Thursday, August 21, 2008
The latest pocket watches from Swiss Thunder
Check out all these stunniong mens, womens pocket watches. Great for gifts! Designer pocket watches from Swiss Thunder!
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
The In Fashion Shopping Site for your designer watches and fashion accessories
LuxuryLe.com is a major online merchant for
stylish jewelry and branded watches.
We had huge selection of ladies fashion jewelry, men's jewelry,
bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings, bangles,
hair clips, rings, 925 sterling silver jewelry,
body jewellery and branded watches like Emporio Armani, Guess,
Nike, Seiko, Citizen and Casio watches.
With more than 10 years in the costume jewelry and watches business we had built very good relationship with both importers, exporter, wholesalers and watch agents,
fashion jewelry factory all over the world that is the reason why we are able to supply hard to get models at very competitive prices.
Beauty is commonly defined as a characteristic present in a person, place, object or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning or satisfaction to the mind or to the eyes, arising from sensory manifestations such as a shape, color, personality, sound, design or rhythm.
stylish jewelry and branded watches.
We had huge selection of ladies fashion jewelry, men's jewelry,
bracelets, necklaces, pendants, earrings, bangles,
hair clips, rings, 925 sterling silver jewelry,
body jewellery and branded watches like Emporio Armani, Guess,
Nike, Seiko, Citizen and Casio watches.
With more than 10 years in the costume jewelry and watches business we had built very good relationship with both importers, exporter, wholesalers and watch agents,
fashion jewelry factory all over the world that is the reason why we are able to supply hard to get models at very competitive prices.
Beauty is commonly defined as a characteristic present in a person, place, object or idea that provides a perceptual experience of pleasure, meaning or satisfaction to the mind or to the eyes, arising from sensory manifestations such as a shape, color, personality, sound, design or rhythm.
The beauty and significance of costume jewelry made and owned in the world extends beyond the realm of personal adornment to encompass social customs and craft practices as well as stylistic and technical developments. Like domestic silver, jewelry is both utilitarian and a distinct marker of social status.
Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper. The minimum millesimal fineness is 925.
Fashion jewelry watches online offers a wide range of 925 sterling silver accessories including
necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and many others. Some of the styles are influenced by antiquity and the designs are executed in a variety of mixed techniques, mostly within a romantic framework. Each ornament is a defined piece of self expression, coming in limited quantity and standing well apart from the mass production.
If sterling silver jewellery strikes your fancy or you are looking for a gift, visit our 925 sterling silver collection and choose from a variety of accessories.
Using different fashion accessories and costume jewelry the savvy dresser can make his or her outfit seem completely different and outstanding.
Accessories can and have in the past change the effect of an entire look. Trends are continuously set by adding accessories to different outfits, creating a more appealing result. Fashion accessories catch the eyes and magnify more articles of the clothings.
Our array of products at LuxuryLe.com are all exclusively selected to manifest urban, retro, fashionable, trendy, unique styles and designs.
Whether you are looking for a personalized gift for your company or to mark a special occasion, you haven found a site which offers a wide selection of different styles at a low price!
Fashion and Art watches have been a significant addition to our wardrobes, our lifestyles and our sense of style. Both mechanical and quartz watches certainly have earned a place on our wrists and in our hearts.
Casio watches are well recognized for their innovation, value and durability. Built to suit the demands of different lifestyles,
Casio watches constantly lead the way in technology and innovation, with a range of watches to suit all types of activities, from outdoor sports such as sailing and trekking, to events, special occasions and work.
The G Shock range, reputably the toughest watch of all time,
Casio also deliver sophisticated styling through their Edifice chronographs and cutting edge features such as their
wave-ceptor technology.
A combination of style, substance and a tough attitude from G-Shock's little sister. Each
Baby-G watch is built with the shock proof soul of a G-Shock but crafted with a successful blend of metal and resin material to create a
fashionable and high-quality adult-oriented design.
Beside G-Shock and Baby-G, there are many other series of
wristwatches by Casio like Pro-trek, Futurist,
Pathfinder, Wave-ceptor, Sheen, Edifice and more. Each of which is dedicated to delivering ultimately technologized features and renowned stylish designs.
Don't wait...check out www.LuxuryLe.com today
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
History of Time
A History of Time Keepers
1500s : Germany : Peter Henlein creates the first pocket watch.
1485 : Leonardo da Vinci sketches a fusee for a clock.
Early 1600s : Form watches becoming popular. Cases are shaped like animals and objects. Religious themes are popular.
1635 : Around this time that the fusee was adapted from clocks to watches.
1659 - 1675 : Christian Huygens invents the "Remontoire".
1687 : Daniel Quare patents the repeating mechanism that uses bells to sound quarter hours and the hours.
1704 : Peter and Jacob Debaufre, Nicolas Facio, are the first to use rubies in watch movements.
1750 : Watch makers began using enamel on watch dials.
1759 : Thomas Mudge invents the English lever escapement.
1775 : Abraham Louis Breguet sets up his own watch making shop in Paris, France.
1780 : Abraham Louis Perrelet invents the self winding movement.
1786 : Breguet is the first to use guilloche on watch dials.
1791 : J.F. Bautte founded the watch company that would eventually become Girard-Perregaux.
1807 : Thomas Young invents the recording chronograph.
1812 : Kutusov invents the first Russian pocket watch for the tsar prior to Napoleon's invasion .
1809 : Luther Goddard of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is the first watch manufacturer in America.
1820 : Thomas Prest registers a patent for the self winding watch.
1833 : Antoine LeCoultre starts his own watchmaking business which later become Jaeger-LeCoultre.
