http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/24/alba-watches-in-the-hermit-kingdom/ Japanese Watch Enthusiasts Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:23:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/24/alba-watches-in-the-hermit-kingdom/#comment-127 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 06:39:29 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/24/alba-watches-in-the-hermit-kingdom/#comment-127 Alba Thailand carries the Modern Classic automatic models as well. Perhaps it's easier to buy one from Thailand with some help from Reto or any WIS friend who is based there. :) Alba Thailand carries the Modern Classic automatic models as well. Perhaps it’s easier to buy one from Thailand with some help from Reto or any WIS friend who is based there.

]]> http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/24/alba-watches-in-the-hermit-kingdom/#comment-124 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:08:36 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/24/alba-watches-in-the-hermit-kingdom/#comment-124 Interesting point about Seiko targeting Asian youth with inexpensive Alba designs, hoping to sell them more expensive Seikos when they get good jobs and have more income in middle age. But I wonder if Seiko isn't underestimating the appeal these designs might have for people in their 30s and 40s in the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East? Interesting point about Seiko targeting Asian youth with inexpensive Alba designs, hoping to sell them more expensive Seikos when they get good jobs and have more income in middle age. But I wonder if Seiko isn’t underestimating the appeal these designs might have for people in their 30s and 40s in the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East?

]]> http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/24/alba-watches-in-the-hermit-kingdom/#comment-123 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 22:26:09 +0000 http://www.gmtplusnine.com/2007/03/24/alba-watches-in-the-hermit-kingdom/#comment-123 Alba's designs certainly do lean towards the more cutting edge and avant-garde. You are so right in that Seiko's Alba division was tasked to capture the attention of the fashion-minded youths in Asia. And in doing so, Seiko hopes that these youths will continue to purchase Seiko-branded products as they progress through life. Thanks for sharing some of these neat Alba designs with us, Bryan. Alba’s designs certainly do lean towards the more cutting edge and avant-garde. You are so right in that Seiko’s Alba division was tasked to capture the attention of the fashion-minded youths in Asia. And in doing so, Seiko hopes that these youths will continue to purchase Seiko-branded products as they progress through life. Thanks for sharing some of these neat Alba designs with us, Bryan.

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