Alvin Wilson Co. is an importer of the highest quality timepieces in the world. Below are highlights of some of our most popular watch brands. Scroll through the showcase or select the brand from the menu below. For links to additional watch lines and other notable craftsman visit our Designers section.

"I design Emporio Armani for men and women who lead a modern lifestyle and want to dress with a sense of casual sophistication.

The whole collection, from daywear to evening wear to accessories, has a youthful spirit. Emporio Armani Orologi reflects this approach with modern shapes and materials balanced with a classic style.

A watch tells more than just time - it reveals something about the wearer."
- Giorgio Armani
Visit the Armani website.

The first true Cartier watch, the Santos, designed by Louis Cartier and named for Alberto Santos-Dumont, a dashing Brazilian aviator, was introduced in 1904. In 1917, the House of Cartier introduced the famous Cartier Tank watch. Long regarded as the single most important and influential watch design of the 20th century, the distinctive Cartier Tank watches were designed in tribute to the Allied Tank commanders who helped defend France during World War I. In 1933, Cartier was commissioned by the Pasha of Marrakech to create a watch he could wear while swimming. As one of the earliest truly water-resistant designs, the Cartier Pasha watch featured an attractive round case of solid gold.

Today, the Cartier watch designers draw on the astounding design archives left by Louis Cartier, the design genius responsible for many of the house's signature innovations, patents and collections. Most of the contemporary Cartier collections are based upon Louis distinctive design classics such as the Santos, the Panther, the Bagnoire, the Pasha, the Tonneau, the Diabolo, and the Tank. Visit the Cartier website.

Citizen was established in 1925. Citizen's founding fathers selected the name Citizen so the company would be "Close to the Hearts of People Everywhere" and soon after adopted the company's formal name, Citizen Watch Company.
During the last seventy-five years Citizen has expanded its business throughout the world and has achieved recognition as a global brand. The last 25 year period has conincided with the company's dramatic rise to its current position as the world's largest watchmaker, a distinction Citizen has held every year since 1986. Beyond sheer size, Citizen is also recognized as a worldwide leader in advanced technology. From the world's slimmest LCD watch to the first voice recognition watch and the world's first professional dive watch with an electronic depth sensor, Citizen's record of "world firsts" is unmatched. Most recently Citizen has staked out a new position as the leader in maintenance-free timekeeping with its Eco-Drive collection of light powered watches. With models ranging from dress models to sport models to professional dive watches, Eco-Drive runs continuously in any kind of light for a lifetime of use and they never need a battery. Maintenance-free timekeeping has arrived and Citizen leads the charge. Visit the Citizen website

Artistically combining the classic elegance of Italian design with the matchless precision of Swiss craftsmanship, every Gucci watch represents watch making at its finest. From inception to finished piece, Gucci's philosophy demands a commitment to the highest standards, attention to detail and exacting quality control. Reinforcing that commitment even further, the Gucci watch's authorized service centers around the world, staffed by highly skilled professional watchmakers, ensure Gucci watches continue to endure the test of time. Unquestionable quality and respect for tradition - to this day these ideals remain the hallmark of the Gucci name. It started from humble beginnings in 1920. Guccio Gucci opened a shop in Florence featuring his fine leather goods accessories for men and women. Soon after, he and his sons, Aldo, Ugo, Vasco and Rodolfo, spread the Gucci name to Rome and Milan. By 1953, even New York City had a Gucci store selling the world famous Gucci classics - handbags with a bamboo handle, moccasins with snaffle-bit detailing, trademark G belt clasps, and printed silk foulards and ties. By the late '60s additional stores had been opened in London, Palm Beach, Paris, Beverly Hills and Tokyo. Soon after, Rodolfo's son Mauritzio resurrected his grandfather's motto, "Stay small to remain great" and cut the Gucci line back from over 20,000 items to 5,000 and recaptured the prestigious brand's focus on high quality accessories. The Gucci collection of fine watches remained and continues to endure. Visit the Gucci website

A Movado watch is produced with quality materials and components, crafted by highly skilled watchmakers, and made to meet exacting standards of Swiss time technology. Each quartz movement is a product of Swiss engineering, accurate to within seconds a year and never needs winding. Every water-resistant Movado watch is sealed and protected against water, humidity, perspiration, dust and individually tested to assure compliance with internationla standards. Whether a Movado timepiece is crafted of 18 karat gold or stainless steel, the quality detailing is second to none in its price category. Movado website

The origins of the Omega watch brand date back to the last century when Louis Brandt opened his watch assembly workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the same year that the Swiss Confederation was born. In 1880, Louis Brandt's sons Louis-Paul and César relocated the plant to the flats of Bienne where manpower, energy and communication lines were more accessible.

