EISEMAN jEWELS - Keith Strandberg

THE
BOOK
FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
ISSUE
front cover:
B v l g a r i LVCEA / 3 3 m m , 1 8 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 t o 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 l g a r i b o u t i q u e , 2 1 4 . 4 1 4 .9 6 6 6 .
FEATURE
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TIMEPIECE GALLERY
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FEATURE
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KEY PARTS OF
A FINE TIMEPIECE
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FEATURE
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TIMEPIECE
TERMINOLOGY
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FEATURE
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BOUTIQUE SHOWCASE
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FINE TIMEPIECE Q&A
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the fine timepiece brands
of northpark center
SWISS WATCHMAKER SINCE 1738
Pa r t i a l l i s t i n g
a moment in time
T h e a r t o f w at c 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
our fif tie th anniv ersary y e ar, there is no be t ter time to discov er
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.
Whe ther you ’re a se a soned collec tor or you ’re in se arch of your
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 y o 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 w at c h m a k i n g .
r o l e x Oy s t e r P e r p e t u a l L a dy- D at e j u s t
2 8 m m , 18 K p i n k g o l d c a s e , b e z e l s e t w i t h 4 4 d i a m o n d s ,
17 d i a m o n d s s e t o n t h e c h o c o l at e d i a l , o n a
P r e s i d e n t b r a c e l e t.
r o l e x Oy s t e r P e r p e t u a l D ay- D at e 4 0
4 0 m m , 18 K y e l lo w g o l d c a s e w i t h f l u t e d b e z e l ,
C h a m pa g n e R o m a n d i a l , o n a P r e s i d e n t b r a c e l e t.
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/ role x O yster P erpetual L a d y - Date j ust /
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/ role x O yster P erpetual Day - Date 4 0 /
Va n C l e e f & A r p e l s L a dy A r p e l s “ F é e r i e ”
3 8 m m , P o e t i c C o m p l i c at i o n i n 18 K w h i t e g o l d
with a diamond be zel.
Va n C l e e f & A r p e l s “ C h a r m s ”
3 8 m m , I n 18 K r o s e g o l d w i t h a d i a m o n d b e z e l
a n d r otat i n g d i a m o n d - s e t c h a r m .
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/ V an C leef & A rpels L a d y A rpels “ F é erie ” /
VAN CLEEF
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/ V an C leef & A rpels “ C harms ” /
t h e T i f fa n y CT6 0 ™ C h r o n o g r a p h
4 2 m m s ta i n l e s s s t e e l c a s e a n d b r a c e l e t,
s e l f - w i n d i n g m e c h a n i c a l m o v e m e n t, d i a l w i t h
a b l u e s o l e i l f i n i s h , s i lv e r p o u d r é n u m e r a l s .
t h e T i f fa n y CT6 0 ™
4 0 m m , 18 K r o s e g o l d c a s e , t h r e e - h a n d s e l f - w i n d i n g
m e c h a n i c a l m o v e m e n t, d i a l w i t h w h i t e s o l e i l f i n i s h ,
g o l d p o u d r é n u m e r a l s , o n a b l a c k a l l i g ato r s t r a p.
tiffany & co .
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/ the T iffany C T 6 0 ™ C hronograph /
TIFFANY & Co.
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A u d e m a r s P i g u e t R oya l O a k C h r o n o g r a p h
41m m s ta i n l e s s s t eel c a s e a n d b r ac el e t, au to m at i c
c h r o n o g r a ph w i t h dat e d i s pl ay a n d s m a l l s e co n ds
at 6 o ’c lo c k , b l ac k d i a l .
Audem a rs Pigue t Millen a ry H a nd -Wound
3 9. 5 m m , 18 K w h i t e g o l d c a s e , h a n d - w o u n d m ov e m en t
f e at u r i n g s m a l l s e co n ds , d i a m o n d -s e t b e z el a n d lu gs
(116 b r i l l i a n t- c u t d i a m o n ds , 0 . 6 0 c a r at s tota l ), c r o w n s e t
w i t h a pi n k c a b o c h o n s a pph i r e , w h i t e m ot h er - o f - pe a r l
o f f - c en t er e d d i a l , pi n k g o l d h a n ds , o n a “l a r g e s q ua r e
s c a l e” b ei g e a l l i g ato r s t r a p.
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/ A u d emars P iguet R oyal O ak C hronograph /
audemars
piGuet
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/ A u d emars P iguet M illenary H an d - W oun d /
B a u m e & M e r c i e r C l i f t o n 10 0 5 7
4 3 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
m o v e m e n t f e at u r i n g day, c e n t r a l h a n d dat e
and month functions, and a moon phase
d i s p l ay, o n a l e at h e r s t r a p.
B a u m e & M e r c i e r P r o m e ss e 10 19 9
3 4 m m s ta i n l e s s s t e e l c a s e a n d b r a c e l e t, o va l
b e z e l s e t w i t h 61 d i a m o n d s , m ot h e r - o f - p e a r l
dial with diamond hour markers.
