Category: Versace Watch

Versace Stud Icon Watch for Women

Versace, through long-standing design and manufacturing partner Timex Group, has been producing wristwatches for some time. In the pantheon of “fashion watches,” where does Versace exist in comparison to its many fashion house competitors who also have their own watches? The famed Italian fashion maker run by the sister (Donatella) of the founder who was murdered years back in Miami, Florida has been humming along with its distinctive aesthetic, which often revolves around the motif of the Medusa from ancient mythology. Today, I look at a women’s Versace Stud Icon Watch for Women wristwatch, the reference VERF000818 Versace Medusa Stud Icon.

What I think a lot of people don’t quite understand about a lot of fashion watches is exactly who designs them. There might be this perception that the fashion house itself designs and produces the watches, or that they design and then have an external supplier produce the watches. Neither of that is true in this instance. What groups such as Timex and Fossil (as well as Movado) have historically done, to great success, is contract with fashion brands to handle the entirety of wristwatch design and production. All fashion houses need to do, in most instances, is receive, market, and sell the products. This particular model worked extremely well for Timex Group competitor Fossil Group, in the example of Michael Kors watches.
My belief, however, is that Timex has been designing and producing Versace watches for Versace Stud Icon Watch for Women for years longer than Fossil’s relationship with Michael Kors. Versace and Salvatore Ferragamo probably represent the current highest-end names that Timex produces fashion-focused products for, but their relationship with fashion labels across the globe goes deep. But also local. I think, perhaps, the most telling part of the Versace watches story is that Timex’s design headquarters isn’t located in Connecticut, the United States where the Timex main headquarters is, but rather across the pond in Milan, Italy.

Being in Milan offers Timex a few benefits when it comes to relationships with the fashion labels it does business with. First, it is able to work very closely with their teams when it comes to product design and concepts, and second, it allows Timex to benefit from the design and marketing talent that exists in the city. If Timex, or any other group for that matter, wants to design marketable fashion watches, does it not need to at least make sure the products it makes fits logically within the brand whose stories and websites will carry it? That challenge — and to come in at desired price points — is incredibly difficult to succeed at. This is because clients look at a product like this Versace Medusa Stud Icon women’s watch and must feel that it is both a good watch and a logically compelling Versace product. The important takeaway message here is that Versace watches are designed to, first and foremost, be timepieces, which is why a third-party partner makes the most sense to help the fashion label get the best product possible.
The name of this Versace Stud Icon Watch for Women is a bit amusing to me because of how literal it is. Taken any other way, the “Stud Icon” watch sounds like something a man, not a woman, might wear. The term is really a comment on how the watch prominently features Versace’s Medusa iconic Medusa motif, in the form of the image on studs that are used across the fashion label. You’ really need to know that, and you’d also need to know that lots of other Versace watches that also prominently feature the Medusa stud icon don’t actually have any of those terms in the name. If it were up to me, I would have focus group-tested these names a bit more. At least when it comes to matching the design of the watches with the fashion brand, all the hard work was done correctly. Visually, the concept works in this timepiece, and I like this women’s watch because it is just as much decorative bracelet as it is wristwatch. The round dial, along with the round “stud” links, makes up the majority of the composition, with a more traditional watch bracelet underneath and mostly there for both wearing comfort and to make sure the bracelet can be sized to someone’s wrist. What I like about the design overall is that by using relatively few shapes and themes, the repetition of those shapes makes for an interesting wearable that is both utilitarian and fashionable.
Versace Stud Icon Watch for Women currently produces (through the Timex Group) four versions of the Medusa Stud Icon. This reference VERF00818 is two-toned with polished steel and steel IP-coated with yellow gold tone (actually, Versace refers to the color as “champagne”). This is the only two-toned version of the watch, as the others are either all yellow gold tones with a matching yellow gold tone or black dial, and an all rose gold toned model. The case is 28mm-wide (water resistant to 50 meters) with an attractive but simple dial powered by a Swiss-made quartz movement (a Ronda caliber 751). Over the dial is a sapphire crystal.

