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Overall, Alpha Omega's watch sales ran a little ahead of jewelry overall, Amit says."We sold more high-end pieces this year, whereas last year we sold a greater number of watches," he says.Al Prather, watch buyer at Omaha, Neb.-based Borsheim's Fine Jewelry, Tiffany Cushion Toggle bracelet that his watch sales were up during the holidays and rose 12 percent in 2006, with luxury watches setting the pace.This, he says, was largely due to a remodeling of the store that tripled the size of Borsheim's watch department He expects further watch sales growth this year.
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