Zara opened its first store in the coastal town of A Coruña in the northwest of Spain in 1975. Zara has over 2,100 stores strategically located in leading cities across 88 countries. Zara's designers and customers are inextricably linked.

ZINVO was born when a Swiss-American enthusiast spotted the increasing monotony of the contemporary watch market. The aforementioned enthusiast took a very close look at automatic designer watches, realising that they all have very similar aesthetic.