a r, it shows how m uch

pow er is lef t in your

mech a nic a l t imepiece.

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a ba sic watch is a three- h a nd t imepiece — hours, minu tes a nd seconds.

a n y thing m ore, e v en a day or date displ ay, is considered a co mpl ic ation.

co mpl ic ations a re m o dules pl aced on top of, or elements integr ated into,

a watch’s ba se m ov ement. here a re so me k e y co mpl ic ations in s imple terms.

timepiece terminology

G r a n d e c o M p l i c a t i o n

this r a re watch co mbines

at le a s t three high

co mpl ic ations — usua lly

fro m the follow ing

groups: chrono gr a ph,

c a lenda r / m o on ph a se

( a nnua l , perpe t ua l , ph a ses

of the m o on, equation

of t ime ) , tourbillon

a nd chiming (minu te

repe ater , a l a rm, e tc .) .

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n o r t h p a r K c e n t e r

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unpar alleled selec tion is par amount to ensure

you find precisely what you want. northpark center

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convenient loc ation. the following pages present

northpark’s fine t imepiece purve yors so you c an le arn

more about their br ands and what the y offer in -s tore.

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Bv lg a r i o c to / 3 8 m m , 18 k g o l d c a s e a n d b r a c e l e t, a u to m at i c m o v e m e n t, w h i t e d i a l .

Bv lg a r i lvc e a / 3 3 m m , 18 k g o l d c a s e , a u to m at i c m o v e m e n t, g r ay d i a l , 1. 4 c a r at s o f d i a m o n d s s e t o n t h e d i a l , b e z e l a n d c l a s p,

o n a b o r d e a u x a l l i g ato r s t r a p.

/ B V L G A R I O C T O / / B V L G A R I LV C E A /

B V LG A R I

s in c e 18 8 4 , t h e bv lg a r i br a n d h a s e x em pl if ied i ta l i a n e xc el l en c e.

to day a n i co n o f lu x u r y, bv lg a r i is k n ow n f o r i t s u n r i va l l ed d e s i gns , s t r ik in g

vo lu m e s a n d bo l d co lo rs . f in d in g en d l e s s inspir at i o n in t h e e t er n a l c i t y,

bv lg a r i r e in t er pr e t s t h e m a Je s t i c s y m bo l s o f ro m e in to e xq u is i t e ed i t i o ns o f Je w el r y,

watc h e s a n d acc e s s o r ie s . t h e bv lg a r i n a m e h a s beco m e s y n o n y m o us w i t h br il l i a n t co lo r ,

s y m bo l i c s to r y t el l in g a n d peer l e s s c r a f t sm a nsh ip — f o r ov er 13 0 y e a rs .

b v l G a r i b o u t i Q u e / 2 1 4 . 4 1 4 . 9 6 6 6

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clé de cartier / 4 0 mm, 18k white gold c ase and br acelet, manufac ture self-winding mechanic al movement, c aliber 18 47 mc.

clé de cartier / 35mm, 18k white gold c ase set with brill iant- cut diamonds, all igator str ap, manufac ture self-winding mechanic al movement, c aliber 18 47 mc.

/ C L é dE C A R T I E R / / C L é dE C A R T I E R /

CA RT I E R

e s ta bl ish ed in 18 47, c a r t ier c r e at e s e xc ep t i o n a l watc h e s t h at co m bin e da r in g d e s i gn

a n d watc h m a k in g s avo ir- fa ir e . c l é d e c a r t ier ow e s i t s n a m e to i t s u n i q u e c row n .

co nsi d er a bl e m a s t er y wa s r eq u ir ed to c r e at e flu i d l in e s a n d a h a r m o n i o us

ensem bl e, a t e s ta m en t to accu r ac y a n d ba l a n c e. a n e w sh a pe is bo r n .

c a r t i e r b o u t i Q u e / 9 7 2 . 7 2 6 . 7 6 7 0

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dav i d y u r m a n a l B i o n / 2 7m m s ta i n l e s s s t e e l c a s e s e t w i t h d i a m o n d s , q u a r t z m o v e m e n t.

dav i d y u r m a n m e n ’ S r e vo lu t i o n Watc h W i t h m e t eo r i t e d i a l / 4 3 . 5 m m s ta i n l e s s s t e e l c a s e , a u to m at i c c h r o n o g r a p h m o v e m e n t

w i t h a r a r e m e t e o r i t e d i a l .

