analysis of 3 advertisements for watches

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An analysis of three advertisements for watches

The watch market is a gigantic business in the modern society. 4.5 million pounds worth of watches are purchased every year in the United States alone. Many people are influenced by advertisements as practically everything we purchase is bought to us in some form of advertising; whether it is the promotional packaging or the strategic placement on the supermarket shelves.

I am going to be analysing three advertisements for watches; I will analyse the ways the advertisers have tried to dispose of their products and comment on how effectively they have done this. The three brand names of the watches under review are: CHANEL, PANERAI, and TAG HEUER.

The first advertisement I have chosen to analyse is the CHANEL advertisement. The CHANEL advertisement has a simply sophisticated flowery background to match the face of the watch. There is not much copy except for the CHANEL logo which is also simply sophisticated; placed in the top right hand corner of the advertisement, in bold black and white copy. The name of the watch is also part of the copy on the advertisements is place under the watch also in black and white.

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On this advertisement, there is a magnificent watch. The face of the watch is shaped in the identical fashion to the Camelia flower. The small sapphires and diamonds gleaming in the eyes of the audience only convinces the audience that the watch is not for everyone; but it is mostly for the posh intellectuals that have a large disposable income. The reason for this is that people with low incomes will look at the watch and admire it as much as the can; however, when it comes to the day of purchasing the watch, the price will put them ...

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