The hands and four hour markers have a neat texture (small repeating letter Vs) to them, which actually adds to the contrast value, making them more legible. I would actually like to see more men’s watches use techniques like this to enhance the visual effect, as well as the legibility of timepiece. The female wearer modeling the watch really liked the overall comfort and style of the watch. The personality and its visual distinctiveness (along with comfort) were all plus factors. The only downside for her was the lack of additional hour markers that would make reading the time a bit more straight forward. I don’t disagree, and these are some of those “style over substance” considerations that happen all the time is wristwatch design. One of the interesting things about what happens to these fashion house watches when they come to market, is that no matter how much time or detail is put into them, there is virtually storytelling by the brand itself when it comes to discussing the merits of these products. There are probably fewer than 100 total words on the Versace website that attempt to explain this watch, why Versace even has watches or any substance whatsoever to help convince customers. Granted, Versace Stud Icon Watch for Women and most Italian fashion labels dedicate equally little effort to explaining their other products. That said, time and time again in today’s world, we find that stories and substance sell watches, not mere looks or brand associations.

Versace Versace Regalia Watch for Women

Known for its trendsetting designs and styles, Versace remains the epitome of the luxury fashion industry. The founder Gianni Versace put the brand on the world map of luxury fashion by appealing to the rock and roll generation, Hollywood celebrities, and intriguing glamour. 50 years of experience in the industry gives the brand an edge for its fearless fashion with a contemporary essence. The brand has over 200 boutique stories and 1500 wholesalers worldwide, making the products available across 35 countries.
Versace Versace Regalia Watch for Women entered into the world of horology only after the passing of the founder. In this article, we will learn more about Versace’s brand history and connection with watchmaking, we’ll also cover the brand’s watch collections and review some specific watches.
Donatella Versace Versace Regalia Watch for Women , Gianni’s younger sister, took over the reins of the brand Versace after his tragic death in 1997. Her vision to run a successful business and remain a household name drives Versace to stay on top of the industry. The brand’s logo is the face of a Greek mythological figure, Medusa. The founder believed that people fell in love with Medusa when they looked into her eyes and envisioned her brand to have the same effect when people wore her fashion.
In 2004, Versace’s watch-making division went through a major change. Timex Group bought Versace SA. Ever since this acquisition, Timex has remained at the center of manufacturing luxury watches on behalf of Versace. For Timex, this was an interesting acquisition since it was their entry into the designer watch industry using Swiss movements and competing with high-end brands in a price range that were above Timex, with many Versace watches selling in the $1,000 range.
For Versace Versace Regalia Watch for Women , this acquisition meant that they could manufacture and produce quality watches and increase distribution channels.
Although Donatella is no longer the head of the brand, she runs the show as the creative director.
In 2018, Michael Kors bought Versace. So the Versace brand is owned by Michael Kors (under Capri Holding Ltd.) but the Versace watch brand is still listed under Timex.
Michael Kors watches are made by the Fossil Group and Versace is made by the Timex Group. Confused yet? You might be surprised how many different watch brands are owned by larger groups. Like much of the fashion industry, watch brands have been acquired by large conglomerates.
As a high-end fashion brand, Versace garners a huge following of loyal patrons. As we see celebrities flaunt their Versace, either in movies or on a red carpet, the brand gets closer to attracting more people into its verse. This same unfiltered reputation follows through with the Versace watches as well. Even though Versace is not a mainstream watchmaker, their fashion watches live up to the name.
Great reliability, extraordinary aesthetics, and top-of-the-line materials ensure the watches’ longevity. Most of all, Versace watches are versatile and dynamic, even with the change in time and change in fashion appeals, the watches beautifully adapt and suit all generations. Post the acquisition, fans feared that Versace watches would begin to replicate Michael Kors’s. However, the brand’s permission to never compromise its fashion authenticity keeps its individuality as a watch brand alive. Geneva, Switzerland, is the hometown of Versace watches. Designed, manufactured, and assembled in Switzerland, Versace watches comply with Swiss certification.
Given the popularity of Versace Versace Regalia Watch for Women , they are often sold by unauthorized dealers and fake watch producers. We recommend checking the back of the watch for the Swiss-made tag and buying from authorized and reputable dealers.
The brand follows the same warranty policy for all its products. You can find the details of the warranty on the official website. According to this, faulty products or have manufacturing defects within 24 months from the date of purchase can be easily replaced.
Every product will include a pre-printed return form and return label, and by filling this up, you qualify for returning defective products. However, you must submit the form and send back the product within two months of detecting the default, failing which the warranty is null and void. You can easily contact Versace’s customer support from their website, based on your location, for any further assistance.