/ A L B I O N / / M E N ’ S R E V O L U T I O N /

dAV I d Y U R M A N

d e si gn er dav i d y u r m a n f o u n d ed h is ep o n y m o us br a n d in n e w yo r k in 19 8 0 ,

a n d i t q u i c k ly bec a m e k n ow n a s a m er i c a’ s l e a d in g f in e J e w el r y a n d lu x u r y

t i m epiec e br a n d f o r m en, wo m en a n d c h il d r en . t h e s i gn at u r e go l d a n d s ilv er

d e s i gns; d i a m o n d, pe a r l a n d gem s to n e J e w el r y; a n d s w is s - c r a f t ed t i m epiec e s

a r e r en ow n ed f o r c a p t u r in g t h e e s sen c e o f r el a x ed a m er i c a n lu x u r y.

d a v i d Y u r M a n b o u t i Q u e / 4 6 9 . 2 3 2 . 4 5 0 0 NO

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rolex oySter PerPetual datejuSt / 3 6mm s tainless s teel and 18 k y ellow gol d c a se with dia mond be zel , white mother- of- pe arl dia mond dial ,

on an oys ter br acele t.

rolex oySter PerPetual gmt-maSter i i / 4 0 mm, 18 k white gol d c a se, b id irec tional rotatable red and blue cer a mic be zel , bl ack dial with

24 - hour hand and independently a dJus table 12- hour hand, on an oys ter br acele t.

/ r o l e x o Y s t e r p e r p e t u a l d a t e j u s t / / rolex oYst e r pe r pet ua l GMt-M a st e r i i /

E ISE M A N j E W E L S

eisem a n J e w el s is pro u d to h av e been t h e pr em ier m u lt i - br a n d r e ta il er o f f in e s w is s t i m epiec e s

f o r t h e en t ir e 5 0 -y e a r h is to r y o f n o r t h pa r k c en t er . ser v in g n o r t h t e x a s s in c e 196 5 , e isem a n

o ffers v ir t ua l ly e v er y t h in g f o r to day ‘ s s av v y watc h co n n o is seu r , in c lu d in g t h e

o n ly f u l l-ser v i c e d ed i c at ed ro l e x spac e in da l l a s a n d f o r t wo r t h . fro m to u r bil lo ns a n d

m in u t e r epe at ers to t h e m os t fa sh i o n - f o r wa r d s t y l e s , a s w el l a s c er t if ied pr e- ow n ed

t i m epiec e s , e isem a n fe at u r e s o n e o f t h e m os t i m pr e s s i v e a n d e x t ensi v e co l l ec t i o ns in

t h e s o u t h w e s t. fac to r y ser v i c e is a l s o o ffer ed o n a l l s w is s t i m epiec e br a n ds ava il a bl e

in t h e s a lo n, r eg a r d l e s s o f w h er e t h e watc h e s w er e o r i gin a l ly pu rc h a sed.

e i s e M a n j e w e l s / 2 1 4 . 3 6 9 . 6 1 0 0

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huBlot Big Bang jeanS Steel diamondS / 4 4 m m , s at i n - f i n i s h e d s ta i n l e s s s t eel c a s e , p o l i s h e d a n d s at i n - f i n i s h e d b e z el s e t w i t h 3 6 d i a m o n ds

(1. 8 c a r at s ) , au to m at i c c h r o n o g r a ph m ov e m en t, d en i m d i a l t r e at m en t w i t h e i g h t d i a m o n ds ( 0 .14 c a r at s ) o n a b lu e r u b b er a n d u s e d J e a n s s t r a p.

huBlot cl aSSic fuSion tourBillon Skeleton all Bl ack / 4 5 m m p o l i s h e d a n d s at i n - f i n i s h e d b l ac k c er a m i c c a s e a n d b e z el , h a n d - w o u n d

m a n u fac t u r e s k el e to n to u r b i l lo n c h r o n o g r a ph m ov e m en t, b l ac k- o n - b l ac k t r e at m en t o n a b l ac k r u b b er a n d a l l i g ato r s t r a p.