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/ B aume & M ercier C lifton 1 0 0 5 7 /
baume &
mercier
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/ B aume & M ercier P romesse 1 0 1 9 9 /
B r e i t l i n g f o r B e n t l e y S u p e r sp o r t s L i g h t B o dy
4 9 m m t i ta n i u m c a s e , a u t o m at i c c h r o n o g r a p h m o v e m e n t,
R o ya l E b o n y d i a l , o n a B e n t l e y r u b b e r II s t r a p w i t h
d e p l o y m e n t b u c k l e . L i m i t e d E d i t i o n OF 1, 0 0 0 p i e c e s .
B r e i t l i n g N av i t i m e r GMT
4 8 m m , 1 8 K r e d g o l d c a s e w i t h t r a n s pa r e n t c a s e b a c k ,
m a n u f a c t u r e B r e i t l i n g C a l i b e r B 0 4 , a u t o m at i c GMT
m o v e m e n t, o n a b l a c k l e at h e r s t r a p w i t h 1 8 K r e d
gol d deploy ment bu ck l e.
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/ B reitling for B entley S upersports L ight B o d y /
breitling
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/ B reitling N avitimer G M T /
Pat e k P h i l i pp e A n n u a l C a l e n d a r
3 6 MM C a s e , 18 K y e l lo w g o l d c a s e a n d b r a c e l e t,
a n n u a l c a l e n da r m o v e m e n t ( R e f. 5 0 3 61J ).
C a r t i e r Pa s h a D i a m o n d
4 2 m m , 18 k w h i t e g o l d c a s e w i t h d i a m o n d b e z e l ,
s i lv e r d i a l w i t h b l u e d s t e e l h a n d s a n d a m i x t u r e
of r adial inde x hour markers and Ar abic
n u m e r a l s , a u to m at i c m o v e m e n t, wat e r r e s i s ta n t
to 3 0 m e t e r s / 10 0 f e e t, o n a b l a c k l e at h e r s t r a p
w i t h d e p loy m e n t c l a s p.
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/ P atek P hilippe A N N U A L C A L E N D A R /
EISEMAN
JEWELS
certifie d pre - owne d
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/ C artier P asha Diamon d /
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 Day s
4 5 m m , 18 K r ed go l d c a se, m ec h a n i c a l h a n d -w o u n d
m o v e m e n t, e i g h t- d ay p o w e r r e s e r v e , p o w e r r e s e r v e
d i s p l ay, o n a n a l l i g at o r l e at h e r s t r a p b y S a n t o n i
( R e f. IW 51 0 1 0 7 ) .
I W C P o r t u g i e s e r Yac h t C l u b C h r o n o g r a p h
4 3 . 5 m m s ta i n l e s s s t e e l c a s e , m e c h a n i c a l c h r o n o g r a p h
m o v e m e n t, 6 8 - H o u r p o w e r r e s e r v e , o n a b l a c k r u b b e r
s t r a p ( R e f. IW 3 9 0 5 0 3 ) .
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/ I W C P ortofino H an d - W oun d E ight Days /
IWC schaffhausen
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/ I W C P ortugieser Y acht C lub C hronograph /
j a e g e r - l e c o u lt r e G e o p h y s i c ® T r u e S e c o n d
3 9. 6 m m c a s e ( a va i l a b l e i n s ta i n l e s s s t e e l a n d r o s e
g o l d ) , i n - h o u s e a u t o m at i c C a l i b e r 7 7 0 m o v e m e n t
w i t h t h e t r u e s e c o n d s m e c h a n i s m , f i n e ly g r a i n e d
d i a l , e x h i b i t i o n b a c k , o s c i l l at i n g w e i g h t w i t h
J a e g e r - L e C o u lt r e ’ s s i g n at u r e a n c h o r m o t i f.
j a e g e r - l e c o u lt r e G e o p h y s i c ® U n i v e r s a l T i m e
41. 6 m m c a s e ( a va i l a b l e i n STAINLESS s t e e l o r 1 8 K r o s e
g o l d ) , a u t o m at i c J a e g e r - L e C o u lt r e C a l i b e r 7 7 2 , w o r l d
m a p o n t h e d i a l , 2 4 w o r l d t i m e z o n e s d i s p l ay e d o n
the turning disc.
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/ j aeger - lecoultre G eophysic ® T rue S econ d /
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/ j aeger - lecoultre G eophysic ® U niversal T ime /
U ly ss e N a r d i n B l ac k S e a
4 5 . 8 m m s t e e l / r u b b e r c a s e , a u t o m at i c m o v e m e n t
w i t h 4 2 h o u r s p o w e r r e s e r v e i n d i c ato r , o v e r s i z e d
s e c o n d s r e g i s t e r , wat e r r e s i s ta n t t o 2 0 0 m e t e r s ,
o n a r u b b e r / c e r a m i c s t r a p.
U ly ss e N a r d i n E x e c u t i v e L a dy
4 0 m m s ta i n l e s s s t e e l c a s e , a u t o m at i c d u a l
t ime m ov emen t w it h t ime zo ne quick se t t ing,
b i g d at e , s m a l l s e c o n d s , w h i t e m o t h e r - o f - p e a r l
dial, Roman numer als set with 49 diamonds,
o n a n a l l i g at o r s t r a p.
