09 SepTime to Enjoy the Luxury of Time-Get Yourself a Breitling Watch

Since the appearance of its first line of watches, the Navitimer series in 1952, Breitling watches has never stopped creating ideal watches for time-lovers all around the world and are particularly popular in the aircraft cockpits. With a bretling watch on your hand, you give full meaning to the slogan “the greatest luxury in life is time, savor every second.”

Navitimer Series

Navitimer series can symbolize the Breitling brand in that it’s the first series that amazed the world, and most importantly it’s on the list of the oldest chronographs in the world. The first version of the Navitimer watch came in 1952. A Navitimer watch featurees self-winding chronograph that are enclosed in a steel case. On its face there are black dials with silver sub-dials. It also has a tang-type buckle clasp for the leather strap. For its high quality and famous reputation, the Navitimer series chosen as the official timepiece of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA).

Breitling Bentley Series

Breitling Bentley series stands apart from others by their bid dial case that measured into an impressive 48mm in diameter. Such a design ensured clear visibility and the display of more information on the analog faces. There are both men’s and ladies’ models in this series. This series is truly the combination of prestige and performance.

Professional Series

As its name suggests, this line of watches represents the most professional and functional of all. It includes Quartz tool watches and Automatic workhorses. This series is a true instrument in design which is equipped with precision accuracy and full of style.

Apart from the abovementioned, there are also Windrider series, which is further divided into the Chronoliner and Nightflight series, Aeromarine series and limited editions all of which share Bretling’s usual top quality and high style. These is definitely a Breitling watch for you, among so many of them, that suits your personalities and meets your needs!

07 SepBriefer about Codex New Watch Offerings

Codex is a new watch brand under the wing of the famous Chronometric company. It recently launched some new watch models, including Codex Classic, Codex Chronograph and Codex Venus. These models share a cool-looking 41.5mm case crafted from stainless steel case. What differentiate them are those movements beating inside.

The Classic and Chronograph are quite straight forward. I love the intriguing design of the case and dial, though it maybe a bit too busy in eyes of some people. The bezel with chic checker arrangement is another shining point of the watch. The Classic is powered by a hand winding ETA 6498 movement that provides a small seconds display. Not sure why Codex did not fitted it with a self-winding movement. Luckily, the large crown is very easy to wind. The Chronograph is driveen by a d ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement that has been slightly modifited. Besides the time, it provides a a moon phase indicator and a periphery style date indicator. The dial is perfectly symmetrical and looks petty nice.

The Venus comes with two versions: the Master and the Prestige. Both are limited editions , has partially skeletonized dials, and apply the classic Venus 203 hand wound movement. This vintage movement, with upgraded finishing, provides the time, annual calendar, and moon phase indicator.

The Master is limited to just 100 pieces and has a 18K rose gold case. The Prestige is almost same as the Master except that it has diamond-set sides and a different dial design. The Prestige is limited to 75 pieces only.

02 SepOne Lady & Her Handbags

Nowadays, handbag has become ladies’ favorite. More and more women like to take their handbags wherever they go. Thus, walking on streets, we can see fashionable handbag shows. It is possible that we bump into a beautiful blond with her Dior one day and meet her with her Louis Vuitton another day. Can you guess how many handbags has she got? I don’t know the answer, but I know she has more than one. I think that it is necessary for a lady to own different handbags. Following are the reasons for my inclination.

First of all, various handbags can suit different styles of clothes–fashion, leisure, sports, etc. It is ridiculous for a lady to wear a black evening dress with a colorful canvas shoulder bag. What’s more, the colors of handbags and clothes should harmonize. But it doesn’t mean that they should be of the same color. For example, black handbag means elegance and mystery. Dressing clothes, especially evening dresses of white, blown or blue color with a black handbag reveals a lady’s noble quality. White handbag represents purity and it can go with clothes of any color.

Secondly, ladies need diverse handbags to attend different parties and meetings. At dinner parties or at balls, holding small and exquisite handbags gives people an impression of dignity, while office ladies usually take their OL style handbags on formal occasions. In daily life, leisure or fashion style handbags, such as shoulder bags and drawstring bags often accompany ladies when they hang out. Besides, travelling bags are essential on journeys as they can hold more things.

