The $400 pocket watch is a blend of Audemars Piguet’s iconic eight-sided Royal Oak and Swatch’s unserious Pop watches from the ‘80s.
Preferred Jewelers Intl’s Plans for Las Vegas
The global network of independent retail jewelers will have a presence in Las Vegas as part of both the CBG Las Vegas and JCK Las Vegas 2016 trade shows.
Bay Harbor Islands, Fla.--Preferred Jewelers International, a global network of independent retail jewelers, will have a presence at two shows at the upcoming Las Vegas market week.
Both CBG and Preferred Jewelers International members are encouraged to invite other retail jewelers who might be interested to attend, as the breakfast meeting will provide an opportunity to become familiar with the Preferred Jewelers program, it said.
After the close of the CBG Las Vegas show, Preferred Jewelers International will exhibit at the JCK Las Vegas show at Mandalay Bay.
This year, the organization will exhibit in Booth #B57027 with Preferred Facilitator True Romance.
Preferred Jewelers is inviting retailers unable to attend the CBG breakfast to visit the booth to be introduced to the team as well as learn about features like consumer financing with special fees for Preferred retailers and information on the organization’s new collaboration with Solupay Credit Card Processing Fees, among other things.
For more information or to make an appointment, visit PreferredJewelersInternational.com, call 888-998-8874 or email contact-at-preferredjeweler.com.
Preferred Jewelers International currently has 126 retail members with 232 locations, offering benefits such as search engine optimization marketing solutions, customizable advertisements and education, among others.
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