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/ U lysse N ar d in B lack S ea /
ulysse
nardin
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/ U lysse N ar d in E x ecutive L a d y /
Vac h e r o n C o n s ta n t i n T r a d i t i o n n e l l e
3 8 m m p l at i n u m 9 5 0 c a s e , m a n u a l w i n d m o v e m e n t, o n
a b l a c k a l l i g at o r s t r a p w i t h a n a r d i l l o n b u c k l e .
Vac h e r o n C o n s ta n t i n M a lt e S m a l l
2 8 . 4 0 MM x 3 8 . 6 7 m m , 1 8 K 5 N p i n k g o l d T o n n e a u - s h a p e d
c a s e , q u a r t z m o v e m e n t, o n a w a r m g r ay a l l i g at o r
s tr ap with an ardillon buck le.
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/ V acheron C onstantin T ra d itionnelle /
vacheron
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/ V acheron C onstantin M alte S mall /
Au d e m a r s P i g u e t O P EN W ORKED ROYAL OAK
OFF S HORE GRANDE COM P LICATION
4 4 m M t i ta n i u m / b l a c k c e r a m i c c a s e , s e l f - w i n d i n g
g r a n d e c o m p l i c at i o n m o v e m e n t ( m i n u t e
r e p e at e r , p e r p e t u a l c a l e n d a r , s p l i t- s e c o n d
chronogr aph), openworked dial, on a bl ack
lugs
r u b b e r 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 .
Limited to three pieces worl dw ide.
Au d emars P iguet timepieces
available at E iseman Jewels
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minute track
hour han d
DAT E C O M B I N E D
W ITH SM A LL SECON DS
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key parts of
a fine timepiece
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A s yo u b e c o m e m o r e i n t e r e s t e d i n watc h e s ,
yo u w i l l r e a d a n d h e a r t h e s p e c i a l i z e d
l anguage of fine timepieces. Here is a guide
to w h at yo u c a n s e e f r o m t h e o u t s i d e .
MINUTE
R E P E AT E R S L I D E
HOUR M A R K ERS
CASE
split- secon d chronograph han d s
( two , black an d white )
STRAP
BEZEL
W E E K S O F T H E Y E A R D I S P L AY
CHRONOGR A PH
PUSHER:
start/stop
M oon phase in d ication
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C R OW N : to set an d
win d the watch
DAY S O F T H E W E E K
COMBIN ED W ITH
30 -MIN U TE COU N TER
CHRONOGR A PH
P U S H E R : reset
split- secon d chronograph
han d s ( two , black an d white )
M O N T H D I S P L AY C O M B I N E D W I T H
L E A P Y E A R I N D I C AT O R
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C hronograph
S plit- S econ d pusher
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moon phase
T h i s i s a watc h t h at c h i m e s
T h e s e watc h e s h av e a
out the time (hours and
minutes) when a le ver
d i s p l ay o n t h e d i a l t h at
shows the phaseS of the moon
i s a c t i vat e d. T h e M i n u t e
( f u l l , h a l f, c r e s c e n t, e tc .).
R e p e at e r i s c o n s i d e r e d o n e
M a n y o f to d ay ’ s watc h e s
o f t h e m o s t c o m p l i c at e d
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h av e to r e s e t i t u n t i l t h e
watc h e s to m a n u fa c t u r e .
y e a r 2 10 0 o r l at e r .
p h a s e DISPLAY, m a k i n g i t
hyperre alistic or very artistic.
timepiece te r m i nology
A b a s i c watc h i s a t h r e e - h a n d t i m e p i e c e — h o u r s , m i n u t e s a n d s e c o n d s .
A n y t h i n g m o r e , e v e n a d ay o r d at e d i s p l ay, i s c o n s i d e r e d a c o m p l i c at i o n .
C o m p l i c at i o n s a r e m o d u l e s p l a c e d o n to p o f, o r e l e m e n t s i n t e g r at e d i n to,
A watc h ’ s b a s e m o v e m e n t. H e r e a r e s o m e k e y c o m p l i c at i o n s i n s i m p l e t e r m s .
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tourbillon
G r a n d e Com p l ic at io n
T h e to u r b i l l o n f e at u r e s a s m a l l
T h i s r a r e watc h c o m b i n e s
T h i s c o m p l i c at i o n i s a n
c age holding the bal ance
at l e a s t t h r e e h i g h
i n d i c ato r s o m e w h e r e o n t h e
a n d t h e e s c a p e m e n t, t u r n i n g
c o m p l i c at i o n s — u s u a l ly
watc h ( u s u a l ly o n t h e d i a l )
i n d e p e n d e n t ly o f t h e watc h —
from the follow ing
t h at s h o w s t h e s tat e
a l l d e s i g n e d to c o u n t e r a c t
groups: chronogr aph,
o f w i n d f o r t h e watc h .
t h e e f f e c t o f g r av i t y,
c alendar /moon pha se
L i k e a f u e l g a u g e i n yo u r
t h e r e b y i n c r e a s i n g a c c u r a c y.
( annual , perpe tual , pha ses
car, it shows how much
T h e to u r b i l l o n , m e a n i n g
o f t h e m o o n , e q u at i o n
p o w e r i s l e f t i n yo u r
“ w h i r lw i n d” I n F r e n c h , i s o n e
o f t i m e ) , to u r b i l l o n
mechanic al timepiece.
o f t h e m o s t i n v o lv e d a n d
and chiming (minute
e l e g a n t c o m p l i c at i o n s .
r e p e at e r , a l a r m , e tc .).