Versace DV One Automatic Watch for Women

Versace has a lot more legitimacy in producing wrist Versace DV One Automatic Watch for Women than some give the Italian fashion house credit for. While Timex Group Luxury Division (with design based in Milan and headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland) designs and manufactures Versace watches, my understanding is that Timex actually formed that company out of Veritime, which is a watchmaking firm originally founded by Versace itself. The relationship between the partners has been very good ever since, with Versace being able to offer a broad range of often very funky wristwatches that are not ultra-high-luxury priced or particularly pretentious. Of key importance is that Timex Luxury is based in Switzerland and Italy works very closely with the brands it makes watches for (which also includes Ferragamo). More recently, Versace has been trying to focus a bit more on enthusiast appeal, in addition to Versace-branded watches primarily meant to appeal to clothing shoppers who are already making purchases in boutiques. This Versace DV One Automatic Watch for Women product is one of these more enthusiast-leaning Versace watches, and it is primarily intended for women. Versace first introduced the DV One watch collection in 2005, and since then, the DV One model has had a lot of forms and a lot of movements. The relaunched 2023 DV One debuts in one 36mm wide case size that comes in one of three colors. Each of the new DV One watches has a mostly ceramic case with a matching ceramic bracelet, and the tones it is offered in are black, pink, and white (as photographed). In a lot of ways, it is correct to say that this generation DV One (not the first ceramic model) is a Versace response to the very popular Chanel J12 (which was first introduced in around 2000, I believe). Even though this is the new DV One, it feels a lot more restrained and classic than earlier models. Versace and its watch designers made some very deliberate choices about making sure much of the watch’s design was “familiar.” On top of that familiar watch platform is built some Versace brand elements. This combination of distinctive Versace brand visuals, and underlying classic watch is the formula upon which the Versace DV One Automatic Watch for Women seems to be based. Given the taste of our time, this approach has a lot of merit. The DV One isn’t the latest wristwatch art imagined by a progressive-thinking fashion house. Rather, it is a Versace watch meant to look as though it has been around for years and attempts to marry the hallmarks of established good taste with the lifestyle appeal of Versace.

The most risque design element of the DV One is the fully-engraved Versace “maze pattern” (“Greca”) ceramic bezel. Versace has experimented with implementing this brand-distinctive Greca texture on its watches in many ways, but this style on the DV One feels particularly successful. For the most part, this is the only serious Versace styling cue on the Versace DV One Automatic Watch for Women aside from the graphic Versace medusa head logo, as well as the text-based Versace logo (which, yes, is printed a bit larger on the dial than most other watches might do — we have to give allowances for this to be an Italian design, right?). Versace’s Medusa head logo makes an appearance both as the applied gold-toned 12 o’clock hour marker, as well as the ceramic cabochon insert in the gold-toned steel crown. This latter design element is a bit tricky to notice – as in white the details of this cabochon are hard to see. Given that most crowns and accompanying cabochons tend to be round or at least symmetrical, at first it might look as though the DV One’s crown has been damaged. Upon closer inspection, however, you realize that there is a tiny Medusa head logo even there. It certainly is fun and adds more personality to the watch overall. Otherwise, the dial is very classic (again, on purpose) with applied baton-style hour markers, dauphine-style hands, and a flange ring that contains small bits of luminant painted on it (about the same as the small amount painted in the middle of the hour and minute hands). The dial also has a date indicator window at the 3 o’clock position. The DV One case is 36mm wide, making it on the large side for a woman’s watch and on the small size for a men’s watch. I do think there will be plenty of men who can wear a black or even white Versace DV One Automatic Watch for Women if they like the size, especially, as there is nothing inherently feminine about the design. The ceramic case (which is water resistant to 50 meters and has a sapphire crystal over the dial) comes paired with a matching ceramic bracelet. The bracelet is meant to look like a three-link but is really a single-link, so it looks nice but doesn’t wrap as finely around the wrist as a bracelet with more articulation might. The bracelet closes with a butterfly-style deployant. This generation Versace DV One isn’t the first automatic model, but they are relatively uncommon in this style for women from the brand. You can see the automatic mechanical movement through the window on the otherwise steel caseback. The movement inside of the DV One is still pretty uncommon being the Swiss Made Ronda R150.2. The R150 family of movements came out around 2015 and was Ronda’s answer to being able to offer a Swiss Made automatic movement at scale, that was able to be purchased for less than what an ETA might cost you (if a brand can get an ETA in the first place, that is). Ronda is mostly known for quartz movements, but the company has competency in mechanical movements, as well. The R150 operates at 4Hz with about two days of power reserve. They are decently made and intended mostly for entry-level luxury mechanical watches.

