Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Swiss Watch Stainless Steel Casing/Strap - Mirror Replica

What You Want To Know About Watch Luminant

Have you ever thought about what causes your watch to glow in the dark?This subject has a very colorful and dubious history. It started early in the 20th century, around 1910, when some companies began to use radium on watch dials and hands to create a ?glow in the dark" effect. Radium is an almost pure white alkaline radioactive earth metal, and is found in nature in uranium ores. It was discovered by Marie and Pierre Curie in 1898. What Marie Curie discovered was that a test tube of radium emitted a ?fairy-like glow,? and she kept a vial next to her bedside as a kind of night light.

N.O.A Ghost Collection Watches

It sure has been a while since we heard from Swiss watch maker N.O.A. I've always liked their stuff, but a sad silence has emanated from the brand for a while. At least on our front door. Why? Well, perhaps it might have something to do with the economy and the less expensive brand called Tendence that basically ripped-off their core design making much cheaper quartz versions with their signature look.True enough, it is probably a bit hard lately to sell young-looking designer timepieces complete with high-quality dials, mechanical movements, and limited production numbers. Hmm... $9,

Bell & Ross BR 01 Horizon Altimeter & Turn Coordinator Watches

The original Bell & Ross BR 01 watch often had the term "Instrument" associated with it. Bell & Ross wanted to make it clear that the timepiece was based on aircraft cockpit instruments - especially the clock. Fair enough. Then a couple of years ago, Bell & Ross started taking the concept even further - making BR 01 watches with dials (that did tell the time) based on non-clock instruments. That started moving things in interesting directions.Each of these watches are limited editions and design experiments. Bell & Ross wants to offer wrist-mounted cockpit instruments

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