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W h en s h o p p i n g f o r a f i n e t i m ep i e c e , a c o m p r eh en s i v e
c o l l e c t i o n o f au t h o r i z e d r e ta i l er s o f f er i n g a n
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yo u f i n d p r e c i s ely w h at yo u wa n t. N o r t h Pa r k C en t er
f e at u r e s t h e m o s t b o u t i q u e s , f i n e j e w el er s a n d
t i m ep i e c e b r a n d s i n t h e S o u t h w e s t — a l l i n o n e
c o n v en i en t lo c at i o n . T h e f o l lo w i n g pag e s p r e s en t
N o r t h Pa r k ’ s f i n e t i m ep i e c e p u r v e yo r s s o yo u c a n l e a r n
m o r e a b o u t t h ei r b r a n d s a n d w h at t h e y o f f er i n - s to r e .
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/ B vlgari O cto /
/ B vlgari Lvcea /
S i n c e 18 8 4 , t h e B v l g a r i b r a n d h a s e x e m p l i f i e d I ta l i a n e x c e l l e n c e .
T o d ay a n i c o n o f l u x u r y, B v l g a r i i s k n o w n f o r i t s u n r i va l l e d d e s i g n s , s t r i k i n g
v o l u m e s a n d b o l d c o l o r s . F i n d i n g e n d l e s s i n s p i r at i o n i n t h e E t e r n a l C i t y,
B v l g a r i r e i n t e r p r e t s t h e m a j e s t i c s y m b o l s o f R o m e i n t o e x q u i s i t e e d i t i o n s o f j e w e l r y,
w at c h e s a n d a c c e s s o r i e s . T h e BV l g a r i n a m e h a s b e c o m e s y n o n y m o u s w i t h b r i l l i a n t c o l o r ,
s y m b o l i c s t o r y t e l l i n g a n d p e e r l e s s c r a f t s m a n s h i p — f o r o v e r 13 0 y e a r s .
BVL G ARI BOUTI Q UE / 2 1 4 . 4 1 4 . 9 6 6 6
B v l g a r i O c t o / 3 8 m m , 1 8 K g o l d c a s e a n d b r a c e l e t, a u t o m at i c m o v e m e n t, w h i t e d i a l .
B v l g a r i Lv c e a / 3 3 m m , 1 8 K g o l d c a s e , a u t o 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,
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ESTABLISHED IN 18 4 7, CARTIER CREATES EXCEPTIONAL WATCHES THAT COMBINE DARING DESIGN
AND WATCHMAKING SAVOIR - FAIRE . CLÉ DE CARTIER OWES ITS NAME TO ITS UNIQUE CROWN .
CONSIDERABLE MASTERY WAS REQUIRED TO CREATE FLUID LINES AND A HARMONIOUS
ENSEMBLE , A TESTAMENT TO ACCURACY AND BALANCE . A NEW SHAPE IS BORN .
CARTIER BOUTI Q UE / 9 7 2 . 7 2 6 . 7 6 7 0
C l é d e C a r t i e r / 4 0 m m , 18 K w h i t e g o l d c a s e a n d b r ac el e t, m a n u fac t u r e s el f - w i n d i n g m e c h a n i c a l m ov e m en t, c a l i b er 18 47 MC .
C l é d e C a r t i e r / 3 5 m m , 18 K w h i t e g o l d c a s e s e t w i t h b r i l l i a n t- c u t d i a m o n ds , a l l i g ato r s t r a p, m a n u fac t u r e s el f - w i n d i n g m e c h a n i c a l m ov e m en t, c a l i b er 18 47 MC .
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t i m e p i e c e b r a n d f o r m e n , w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n . T h e s i g n at u r e g o l d a n d s i lv e r
d e s i g n s ; d i a m o n d, p e a r l a n d g e m s t o n e j e w e l r y; a n d S w i s s - c r a f t e d t i m e p i e c e s
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f o r t h e e n t i r e 5 0 -y e a r h i s t o r y o f N o r t h Pa r k C e n t e r . S e r v i n g N o r t h T e x a s s i n c e 19 6 5 , E i s e m a n
o f f e r s v i r t u a l ly e v e r y t h i n g f o r t o d ay ‘ s s av v y w at c h c o n n o i s s e u r , i n c l u d i n g t h e
o n ly f u l l- s e r v i c e d e d i c at e d R o l e x s pa c e i n D a l l a s a n d F o r t W o r t h . F r o m t o u r b i l l o n s a n d
m i n u t e r e p e at e r s t o t h e m o s t fa s h i o n - f o r w a r d s t y l e s , a s w e l l a s c e r t i f i e d p r e - o w n e d
t i m e p i e c e s , E i s e m a n f e at u r e s o n e o f t h e m o s t i m p r e s s i v e a n d e x t e n s i v e c o l l e c t i o n s i n
t h e S o u t h w e s t. Fa c t o r y s e r v i c e i s a l s o o f f e r e d o n a l l S w i s s t i m e p i e c e b r a n d s ava i l a b l e
i n t h e s a l o n , r e g a r d l e s s o f w h e r e t h e w at c h e s w e r e o r i g i n a l ly p u r c h a s e d.
