Watches are a huge part of our lives. We wear them to tell the time. We wear them to be fashionable. We wear them for other functions that they can perform, such as listening to music, using a calculator function»
Diving is all about timing. Divers, therefore, need some way of keeping track of their timing during their dive. They can’t watch the clock on the wall, nor can they use a typical watch. That is why they use
Designer watches make an excellent gift for a wide variety of occasions. One of the reasons is that other than a wedding ring, a timepiece is one of the few pieces of jewelry that a man will actually wear on»
One of the main issues with watches is night time visibility. Luminous paint requires a charge from a lightsource such as the sun and then only lasts for 20 minutes or so before starting to dim. An alternative is battery»
There isn’t anything as endearing to the public as a rags to riches story and the history behind the Wittnauer Watch Company is one such story. Imagine if you will a young 16 year old Swiss immigrant arriving in New»
Sometimes things start out in the most surprising ways. Take the watch company of Casio for example. If you were asked to guess what the first product that was made by Casio, you may think it was the calculator or»
Mondaine is a Switzerland based watch company. It is in the business of watches from the year 1951. Mondaine is regarded as the producer of the official Swiss Railway watches. The brand is so popular that its design range needs»
Tissot, a Swiss watch company, was established in the year 1853. Charles-Félicien Tissot with his son Charles-Emile set the foundation of this prominent business in the city of Le Locle. Buoyed by an extremely pioneering spirit and a forceful drive»
Sector Group, a renowned Italian watch company that blends Swiss watch expertise with Italian design, was started in the year 1973. By mid 1980’s, it turned into a prestigious name and is currently a leading name in the Italian sport»
Festina, a Swiss watch manufacturer, was established in the year 1902. It is the certified timekeeper of the Tour de France. Being over 100 years old, it comes among the leading names in Europe and also a best seller in»
I bought a Luminox watch with a sapphire coated face. Why is sapphire used instead of glass?
Guccio Gucci, son of an Italian trader founded the House of Gucci in Florence in 1906. Guccio, an extraordinary craftsman, started selling luxury goods in the 1920s. In 1938, Gucci opened a boutique in Rome. After Guccio’s death in 1953,»
Whatever Happened to Winding?
Depending on your age, you may or may not remember seeing your father wind his watch each night before going to bed. If he did not, he would surely wake to a watch that had stopped.»
From the days of when the only clocks available where sun dials to the times of the pocket watch, and through to the present day, people have always been obsessed with keeping track of the time. Like any other profession,»
