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April 28, 1999
T$MEBEAT.COM In Discussions With NYC Based Jewelry Firm
New York, NY-(Business Wire) AGC Americas Gold Corp.(AGC)(OTC BB:AGCFF) (VSE:AGA) (www.agcgold.com) is pleased to announce that its T$MEBEAT.COM division has entered into negotiations with a New York City based, 85-year old, jewelry manufacturing and distribution company.
The focus of discussions are aimed at obtaining exclusive Internet sales and distribution rights to fine designer jewelry lines and "signed" estate jewelry pieces from such houses as Tiffany, Cartier, Bulgari, Webb, Oscar Hyman and others. These lines would be guaranteed, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and marketed by T$MEBEAT.COM on its E-Commerce & Auction Web-Site (www.timebeat.com).
T$MEBEAT Announces Opening of its New York Show Room
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – September 13, 1999: T$mebeat.com Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of its Fifth Avenue showroom in New York City. T$mebeat's affiliate, Watch Central Repair, Inc., located at 500 5 th Avenue, New York, New York, will inspect, refurbish when necessary, warrantee the condition and authenticity, and provide an accurate description of each item submitted to the T$mebeat website's Collector's Corner.
“Our Watch Central staff of skilled European watchmakers will enable us to directly offer our customers repair, authentication, and warranties on all the finest, name-brand Swiss watches, thus providing a service and reassurance that is not available on regular Internet auction sites,” commented Alexander Vileshin, president of T$mebeat.com Enterprises. Both recent-model designer watches as well as vintage watches are now being accepted by Watch Central for authentication and/or repair prior to being approved for listing in T$mebeat's Collector's Corner.
. The new division will market, sell and fully warrantee top designer brand name watches at substantial discounts off of manufacturer's suggested list prices. All items being shown on our web-site will also be on display at WCC's NYC, 5th Avenue, show room. A major feature of the web-site will be an area called “The Collector's Corner,” a Vintage-Collectibles Auction-Bid Site. Unlike other Internet auction companies, such as EBAY (Nasdaq:EBAY) and Yahoo!auctions (Nasdaq:YHOO), AGC's new division will inspect, refurbish when necessary, and, warrantee the nature, condition and authenticity of each unique vintage item to be auctioned.
This new e-commerce site will utilize the latest technologies from companies such as Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), Doubleclick (Nasdaq:DCLK), Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW) and others in a methodology that will provide the customer with ease of access to the site, ease in negotiating menus, ease in ordering product and processing credit card transactions, and, ease in obtaining help when required.
The new subsidiary will be headed by Alexander Vileshin. Who has more than 18 years experience in the fine watch industry, and who previously was with Tourneau Inc., NYC, where he established and managed its vintage watch division which he developed it into a business with a yearly revenue stream in excess of $10 million in the NYC area alone. In addition, Mr. Vileshin established new retail outlets, restructured operations, reduced overhead and increased efficiencies, established the warrantee-repair center, the factory authorized service center and training programs. Presently, Mr. Vileshin is President of WCC and Vice President of Joseph Edwards Inc. (JE), a major NYC watch retailer. At JE, he has introduced numerous designer brand name lines, heads watch and jewelry purchasing and has restructured the marketing and sales programs which has resulted in a 40 percent increase in revenues. He has attended numerous seminars and received specialized training from Rolex, Ebel, Concord, Baume&Mercier and others; and, he is a member of the International Watch and Jewelry Guild, the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors and is an avid collector of vintage time pieces.
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Paragraph form July 29th 1999 news release:
Alexander Vileshin, president of Timebeat.com, Inc. said, "We are extremely pleased with the fast progress we have made in the past several months. We have assembled a great team of technicians and watchmakers with many years of experience. The customer service center provided by Watch Central Repairs, Inc. will offer tremendous support and give us an extreme advantage over our competitors. Not only will we offer the speed and ease of an e-commerce driven site, but also a state-of-the-art facility that will have unparalleled customer support and service. With our highly skilled watchmakers, we will be able to repair and provide warranties on all of the finest Swiss watches. Eventually, we will add web cameras in our service area so that anyone in the world can see the incredible and precise work that we do in our repair center, maybe even see their own watch being worked on with delicate, skilled hands."
The service center is being equipped with the most advanced repair equipment from Switzerland and Germany. The technicians will utilize a full range of equipment to repair and fully test any watch. Unlike a common service center that may change a watch battery or bracelet sizing, and return it to the customer without testing it, all watches at the Timebeat.com facility will undergo a thorough testing and quality assurance program. Vileshin added, "T$mebeat.com's customer service combined with e-commerce convenience will change the way the world looks at the Internet."
VANCOUVER, CANADA – August 6, 1999: AGC Americas Gold Corp. (OTC: AGCFF; VSE:AGA) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, T$mebeat.com, has reached an agreement with a distributor to furnish the Timebeat.com e-commerce website with fine designer jewelry. The prestigious designer product line captures today's market trends while offering unparalleled quality and craftsmanship.
T$mebeat.com will feature such fine names as Chimento, Gregg Ruth, D'elia and Tasaki, and Philippe Charriol. Chimento is an Italian design house that specializes in distinctive necklaces, bracelets, and pendants. They are world-renowned for their signature heart-shaped pendants as well as their unique designs. Gregg Ruth is one of America's finest goldsmiths. Their designs are exquisitely elegant masterpieces using white and yellow 18-karat gold. D'elia and Tasaki is the second largest pearl manufacturer in Japan. They have a magnificent array of South Sea Pearls, Tahitian pearls, and Mabe pearls, as well as cultured pearls available in earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. Philippe Charriol has grown to be an international luxury brand with multi-product lines. In addition to jewelry, Philippe Charriol offers 18-karat and stainless steel cable watches, writing instruments, eyewear, and leather goods.
The aforementioned line of jewelry has been showcased in well-known magazines such as Robb Report, Millionaire Magazine, and Town and Country. In addition, leading retailers such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and other premium jewelry stores retail the products.
Alexander Vileshin, president of T$mebeat.com, Inc. said, "We are committed to bringing many new and exciting designers to our Internet store front to please the most discriminating consumer. The distributor agreement is an important step in establishing Timebeat.com as a premier seller of jewelry over the Web." |