/ B IG B A NG j E A N S S T E E L dI A MON dS / / C L A S S IC F US ION T OU R B I L LON S K E L E T ON /

H U BLOT

a d r e a m in i t i at ed a n d d e v elo ped by h u blot‘ s c h a ir m a n J e a n - c l au d e b i v er w i t h c eo

r i c a r d o gua da lu pe. t h e se t wo m en a r e r e sp o nsibl e f o r t u r n in g t h e h u blot br a n d

in to a gen u in e su cc e s s s to r y in w h i c h t h e b i g ba n g, k in g p ow er a n d c l a s s i c

f us i o n co l l ec t i o ns a r e t h e s y m bo l s o f a co ns ta n t ly e vo lv in g t r a d i t i o n .

fro m watc h co m pl i c at i o ns a n d r e vo lu t i o n a r y m at er i a l s to wo r l d - c l a s s

co l l a bo r at i o ns su c h a s f ifa wo r l d cu p a n d fer r a r i , h u blot c h a r ac t er i z e s i t sel f

t h ro u gh i t s “a r t o f f us i o n” ph ilos o ph y, br in gin g t r a d i t i o n in to t h e f u t u r e.

h u b l o t b o u t i Q u e / 4 6 9 . 2 3 2 . 9 4 4 9

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montBlanc timeWalker urBan SPeed chronograPh e-StraP / 43mm stainless steel c ase, automatic chronogr aph movement,

fe aturing the we ar able technology e-str ap. the e-str ap is al so avail able on the time walker urban utc model.

montBlanc heritage SPirit orBiS terrarum / 41mm stainless steel c ase, automatic manufac ture world time complic ation

displ aying 24 t ime zones, on a le ather str ap.

/ T I M E WA L K E R U R B A N S P E E d C H RONO G R A P H / / H E R I TAG E S P I R I T OR B I S T E R R A RU M /

MON T BL A NC

for over 10 0 years, montbl anc has embraced the traditions of l asting value and

exquisite craftsmanship. the company’s uncompromising principles of design, st yle,

qualit y and workmanship have allowed them to create heirloom collections that

are passed from generation to generation. the iconic montbl anc emblem is a symbol of

excellence — the pinnacle of luxury writing instruments, timepieces, leather goods,

accessories, fragrances and sungl asses — and the maison has made an enduring

commitment to encourage excellence through cultural advancement.

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h e r m è S a r c e au m i l l e f i o r i g a lu c h at / 3 4 m m , 18 k w h i t e g o l d c a s e , b e z e l s e t w i t h 6 0 d i a m o n d s ( 0 . 76 c a r at s ) , c r o w n s e t w i t h o n e r o s e - c u t

d i a m o n d ( 0 . 0 7 c a r at s ) , a u to m at i c m a n u fa c t u r e m o v e m e n t, m i l l e f i o r i c r y s ta l d i a l , o n a c lo u d w h i t e a l l i g ato r s t r a p.

h e r m è S a r c e au m i l l e f i o r i n e W P o è t e / 3 4 m m , 18 k w h i t e g o l d c a s e , b e z e l s e t w i t h 6 0 d i a m o n d s ( 0 . 76 c a r at s ) , c r o w n s e t w i t h o n e r o s e - c u t

d i a m o n d ( 0 . 0 7 c a r at s ) , a u to m at i c m a n u fa c t u r e m o v e m e n t, m i l l e f i o r i c r y s ta l d i a l , o n a n u lt r av i o l e t a l l i g ato r s t r a p.

/ H E R M È S A RC E AU M I L L E F IOR I G A LUC H AT / / H E R M È S A RC E AU M I L L E F IOR I N E W P OÈ T E /

N E I M A N M A RCUS

“i h av e t h e s i m pl e s t ta s t e s ,” s ta n l e y m a rcus l ik ed to s ay. “ i a m e a sily s at isf ied w i t h t h e be s t.”

n ei m a n m a rcus n o r t h pa r k is o n e o f 41 s to r e s ac ros s t h e co u n t r y t h at co n t in u e h is l eg ac y

— o ffer in g fa sh i o n a n d u n pa r a l l el ed q ua l i t y a n d ser v i c e . v is i t t h e pr ec i o us J e w el s s a lo n

at n ei m a n m a rcus n o r t h pa r k to v ie w t h e e x t r ao r d in a r y f in e watc h co l l ec t i o n . m r . m a rcus

wo u l d d ef in i t ely a pprov e. n ei m a n m a rcus a n d n o r t h pa r k c en t er — 5 0 y e a rs o f pa r t n ersh ip.

