A
Century of Luxury & Quality
Early in the
1900's in Bienne, Switzerland, two young watchmakers sought to
create timepieces of not only exceptional beauty and craftsmanship
but movements that would permit a freedom of case design. By
1915, Their genius with precious metals and gems produced the
first "private label" luxury watches. Over the years,
Concord Watches, once prized as the official gift of U.S. Presidents
to Heads-of-State, have become the timepiece to mark life’s
momentous occasions.
Master Innovators
The
launch of the Concord Delirium in 1979 made headlines worldwide
as the flattest analog watch ever made — total thickness,
1.98mm. A year later, Concord Delirium IV, broke the 1mm barrier.
Concord’s world record in thinness and watch technology stands
today.
Master
Craftsmen
Concord
craftsmanship and ingenuity are spectacularly exhibited in the
Haute Horlogerie timepieces that represent the pinnacle of Swiss
watchmaking. One of a kind (purchased by distinguished collectors),
these hand-crafted mechanical movements are a triumph of precision
engineering. They are indicative of the care and pride crafted
into every Concord Watch.
Master
Jewelers
In
the years following World War I, Concord produced very expensive
platinum watches set with diamonds, emeralds, rubies and sapphires,
securing its reputation as jewelers extraordinaire. Today, Concord
jeweled watches are recognized equally for their aesthetic design
and setting of gems.
History of Concord
Truly one of the most innovative watch companies, Concord has been creating
timepieces of distinction for nearly a century. From the beginning, Concord
focused on technical prowess and aesthetic advancements, quickly propelling
itself to a premier position within the world of fine watchmaking. Since its
founding in Bienne, Switzerland, in 1908, Concord has regularly turned out
masterpieces. A Concord watch is known as a premier watch. Check out our selection
of Concord watches for women and men and see for yourself why Concord is renowned
as a premier watch manufacturer. WatchesonNet offers you high quality watches
at significantly discounted prices, including any Concord watch. Concord women’s
watches include free shipping for all orders over $300. Every Concord watch
includes a warranty and is guaranteed to be brand new, genuine and authentic.
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Concord was founded in
Bienne, Switzerland, in 1908, by two young craftsmen who shared an ambition
to create watches of beautifully thin proportions. Early Concord designs
were frequently selected by the world's finest jewelers as their own private-label
timepieces. In 1979, Concord earned world renown as the company that pioneered
and perfected the ultra-flat Swiss quartz movement with Delirium.
Concord was founded in
1908 in Bienne, Switzerland. Concord has continued turning out timepieces
of excellence for practically a hundred years. Commencing with the focus
on technical competence and artistic progression, Concord rapidly thrust
itself to become a leading status within the world of fine watchmaking.
Within the primary decade of its subsistence, the trademark carved out a niche
for itself as a producer of lavish timepieces, developed in platinum and accenting
with diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. In the 1920s, Concord started
dabbling in clock design and revealed about this time the famed Concord Ring
Clock. This became the first convenient eight-day winding travel alarm clock.
About 20 years later the clock was still impressive. So impressive that president
Harry Truman offered it to a number of heads of state in 1945, including Winston
Churchill.
An imaginative businessman named Gedalio Grinberg purchased Concord Watch Company
and incorporated it into North American Watch Corporation in New York in 1969.
At present the company is known as Movado Group Inc. Under Grinberg’s
observant eye, the Concord flourished. Groundbreaking investigations concluded
in the launch of the quartz-powered Delirium in 1979. The world’s slimmest
watch, the Delirium measured 1.98mm. The brand broke its own record within
one year with the introduction of the Delirium IV—measuring less than
1mm.
Concord presented its Mariner sports watch in 1980 and the Saratoga in 1986.
The Saratoga became a symbol for the brand today. As a pacesetter in the advanced
art of watch design, Concord went on to initiate three versions of watches,
including a perpetual calendar, minute repeater and tourbillon. Each is of
the Exor watches. They are so ornately adorned with gemstones that their status
is among the world’s most luxuriously jeweled innovations. Today, Concord’s
notable register involves not only the Saratoga, but the stylish Veneto watch
(1996), the 18-karat gold geometric La Scala (1997), and the La Scala Stainless
Steel Chronograph (2001). With the Concord style, it repeatedly adds new reproductions
to their collections, contributing to fresh charm and enthusiasm. Ascertained
to hold fast to the highest standards in watchmaking, Concord produces all
of its timepieces with meticulous awareness to detail, presentation and novelty.
Such is the situation with the fantastic Saratoga line. For 17 years, the Saratoga
has a classy, elite timepiece that received international admiration. It has
lingered as a key signature assortment for the brand and was of late it was
reconstructed to imitate today’s lifestyles and designs.
The new Saratoga is the zenith of virtually a century of Concord watchmaking
superiority. Its nonchalantly stylish beauty is stressed by the eight-sided
bezel, and by the striking modernistic scallop-engraved dials. The features
are refined with alpha hands, functional markers and numerals, and the date.
An exact sports watch, the Saratoga is lustrous and daring—an appearance
of individuality. The newly designed Saratoga watches are constructed in solid
stainless steel, 18-karat white or rose gold, and stainless steel with 18-karat
yellow-gold or rose-gold brogues.
They introduce an idiosyncratic woven-link bracelet with an operational clasp
and gracefully engineered, patented crown protection that firmly fastens shut
to guarantee water resistance to 50 meters. The newest models attribute embellished
case backs with an equestrian design, evoking the novel sport for which the
watch was designed. New alternatives involve diamond-adorned bezels and dials.
Concord unveiled a one-of-a-kind Saratoga Tourbillon that is styled pleasantly
in 18-karat white gold. This stunning piece is a work of art and old-world
craftsmanship. It features a tourbillion escapement, minute repeater, chronograph,
and power reserve. The watch features a sapphire case back to view the magnificent
movement. Concord’s efficiently sculpted; amazingly stylish La Scala
assortment brings newness with color and gemstones. Commenced at the 1997 World
Watch and Jewelry Fair in Basel, the La Scala stole hearts with its glossy
design and confident beauty. Rich in variations, the La Scala assortment of
round and square timepieces swank chronograph models adorned in diamonds of
colorless and black or in gemstones of sapphires in an enormous amount of hues.
The straps are interchangeable and made of alligator or rubber in many colors
and shades. Bracelets of these architecturally motivated timepieces that feature
exploitation of clasps and crafted either in steel or in 18-karat gold. The
new square models include a stainless steel chronograph with two rows of diamonds
on the top and bottom case-to-bracelet accessories with a radiant mother-of-pearl
dial in pastel hues of lilac, mango or yellow with color-corresponding straps.
There also is a full diamond-set model.
Concord unveiled the striking 18-karat white-gold La Scala Fashion manchette
model that wears like a cuff bracelet. Featuring panoply of diamonds in varying
settings, the watch is suggestive of a fine piece of fashioned jewelry. It
is available with either 122 diamonds weighing just over 1 carat, or with 328
diamonds with a total weight of just over 3 carats.