Last but not least, ladies can change handbags according to their mood. For instance, if they feel blue, handbags of bright color are the best choice psychologically, because this color will refresh them and make them feel better. In addition, frequent changes can prolong the lifespan of handbags.

In conclusion, it is necessary for a lady to own several handbags. With the improvement of people’s living standard and their pursuit of beauty, women will spend more buying all kinds of handbags.

31 AugMy Ropey Purse and My Friend

When I am going to pay my bill or take out my purse, most of the cashiers would gaze at my purse with a freak expression floating on her/his face. It is not because my purse is outstanding, pretty or of a famous brand name, my purse is very ropey and unusable.

Ropey it is, I can not abandon it. It is a present from a friend. When I was a child, I was very lonely, my presents always moved house because of their work. When I moved to a new community, there was a lovely girl named Lucy leaved in the neighborhood. We spent our golden time together until I went to secondary school. After we separated with each other (because my presents went to another city), we wrote to each other. I had no intimate friend except her because I was always on the move with my presents and did not have time to make friends. But just because I have Lucy, I felt not alone.

Time crept without any traces. I can not imagine that we went to the same university six years ago after our separation. Then we were always together and I was just like her shadow. One day when we were shopping, a nice purse printed into my eyes. It was a leather one with delicate tassels and graceful embroidery. When I touched its body, I felt it very comfortable to the hand. "Do you like it?" Lucy asked me. I nodded my head. Then I brought a pink one for her and she brought a blue one for me.

Shortly after our shopping, on our way to our apartment, there was a car zigzaged like mad and rushed over us. At the very moment, I was freaked out. Then I felt I was pushed by a hand and fell over on the ground. When I came to myself, I found Lucy’s blood was all around her. Her left me forever. I was lonely again.

Since then, five years had past, I kept the purse with me just as if Lucy was still with me. My purse was older and I never thought to have a change. When I pay my bill or take out my purse, I would think how lucky I was when Lucy had been with me.

27 AugIs a wallet worth your monthly salary?

Sally, my best friend, and I just graduated from university. She works in a small company as a secretary, earning nearly three thousand yuan every month. I’m a teacher in a middle school. Although we are not rich, we enjoy being independent of parents.

One day, Sally showed me a very stylish wallet, which she bought for her boyfriend as a birthday present. The branded wallet was crafted from snakeskin, which looked tasteful, but expensive. I was quite right. The branded snakeskin-made wallet cost her the whole month’s salary. The word “Ridiculous” came out of my mouth immediately. I said to Sally that she must be mad to buy such an expensive wallet and how about her life in the following days, while she said that I was out of date because the latest branded wallet was worth that price and what mattered was that it was bought for the person she loved.

Yes, it is worthwhile to do everything for the person you love and I also understand that different people may have different views on purchasing. But we should take something into consideration before making any decisions. Can we really afford a three thousand yuan wallet? No. At least, for two young girls, just graduating from university without any extra savings, three thousand yuan means something more. When your landlady knocks on the door to ask for the next month’s rent or your friends ask you to have dinner in a restaurant or one of your family members need to do an operation but lacks an amount of money, you may realize that if only I didn’t use up all my money.

There are people who spend all their life savings to buy a house, but the two are in different situations. Putting all your savings into buying a house is acceptable, for savings are money you put aside for some emergencies on the base of guaranteeing the daily life, whereas using up the monthly salary to buy a wallet, which is not so important and necessary, is unacceptable especially when you don’t have some kind of purchasing power. That’s why people invent the mortgage and the credit card to allow people to use money ahead of time, but the two are with a purpose of guaranteeing your present life.

Then I also have another question that is what the function of the wallet is. The wallet is invented to keep money for people, isn’t it?  When you use up all money to buy a very luxurious wallet but then find that there is no more money to put in it, don’t you think that it is very ironic?

