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About Time welcomes industry
leader to team
Marc Frankel opened his online watch store, LongIslandWatch.
com, back in 2003, when ecommerce was still in its infancy.
Since then, many online stores have come and gone while Long
Island Watch has continued to grow and prosper. This is due to his
reputation with the online watch community for offering watches
for sale you just won’t find at your local jewelry store. A watch afi-
cionado himself, he understands what it’s like to be a “watch nut”.
A few years ago he launched his YouTube channel, and this is
where he found his true calling. A bit of back-story; Marc holds
a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering,
and worked in the Aerospace field for 13 years. His engineering
background and love of teaching people led him to start a series
called ‘Watch and Learn ™’. In this continually running series, Marc
discusses something different every episode, making it interesting
for both the novice and expert. A recent video had him explaining
the phenomenon of ‘back-hacking’ going so far as to tear down a
watch movement and showing how you can get the escapement
to run backwards. Other episodes explain the basics, like the
difference between a chronograph and a chronometer. When he’s
not teaching his viewers about watches, he’s showing off his items
in a tasteful fashion without the infomercial feel. Lastly, he shares
with you some of his more interesting business story experiences,
garnered through the 16 years of being in the online watch space.
We hope you will enjoy and subscribe to his channel, as we
welcome him into the About Time family.
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How to Distinguish the Genuine
from the Fake is a unique and
comprehensive three day seminar
developed by instructor Adam
Harris, as a guide to detecting
counterfeited or reworked luxury
timepieces. The course includes an overview of watch types and
appropriate terminology, establishing criteria for making judg-
ments of authenticity based on comparative analysis. Participants
will learn watch examination techniques and methods and how
to apply the best critical detection skills to discern the genuine
from the fake. Participants will have the opportunity for hands on-
examination of the latest techniques that are being used in replica
watches, including examples of Ultra Super Fakes, so that they will
be able to distinguish between the two. This is the only compre-
hensive training to offer this hands-on component to participants!
This course will include examples of ers the following watch
brands/makers: Omega, Hublot, Rolex, Rolex-Tudor, Breitling,
Cartier, Tag Heuer, Panerai, Bell & Ross, Mont Blanc, Girard-
Perregaux, Audemars Piquet.
For more details contact: info@luxuryorlie or go to https://
highercaliber.com/contact