Hollywood, fl the watch capital of the u s

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brent Senior Member Veteran Geek

Hollywood, FL. The Watch Capital of the U.S.

Does anyone know why so many watch co.s are located in Hollywood, FL. ? I knew Invicta and SWI were there. Then read the thread on Lucien Picard, and found out they were too.

Not terribly important, just curious. __________________ " He didn't lose the race, he just ran out of laps."

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Strategic location (southeast corner of U.S.), International shipping hubs, airports, cost of living, good weather, Jim Skelton is from Florida, Android is here also. BTW so am I. jvillefl View Public Profile Send a private message to jvillefl Find all posts by jvillefl Add jvillefl to Your Contacts #3

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Oh Yeah, Croton is here as well. jvillefl View Public Profile Send a private message to jvillefl Find all posts by jvillefl Add jvillefl to Your Contacts #4 Yesterday, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jvillefl Oh Yeah, Croton is here as well.

Croton is not in Florida it is in New Jersey __________________

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Originally Posted by jvillefl Oh Yeah, Croton is here as well.

Croton is in Moonachie NJ. floridajohn View Public Profile Send a private message to floridajohn Find all posts by floridajohn Add floridajohn to Your Contacts #7 Yesterday, 05:59 PM

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World Of Watches and eWatches are also in Hollywood, FL. I grew up off of Taft St where Invicta is located and never knew about them...

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Ideal location for shipping (and receiving) internationally. Better taxes. Some people also enjoy that godawful hot weather (I am not one of them). tkromer View Public Profile Send a private message to tkromer Send email to tkromer Find all posts by tkromer Add tkromer to Your Contacts #10

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Let's not forget the HUGE number of Swiss watch makers who retire there! What a labor pool! mhbinwc View Public Profile Send a private message to mhbinwc Find all posts by mhbinwc Add mhbinwc to Your Contacts #11 Today, 06:22 AM Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Central Florida Posts: 87

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Hmmmm, I might have to make a mecca run one of these days! Not that far. jessismith View Public Profile Send a private message to jessismith Find all posts by jessismith Add jessismith to Your Contacts #12 Today, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by mhbinwc Let's not forget the HUGE number of Swiss watch makers who retire there! What a labor pool!

I thought the main concept of retirement is to labor no more. hitch View Public Profile Send a private message to hitch Send email to hitch Find all posts by hitch Add hitch to Your Contacts #13 Today, 06:33 AM

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Originally Posted by DPM World Of Watches and eWatches are also in Hollywood, FL. I grew up off of Taft St where Invicta is located and never knew about them...

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Miami is a big import shipping port. There are about 64 watch companies between Miami and West Palm Beach is what Wing told me. __________________

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Let's not forget Renato - I believe they are in Ft. Lauderdale, which is a sneeze away from Hollywood. __________________

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There are many many very small watch companies in So. Fla. other than just in Hollywood.

Some notables are, Renato, Glam Rock, Philip Stein and dozens of others. Android is in the shadow of my signature photo. __________________

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Originally Posted by jessismith Hmmmm, I might have to make a mecca run one of these days! Not that far.

Don't count on even getting in through the front door.

They do not sell from the corporate headquarters. Others have mentioned "making a visit" to Invicta's location but reported no visitors and no sales from Invicta.