There’s a story behind every model of the Vostok Europe watches. These are men’s watches designed for the most extreme of sporting activity. The initial story began when a Soviet watch making plant was shifted to Chistopol, Tatarstan Russia. Since this was during the period of the World War, the factory manufactured only defence equipment […]
The happy occasion was just a few days away – my older sister Annette would be celebrating her fiftieth birthday this weekend. Annette was not one for grand celebrations but my brother and I decided to make her day special. The day was to be marked with a small party at her place with few […]
My daughter Wendy came home from school teary-eyed and upset that she had lost her very pretty wrist watch. She loved that watch – it was a birthday gift from her aunt on her 10th birthday. She’s been wearing that watch ever since and now after almost three years of daily use she’d lost it. […]
There are dive watches and more dive watches, all of them offering similar features. They all have a clear and legible dial, a uni-directional rotational bezel and a robust structure to withstand the depths of the seas. A watch may be made with top quality materials, have the best movement and may be coming from […]
Frankly, I haven’t met a lot of people who would make Orient watches their first choice. In fact, not many folks know much about the Orient brand of watches. Shopping for watches, most folks just pick out the most visible brand of the time, quite often ignoring some of the best quality watches that are […]
For the horological aficionados, the watch is the ultimate engineering feat, while lay folks like you and me find it a useful tool to tell the time, day and date. Modern watches have graduated from these basic functions of a watch to the more complex features like aviation and dive tools, chronographs, perpetual calendars, moon […]
“Susie, I think I need to get a new watch”, said my husband Nate returning from work. Nate was in the construction industry and regularly handled heavy equipment, machine tools and therefore needed rugged work gear which included his watch as well. The watch he usually wore to work was a large, hefty timepiece perfectly […]
The dress had arrived, the matching shoes and bag were ordered and should be arriving in a couple of days. Preparations were almost complete to celebrate the big event – our daughter’s twenty first birthday. It seemed like it was just yesterday that she was this little girl with pigtails going to school. How fast […]
The Armani brand was associated with high-end suits decades ago, though today the brand has branched out into fashion apparel, accessories, watches and more. It’s no wonder then to find an Emporio Armani watch that is highly fashionable and sleek. These were my thoughts when I first saw the Emporio Armani Kappa Quartz AR11011 Men’s […]
Last week, Sharon and I visited our local watch store. She wanted to take a look at the different options available in ladies’ watches. It was a gift for her mother. It had to be elegant, beautiful and sophisticated, she said. Anyway, the store had quite a good collection of women’s watches from brands like […]
The Orient Ray II Automatic 200M FAA02005D9 Men’s Watch is perhaps the best automatic dive watch you could have within a reasonable price range, especially if you’re just starting out in this interesting world of horological marvels. I am not a professional diver, my experience with diving is limited to the swimming pool. Deep sea […]
Seiko, the Japanese watch brand has been making durable, sturdy and affordable timepieces ever since the company was founded in 1881 in Tokyo. Over the centuries, the company has carved out a niche for itself in the competitive watchmaking industry with a reputation that spells trust and reliability. Seiko brand offers the consumers a massive […]