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R o l e x Oy s t e r P e r p e t ua l Dat e j u s t / 3 6 m m s ta i n l e s s s t e e l a n d 18 K y e l lo w g o l d c a s e w i t h d i a m o n d b e z e l , w h i t e m ot h e r - o f - p e a r l d i a m o n d d i a l ,
o n a n Oy s t e r b r a c e l e t.
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24 - h o u r h a n d a n d i n d e p e n d e n t ly a d j u s ta b l e 12- h o u r h a n d, o n a n Oy s t e r b r a c e l e t.
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F u s i o n C o l l e c t i o n s ARE t h e s y m b o l s o f a c o n s ta n t ly e v o lv i n g t r a d i t i o n .
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t h r o u g h i t s “A r t o f F u s i o n ” p h i l o s o p h y, b r i n g i n g t r a d i t i o n i n t o t h e f u t u r e .
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H u b l o t B i g B a n g J e a n s S t e e l D i a m o n d s / 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 e e l 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 e l s e t w i t h 3 6 d i a m o n d s
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H u b l o t C l a ss i c F u s i o n T o u r b i l l o n S k e l e t o n A l l B l ac k / 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 a c k c e r a m i c c a s e a n d b e z e l , h a n d - w o u n d
m a n u f a c t u r e s k e l e t o n t o u r b i l l o n c h r o n o g r a p h m o v e m e n t, b l a c k - o n - b l a c k t r e at m e n t o n a b l a c k r u b b e r a n d a l l i g at o r s t r a p.
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a re pa ssed from gener ation to gener ation. The iconic M ontbl a nc emblem is a s y mbol of
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accessories, fr agr a nces a nd sungl a sses — a nd the M a ison h a s m a de a n enduring
commitment to encour age e xcellence through cult ur a l a dva ncement.
m o n t b l a n c BOUTI Q UE / 2 1 4 . 8 9 0 . 0 9 0 8
M o n t b l a n c T i m e Wa l k e r U r b a n S p e e d C h r o n o g r a p h E - S t r a p / 4 3 m m s ta i n l e s s s t eel 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,
f e at u r i n g t h e w e a r a b l e t e c h n o lo g y E-S t r a p. T h e E-S t r a p i s a l s o ava i l a b l e o n t h e T i m e Wa l k er U r b a n UTC m o d el .
M o n t b l a n c H e r i tag e S p i r i t O r b i s T e r r a r u m / 41m m s ta i n l e s s s t eel c a s e , au to m at i c m a n u fac t u r e w o r l d t i m e co m pl i c at i o n
d i s pl ay i n g 24 t i m e zo n e s , o n a l e at h er s t r a p.
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N e i m a n M a r c u s N o r t h Pa r k i s o n e o f 41 s t o r e s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y t h at c o n t i n u e h i s l e g a c y
— o f f e r i n g fa s h i o n a n d u n pa r a l l e l e d q u a l i t y a n d s e r v i c e . V i s i t t h e P r e c i o u s J e w e l s S a l o n
at N e i m a n M a r c u s N o r t h Pa r k t o v i e w t h e e x t r a o r d i n a r y f i n e w at c h c o l l e c t i o n . M r . M a r c u s
w o u l d d e f i n i t e ly a p p r o v e . N e i m a n M a r c u s AND N o r t h Pa r k C e n t e r — 5 0 Y e a r s o f Pa r t n e r s h i p.
neim an m arcus / 214.363.8311
H e r m è s A r c e a u M i l l e f i o r i G a l u c h at / 3 4 m m , 1 8 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 t o m at i c m a n u f a 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 l o u d w h i t e a l l i g at o r s t r a p.
H e r m è s A r c e a u M i l l e f i o r i N e w P o è t e / 3 4 m m , 1 8 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 t o m at i c m a n u f a 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 a v i o l e t a l l i g at o r s t r a p.
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O f f i c i n e Pa n e r a i w a s f o r y e a r s t h e s u p p l i e r o f p r e c i s i o n i n s t r u m e n t s t o t h e I ta l i a n N av y,
i n pa r t i c u l a r m e e t i n g t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e c o m m a n d o f r o g m e n . T h e p r o j e c t s d e v e l o p e d
at t h at t i m e — i n c l u d i n g t h e L u m i n o r a n d R a d i o m i r w at c h e s — c o n t i n u e d t o b e s h r o u d e d
i n m i l i ta r y s e c r e c y f o r m a n y y e a r s , u n t i l t h e i r l a u n c h o n t h e i n t e r n at i o n a l m a r k e t t o o k
p l a c e f o l l o w i n g t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f t h e b r a n d b y t h e R i c h e m o n t G r o u p i n 19 9 7. T o d ay,
O f f i c i n e Pa n e r a i d e v e l o p s a n d p r o d u c e s i t s o w n m o v e m e n t s a n d w at c h e s at i t s M a n u fa c t u r e
i n N e u c h ât e l , c o m b i n i n g I ta l i a n d e s i g n a n d h i s t o r y w i t h S w i s s m a n u fa c t u r i n g s k i l l .
