If I could give my mother anything from Carl Greve this holiday season...

“She has worn the same watch for as long as I can remember. I would love to give her a step up with a watch with diamonds in it. “
– Nancy, Writer



Lady's Cockpit 516 timepiece by Breitling. Price: $27,260

Harry Winston night and day

White strap for day.



Black strap for night.

Or vice versa.

18 white gold with diamond bezel, Avenue timepiece by Harry Winston. Straps available in a variety of colors and materials. Price available upon request.

Carl Greve Style Profile- Ernie Pittaway

- Name: Ernie Pittaway

Occupation: Carl Greve General Manager, Bridgeport Village

Before Carl Greve: Store Manager at Zell Bros.

Your next must have purchase: I want to custom design my replacement wedding band. Right now I am wearing a yellow gold band with a diamond; I would like to recreate it in platinum.

Style icon: John Travolta

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I never break this fashion rule: Never wear white socks with a suit.

Best sartorial advice for men: Your timepiece says a lot about you. Plus, it is the one thing that we wear everyday that has a function, to keep us on time. You look at it on average 30 times, make sure you enjoy it.

Describe your personal style: Metropolitan Classic.

Never caught wearing: flip flops

Favorite accessory: my Breitling Mont Brilliant watch

I feel best wearing: an Armani suit

Do you shine your own shoes? Absolutely. Everyday.

Sports: Racquetball occasionally, and fishing as much as possible.

Favorite vacation spot: Maui

When I was in high school I wore: I was always freshly ironed from head to toe, although my shirt tails were almost always un-tucked. It was my look.

Welcome to Musings at Carl Greve!

We are pleased to present Carl Greve's new blog, Musings at Carl Greve. We used to have a Carl Greve magazine, ACCENT, but decided it was time to embrace our Portland "green" roots and evolve into an electronic format. So, www.carlgreve.blogspot.com was born.

This is the place to turn for frequent updates about our newest designers, collections, obsessions, events, style profiles, and well... just about all things Carl Greve.

Plus, we want to hear the stories about how Carl Greve has participated in your memorable life's events. Whether one of our engagement rings made that proposal extra special, or you surprised your Dad with one of our timepieces at his retirement party, we want to hear from you. So, please send us your stories and photos.

Tell us about the time that you gave your wife three Aaron Basha baby shoe charms when she delivered triplets in record time. Explain the incident between the garbage disposal and your wedding band that we helped you repair. Talk about the time that you went to one of our events and walked away with a new Harry Winston timepiece AND a new boat. We want to hear it all!

Please send your stories, submissions, photos, questions and comments to Musings@carlgreve.com and visit our website, www.carlgreve.com to learn more about our stores.