Versace Greca Reaction Watch for Men

Known for its trendsetting designs and styles, Versace watch remains the epitome of the luxury fashion industry. The founder Gianni Versace put the brand on the world map of luxury fashion by appealing to the rock and roll generation, Hollywood celebrities, and intriguing glamour. 50 years of experience in the industry gives the brand an edge for its fearless fashion with a contemporary essence. The brand has over 200 boutique stories and 1500 wholesalers worldwide, making the products available across 35 countries.
Versace watch entered into the world of horology only after the passing of the founder. In this article, we will learn more about Versace’s brand history and connection with watchmaking, we’ll also cover the brand’s watch collections and review some specific watches.
Donatella Versace, Gianni’s younger sister, took over the reins of the brand Versace after his tragic death in 1997. Her vision to run a successful business and remain a household name drives Versace to stay on top of the industry. The brand’s logo is the face of a Greek mythological figure, Medusa. The founder believed that people fell in love with Medusa when they looked into her eyes and envisioned her brand to have the same effect when people wore her fashion.
In 2004, Versace’s watch-making division went through a major change. Timex Group bought Versace SA. Ever since this acquisition, Timex has remained at the center of manufacturing luxury watches on behalf of Versace. For Timex, this was an interesting acquisition since it was their entry into the designer watch industry using Swiss movements and competing with high-end brands in a price range that were above Timex, with many Versace watches selling in the $1,000 range.
For Versace, this acquisition meant that they could manufacture and produce quality watches and increase distribution channels.
Although Donatella is no longer the head of the brand, she runs the show as the creative director.
In 2018, Michael Kors bought Versace. So the Versace brand is owned by Michael Kors (under Capri Holding Ltd.) but the Versace watch brand is still listed under Timex.
Michael Kors watches are made by the Fossil Group and Versace is made by the Timex Group. Confused yet? You might be surprised how many different watch brands are owned by larger groups. Like much of the fashion industry, watch brands have been acquired by large conglomerates.

Versace Greca Dome Chrono Watch for Men

When it comes to name recognition, few brands evoke a sense of luxury quite like Versace. Its bold and confident design aesthetic and uncompromising approach to material and craft means that watches are a natural fit for the brand — and the Versace name has become as synonymous with timepieces as it is with other luxury goods. Its newest release, the Versace Greca Logo Chrono, is a bold new take on the chronograph, with a typically opulent aesthetic. In the Versace Greca Logo Chrono, a repeating geometric tile pattern rings the bezel, interrupted only by six hex screws that add visual interest and a strong design element. At 43mm and with a broad bezel, the Versace Greca Logo Chrono is certainly not lacking in wrist presence. Each colorway was chosen to be visually striking — whether you choose the gold-tone IP-coated “champagne” case and bracelet model, the natural stainless-steel with green dial model, or any of the other variations, each is made in Versace’s evocative style.
The Versace Greca Logo Chrono is powered by a RONDA S60 Swiss-made quartz movement, and the dial is based on a classic three-register design, with wide surrounds on each register that mirror the applied indices. Along with a date window at 4 o’clock, the 9 o’clock register displays the day of the week while the other two registers act as seconds and minute counters. Sitting at 12 o’clock is the Versace Medusa. The Medusa motif was chosen because those who looked at her instantly fell in love — exactly the feeling Versace hoped to evoke in those who looked at his creations. Versace certainly doesn’t stop at the case and dial when creating a striking design — both the bracelet and strap options are also standouts. The integrated bracelet utilizes a mix of brushed and polished elements in the links, but the eye is immediately drawn to the Versace name proudly emblazoned on alternating links. The bracelet secures to the wrist by way of a comfortable butterfly clasp. Versace also offers the option of an integrated strap with broad geometric elements in colors that complement the tones of the dial and case.

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Versace Icon Active Indiglo Watch for Women

Versace Icon Active Indiglo Watch for Women has released an all-new offering of vivid timepieces as part of the Icon Active Indiglo collection, arriving just in time to mark the start of summer. The unisex range, which was originally released in Fall/Winter 2021, unveils a fresh, reimagined take on the luxury fashion house’s best-selling series, which features a transparent polycarbonate case, enclosed in a cage with four visible screws.
Fusing an innovative aesthetic with fashion-forward details, the elevated collection is marked by transparent design elements, bright color combinations and accents of gold. From neon orange to lime green to transparent blue and black, Versace Icon Active Indiglo Watch for Women offering of fluorescent styles add an electric, eye-catching pop of color to the wrist — making the series ideal for dressing down with board shorts and slides or playfully juxtaposed with graphic, sports-derived separates that evoke the essence of summer style.

