Thursday, July 2, 2009

Time for Sports!


Ever since Santos -Dumont persuaded Cartier to make a watch which can be quickly consulted while flying, sports watches have become increasingly popular.
Sports watches come in all shapes and sizes, crafted in traditional and in cutting edge materials. Sports watches are usually more water resistant then a regular dress watch. Many have lume coated on the indicator and hands. Many Sports watches have a chronograph function which allows one to measure the passage of time between point A and point B. Many sports watches have a rotating bezel. Some have tachymeters which measure the travel speed of a vehicle. Some can measure time in a 1000th of a second like the Tag Heuer Microtimer with technology tailored for Formula One timing precision. Some watches suit the rugged adventurous adrenaline seekers like the Zenith Defy Xtreme and others border on dressy with a delicate hint of sportiness like Piaget's Polo Collection.


Chopard Mille Miglia Jacky Ickx Limited Edition Mens' Automatic Chronograph Watch Stainless Steel Black Dial on Black Leather Strap 16-8934-BLK


There are sports watches specialized for diving, boating, flying, hiking, racing and high impact sports. They are Official timekeepers affiliated with Sporting Events like Omega and the Olympics; Corum at the Admiral Cup; Blancpain and the Cannes International Boat Show;Rolex official timekeeper at Wimbledon; Tag Heuer official timekeeper of the Indy 500 and Tissot Official timekeeper of Nascar. Longines is partial to equestrian sports and for the third consecutive year, Longines was the official timekeeper for the racing at Royal Ascot. Breitling is best known for its Pilot watches, and the 2009 season of Red Bull Air Racing is Breitling's third year as the official timekeeper of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. Chopard times and sponsors the Mille Miglia. Parmigiani likes hot air balloons; Hublot likes sailing (Official timekeeper of the Afflelou Figaro Solo race); Jaeger Le-Coultre likes motor racing (Official timekeeper of Le Mans); IWC Schaffhausen loves adventure and our environment, and is sponsoring a one-of-a-kind plastic bottle boat "Plastiki"
The watch companies create watches to commemorate their favored sports and some have entire collections dedicated to a specific race such as Chopard's Mille Miglia collections and Corum's Admiral Cup collections. Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso watches were created to protect a watch face during a game of Polo. On a trip to India in 1930, Cesar de Trey, a friend of Jacques David LeCoultre, accepted the challenge of a polo match with friends. Unfortunately during the match , a British polo player's watch glass shattered. He then showed De Trey his ruined watch. De Trey consulted Jacques David LeCoultre and the Reverso Collection was born.

Golana Advance Pro 1 Men's Watch Automatic Swiss Made Stainless Steel Case Leather Strap AD100-2

So when one is purchasing a sports watch, one is purchasing a watch designed to fulfill ones needs. THE WATCHERY has a huge collection of Brand Name Sports Watches. Make sure to Check out the Golana Collection of Watches. A great watch for a great price.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Cartier's Stunning La Dona Luxury Timepieces


La Dona Collection is a stunning collection of uniquely bold Cartier women's watches. The collection is named after a famous Mexican 1940's actress, Maria Felix. A Diva in her own right, she ignited the screen with her spirited, passionate and quite mischievous personality. The watches in her name are every bit bold and lovely, with a hint of naughtiness. It is well known that Maria Felix adored crocodiles. As legend has it, she strode into a Cartiers Boutique one day and requested that they make her a necklace in the likeness of a crocodile and if they had a problem visualizing a crocodile, she had one right ... here. With that she produced a lively baby croc from her things much to everyones amazement. Since then she became a creative ally with the house of Cartier. In 2006, four years after her death, she was 87, Cartier created a watch line in her honor.

Cartier La Dona de Cartier Ladies' Watch 18K Rose Gold Silver Dial Diamond Bezel WE60060I

The case is distinctly trapezoidal, different just like Maria. The first watches in this collection were 18-karat white or yellow gold, available with or without a diamond bezel. Later the watch was released with either burgundy, pink or red alligator straps as well as steel. The watch has a Cartier calibre 059 quartz movement, Roman Numerals, sword-shaped blued steel hands.
THE WATCHERY has an unbelievable selection of stylish Cartier Luxury Watches for a fraction of the list price. Celebrate your July 4th by purchasing a Cartier Watch at The Watchery.