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Marcello C. cleanup tags
Please don't remove cleanup tags from articles until the issues raised have been addressed. —Wknight94 (talk) 03:48, 7 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Hi. I rechecked the article you created and I found out that it was already deleted once before. The problem is that the article reads like presentation of the product, rather that an encyclopedia entry. So first of all, you would have to fix this a bit. I am putting you the source here, so you can edit it and then repost it when it's ready. Regards. --Tone 20:18, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

Marcello C. is a well known German company, founded in 1993, that manufactures mechanical watches. Marcello C. is best known for their dive watches, but also offers pocket watches, ladies and mens watches as well as chronographs.



Company History
Marcello C., founded in 1993 by Marcell Kainz and his wife Uschi, began as a maker of dive watches and other timepieces.

Marcell, who had previously worked for watch manufacturers such as Oris and Daniel Jean Richard, fulfilled his life's dream by starting his own watch brand and business. Marcell and Uschi Kainz showed entrepreneurial spirit when they quit their jobs, took out all of their savings and literally started the Marcello C. watch brand in their own apartment.

A fan of Italy and Italian design, Marcell used the italian and abbreviated spelling of his name (Marcell = Marcello, Kainz = Cainz, abbreviated "C.") for his brand as he felt it might come across being arrogant to use his real name.

Using industry background and connections in Switzerland, Marcello C. uses only the finest Swiss and German quality parts and components for their watches. In the beginning, Marcello C. used a private label manufacturer to source watch models for the collection, but when his friend and owner of the Swiss manufacturer that initially assembled the watches sold the company, Marcell switched the complete collection to his very own designs, now all made in-house at Marcello C. by qualified watchmakers.

Since 2002, Marcello C. watches have been available in the USA and received a warm welcome by watch aficionados all over the country. They quickly recognized the great value of these fine timepieces and word of mouth advertising followed. Marcello C. doesn't believe in the traditional marketing methods for luxury watches and foregoes celebrity endorsements or expensive advertising campaigns that add to the cost of a product without providing any return in value for the customer. Instead, they focus on the quality of their watches and customer service.

So it came as no surprise that in 2003, the "Nettuno 2" diver watch was awared the coveted "Goldene Unruh 2003"(Golden Balance Wheel) by the German watch magazine "Uhrenmagazin" und "Focus online" for best watch in the category under Euro €500. This recognition came just in time for their *10 year anniversary (see the article in "Uhren Magazin") and put the spotlight on Marcello C.

Ever since, Marcello C. has been even more successful and added a number of watchmakers to their staff. Their watches evolved and are constantly being improved, based on customer feedback.

They are still a small company, but dedicated to customer satisfaction as only a small and focused business seems to be able to deliver these days. Where else do you still get the boss to answer the phone and listen to customer feedback?

Different watch lines
The "Nettuno" and "Tridente" dive watches are the best known watch lines from Marcello C.

It started with the model #3253, also known as the original Nettuno. This watch was available as e.g. "Epos 3253" or a similar diver watch model by Jacques Etoile. It is no longer available from Marcello C.

The watch had a mineral glass crystal and 200m water resistance, 10.8mm thickness, a folded steel bracelet that tapered towards the deployant, folded steel end pieces for the bracelet, a folded steel deployant buckle, nylon (plastic) movement holder, green-ish luminous material on applied markers, a smaller, unsigned crown and a mineral crystal without magnifier. The Nettuno 2 (#2006) showed a number of improvements over the original Nettuno and was strictly a Marcello C. watch. Still 200m water resistant, it was 11mm thick, had a solid steel bracelet which was brushed on top and on the sides, solid steel end pieces (SEL) for the bracelet, a solid deployant with foldover safety clasp (no longer stamped sheet metal), a signed safety clasp (engraved with the Marcello C. name), a signed screwdown crown, a thicker, signed caseback, a sapphire crystal with magnifier, metal movement holder and larger applied markers with white Super-Luminova on the applied markers and hands as well as an upgraded ETA movement. In 2003, the Nettuno 3 (#2007) was introduced. It now offered a 300m water resistance, a thicker caseback and sapphire crystal and consequently a thicker (more aggressive looking) bezel which was easier to grip even with wet hands or diver gloves. Thickness was now 12mm, the luminous material was improved, the new bracelet had 2 more removable links to also fit smaller wrists and was now polished on the sides, similar to the "Tridente" bracelet. The steel back "Nettuno 3" was completely sold out in early 2006 and replaced by a new version of the "Nettuno 3" with a sapphire crystal case back allowing a view of the decorated movement. A GMT version as well as Chronograph were added to satisfy demands for more complicated watches and a smaller version, the "Lady Nettuno" was introduced for the growing base of women that appreciate fine mechanical watches. The "Tridente" evolved from the first models with 500m water resistance to the current line with 1,000m WR. With 44mm in diameter, they were one of the first sports watches reflecting the trend to oversized, rugged timepieces. A GMT version as well as the massive Chronograph were added to satisfy demands for more complicated watches. A smaller version, the "Lady Tridente" was introduced for the growing base of women that appreciate fine mechanical watches and is available with mother of pearl dial and genuine diamond markers for more dressy occasions.

List of Marcello C. Watches and Timepieces
Nettuno Nettuno 2 Nettuno 3 Nettuno GMT Nettuno Chronograph Lady Nettuno Tridente Tridente Titan <Li>Tridente GMT</Li> <Li>Tridente Chronograph</Li> <Li>Lady Tridente</Li> <Li>Mécanique</Li> <Li>Scala</Li> <Li>Scala Chronograph</Li> <Li>Senatore Chronograph</Li> <Li>Vergine</Li>

Fake Marcello C. watches
From time to time, watches released by dubious companies show up on the Internet claiming to be identical to Marcello C. watches in quality. Usually they can't provide any factual evidence or proof of their bolsterous claims. Different technical specifications such as movements (often inexpensive Chinese or Japanese movements instead of high grade Swiss movements), tolerances, fit and finish and other details are giveaways. Only trust established watch companies that have been around for a few years, have a good reputation for product quality and longevity, offer access to spare parts and provide in-house service with qualified watchmakers.

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