n e i M a n M a r c u s / 2 1 4 . 3 6 3 . 8 3 1 1

Br andS

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officine Panerai radiomir 1940 oro roSSo / 42mm, 18k polished red gold c ase, hand -wound mechanic al movement (p.9 9 9), hours, minutes, small seconds,

water resistant to 10 0 meters, on an alligator str ap.

officine Panerai luminor 1950 10 dayS gmt automatic acciaio / 4 4mm stainless steel c ase, automatic mechanic al movement (p.20 03), hours, minutes,

small seconds, date, second time zone, 24 -hour indic ator, l ine ar power reserve indic ator, water resistant to 10 0 meters, on a le ather str ap.

/ R A dIOM I R 1 9 4 0 ORO ROS S O / / LUMINOR 1950 10 dAYS GMT AUTOMATIC ACCIAIO /

OF F IC I N E PA N E R A I

f o u n d ed in 18 6 0 in flo r en c e a s a bo u t i q u e, a wo r k sh o p a n d a watc h m a k in g s c h o o l ,

o ff i c in e pa n er a i wa s f o r y e a rs t h e su ppl ier o f pr ec is i o n ins t r u m en t s to t h e i ta l i a n n av y,

in pa r t i cu l a r m ee t in g t h e r eq u ir em en t s o f t h e co m m a n d o fro gm en . t h e pro J ec t s d e v elo ped

at t h at t i m e — in c lu d in g t h e lu m in o r a n d r a d i o m ir watc h e s — co n t in u ed to be sh ro u d ed

in m il i ta r y sec r ec y f o r m a n y y e a rs , u n t il t h eir l au n c h o n t h e in t er n at i o n a l m a r k e t to o k

pl ac e f o l low in g t h e acq u is i t i o n o f t h e br a n d by t h e r i c h em o n t gro u p in 19 9 7. to day,

o ff i c in e pa n er a i d e v elo p s a n d pro d u c e s i t s ow n m ov em en t s a n d watc h e s at i t s m a n u fac t u r e

in n eu c h ât el , co m bin in g i ta l i a n d e s i gn a n d h is to r y w i t h s w is s m a n u fac t u r in g sk il l .

o F F i c i n e p a n e r a i b o u t i Q u e / 2 1 4 . 2 0 6 . 9 8 6 0 T

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omega l adymatic / 3 4 m m , 18 k y el lo w g o l d c a s e a n d b r ac el e t w i t h s n o w -s e t d i a m o n d b e z el a n d d i a m o n d h o u r m a r k er s ,

au to m at i c co - a x i a l m ov e m en t, wat er r e s i s ta n t to 10 0 m e t er s .

omega de v ille / 41m m , 18 k r e d g o l d c a s e a n d b r ac el e t, au to m at i c co - a x i a l m ov e m en t, e x h i b i t i o n c a s e b ac k , d i a m o n d i n d e x e s ,

wat er r e s i s ta n t to 10 0 m e t er s .

/ O M E G A L A d Y M A T I C / / O M E G A d E V I L L E /

OM EG A

o m eg a , t h e pr e s t i gi o us s w is s br a n d a n d m em ber o f s watc h gro u p lt d., wa s f o u n d ed in 18 4 8 .

f o r m o r e t h a n 167 y e a rs t h e br a n d h a s been s y n o n y m o us w i t h e xc el l en c e, in n ovat i o n

a n d pr ec is i o n . o m eg a h a s a lways been d ef in ed by i t s p i o n eer in g sp ir i t, d em o ns t r at ed

by i t s co n q u e s t s o f t h e o c e a ns‘ d ep t hs a n d o f spac e. s in c e i t s c r e at i o n, o m eg a’ s h is to r y

h a s been d ed i c at ed to in n ovat i o n, r eco r d pr ec is i o n, au dac i o us d e s i gn, p i o n eer in g sp ir i t

a n d a t r a d i t i o n o f e xc el l en c e in watc h m a k in g. t h is l eg ac y co n t in u ed in 19 9 9 w i t h

t h e l au n c h o f t h e r e vo lu t i o n a r y co - a x i a l e s c a pem en t, a n d in 2 014 w i t h t h e

in t ro d u c t i o n o f t h e f u l ly a n t i - m agn e t i c o m eg a m a s t er co - a x i a l c a l iber .

