Visakhapatnam : 

TAG Heuer – the Swiss company – wants to carry its prestigious, branded watches to tier-two cities such as Visakhapatnam to promote awareness among the public, even though the sales may be small in the beginning, according to Franck Dardenne, the General Manager of TAG Heuer India.\

He was speaking here on Friday after inaugurating a collection of TAG Heuer’s Aquaracer watches at the Helios watch store. He said the brand was celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of Aquaracer collection – priced in the range of Rs 70,000 to Rs 3,50,000 lakhs and above. Watch-lovers in the city can have access to the best watches, he added.

He said the company had been making constant efforts throughout the past 30 years to improve upon the features and refashion the brand according to the needs of our customers. He said Shah Rukh Khan was the brand ambasador for the watches.

Waseem Karim, the category manager of Helios, said his company was one of the best watch retailers in the country and it was offering 20 or more international brands under one roof. “We keep these expensive watch collections on display to promote awareness about them. As the city grows and purchasing power of the public increases, there will be more takers,” he said.

Uppalapati Rani, the local franchisee, also spoke.

source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com / Business Line / Home> News> National / by The Hindu Bureau / Visakhapatnam – May 24th, 2013