Browsing all posts in June, 2008.
Complicated Watches
In horology, the term complication refers to any feature beyond the simple display of hours, minutes, and seconds in a timepiece. A timepiece indicating only hours, minutes, and seconds is otherwise known as a simple movement. Common additions such as day/date displays, chronographs and automatic winding mechanisms are usually not sufficient to permit a movement [...]
Huge Sale
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Quartz Movements
A rotating pendulum inside the case is attached to a relatively large gear which meshes with a very small pinion. As the wearer moves, the pendulum turns and spins the pinion at a very high speed – up to 100,000 rpm. This is coupled to a miniature electrical generator which charges a storage device which [...]
Mechanical Watches
How it works To accomplish this, the watch contains a semicircular ‘rotor’, an eccentric weight that turns on a pivot, within the watch case. The normal movements of the user’s arm and wrist cause the rotor to pivot back-and-forth on its staff, which is attached to a ratcheted winding mechanism. The motion of the wearer’s [...]
Hillary Clinton Likes Omega Watches
Here we have looked at the democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s watch Here we have him speaking with Senator Hillary Clinton. We see that She liked wearing an Omega Watch. However We would prefer a Movado Diamond Watches
Black Ties
Unlike white tie, a man has sartorial options in choosing his dinner jacket and accessories. The elements of a traditional black-tie ensemble are: * Short or medium black jacket which may have grosgrain- or satin-faced lapels * Black trousers with silk braids matching the lapels * A black cummerbund or a low-cut waistcoat * A [...]
Cuffs
There are two types of Cuffs 1. That we where Gold Cufflinks 2. One that is a little lower! A cuff is an extra layer of fabric at the lower edge of the sleeve of a garment covering the arms. In U.S. usage the word may also refer to the end of the leg of [...]
Gold Cufflinks
With Father’s Day round the corner, I decided to look around the web for a few interesting, innovative and fashionable gifts for Dads. There are quite a few great fashionably innovative gift options out there. I start off with a pair of cufflinks. Cufflinks? You say. With some understandable boredom. After all, everybody has seen [...]
Luxury Diamond Watches
Diamonds make a beautiful addition to a Luxury Watch. When that watch is a Movado Diamond Watch It only helps Here look for yourself!
Barack Obamas Watch
As the November Election draws closer we are going to take a different view on the presidential candidates. Which Luxury Watches are they wearing? The first candidate we will be looking at is Senator Barack Obama . Here are some pictures where we see Sen Obama’s Watches now we have identified two different ones and [...]
