Monday, January 21, 2008

Trendy Watches

Latest from India


You already know that there's nothing like a white-faced watch with a black leather or stainless steel band. If a classic timepiece hasn't yet made its way into your fashion arsenal, then that should be next on your to-do list. As the only piece of jewelry a man should wear (except a wedding ring), a first-rate watch commands power and gives your wardrobe a classy spin. But if you're glancing at your Rolex as we speak, wondering where I'm going with this, then you're ready to move on to my next piece of advice. A trendy watch is a great way to add some style to your weekend or evening look. Whether you're looking for a slight image change or simply want to give your classic watch a rest on weekends, today's fashionable watches might just provide you with the time of your life.









the look of leather
Whenever you're up for a dose of diversity in your image, you can count on leather to give you a kick in the hide. Leather seems to be a mainstay of the fashion world, appearing in the form of jackets and pants, and even making a cameo as a detail on your sweater and of course, as a watchstrap. In fact, one of the hottest looks out there today for guys is a wide leather wristband, and that style has seeped into the watch market. Which brings me to this Diesel watch, whose band is a brown leather cuff. While this timepiece is simple, it reeks of style thanks to its white, minimalist face and steel bar detail. The hands are almost reminiscent of cigarettes, but one thing is clear: wearing this watch with a pair of jeans for a casual night out will make all your insecurities go up in smoke.












The second option combines a leather watchstrap with a leather wristband. In stark contrast to the first watch, this timepiece's effect comes from the busy face, more prominent numbers, and double watchstrap. This Guess? timepiece is a great way to complete an evening look for a night at the hottest club in town. Both watches are sure to catch the eye of female passersby, who will want to ask you for the time as an icebreaker...





HIDING TIME......



If you want to play hard to get, you can conceal the time with a popular watch that seems to know its place as a piece of jewelry. One of today's popular watches features a face covered by a steel flap, adding an element of originality to your timepiece. Whether you choose a stainless steel or leather strap, this style is a sure-fire way to hide your true intentions. Since it's more of a gimmick than a power accessory, you might want to stick to your executive style watch for the office.

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Eyewears



These are the latest eyewears in the market

Watches

Before coming to the subject let us first see the history of the worlds most used instrument



History of Watches
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.
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.
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.
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).