o M e G a b o u t i Q u e / 4 6 9 . 2 3 2 . 9 9 9 9

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tag heuer carrera caliBre heuer 01 automatic chronograPh / 45mm titanium c arbide c ase, automatic chronogr aph movement,

bl ack skeleton dial , on a bl ack perfor ated rubber str ap.

tag heuer aquaracer caliBre 16 automatic chronograPh / 43mm stainless steel c ase with a bl ack cer amic unidirec tional turning be zel ,

automatic chronogr aph movement, bl ack dial , water resistant to 3 0 0 meters, on a steel br acelet with div ing e x tension.

/ C A R R E R A C A L I B R E H E U E R 01 / / AQUA R AC E R C A L I B R E 16 /

TAG H E U E R

from its incep t ion in 18 6 0 , tag heuer h a s been s tri v ing to push the bounda ries

further, cre ating s t y l ish, sport y t imepieces for those w ho lov e to def y con v ention.

long -s ta nding pa rtnerships w ith motor r acing, including the m cl a ren f1 te a m a nd the

indy 5 0 0 , a s w ell a s ch a mpions a nd a mba ssa d ors including tom br a dy, cr is t ia no ron a l d o,

c a r a dele v ingne, dav id gue t ta a nd s te v e mcqueen, reflec t the disrup t i v e at t it u de th at

dri v es tag heuer to go be yond the tr a dit ions of the watchm a k ing indus try. its slo ga n,

# d ontcr ack underpressure, is much more th a n a n a ffirm ation — it is a s tate of mind.

t a G h e u e r b o u t i Q u e / 2 1 4 . 3 4 6 . 5 3 8 1

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the tiffany ct60™ / 3 4mm stainless steel c ase and br acelet, three-hand self-winding mechanic al movement, dial with a gr ay soleil finish,

gold poudré numer al s.

tiffany diamond cocktail Watch / 21mm x 3 4mm, 18k white gold c ase, diamond be zel and buckle, white guilloché dial , on a bl ack satin str ap.

/ T H E T I F FA N Y C T 6 0 ™ / / T I F FA N Y dI A MON d CO C K TA I L WAT C H /

T I F FA N Y & CO.

w i t h t h e o pen in g o f h is f irs t s to r e in n e w yo r k c i t y in 18 37, c h a r l e s t iffa n y

e s ta bl ish ed a t r a d i t i o n o f e xc el l en c e a n d in n ovat i o n . h is t i m epiec e s w er e

m a s t er wo r k s o f d e s i gn, cov e t ed f o r t h eir el a bo r at e c a se s a n d h a n d c r a f t ed

w i t h t h e f in e s t s w is s m ov em en t s . t h is gr e at t r a d i t i o n co n t in u e s w i t h m o d er n

t i m epiec e s br il l i a n t ly d e s i gn ed to beco m e t h e co nsu m m at e s y m bo l s o f a l ife t i m e.

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BlancPain villeret grande date / 4 0 mm, 18 k red gol d c a se, au tom atic mov ement with a l arge date, opal ine dial , sapphire crys tal , e xhibit ion c a se back ,

on a brown all igator s tr ap.

jaquet droz l ady e ight mother- of - Pe arl / 3 5mm, 18 k white gol d c a se, quart z mov ement, dome-shaped white mother- of- pe arl dial , be zel and white

pe arl ball se t with dia monds (1.621 c ar ats in total ).

/ B L A N C PA I N V I L L E R E T G R A N d E dAT E / / jAQUET dROZ LAdY EIGHT MOTHER-OF-PEARL /

TOU R BI L LON B OU T IQU E

t r u e to t h e sp ir i t o f t h e m a s t er piec e s by br egu e t, bl a n c pa in, gl a sh ü t t e o r i gin a l ,

Jaq u e t d roz a n d o m eg a , a s w el l a s t h e e xc ep t i o n a l s watc h m o d el s , to u r bil lo n

co ns t i t u t e s t h e h au t e h o r lo ger ie d is t r ibu t i o n n e t wo r k f o r a l l o f t h e s watc h gro u p ’ s

pr e s t i ge br a n ds . co m m i t t ed to e xc el l en t ser v i c e , t h e to u r bil lo n bo u t i q u e o ffers

c l ien t s a n in co m pa r a bl e e x per ien c e — lu x u r y ba sed o n t h e va lu e s o f t h e pro d u c t s

t h at m a k e u p t h eir spec i a l wo r l d. spen d in g a fe w m o m en t s in t h e bo u t i q u e is

a bo u t e x per ien c in g a n em ot i o n, a r a r e m in u t e, a to u r bil lo n m o m en t.