To optimize the new contemporary sport style through a renewed lens, the 5021.D chrono has been replaced with the 3 hands Indiglo movement with dial backlighting. The new function can be manually enabled and disabled to save battery power. To further enhance the unexpected summer staple, Versace’s signature gold Medusa head appears in 3D while the ‘Swiss Made’ marking adorns the watch face, solidifying the sporty and stylish evolution of the Versace Icon Active Indiglo Watch for Women series.
Whether you’re basking in the summer sun while on vacation or experiencing the warm afterglow at night, the sleek, statement-making watch adds an unexpected twist to any look.

In the gallery above, check out the newest series from Versace. The Versace Icon Active Indiglo Watch for Women collection is now available at Versace.com and in Versace stores.

Versace Versace Dominus Watch for Men

Time rolls on inevitably bringing forth new eras and emotions, with certain objects marking visual representations of these life chapters. Many objects represent time passed — such as a bequeathed family heirloom or an old memory trapped in time through a photograph — but some objects surpass the confines of ephemerality, signifying timelessness. The Versace Dominus of Versace Watches Spring/Summer 2023 collection is an elegant symbol of perpetuity, remaining unchanged as it moves across days, months, and even decades, while still embracing contemporary trends and lifestyles.
The opulent design shows off an IP Champagne case and band, yet is marked by an athletic essence that allows the timepiece to traverse between the realms of luxury and street style. As such, the dynamic watch also constitutes the concept of duality. By visually pairing the model with various nostalgic objects throughout time, specifically technology as symbols of various decades — wired headphones, a rotary phone, a camcorder — Versace Versace Dominus Watch for Men illuminates the evanescent and everlasting qualities of the watch.
Contrasting the Chronograph against diverse objects from multiple time periods allows the timepiece to be comprehended through a surrealist lens. Many Versace silhouettes exist in a magical realm where any outcome is considered a possibility. Disruptive designs present scalloped seashells as bustiers or elaborate gold coins as pendants and the Dominus only continues this habit of bringing forth the unforeseen.
The Versace Versace Dominus Watch for Men boasts a 42 x 49.5 mm tonneau case, which displays a hybrid round and rectangular body shape — further cementing the duplicities of the design. The watch hosts a quartz Chrono movement with three counters and is finished with a lustrous metal band. Contrasting color accents continue to bolster this element of dualism while signature Versace elements cement the piece’s status as an object that is not only representative of time, but informed by its own history. A 3D Medusa head sits atop the dial and the Versace logo is present at the 12h marker — classic Versace Versace Dominus Watch for Men signifiers that remain resolute throughout every new collection and era.
Offering a more laid-back option that can be paired with a modern-day street style sensibility, Versace also introduced the Dominus in a silicone strap version. This style exhibits an embossed Versace logo and Greca motif strap which comes in a variety of color combinations: blue or white on a black strap with a gray Greca, or orange on a blue strap with a black Greca. The elevated iteration is also available with bracelets in stainless steel, gold, bicolor or all-black.

Versace DV One Automatic Watch

Versace has a lot more legitimacy in producing wristwatches than some give the Italian fashion house credit for. While Timex Group Luxury Division (with design based in Milan and headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland) designs and manufactures Versace watches, my understanding is that Timex actually formed that company out of Veritime, which is a watchmaking firm originally founded by Versace itself. The relationship between the partners has been very good ever since, with Versace being able to offer a broad range of often very funky wristwatches that are not ultra-high-luxury priced or particularly pretentious. Of key importance is that Timex Luxury is based in Switzerland and Italy works very closely with the brands it makes watches for (which also includes Ferragamo). More recently, Versace DV One Automatic Watch has been trying to focus a bit more on enthusiast appeal, in addition to Versace-branded watches primarily meant to appeal to clothing shoppers who are already making purchases in boutiques. This DV One product is one of these more enthusiast-leaning Versace watches, and it is primarily intended for women. Versace first introduced the DV One watch collection in 2005, and since then, the DV One model has had a lot of forms and a lot of movements. The relaunched 2023 DV One debuts in one 36mm wide case size that comes in one of three colors. Each of the new Versace DV One Automatic Watch has a mostly ceramic case with a matching ceramic bracelet, and the tones it is offered in are black, pink, and white (as photographed). In a lot of ways, it is correct to say that this generation DV One (not the first ceramic model) is a Versace response to the very popular Chanel J12 (which was first introduced in around 2000, I believe). Even though this is the new DV One, it feels a lot more restrained and classic than earlier models. Versace and its watch designers made some very deliberate choices about making sure much of the watch’s design was “familiar.” On top of that familiar watch platform is built some Versace brand elements. This combination of distinctive Versace brand visuals, and underlying classic watch is the formula upon which the DV One seems to be based. Given the taste of our time, this approach has a lot of merit. The DV One isn’t the latest wristwatch art imagined by a progressive-thinking fashion house. Rather, it is a Versace watch meant to look as though it has been around for years and attempts to marry the hallmarks of established good taste with the lifestyle appeal of Versace.