I don’t mean that the wallet is not worth buying. Rewarding yourself for your efforts with a very good wallet also enhances the passion of work, but only when you needn’t to worry about your accommodation or borrow money from your parents or friends, can you spend a month’s salary to buy something beyond your ability.

Another day, after Sally’s boyfriend’s birthday party, Sally told me I was right that her boyfriend was moved but blamed her for spending so much money without considering her own financial problem. Since then, Sally has become a very good habit of spending each yuan, though she still will spend three thousand yuan buying a bag.       

26 AugThe necessity of buying more than one bag

There is a saying in China: the love of beauty is the natural instincts of women. Lots of women love to shop with a bag in hand. As a matter of fact, only one bag is not enough for a woman.

As a female, we need lot of things inside our bag when we shopping, Such as an umbrella, a mirror, some makeup and so on. Bag is really important to us. However, have you considered that how many bags we need? In fact, one bag is far from enough.

First of all, we need at least another one in the case that one of our bags was broken. Take myself as an example. I used to use one bag only. Once upon a time, my bag was broken, and I have to go out to buy something. It was quite awkward that I had to put my personal things in one of my friends’ bag. From then on, I realized that one should prepare at least 2 bags.

Generally speaking, bags can be defined into several kinds. For example, bags used for working; bags used for business; bags used for shopping; bags used for dinning party etc. Different bags should be used in different situation. It can be regarded as bad manner if you take a wrong bag on a certain occasion. People may think you are impolite if you take a dinning party bag to an office. A bag shows your attitude towards life and job.

Last but not least, different clothes should be suited with different bags. Most of us have clothes in different colors. If you dress yourself in bobtail, while taking with a big bag, it will look odd.

In conclusion, women need more than one bag. We need at least another bag in the case of one bag being broken; we need another bag in different cases; we need another bag to fit with our clothes.

04 MayOris Oscar Peterson Limited Edition

Oris’ enriching history in manufacturing limited edition watches is almost as prominent as the track record of the man to whom Oris committes to create its brand new jazz watch: Oscar Peterson. The eponymous timepiece has been unveiled in a limited production of 1,925 pieces, signifing the well known musician’s year of birth.
Committed to Oscar Peterson and to his exceptional work in the realm of jazz, his valuable influence for the future jazz artists and his dedication to perfection, the brand new Oris Oscar Peterson Limited Edition Watch truly represents passion.
The Oris watch features a 42 mm case crafted from stainless steel, a case that through its construction hints to elegance and subtlety. Both the front and the backsides of the watch are secured by convex sapphire crystals with internal anti-glare treatment on both sides. Equipped with an automatic movement, the new Oris Oscar Peterson Limited Edition Watch assures the faithfulness of its functions, while providing a water resistant ability of 100 meters.
Given the fact that Oscar Peterson is fond of playing the piano, and so, the black dial of the watch approaches this design theme that includes using hour markers resembling piano keys rather than classical ones, adding a touch of originality to the complete design. It features this jazzy look for the dial has ‘piano key’ indices, the VIII is plated in rose gold, to pay special homage to the musician’s eight Grammy Awards. This dial ring is reminiscent of an LP and refers to the hundreds of recordings Oscar Peterson made during his career. The watch is delivered in a varnished wooden box along with a certificate and DVD.
If you are a fan of Oscar Peterson or addicted to Jazz, this wrist watch is certainly something you are reluctant to miss.

21 AprA Look Into Fossil Watches

Trendy, well functioned and interesting, Fossil watches provide a myriad of lines both for men and women to choose from. Several of the most in vogue styles feature big dials, bands that are manufactured from different materials such as hardened resin, ceramic and stainless steel. Fossil watches are trendy without the astronomical price tags like many other name brands. This perfect infusion of style and longevity accounts for the main reason why these watches are heavily sought after.

The men’s collections feature large sized with clearly readable faces and sturdy, endurable bands. The hottest designs feature black ceramic bands, stainless steel mesh and multiple dials. However, Fossil also produces specialty watches such as Twist series that boast quartz credibility, automatic movement and an open demonstration that displays the inner workings of the timepiece for those people who are fond of thin watches or seeking for something unique. Also for the avid fashion afficionados there are some collections featuring leather or multi-colored silicone bands.

