Great news for all you Playboy Jewellery fans – we’ve found a veritable treasure trove of Playboy Jewellery online. We did this as so many of you have been looking at and searching for Playboy themed jewellery that we thought we’d help you out. There’s everything from Playboy watches to Playboy bellybars. H Samuel currently [...]
Omega have released a limited edition Seamaster watch for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It will only be available in Beijing during the Olympic Games. The initial limited release of 88 numbered Seamaster XXIX watches will take place on the 8th of August 2008 – 08/08/2008 – the day of the Opening Ceremony. Only 88 of [...]
Birthstones are precious or semi-precious gemstones that relate to the month of a person’s birth. Below are a list of birthstones and their correlating month so that you can choose the perfect gift for that special person:
January: Garnet
Look at garnet pieces here. Garnet is usually red but can be found in many colours -some garnet [...]
Quartz crystals are used in the mechanisms of watches because when bent or compressed, the crystals produce a charge or voltage on their surface. This is called the Piezoelectric effect and it produces just the right amount of power needed to drive the mechanisms of a watch. Interestingly, the relationship works both ways -if you [...]
There are objective ways of identifying a good quality gemstone -regardless of asthetic appeal. Experts the world over look for the four C’s; carat, colour, cut and clarity, and then other qualities depending on the type of stone.
For instance, rubies have what is called “rutile inclusions” which indicate that a gem has not been treated [...]
Carat is the measurement of purity in gold alloys and is shown in 24ths.
Gold carat measurement is different to the carat measuremens used in gemstones and diamonds – click here to read more about gemstone quality.
The carat rating is found by dividing the mass of pure gold (or platinum) in the alloy by the mass [...]
A brief explanation of watch functions from compasses to chronographs and the differing types of watch movement; mechanical, automatic and quartz.
Watch Functions
A watch function other than telling the time is a known as a complication. A watch may be ’simple’, ‘complicated’ or a ‘grand complication’ depending upon the number of functions it has.
The most [...]