The most risque design element of the Versace DV One Automatic Watch is the fully-engraved Versace “maze pattern” (“Greca”) ceramic bezel. Versace has experimented with implementing this brand-distinctive Greca texture on its watches in many ways, but this style on the DV One feels particularly successful. For the most part, this is the only serious Versace styling cue on the DV One watch aside from the graphic Versace medusa head logo, as well as the text-based Versace logo (which, yes, is printed a bit larger on the dial than most other watches might do — we have to give allowances for this to be an Italian design, right?). Versace’s Medusa head logo makes an appearance both as the applied gold-toned 12 o’clock hour marker, as well as the ceramic cabochon insert in the gold-toned steel crown. This latter design element is a bit tricky to notice – as in white the details of this cabochon are hard to see. Given that most crowns and accompanying cabochons tend to be round or at least symmetrical, at first it might look as though the DV One’s crown has been damaged. Upon closer inspection, however, you realize that there is a tiny Medusa head logo even there. It certainly is fun and adds more personality to the watch overall. Otherwise, the dial is very classic (again, on purpose) with applied baton-style hour markers, dauphine-style hands, and a flange ring that contains small bits of luminant painted on it (about the same as the small amount painted in the middle of the hour and minute hands). The dial also has a date indicator window at the 3 o’clock position. The DV One case is 36mm wide, making it on the large side for a woman’s watch and on the small size for a men’s watch. I do think there will be plenty of men who can wear a black or even white Versace DV One if they like the size, especially, as there is nothing inherently feminine about the design. The ceramic case (which is water resistant to 50 meters and has a sapphire crystal over the dial) comes paired with a matching ceramic bracelet. The bracelet is meant to look like a three-link but is really a single-link, so it looks nice but doesn’t wrap as finely around the wrist as a bracelet with more articulation might. The bracelet closes with a butterfly-style deployant. This generation Versace DV One isn’t the first automatic model, but they are relatively uncommon in this style for women from the brand. You can see the automatic mechanical movement through the window on the otherwise steel caseback. The movement inside of the DV One is still pretty uncommon being the Swiss Made Ronda R150.2. The R150 family of movements came out around 2015 and was Ronda’s answer to being able to offer a Swiss Made automatic movement at scale, that was able to be purchased for less than what an ETA might cost you (if a brand can get an ETA in the first place, that is). Ronda is mostly known for quartz movements, but the company has competency in mechanical movements, as well. The R150 operates at 4Hz with about two days of power reserve. They are decently made and intended mostly for entry-level luxury mechanical watches.

No “One” Versace watch can please everyone, and yet I think Versace did its best here to have a crowd-pleasing timepiece. The Versace DV One Automatic Watch is admittedly good-looking, easy to read, very fashionably versatile, and comfortable. It isn’t going to win any originality contests, but that isn’t what Versace was going for here. My instincts tell me that this model will actually sell well, and I look forward to polling Versace about it in the coming months. On the sensitive topic of price, Versace timepieces have never offered the most aggressive pricing. Accordingly, cost is an area where the DV One will have to work the hardest to compete.

Versace Medusa Lock Icon Watch

Versace, through long-standing design and manufacturing partner Timex Group, has been producing wristwatches for some time. In the pantheon of “fashion watches,” where does Versace exist in comparison to its many fashion house competitors who also have their own versace watches? The famed Italian fashion maker run by the sister (Donatella) of the founder who was murdered years back in Miami, Florida has been humming along with its distinctive aesthetic, which often revolves around the motif of the Medusa from ancient mythology. Today, I look at a women’s Versace wristwatch, the reference VERF000818 Versace Medusa Stud Icon.

