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No one does the art of timepieces better than Las Vegas. Here, flagship stores from the best of Switzerland and around the world have homes for the finest watches. After the jump, we've rounded up 20 of the best places to buy watches in Las Vegas. Keep in mind that we've left off department stores and lower-end chains to focus on the best that the watch world has to offer, even if the prices at some of these stores could pay for a house in other parts of the country. Check out the map below to see what we've picked out.
Breguet's Petite Fleur combines fine watchmaking and jewellery. This feminine and elegant watch is self-winding with baguette-cut diamond petals. Really a stunning piece that needs to be seen.
This watch brand equips all its models with chronometer-certified movements and is one of the rare companies to produce its own mechanical chronograph movement, entirely developed and manufactured in its own workshops. This family business is also one of the last remaining independent Swiss watch brands.
Hour Passion carries brands such as Longines, Rado, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Calvin Klein, Swatch and Flik Flak each in its own individual retail space
Hublot first came out with a watch featuring a gold case and natural rubber strap in 1980, and since, the porthole-shaped watch case combining polished and brushed gold, the minimalist black dial, and the distinctive black natural rubber strap has come to symbolize Hublot watches.
TAG Heuer is the only watchmaker to develop a mechanical automatic chronograph movement that displays 1/10th, 1/100th and 1/1000th of a second, as well as the only brand to capture 1/10,000th of a second.
The Tourbillon Boutiques carries the prestige brands of the Swatch Group such as Breguet, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega and Swatch.
This upscale purveyor of timepieces has a trade-in policy, certified pre-owned classic collection and service center. Find more than 100 world famous watch brands in more than 8,000 styles.
Breguet's Petite Fleur combines fine watchmaking and jewellery. This feminine and elegant watch is self-winding with baguette-cut diamond petals. Really a stunning piece that needs to be seen.
This watch brand equips all its models with chronometer-certified movements and is one of the rare companies to produce its own mechanical chronograph movement, entirely developed and manufactured in its own workshops. This family business is also one of the last remaining independent Swiss watch brands.
Hour Passion carries brands such as Longines, Rado, Tissot, Balmain, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Calvin Klein, Swatch and Flik Flak each in its own individual retail space
Hublot first came out with a watch featuring a gold case and natural rubber strap in 1980, and since, the porthole-shaped watch case combining polished and brushed gold, the minimalist black dial, and the distinctive black natural rubber strap has come to symbolize Hublot watches.
TAG Heuer is the only watchmaker to develop a mechanical automatic chronograph movement that displays 1/10th, 1/100th and 1/1000th of a second, as well as the only brand to capture 1/10,000th of a second.
The Tourbillon Boutiques carries the prestige brands of the Swatch Group such as Breguet, Blancpain, Glashütte Original, Jaquet Droz, Omega and Swatch.
This upscale purveyor of timepieces has a trade-in policy, certified pre-owned classic collection and service center. Find more than 100 world famous watch brands in more than 8,000 styles.
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