O F F ICINE PANERAI b o u t i q u e / 2 1 4 . 2 0 6 . 9 8 6 0
O f f i c i n e Pa n e r a i R a d i o m i r 194 0 O r o R o ss o / 42 m m , 18 K p o l i s h e d r e d g o l d c a s e , h a n d - w o u n d m e c h a n i c a l m ov e m en t ( P.9 9 9 ), h o u r s , m i n u t e s , s m a l l s e co n ds ,
wat er r e s i s ta n t to 10 0 m e t er s , o n a n a l l i g ato r s t r a p.
O f f i c i n e Pa n e r a i Lu m i n o r 195 0 10 Day s GMT Au t o m at i c Ac c i a i o / 4 4 m m s ta i n l e s s s t eel c a s e , au to m at i c m e c h a n i c a l m ov e m en t ( P. 2 0 0 3 ), h o u r s , m i n u t e s ,
s m a l l s e co n ds , dat e , s e co n d t i m e zo n e , 24 - h o u r i n d i c ato r , l i n e a r p o w er r e s er v e i n d i c ato r , wat er r e s i s ta n t to 10 0 m e t er s , o n a l e at h er s t r a p.
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a n d p r e c i s i o n . O m e g a h a s a lw ay s b e e n d e f i n e d b y i t s p i o n e e r i n g s p i r i t, d e m o n s t r at e d
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h a s b e e n d e d i c at e d t o i n n o vat i o n , r e c o r d p r e c i s i o n , a u d a c i o u s d e s i g n , p i o n e e r i n g s p i r i t
a n d a t r a d i t i o n o f e x c e l l e n c e i n w at c h m a k i n g . T h i s l e g a c y c o n t i n u e d i n 19 9 9 w i t h
t h e l a u n c h o f t h e r e v o l u t i o n a r y C o - A x i a l e s c a p e m e n t, a n d i n 2 0 14 w i t h t h e
i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e f u l ly a n t i - m a g n e t i c O m e g a M a s t e r C o - A x i a l c a l i b e r .
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a u t o m at i c C o - A x i a l m o v e m e n t, w at e r r e s i s ta n t t o 1 0 0 m e t e r s .
OMEGA D e V i l l e / 41m m , 1 8 K r e d g o l d c a s e a n d b r a c e l e t, a u t o m at i c C o - A x i a l m o v e m e n t, e x h i b i t i o n c a s e b a c k , d i a m o n d i n d e x e s ,
w at e r r e s i s ta n t t o 1 0 0 m e t e r s .
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I n dy 5 0 0 , a s w e l l a s c h a m p i o n s a n d a m b a s s a d o r s i n c l u d i n g TOM BRADY, c r i s t i a n o R o n a l d o,
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m a s t e r w o r k s o f d e s i g n , c o v e t e d f o r t h e i r e l a b o r at e c a s e s a n d h a n d c r a f t e d
w i t h t h e f i n e s t S w i s s m o v e m e n t s . T h i s g r e at t r a d i t i o n c o n t i n u e s w i t h m o d e r n
t i m e p i e c e s b r i l l i a n t ly d e s i g n e d t o b e c o m e t h e c o n s u m m at e s y m b o l s o f a l i f e t i m e .
T i ff a n y & c o . / 2 1 4 . 3 7 8 . 9 8 0 0
T h e T i f fa n y CT6 0™ / 3 4 m m s ta i n l e s s s t eel c a s e a n d b r ac el e t, t h r ee- h a n d s el f - w i n d i n g m e c h a n i c a l m ov e m en t, d i a l w i t h a g r ay s o l ei l f i n i s h ,
g o l d p o u d r é n u m er a l s .
T i f fa n y d i a m o n d c o c k ta i l wat c h / 21MM x 3 4 m m , 18 K w h i t e g o l d c a s e , d i a m o n d b e z el a n d b u c k l e , w h i t e g u i l lo c h é d i a l , o n a b l ac k s at i n s t r a p.
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T r u e t o t h e s p i r i t o f t h e m a s t e r p i e c e s b y B r e g u e t, B l a n c pa i n , G l a s h ü t t e O r i g i n a l ,
J a q u e t D r o z a n d O m e g a , a s w e l l a s t h e e x c e p t i o n a l S w at c h m o d e l s , T o u r b i l l o n
c o n s t i t u t e s t h e H a u t e H o r l o g e r i e d i s t r i b u t i o n n e t w o r k f o r a l l o f t h e S w at c h G r o u p ’ s
pre s t ige br a nds. Co m mit t ed to e xcel l en t ser v ice, t he To urbil lo n Bo u t ique o ffers
c l i e n t s a n i n c o m pa r a b l e e x p e r i e n c e — l u x u r y b a s e d o n t h e va l u e s o f t h e p r o d u c t s
t h at m a k e u p t h e i r s p e c i a l w o r l d. S p e n d i n g a f e w m o m e n t s i n t h e b o u t i q u e i s
a b o u t e x p e r i e n c i n g a n e m o t i o n , a r a r e m i n u t e , a T o u r b i l l o n m o m e n t.