The Bienne company was the first watch enterprise to abandon the assembly workshop system in favour of a true modern factory producing all its own parts; the result was competitively priced watches of irreproachable quality and precision. This revolution in watchmaking culminated in the famous "OMEGA" 19-line calibre created in 1894 -- a symbol of excellence which would give the company its name.

Launched by highly original marketing techniques, these new Omega watches met with immediate success. From that time forward, at the forefront of watchmaking know-how, Omega has pioneered in elegant watchmaking and accurate timekeeping.

Since the early 20th century, Omega has been a leader in the field of sports timing. The company has produced pioneering inventions such as the world's first photofinish camera, the first electronic chronometer to record times to one thousandth of a second, the touch-pad system for timing swimming events and, more recently, live timing of sports events on the Internet. It is undoubtedly thanks to the considerable expertise behind such inventions that Omega is chosen as official timekeeper of the world's major sporting events. Having been the first company to be appointed official timekeeper for all events at the 1932 Olympic Games, Omega went on to be awarded the same privilege a total of 20 times since.

The World of Omega is defined by high-profile watches on display in the most select show-windows in more than 130 countries. Fine time-pieces worn by outstanding "ambassadors" like Cindy Crawford, Pierce Brosnan, Michael Schumacher and Martina Hingis... Leaders in their fields who express the spirit of the brand through their personalities, their words and their actions, reflecting all the elegance, sophistication and achievement behind every Omega watch.

When the American space agency NASA purchased chronographs from ten different brands off the shelf with a view to testing time for use in the Apollo space program, they devised the toughest tests any wristwatch has ever been subjected to. The tests were so tough that only one watch survived them all intact: the Omega Speedmaster. As a result, the Speedmaster was flight-qualified for manned space missions by NASA and therefore became the only watch to be worn on the moon. Omega's association with space exploration continues to this day with the Speedmaster Professional still the only watch flight-qualified by NASA and chosen by the Russian space agency for use in space. Visit the Omega website.

Suunto is the leading manufacturer of sports instruments for a variety of sports, including skiing, hiking, diving, sailing and golf. Our strategy is to focus on sports activities where advanced measurement technology, data processing, and specific algorithms can create significant benefits for active participants.

Suunto's mission is to be the world's most desired sports instrument brand.
Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, Suunto has grown to be the world's leading manufacturer of diving instruments. Since the launch of the Suunto Vector in 1998, our wrist top computer category has steadily grown to be the most important product category today. We also provide a wide range of mechanical instruments - field compasses, precision instruments and marine compasses - these products have been the core of Suunto throughout our history. The success of our company is based on its high quality products and consistent dedication to research and development. The ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System is used in all operations. Visit the Suunto website

Tissot embodies 150 years of innovation and Swiss watch-making tradition.World leader in the traditional Swiss watch segment, its mission is to offer to a wide public a range of high quality timepieces at an affordable price. As official timekeeper for the world championships in cycling, motorcycling, fencing and ice hockey, Tissot underlines the sporting values of quest for performance, precision and pushing oneself to the limit.

It was in the Neuchâtel area of the Jura Mountains, in Switzerland, that Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son Charles-Emile created the watchmaking company Tissot in 1853. Driven by a remarkable innovative spirit and a pronounced taste for skilled craftsmanship, the two founders brought with them a strong company culture that can still be felt very clearly at the headquarters in Le Locle. Throughout its history, Tissot has created exciting products that never fail to attract attention, both in watchmaking circles and among the general public. Tissot has won a number of prizes in the international exhibitions for the farsighted innovation and unparalleled skill of the craftsman back in Le Locle.

Whether in the technology of its movements, in the research for special materials or in the very functions of the watch itself, its engineers and watchmakers developed models that were pioneers of their kind and it is this spirit of innovation that still forms the lifeblood of the company today. A member of the Swatch Group since 1983, the colors of Tissot are today present and active in over 140 countries, via carefully selected retailers. By their competence and determination, they inject dynamism into the brand amid other great names of international watchmaking. Visit the Tissot website