t o u r b i l l o n b o u t i Q u e / 2 1 4 . 3 4 6 . 3 4 3 1

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Q. W H IC H d O YOU P R E F E R , QUA R T Z OR M E C H A N IC A L?

i lov e t h e co n v en ien c e o f q ua r t z , s o

t h at t h e watc h w il l a lways be r u n n in g,

w h e t h er i wo r e i t y e s t er day o r a

m o n t h ago. bu t t h er e is s o m e t h in g

p o e t i c a n d m agi c a l a bo u t a m ec h a n i c a l

watc h t h at d epen ds o n yo u to k eep

accu r at e t i m e. to k n ow t h at t h e

watc h o n m y w r is t is sp in n in g away,

t u r n in g s to r ed en ergy in to a n accu r at e

t i m e d ispl ay, is r e a l ly s o m e t h in g t h at

i a ppr ec i at e a n d i t m a k e s m e s m il e .

Q. W H AT I S YOU R FAVOR I T E COM P L IC AT ION ?

o f t h e a ff o r da bl e co m pl i c at i o ns , i r e a l ly

lov e t h e c h ro n o gr a ph — i f in d i t s o usef u l .

w h e t h er i t ’ s f o r t i m in g m y r u n a f t er wo r k ,

m y egg in t h e m o r n in g o r h ow lo n g i t ta k e s

m y se v en -y e a r- o l d to r u n a ro u n d t h e h o use,

i use m y c h ro n o gr a ph J us t a bo u t e v er y day.

o n t h e “ i w ish i h a d” s i d e o f t h in gs , i wo u l d

lov e to ow n a m in u t e r epe at er . i t ’ s su c h

a be au t if u l a n d co m pl i c at ed f u n c t i o n,

o r i gin a l ly d e s i gn ed to be a bl e to t el l t h e

t i m e in t h e da r k by c h i m in g o u t t h e h o u r ,

q ua r t er- h o u r a n d m in u t e s o n co m m a n d.

t h er e a r e se v er a l gr e at e x a m pl e s o f t h is

fa n ta s t i c co m pl i c at i o n, a n d a m in u t e

r epe at er is d ef in i t ely o n m y w ish l is t.

Q. W H AT S E T S T H E F I N E S T WAT C H E S A PA R T ?

i n m y v ie w, t h e be s t watc h e s a r e a

co m bin at i o n o f d e s i gn, en gin eer in g a n d

a r t is t r y. to day ’ s watc h e s a r e n ot s o

m u c h a bo u t t el l in g t i m e, t h o u gh i s t il l

pr efer to lo o k at m y watc h r at h er t h a n

m y ph o n e, bu t t h e y a r e a n e x pr e s s i o n o f

w h at yo u va lu e in l ife — i va lu e gr e at,

t i m el e s s d e s i gn, bu t i a l s o lov e r e a l ly

“o u t t h er e” watc h e s . i en J oy a l l watc h e s ,

bu t t h e o n e s t h at i r e a l ly cov e t m a k e

sense fro m a l l perspec t i v e s .

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Q. W H AT I S N E W I N T H E WOR L d OF T I M E P I E C E S T H I S Y E A R ?

o n e o f t h e gr e at t h in gs a bo u t t h e watc h

in d us t r y is t h at t h er e is a lways s o m e t h in g

n e w. e v er y y e a r , at t h e b i g watc h sh ow s in

gen e va a n d ba sel , t h e br a n ds in t ro d u c e

n e w t i m epiec e s t h at fe at u r e in c r ed ibl e

d e s i gns , au dac i o us n e w co lo rs , su r pr is in g

co m bin at i o ns o f co m pl i c at i o ns , n e v er-

bef o r e- used m at er i a l s a n d m u c h m o r e.

s ta in l e s s s t eel co n t in u e s to be a p o pu l a r

m e ta l , a s is t i ta n i u m , a n d in pr ec i o us

m e ta l , r ed go l d ( rose, p in k , r ed, e tc . )

seem s to be t h e co lo r o f c h o i c e.