What I think a lot of people don’t quite understand about a lot of fashion watches is exactly who designs them. There might be this perception that the fashion house itself designs and produces the watches, or that they design and then have an external supplier produce the watches. Neither of that is true in this instance. What groups such as Timex and Fossil (as well as Movado) have historically done, to great success, is contract with fashion brands to handle the entirety of wristwatch design and production. All fashion houses need to do, in most instances, is receive, market, and sell the products. This particular model worked extremely well for Timex Group competitor Fossil Group, in the example of Michael Kors watches.
My belief, however, is that Timex has been designing and producing Versace watches for Versace for years longer than Fossil’s relationship with Michael Kors. versace watches and Salvatore Ferragamo probably represent the current highest-end names that Timex produces fashion-focused products for, but their relationship with fashion labels across the globe goes deep. But also local. I think, perhaps, the most telling part of the Versace watches story is that Timex’s design headquarters isn’t located in Connecticut, the United States where the Timex main headquarters is, but rather across the pond in Milan, Italy.

Being in Milan offers Timex a few benefits when it comes to relationships with the fashion labels it does business with. First, it is able to work very closely with their teams when it comes to product design and concepts, and second, it allows Timex to benefit from the design and marketing talent that exists in the city. If Timex, or any other group for that matter, wants to design marketable fashion watches, does it not need to at least make sure the products it makes fits logically within the brand whose stories and websites will carry it? That challenge — and to come in at desired price points — is incredibly difficult to succeed at. This is because clients look at a product like this Versace Medusa Stud Icon women’s watch and must feel that it is both a good watch and a logically compelling Versace product. The important takeaway message here is that Versace watches are designed to, first and foremost, be timepieces, which is why a third-party partner makes the most sense to help the fashion label get the best product possible.
The name of this Versace women’s watch is a bit amusing to me because of how literal it is. Taken any other way, the “Stud Icon” watch sounds like something a man, not a woman, might wear. The term is really a comment on how the watch prominently features Versace’s Medusa iconic Medusa motif, in the form of the image on studs that are used across the fashion label. You’ really need to know that, and you’d also need to know that lots of other Versace watches that also prominently feature the Medusa stud icon don’t actually have any of those terms in the name. If it were up to me, I would have focus group-tested these names a bit more. At least when it comes to matching the design of the watches with the fashion brand, all the hard work was done correctly.
Visually, the concept works in this timepiece, and I like this women’s watch because it is just as much decorative bracelet as it is wristwatch. The round dial, along with the round “stud” links, makes up the majority of the composition, with a more traditional watch bracelet underneath and mostly there for both wearing comfort and to make sure the bracelet can be sized to someone’s wrist. What I like about the design overall is that by using relatively few shapes and themes, the repetition of those shapes makes for an interesting wearable that is both utilitarian and fashionable.
versace watches currently produces (through the Timex Group) four versions of the Medusa Stud Icon. This reference VERF00818 is two-toned with polished steel and steel IP-coated with yellow gold tone (actually, Versace refers to the color as “champagne”). This is the only two-toned version of the watch, as the others are either all yellow gold tones with a matching yellow gold tone or black dial, and an all rose gold toned model. The case is 28mm-wide (water resistant to 50 meters) with an attractive but simple dial powered by a Swiss-made quartz movement (a Ronda caliber 751). Over the dial is a sapphire crystal.

The hands and four hour markers have a neat texture (small repeating letter Vs) to them, which actually adds to the contrast value, making them more legible. I would actually like to see more men’s watches use techniques like this to enhance the visual effect, as well as the legibility of timepiece. The female wearer modeling the watch really liked the overall comfort and style of the watch. The personality and its visual distinctiveness (along with comfort) were all plus factors. The only downside for her was the lack of additional hour markers that would make reading the time a bit more straight forward. I don’t disagree, and these are some of those “style over substance” considerations that happen all the time is wristwatch design.

One of the interesting things about what happens to these fashion house watches when they come to market, is that no matter how much time or detail is put into them, there is virtually storytelling by the brand itself when it comes to discussing the merits of these products. There are probably fewer than 100 total words on the Versace website that attempt to explain this watch, why Versace even has watches or any substance whatsoever to help convince customers. Granted, Versace and most Italian fashion labels dedicate equally little effort to explaining their other products. That said, time and time again in today’s world, we find that stories and substance sell watches, not mere looks or brand associations.

I like writing about women’s watches that I personally like to see on women. I don’t really care what brand they come from or the price point — though more accessible price points are more interesting to me because I like the idea that a lot of people can wear or enjoy the product. Women rarely purchase timepieces for similar reasons as men, so the storytelling and concepts around them need to be different. Unlike men, women tend to immediately respond well to watches that are as much jewelry as they are timepieces. In this case, you have a blend of three things. First is the fact that the Medusa Stud Icon is a reliable timepiece.

