She’s my “little” Annie. Being neighbours, we grew up together, went to the same playschool, school and even the studied in the same college and nearly graduated together. I say nearly because I took a one-year sabbatical to work under a master craftsman studying hand-made yachts. After graduation she went on to do her masters […]
A couple of weeks ago a package arrived in the mail. Turns out, a gift from my friend Max who lives in California. When I opened the package, I found a beautiful wrist watch that left me spell bound. I guessed Max would have spent quite a sum on the timepiece. It certainly looked like […]
Technology has always been changing. Just like time and tide wait for no one, the technological tide overtakes every generation. Watchmaking industry is no stranger to this phenomenon, it has seen a lot of technological changes over the centuries. Few watch brands have stood the test of time in terms of technology, and come out […]
Ever since I was a child, I loved swimming and in school, had won several awards. Then, I guess life caught up with me and swimming became a casualty. Oh, I didn’t give it up totally; I used swim at nearby health centre here in Florida but this was more like once a month or […]
Nixon Watch company was established in 1997 in the United States. Over a short period of time, the Nixon brand carved a place for itself in the very competitive world of the watch industry. Nixon watches filled up a niche that was left vacant by other renowned brands, namely the requirement for a stylish watch […]
Minimalistic designs – that’s what the Zeppelin brand of watches brings to the table. If you are excited about minimalistic and clean bold looks, the Zeppelin Flatline Power Reserve 73664 is sure to set your heart aflutter. The Zeppelin brand emphasizes on recreating the era of the Zeppelin airships in their wrist watches. Just looking […]
I and my wife were planning on a Canada – New England Cruise. You know, the one where we enjoy whale watching, see the beautiful fall foliage. Visit quaint towns of Newport, Portland and the Bar Harbor. They have lighthouses and oh yes, the crab shacks – I simply love crab meat. We get to […]
For some reason, whenever I see a Hamilton watch, I see the smiling face of Lewis Hamilton the race driver for Mercedes. Now that’s an unbeatable combination of talent, class with unmatched power and elegance. In fact, take a look at this Hamilton Ventura Elvis80 H24555331 Automatic Analog Men’s Watch. When I see it, I […]
I and my team were performing a routine dive off the Louisiana coast. An underwater oil pipeline valve that had corroded needed to be replaced. During the underwater procedure, a heavy pipe wrench fell on my Seiko diver’s watch I was wearing and cracked the crystal resulting in the watch getting flooded and destroyed. Deciding […]
A few days ago, my eight-year-old son came asking for a watch for school. Now, I was in a bit of a fix. We all know how careless kids can be when it comes to looking after their stuff. Understandably, I was a little hesitant giving him an expensive timepiece. So, like everyone else these […]