TOURBILLON b o u t i q u e / 2 1 4 . 3 4 6 . 3 4 3 1
B l a n c pa i n V i l l e r e t G r a n d e Dat e / 4 0 m m , 18 K r e d g o l d c a s e , a u to m at i c m o v e m e n t w i t h a l a r g e dat e , o pa l i n e d i a l , s a p p h i r e c r y s ta l , e x h i b i t i o n c a s e b a c k ,
o n a b r o w n a l l i g ato r s t r a p.
Jaq u e t D r oz LADY EIGHT M o t h e r - o f - P e a r l / 3 5 m m , 18 K w h i t e g o l d c a s e , q u a r t z m o v e m e n t, d o m e - s h a p e d w h i t e m ot h e r - o f - p e a r l d i a l , b e z e l a n d w h i t e
p e a r l b a l l s e t w i t h d i a m o n d s (1. 6 2 1 c a r at s i n tota l ).
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/ B lancpain V illeret G ran d e Date /
Q . W hat sets the finest
watches apart ?
Q . W hich d o you prefer ,
quartz or mechanical?
I n m y v i e w, t h e b e s t w at c h e s a r e a I lov e the con v enience of quart z, so
c o m b i n at i o n o f d e s i g n , e n g i n e e r i n g a n d
t h at t h e w at c h w i l l a lw ay s b e r u n n i n g ,
a r t i s t r y. T o d ay ’ s w at c h e s a r e n o t s o
w h e t h e r I w o r e i t y e s t e r d ay o r a
much about telling time, though I still
m o n t h ago. Bu t t h er e is s o m e t h in g
p r e f e r t o l o o k at m y w at c h r at h e r t h a n
poe tic and magic al about a mechanic al
my phone, but the y are an e xpression of
w at c h t h at d e p e n d s o n y o u t o k e e p
w h at y o u va l u e i n l i f e — I va l u e g r e at,
a c c u r at e t i m e . T o k n o w t h at t h e
t i m e l e s s d e s i g n , b u t I a l s o l o v e r e a l ly
w at c h o n m y w r i s t i s s p i n n i n g a w ay,
“o u t t h e r e” w at c h e s . I e n j o y a l l w at c h e s ,
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t u r n i n g s t o r e d e n e r g y i n t o a n a c c u r at e
b u t t h e o n e s t h at I r e a l ly c o v e t m a k e
t i m e d i s p l ay, i s r e a l ly s o m e t h i n g t h at
sense from all perspectives.
I a p p r e c i at e a n d i t m a k e s m e s m i l e .
FINE TIMEPIECE Q&A
Q . W hat is new in
the worl d of
timepieces this year ?
Q . W hat is your favorite
complication ?
O n e o f t h e g r e at t h i n g s a b o u t t h e w at c h
lov e the chronogr aph — I find it so useful .
i n d u s t r y i s t h at t h e r e i s a lw ay s s o m e t h i n g
whether it’s for timing my run af ter work,
n e w. E v e r y y e a r , at t h e b i g w at c h s h o w s i n
m y e g g i n t h e m o r n i n g o r h o w l o n g i t ta k e s
G e n e va a n d B a s e l , t h e b r a n d s i n t r o d u c e
m y s e v e n -y e a r - o l d t o r u n a r o u n d t h e h o u s e ,
n e w t i m e p i e c e s t h at f e at u r e i n c r e d i b l e
I u s e m y c h r o n o g r a p h j u s t a b o u t e v e r y d ay.
O f t h e a f f o r d a b l e c o m p l i c at i o n s , I r e a l ly
designs, audacious ne w colors, surprising
c o m b i n at i o n s o f c o m p l i c at i o n s , n e v e r b e f o r e - u s e d m at e r i a l s a n d m u c h m o r e .
S ta i n l e s s s t e e l c o n t i n u e s t o b e a p o p u l a r
m e ta l , a s i s t i ta n i u m , a n d i n p r e c i o u s
m e ta l , r e d g o l d ( r o s e , p i n k , r e d, e t c . )
seems to be t he co lo r o f ch o ice.
On the “I w ish I h a d” side of things, I woul d
l o v e t o o w n a m i n u t e r e p e at e r . I t ’ s s u c h
a b e a u t i f u l a n d c o m p l i c at e d f u n c t i o n ,
o r i g i n a l ly d e s i g n e d t o b e a b l e t o t e l l t h e
time in the dark by chiming out the hour,
q u a r t e r - h o u r a n d m i n u t e s o n c o m m a n d.
T h e r e a r e s e v e r a l g r e at e x a m p l e s o f t h i s
fa n ta s t i c c o m p l i c at i o n , a n d a m i n u t e
r e p e at e r i s d e f i n i t e ly o n m y w i s h l i s t.
EXPERT
Q . I s it a goo d i d ea to
collect watches as
an investment ?
Q . I s it important
to buy from an
authorize d retailer ?
