Tag Heuer released details about their first mobile phone. The Tag Heuer Meridiist cell phone will be launching in September reports I4U NEWS.

We reported about the first Rumors of a Tag Heuer mobile phone back in January of 2007.

The World's largest watch trade-show BaselWorld came to a close again. As reported despite world-wide financial turbulences and economic down-turn in some parts of the world, the BaselWorld 2008 broke again its visitor record. 106,800 visitors descended onto Basel to see the newest watches and jewelry.

We reported about tons of new wristwatches over the last weeks and by far have not covered all of the new releases - It is an impossible task.

The BaselWorld 2008 comes to a close and it is another record breaking year for the largest watch trade-show in the world.

The 2,087 exhibiting companies from 45 countries were thrilled at the record figure of 106,800 visitors (up 5%) to the show from around the world.

The world's largest watch trade-show opens officially tomorrow on April 3rd in Basel, Switzerland. The press is already roaming the show today, after the Federal Councilor Doris Leuthard opened the show at 11am.

With a surface area of 160,000 m2, BASELWORLD 2008 is Switzerland’s biggest overall trade Show.

The Baselworld 2008 will start in a couple of weeks. Announcements of the watchmakers have already started to trickle in.

The Seiko watch corporation will reveal an entirely new suite of designs for the Premier collection, with new movements and new design refinements that will further extend the appeal of SEIKO's leading dress watch series for both men and women.

The stylish plastic Swatch is celebrating its 25th birthday today March 1st. Nicolas Hayek introduced 12 plastic watches in 1983 and started a revolution in the Swiss watch making business, which was not doing well back then.

Swatch is the most successful wristwatch with 370 million sold. 5,000 Swatch models have been released in the last 25 years.

The Hamilton Khaki Sunset stars in the new Will Smith movie "I am a Legend". As the name of this Hamilton watch indicates, it displays the time of sunset on the 15th of the month in 6 cities of the world: London, Gander, Los Angeles, Nadi, Manila and Muscat.

Other features of the Hamilton Khaki Sunset include 44mm dial, 200m water resistance, sapphire crystal glass, automatic movement, leather band and screw-down crown.

Internet retailer Buy.com opened a Watch and Jewelry store on their site. More than 30,000 products, including men's and women's watches, will be offered from value-priced and top luxury brands, such as Fossil, Kenneth Cole, Seiko, Invicta and Movado.

For a limited time, thousands of watches will be priced at 20% off their everyday low prices, with free shipping for select items to kick off the opening of the new store.

The Swatch Group Ltd. and Tiffany & Co. today announced a strategic alliance to further the development, production and worldwide distribution of TIFFANY & CO. brand watches.

Michael J. Kowalski, chairman and chief executive officer of Tiffany & Co., stated “This alliance will place TIFFANY & CO. within the distinguished collection of luxury watch brands manufactured and distributed by the Swatch Group. Nick Hayek Jr. and I began discussing possible collaboration between our two companies over a year ago and I am delighted that these discussions have led to this historic agreement. Swatch Group is the best conceivable strategic partner for Tiffany’s long-planned re-entry into watch distribution. It is the leader in the high-end watch business with unparalleled distribution capabilities and experience in the luxury segment of the watch business.”

Tag Heuer officially announces plans to introduce Tag Heuer mobile phones in 2008.

Rumors about Tag Heuer Mobile phones appeared already earlier this year.
Tag Heuer partners with ModeLabs Group on the development of the Tag Heuer branded phones.

When you buy a Seiko watch today on Amazon you get an additional 20% off at checkout.

Most Seiko watches are already heavily discounted on Amazon. Today you can save even more. For instance the cool Seiko Men's Orange Monster Automatic Dive Watch shown in the photo sells for $183.95 ($375.00) on that price you get another 20% off on checkout.

To have video games on a wristwatch is not something new, but the concept designs are nicely done. Fossil offered in 2005 already watches with Breakout, Asteriods and Centipede. The games have not been playable on those watches and just were animated.

Designer Lysandre Follet came up with some stylish watch designs that feature Tretris and Pong for the hip watch brand Nixon.