1837 : First Tiffany store opens.
1843: Adrien Philippe develops a watch with winding and setting through the crown.
1844 : The start, stop, and reset chronograph is invented by Adolph Nicole.
1844 : Antoine LeCoultre invents the millionometre.
1848 : Louis Brandt opens his own workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds which eventually became the Omega Watch Company.
1850s: Swiss watchmaking takes root.
1853 : Tissot makes the first dual time zone watch.
1858 : Minerva is founded.
1860 : Heuer is founded.
1865 : Zenith founded.
1881 : Movado founded.
1884 : Greenwich, England is officially named the zero meridian and used as the world wide recognized basis of time zones.
1886 : Geneva Seal established.
1894 : Universal Geneve established.
1905 : Hans Wilsdorf starts the Rolex Watch Company.
1914 : Eterna introduces the first wristwatch with an alarm.
1918 : Japan : Shakosha Watch Company opened. This would become Citizen in 1931.
1923 : John Harwood is the first to mass produce a self winding wristwatch.
1924 : Tokyo : Seiko brand name is launched by Kinttaro Hattori.
1926 : Rolex introduces the first waterproof case called the "Oyster".
1929 : First anti magnetic watch created by Tissot. 1930: Chronovski introduces its first line of wrist watches.
1933 : Ingersoll introduces the "Mickey Mouse" watch.
1956 : Rolex introduces their first model that displays the day and date.
1957 : Hamilton introduces the world's first battery driven watch.
1962 : Rado produces the world's first scratch proof watch called the "Diastar 1".
1962 : ETA of Switzerland develops the first quartz battery operated watch.
1970 : Hamilton releases the "Pulsar", the first electronic digital watch.
1972 : Longines and Seiko introduce the LCD, (Liquid Crystal Display).
1980 : Hublot founded.
1983 : SMH of Switzerland launches the Swatch brand.
1985 : Swiss Heuer Company merges with TAG to form TAG Heuer.
1986 : Audemars Piguet introduces the first self winding tourbillon.
1991 : Franck Muller founded.
1999 : Casio innovates with the first wristwatch with a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS).
1500s : Germany : Peter Henlein creates the first pocket watch.
1485 : Leonardo da Vinci sketches a fusee for a clock.
Early 1600s : Form watches becoming popular. Cases are shaped like animals and objects. Religious themes are popular.
1635 : Around this time that the fusee was adapted from clocks to watches.
1659 - 1675 : Christian Huygens invents the "Remontoire".
1687 : Daniel Quare patents the repeating mechanism that uses bells to sound quarter hours and the hours.
1704 : Peter and Jacob Debaufre, Nicolas Facio, are the first to use rubies in watch movements.
1750 : Watch makers began using enamel on watch dials.
1759 : Thomas Mudge invents the English lever escapement.
1775 : Abraham Louis Breguet sets up his own watch making shop in Paris, France.
1780 : Abraham Louis Perrelet invents the self winding movement.
1786 : Breguet is the first to use guilloche on watch dials.
1791 : J.F. Bautte founded the watch company that would eventually become Girard-Perregaux.
1807 : Thomas Young invents the recording chronograph.
1812 : Kutusov invents the first Russian pocket watch for the tsar prior to Napoleon's invasion .
1809 : Luther Goddard of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts is the first watch manufacturer in America.
1820 : Thomas Prest registers a patent for the self winding watch.
1833 : Antoine LeCoultre starts his own watchmaking business which later become Jaeger-LeCoultre.
1837 : First Tiffany store opens.
1843: Adrien Philippe develops a watch with winding and setting through the crown.
1844 : The start, stop, and reset chronograph is invented by Adolph Nicole.
1844 : Antoine LeCoultre invents the millionometre.
1848 : Louis Brandt opens his own workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds which eventually became the Omega Watch Company.
1850s: Swiss watchmaking takes root.
1853 : Tissot makes the first dual time zone watch.
1858 : Minerva is founded.
1860 : Heuer is founded.
1865 : Zenith founded.
1881 : Movado founded.
1884 : Greenwich, England is officially named the zero meridian and used as the world wide recognized basis of time zones.
1886 : Geneva Seal established.
1894 : Universal Geneve established.
1905 : Hans Wilsdorf starts the Rolex Watch Company.
1914 : Eterna introduces the first wristwatch with an alarm.
1918 : Japan : Shakosha Watch Company opened. This would become Citizen in 1931.
1923 : John Harwood is the first to mass produce a self winding wristwatch.
1924 : Tokyo : Seiko brand name is launched by Kinttaro Hattori.
1926 : Rolex introduces the first waterproof case called the "Oyster".
1929 : First anti magnetic watch created by Tissot. 1930: Chronovski introduces its first line of wrist watches.
1933 : Ingersoll introduces the "Mickey Mouse" watch.
1956 : Rolex introduces their first model that displays the day and date.
1957 : Hamilton introduces the world's first battery driven watch.
1962 : Rado produces the world's first scratch proof watch called the "Diastar 1".
1962 : ETA of Switzerland develops the first quartz battery operated watch.
1970 : Hamilton releases the "Pulsar", the first electronic digital watch.
1972 : Longines and Seiko introduce the LCD, (Liquid Crystal Display).
1980 : Hublot founded.
1983 : SMH of Switzerland launches the Swatch brand.
1985 : Swiss Heuer Company merges with TAG to form TAG Heuer.
1986 : Audemars Piguet introduces the first self winding tourbillon.
1991 : Franck Muller founded.
1999 : Casio innovates with the first wristwatch with a built-in Global Positioning System (GPS).
Sunday, March 9, 2008
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