M a n y w at c h e s d o a p p r e c i at e i n
I t ’ s v i ta l . I n t o d ay ’ s w o r l d, t h e r e a r e
va l u e , a n d t h e o n e s t h at d o r e c e i v e
s o m a n y w ay s t o b u y a w at c h , i t c a n
quite a lot of pre ss, bu t it’s a risk y
be v ery co nfusin g. If yo u bu y fro m a n
p r o p o s i t i o n t o c o l l e c t o n ly a s a n
u n a u t h o r i z e d r e ta i l e r , o n t h e I n t e r n e t,
i n v e s t m e n t. I t ’ s b e t t e r t o c o l l e c t
f o r e x a m pl e, yo u co u l d be bu y in g a
w at c h e s t h at y o u l o v e a n d w i l l
s e c o n d h a n d w at c h b i l l e d a s n e w, a
w e a r , a n d i f t h e y a p p r e c i at e i n
c o u n t e r f e i t o r e v e n a s t o l e n w at c h . I t ’ s
va l u e , fa n ta s t i c . I f n o t, y o u s t i l l
r e a l ly “ b u y e r b e w a r e” i f y o u b u y f r o m
w il l ge t en joy m en t o u t o f yo u r
a n y t h i n g b u t a n a u t h o r i z e d r e ta i l e r , a n d
p u r c h a s e s a n d c a n pa s s t h e m o n
o f t e n t h e w at c h w i l l h av e n o w a r r a n t y.
f r o m g e n e r at i o n t o g e n e r at i o n .
A n a u t h o r i z e d r e ta i l e r h a s b e e n v e t t e d
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.
b y t h e b r a n d, a n d t h e r e ta i l e r e n s u r e s
t h at t h e w at c h h a s b e e n l e g a l ly i m p o r t e d
Q . W hy d o you
love watches ?
i n t o t h e U . S . a n d t h at t h e w at c h w i l l b e
cov ered by a l l a ppl i c a bl e wa rr a n t ie s .
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a n a u t h o r i z e d r e ta i l e r w i l l a l s o ta k e
p r o d u c t s t h at t o u c h o u r s k i n , w h i c h
c a r e o f a l l y o u r n e e d s ( s e r v i c e , r e pa i r ,
a d dit io n a l s t r a ps, e tc .) a f t er t he s a l e.
m a k e s t h e m i n t e n s e ly p e r s o n a l . W at c h e s ,
at t h e i r b e s t, c a n t r u ly r e f l e c t w h o
w e a r e — s p o r t y, e l e g a n t, c a s u a l a n d
m o r e . T h e c h o i c e o f t h e r i g h t w at c h
i s a n i m p o r ta n t o n e , a n d t h e
e x p e r i e n c e s h o u l d b e c h e r i s h e d.
Q . W hy buy a timepiece
at N orth Park C enter ?
Bein g a bl e to v isit o ne pl ace a nd
s e e j u s t a b o u t e v e r y f i n e w at c h
b r a n d o n t h e p l a n e t i s r e a l ly u n i q u e .
Q . H ow shoul d I choose
the right watch to buy ?
H av i n g a l l t h e s e g r e at r e ta i l e r s
to ge t her is a re a l benefit a nd
m a k e s f i n d i n g t h e p e r f e c t w at c h
Yo u need to ge t so m e e x per t a dv i ce,
a n d t h at ’ s w h at s p e c i a l i z e d w at c h
r e ta i l e r s a n d b o u t i q u e s a r e f o r . T h i n k
a b o u t t h e k i n d o f w at c h y o u w a n t a n d
e s ta b l i s h y o u r p r i c e r a n g e , t h e n g o
s e e y o u r l o c a l r e ta i l e r . T h e y w i l l h e l p
y o u f i n d t h e p e r f e c t w at c h f o r y o u .
t h at m u c h e a s i e r .
THE ART OF SHOPPING
W at c h e s a r e o n e o f t h e f e w m e c h a n i c a l
the art of
shopping
O v er t h e pa s t f i f t y y e a r s , N o r t h Pa r k C en t er h a s b een
a p i o n eer i n t h e r e ta i l w o r l d, o f f er i n g t h e f i n e s t s to r e s ,
r e s tau r a n t s a n d en t er ta i n m en t i n a t r u ly u n i q u e s e t t i n g
w i t h m u s eu m - q ua l i t y, w o r l d - c l a s s a r t f o r a l l to en j oy.
N o r t h Pa r k ’ s c o l l e c t i o n o f f i n e t i m ep i e c e r e ta i l er s r ep r e s en t s
t h e p i n n ac l e o f t h e a r t o f watc h m a k i n g , w i t h a n u n m atc h e d
s e l e c t i o n o f e x t r ao r d i n a r y b r a n d s . I f yo u a r e lo o k i n g f o r
t h e w o r l d ’ s m o s t c el eb r at e d n a m e s i n h au t e h o r lo g er i e ,
yo u w i l l CERTAINLY f i n d t h e m at N o r t h Pa r k C en t er .
n e i m a n m a r c u s n o r d s t r o m m ac y ’ s DILLARD ’ S AMC NORT H PAR K 15 T H EATRES
Ov e r 2 3 0 s to r e s a n d r e s tau r a n t s
Th e w o r l d ’ s m o s t r e n o w n e d FINE j e w e l r y a n d t i m e p i e c e b r a n d s
An e xceptional collec tion of luxury boutique s
Da l l a s’ f i n e s t s h o pp i n g e x p e r i e n c e
World - cl ass art
da l l a s , t e x a s
n o r t hpa r k g o l d a n d g i f t c a r d s
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n o r t hpa r kc e n t e r .c o m
va l e t pa r k i n g