The women’s lines give a nice demonstration of the diversity of Fossil watches. Some Fossil women’s watches can match perfectly with any of a woman’s wardrobe with multi-colored ceramic finishing. In addition, the competitive price tags also contributes to the ease of finding a suitable watch to suit any outfit. For those people who desire classic watches, there are some Fossil watches obtainable in jewellery styled stainless steel either in common or gold tone finish. In addition, there is also the stunningly myriad of specialty watches. These watches are so heavily sought after in the market that they are quickly snapped up since their launch. Take the currently in vogue PDA watch that was unveiled last year as an example, it was quickly sold out within days of first shipping.

09 AprMen’s Luxury Watches and Motorsport – Your Dream

The strong bond between cars and extravagant men’s watches has inspired the manufacture of a huge galaxy of stunning watches. Just to name a few watch brands such as Rolex, replica Tag Heuer watches, IWC and Panerai have debuted a great number of car-themed collections to watch fans. The design of these watches is inspired from luxury car marques, motorsport teams, drivers or even world famous race tracks.
Within the realm of motorsport high precision watches are quintessential timekeeping devices. An industry-savvy Jack W. Heuer recognised this with the comittment to combine his watch company with that of motor racing.
The first motor themed collection named the Carrera collection was debuted by Heuer to memorize the exceptional Carrera Pan Americana road race. Followed by Heuer’s other masterpieces including the Monza and the Monaco, which were bragging with proudness by Steve MvQueen in the cult “Le Mans” film in 1970.
Another timepiece was the iconic Rolex Daytona, which was named to commemorate the racetrack and made well known by Paul Newman in the movie “Winning”. Rolex continue their motorsport connections through sponsorship of the ultimate endurance event the Le Mans 24-hour race.
Girard-Perregaux has formed an intimate partnership with Ferrari which continues from 1994 to 2004. During this time period, a stunning and impressive limited edition watches including the Worldtimer Ferrari F1 Edition and the Girard-Perregaux Richevile pour Ferrari Complication were manufactured.
In current times Ferrari has involved more intimately with Panerai. A great number of Ferrari watches have been debuted with inspiration from the exceptional sports car design detailing produced at Maranello but with the hearbeat of a Panerai movement.
With common passions, mechanical prowess and even some manufacturing materials, motorsport and luxury watches share a lot in common. If a sportive watch is in your possession, then it is not merely a way to own the brand if you do not have the financial capability to go for the car. It is undeniably stunning wristwatch, often a worthy investment and will serve as a conversation starter.

06 AprThe Swatch Watches – Highly Collectible

For those people who lived in the United States or United Kingdom in the 1980’s, they would never forget the Swatch watch which was in great vogue at that time.

Swatch watch is under the ownership of Quartz and these watches are produced by the world famous Swatch Group Limited. Unlike other name luxury watch brands, Swatch timepieces are mainly targeted at the average people. Manufactured from cheap materials and by small manufacturing plants, these watches are priced at moderate rates, making them available for the most average Joes. As a result, Swatch watches have attracted a lot of regular customers.

In the 1980s Swatch watches were quite popular among young teenagers, and they were brag with proudness by adolescents walking on the street, going to school, having a party, etc. However, the sales of these watches witnessed a fallen down in the nineties and changes have to make to maintain sales. Innovative changes were made basing on their old ways of watchmaking, and a bit of luxury was added to the simple design.

Some members of the extravagant Swatch watches are Rado watches, Breguet watches, Jaquet Droz watches, etc.

Swatch watches are available in various designs and functions that it is hard to believe that some of them are truly Swatch watches. Whatever watch you are looking for, you can always find a suitable timepiece such as metal watches, scuba watches, thin watches, etc.

In current times swatch makers have been committed to manufacturing watches of excellence. You can always find a bright glittering watch that is known to all. As one of the most well received kinds of watches all over the globe, these watches are all the rage among avid fashion aficionados.