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Q. I S I T I M P OR TA N T T O B U Y F ROM A N AU T HOR I Z E d R E TA I L E R ?

i t ’ s v i ta l . in to day ’ s wo r l d, t h er e a r e

s o m a n y ways to bu y a watc h, i t c a n

be v er y co n f usin g. i f yo u bu y fro m a n

u n au t h o r i z ed r e ta il er , o n t h e i n t er n e t,

f o r e x a m pl e, yo u co u l d be bu y in g a

seco n d h a n d watc h b il l ed a s n e w, a

co u n t er fei t o r e v en a s to l en watc h . i t ’ s

r e a l ly “bu y er be wa r e” if yo u bu y fro m

a n y t h in g bu t a n au t h o r i z ed r e ta il er , a n d

o f t en t h e watc h w il l h av e n o wa r r a n t y.

a n au t h o r i z ed r e ta il er h a s been v e t t ed

by t h e br a n d, a n d t h e r e ta il er ensu r e s

t h at t h e watc h h a s been l eg a l ly i m p o r t ed

in to t h e u. s . a n d t h at t h e watc h w il l be

cov er ed by a l l a ppl i c a bl e wa r r a n t ie s .

a n au t h o r i z ed r e ta il er w il l a l s o ta k e

c a r e o f a l l yo u r n eeds (ser v i c e , r epa ir ,

a d d i t i o n a l s t r a p s , e tc . ) a f t er t h e s a l e .

Q. I S I T A G O Od I dE A T O COL L E C T WAT C H E S A S A N I N V E S T M E N T ?

m a n y watc h e s d o a ppr ec i at e in

va lu e, a n d t h e o n e s t h at d o r ec ei v e

q u i t e a lot o f pr e s s , bu t i t ’ s a r isk y

pro p osi t i o n to co l l ec t o n ly a s a n

in v e s t m en t. i t ’ s be t t er to co l l ec t

watc h e s t h at yo u lov e a n d w il l

w e a r , a n d if t h e y a ppr ec i at e in

va lu e, fa n ta s t i c . i f n ot, yo u s t il l

w il l ge t en J oy m en t o u t o f yo u r

pu rc h a se s a n d c a n pa s s t h em o n

fro m gen er at i o n to gen er at i o n .

Q. W H Y d O YOU LOV E WAT C H E S ?

watc h e s a r e o n e o f t h e fe w m ec h a n i c a l

pro d u c t s t h at to u c h o u r sk in, w h i c h

m a k e s t h em in t ensely pers o n a l . watc h e s ,

at t h eir be s t, c a n t r u ly r efl ec t w h o

w e a r e — sp o r t y, el eg a n t, c a sua l a n d

m o r e. t h e c h o i c e o f t h e r i gh t watc h

is a n i m p o r ta n t o n e, a n d t h e

e x per ien c e sh o u l d be c h er ish ed.

Q. W H Y B U Y A T I M E P I E C E AT NOR T H PA R K C E N T E R ?

bein g a bl e to v is i t o n e pl ac e a n d

see J us t a bo u t e v er y f in e watc h

br a n d o n t h e pl a n e t is r e a l ly u n i q u e.

h av in g a l l t h e se gr e at r e ta il ers

to ge t h er is a r e a l ben efi t a n d

m a k e s f in d in g t h e per fec t watc h

t h at m u c h e a sier .

Q. HOW S HOU L d I C HO O S E T H E R IG H T WAT C H T O B U Y ?

yo u n eed to ge t s o m e e x per t a dv i c e ,

a n d t h at ’ s w h at spec i a l i z ed watc h

r e ta il ers a n d bo u t i q u e s a r e f o r . t h in k

a bo u t t h e k in d o f watc h yo u wa n t a n d

e s ta bl ish yo u r pr i c e r a n ge, t h en go

see yo u r lo c a l r e ta il er . t h e y w il l h el p

yo u f in d t h e per fec t watc h f o r yo u.

Keith w. strandberG is an acknowledged expert in the watch industry and is currently the International Editor for Watch Journal. He has written about fine timepieces in the New York Times, the New York Observer, the Chicago Tribune, the Miami Herald and the Los Angeles Times, among others. Keith currently resides in Switzerland.

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