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When we think of Italian watches we usually mean those made by Italian designers. In opposite to Switzerland and Germany there exists only a small traditional industry in Italy for watches. Take a look:
Typical Italian timepieces are glorious, functional and fashionable and a great gift to give or receive. It’s even a great gift to give to yourself.
Find here my best of fashionable and functional watch ideas from italy that you could give to any man or woman in your life – or buy for yourself.
Inspiration from Fashion Trends
Italian brands of timepieces draw their inspiration from fashion trends, reproducing in their product certain elements that are more of psychological nature. Usually according to the market segment the production of them is either Swiss Made or Asian produced.
Fashion Brand Timepieces
Brands such as Locman or those coming directly from the fashion sector are very popular in Italy.
Dolce and Gabbana watches
are a great example with its sparkle of crystal in their "C’est chic" model.
Also remarkable is Versace with its very colourful Character line, and a new player on the scene, Prada.
Among the famous Italian couturiers, Prada’s diversification into timepieces underlines the importance given to watches by the fashion world. Its collection of wristwatches offers a wide colour variety of its bi-tonal cases, made in Plexiglas with a 1970s appeal.
The Following "technical" timepieces have also an incredible huge success in the market. Check them: - Il Manometro by the designer Mazzuoli (ultra-technical watch) - TechnoGraphe by Paul Picot - the new Anonimo models with GMT - chronograph, or the powerful Arktos by Panerai
Most exclusive example
In the top segment, one of the most exclusive and successful examples of great Italian watchmaking is the De Bethune line. It's designed by David Zanetta in the tradition of the art of Italian Timekeeping.
Leading Sector Group
Did you know that Sector Group, established in 1973, is a leading Italian watch company? It fuses Swiss watch technology with Italian design. Sector owns the following watch brands: Sector Sport Watches, Philip Watch and Xenia. It holds licensing agreements for fashion watch brands like Roberto Cavalli TimeWear, Just Cavalli Time, Pzero Tempo (Pirelli), Moschino Hours and Minutes,
Valentino,
Mariella Burani, United Colors of Benetton and Sisley.