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Most hard-core collectors of luxury watches probably frown at models offered by fashion houses, and that’s understandable. When your primary business is fashion, you generally concern yourself more with clothing than you do with fine watchmaking. It’s true that most fashion houses that offer watches tend to have flashy, but inexpensive offerings. Versace watches are different, and strikingly so. While the company is primarily known for their clothing and accessories, the do take their timepieces seriously.

The timepieces are Swiss made and have the sorts of features and build quality that one usually finds only with well known companies that manufacture watches exclusively, such as Audemars Piguet or Rolex.

While few people who collect timepieces from those companies are likely to start buying this particular brand, their timepieces do compare favorably with other mid to high end Swiss models and we think you’ll like what you see.
Most fashion houses give little thought to their timepieces, aside from making sure that they’re colorful and stand out as bling. That being the case, almost all of them feature Chinese-made quartz movements, simply because they’re cheap.

That’s not the case here, as Versace watches are all Swiss made. While many models do feature quartz electronic movements, others have automatic movements and none of the are sourced from Asia.

Models use stainless steel or gold in their cases, gold, stainless steel or leather for their bands, and sapphire crystal to protect their watch faces. Water resistance for most models is relatively modest, at 30 to 50 meters, but these are not sports watches (though a few look like them.) These are elegant timepieces to be worn as fashion items that just happen to be attractive and well built. You’re not going to find much innovation in the way of function here, though they do offer some truly eye-catching timepieces, including a couple that have truly nonstandard faces. The Dylos automatic, for instance, does not have traditional hands but instead displays the time using several rotating dials. As you might expect from a fashion-oriented company, these watches are more about styling than cutting edge mechanical innovation. More than anything else, Versace watches are made to look good, as the founder was interested in style, and they do, indeed, make an attractive timepiece. Many of their models feature generous amounts of gold and a few even include diamonds. There’s lots of color in the product line, too, and not just in the women’s models. Orange, bright blue, and yellow are among the colors you’ll see in the product line. A few models for both sexes include chronograph features, and most models look good enough to wear in either the boardroom or out on a night on the town.

Models are available for both men and women and there’s actually a nice selection of watches for each. This is unusual; most fashion companies tend to favor women’s models and sometimes offer theme exclusively. That’s not the case here, and men will find a number of models from which to choose. The care and maintenance will vary by model. Models with quartz movements will require little care aside from having the battery replaced every two years or so. More elaborate automatic models will likely need to be serviced from time to time; please observe the company’s recommendation for servicing. As with all timepieces, you should store your watch in a cool, dry place and keep them away from both extremes of temperature and strong magnetic fields, as either could damage them. While the build quality is exceptional, the warranty is average, at two years. That’s not to say that the warranty isn’t a good one, but two years seems to be the length of the warranty for the vast majority of watchmaking companies worldwide.

These watches are high quality timepieces and are thoroughly tested at the factory prior to shipping, so defects are likely quite rare. As with much of the rest of their overall product line, you’ll find that Versace watches are intended for the higher end of the market. As such, you’re likely to pay something north of $1300 at a minimum for any of the company’s models and a few reach into the five figure range. Most of them, however, are priced in the $2000-$5000 range, which qualifies them as expensive, but not inordinately so. Watches from this brand are comparably priced to other Swiss brands of similar quality. As with the company’s other products, you can find Versace watches for sale either at the company’s boutiques, which are located in major cities around the globe, or you can purchase them through the company’s Website. You can also find them at a few high end department stores. Those, at least, are the official places where you can buy them.

Unofficially, you can also buy from a number of online retailers. These online retailers will usually offer a warranty of their own, and often represent the best way to buy at a discount, as the official Website and the boutiques are going to be charging the recommended retail price. Keep in mind that the company’s product line is quite diverse and includes a number of models, with new ones coming out all the time and others going out of production. This means that no single retailer is likely to have everything that the company offers in stock at any given time, though most will likely have a good representative sample. There is a lot to like about Versace watches, and not just because they’re pretty. Lots of fashion companies don’t give much thought to their timepieces, aside from making sure they have a few for sale on their site and in their stores. These timepieces represent the work of a company that takes their watch line seriously, and they offer attractive, innovative timepieces that look good and should last for many years with proper care.