Kenneth Cole

Kenneth Cole New York Men's KC1514 Automatic Gunmetal Dial Leather Strap Watch

• Quality automatic movement; functions without a battery; powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M)

Product Description

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The Kenneth Cole New York Men's Automatic Gunmetal Dial Leather Strap Watch #KC1514 is for the guy who likes to know what the story is behind the story. This fun timepiece features a sleek, black leather band, which complements a round, silver-tone bezel. The dial is unique with a nearly transparent center that shows the watch's interior mechanism. The outer rim of the dial is gunmetal gray and features elegant, silver-tone Roman numerals. The hands are white and luminous and are complemented by a sweeping seconds hand. This watch is water resistant to 99 feet.

The Kenneth Cole Story

Fashion Designer KENNETH COLE founded his company, Kenneth Cole Productions, with the debut of a ladies' footwear collection in December of 1982. Today, the company manufactures internationally and distributes men's and women's footwear, accessories and clothing under the Kenneth Cole, Reaction, and unlisted.com labels, as well as offering over 30 product categories. The most recent addition being the Kenneth Cole Women's Collection due to debut for Fall 2000.

 Kenneth Cole retail stores have expanded throughout the United States and abroad in Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. The Kenneth Cole Catalog mails to over 3 million consumers a year and the award-winning Kenneth Cole and Reaction websites receive thousands of hits per day. Kenneth Cole's marketing savvy has earned the Company a renown image as a forerunner of fashion and trends. His controversial advertising campaign has garnered worldwide attention for its humor and social consciousness. In 1985, Kenneth Cole was the first member of the fashion community to take a public stand in the fight against AIDS. Since then, he has continued to support the global fight through both personal and corporate initiatives including the dedication of an ongoing portion of marketing budget to public awareness initiatives. Cole continues to serve as a National Board Member of both AmFAR: The American Foundation for AIDS Research since 1985 and the HELP U.S.A. Homeless project since its inception in 1987.

Kenneth Cole has been recognized for his design and business talents as well as for his philanthropic involvement. The Creative Coalition honored Kenneth with their Spotlight Award for dedication to increasing public awareness; Amnesty International honored Kenneth Cole with their 1998 Media Spotlight Award. Kenneth was simultaneously chosen as Humanitarian of the Year by Divine Design and the CFDA presented their Award for Humanitarian Excellence to Kenneth Cole in 1996. Kenneth Cole has been awarded the Extraordinary Voice Award by Mother's Voices for his continued efforts in AIDS awareness. Cole was recipient of the Council on Foundations 1996 Humanitarian Leadership award. Kenneth Cole has received the footwear industry's highest honor as Footwear News' Person of The Year". Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) honored Kenneth Cole with The Fashion Medal of Honor Award at their 1997 Gala.

 Every year since Kenneth Cole Productions went public in June of 1994, Kenneth Cole Productions has been on Forbes' annual list of the World's 200 Best Small Companies in America. In addition, each year as a public company, Kenneth Cole Productions is named on Business Week's list of Top Hot Growth Companies.

Kenneth Cole Productions continues to declare "What you stand for is more important than what you stand in" and "To be aware is more important than what you wear."

Known mainly for its shoes, Kenneth Cole Productions also makes stylish clothing and accessories under three brands: Kenneth Cole New York, Reaction Kenneth Cole, and Unlisted. It also licenses the name to products such as hosiery, luggage, watches, and eyewear. Kenneth Cole continues to expand, adding new lines for women and children and a men's and women's fragrance. More than 4,500 department and specialty stores carry its products. Kenneth Cole also operates about 80 retail and outlet stores, a catalog, and a Web site. CEO Kenneth Cole owns 45% of the company and controls almost all of the voting rights.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001EWEL2Q
• Item model number: KC1514
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #710 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)
  • #88 in Watches > Dress Watches

Customer Reviews

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kenneth Cole 1514 Skeleton Watch a keeper, May 25, 2009

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Van Morgan "Fifty-Two" - See all my reviews

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As of May 2009, I've owned this watch for a month, and I'll be interested to see how well this watch holds up over the years. It cost me around 100 bucks, and at that price, I don't expect perfection, but I'm hoping if I take care of it that it might last a decade. It certainly looks like it is of solid construction.
I spent two weeks researching skeleton watches on Amazon and other sites, and this watch stood out as being stylish and refined without being too expensive or too large, as others can be. Some other models have 2 or 3 extra dials for date, hours and minutes, but I really focused on enjoying the cleanest display of the inner workings, and this watch rose above the rest.
The outer number face is a handsome, brushed ring that looks elegant and manly, and leaves lots of room to enjoy viewing of the inner works. Unclear in the pictures, the backside of this case is glass, so you can see all the way through, which really pleased me. The front viewable works is 31/32", and the back is 3/4". I was very pleased with it's size, very similar to digital watches, just shy of 1 5/8" diameter.
The band is a wonderfully soft leather padded affair, even though my experience with leather is that it doesn't age well and ends up odorous no matter how careful you are with it. Yet it really does fit the overall look and I may begin a new policy to replace it exactly when it does expire.
It seems that the automatic winding works very well if you wear it continually. If you take it off you have about 40 hours before the spring unwinds, but you can't expect any more from mechanical movements.
My only criticism is that the Kenneth Cole signature is printed on the glass front, slightly obscuring the spring winding. It just ever so slightly blemishes the perfection of the face.
For me it's the perfect watch, a wonderful fit for dressier occasions, without being overly precious. The gunmetal face is wonderfully masculine and understated, while the movement is shiny and captivating, with one gold wheel drawing your eye with its accelerated movement.
An exceptional watch that perfectly bridges the gap between casual and dressy. I look forward to re-reviewing this watch in a year to see if it holds up to my expectations. I sincerely hope that it does.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This watch is awesome, January 5, 2009

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D. T. Albert "Nubius" (Tucson, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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My wife got this watch for me for our anniversary and it is the most attractive watch that I have ever seen. You can see the inner workings from both sides. The coolest thing is that it is an automatic watch and it doesn't need batteries every year or so too. If you want something that stands out from the crowd, get this... even if you can afford something 5 times more expensive. It just looks like it was built in another time and has a great look to it.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars had 2, both faulty out of the box, December 29, 2009

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Joe (Philly, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kenneth Cole New York Men's KC1514 Automatic Gunmetal Dial Leather Strap Watch (Watch)

Got one as a Christmas present. Fully wound it and wore it but it intermittently stopped & lost ~30 minutes a day. Took it back to the store for a replacement, ran fine at the store but then the second hand ran but the hour/minute hands didn't. Got my money back. I liked the looks of the watch.