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Watches For $200

These days $200 can buy you a night’s lodging at a three-star hotel in a good number of popular urban cities across the United States. You can probably spend well over $200 for a romantic dinner for two, complete with appetizers, entrees, desert and a bottle of wine at a high-end restaurant. Concert tickets for popular entertainers Kenny Chesney, The Who, U2, Bob Seger, Neil Diamond, Taylor Swift, Maroon 5 and Fleetwood Mac cost as the very least $200 and that is for lower level seating far away from the stage. If you are visiting New York City, you can…

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What Are You Searching For?

Like it or not we are a nation obsessed with statistics, rankings and polls. Whether it is the top grossing movies and highest ranking TV programs of the week or the political candidate who is tops in the polls, all are deemed “newsworthy” and are widely discussed on  numerous news channels, not to mention everyday conversations. Popularity and best-sellers lists are not exclusive to just movies, TV programs and politicians. Many online retailers feature them daily on their sites on everything from books and recordings to apparel, fragrance and handbags. This week, popular online retailer WorldofWatches.com is offering their Top Searched…

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NBA Final Frenzy

The NBA Finals started last night at the Oracle Arena in Oakland CA. The Golden State Warriors hosted the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers 108-100.   Although the Cavaliers lost, player LeBron James scored the most points of the evening with 44 points over the Warriors star player Stephen Curry with 33 points. Regardless of last night’s game, there are still at least three to four more games to go in the finals with next one being played on Sunday at the Oracle Arena as well. The Warriors are the favorites to win the series this year. Oakland…

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Time For Dad!

Father’s Day is June 21st this year and little more than one month away. There is no better time than right now to start shopping for Father’s Day gifts for Dad and the other Dads in your life. If you’re like me you have more than one Father to shop for. I have my own Dad and Grandfather, my Father-In-Law, not to mention the Dad of my two children, my Husband. Popular online retailer WorldofWatches.com makes Father’s Day shopping easy this year with their Time For Dad 2015 Father’s Day Gift Guide. Over 2,600 popular men’s timepieces are featured in…

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Introducing A New Swiss-Made Automatic Diver’s Watch For Men That Is Big On Performance And Not On Your Wallet

Premium Swiss-Made diving watches are in a league of their own, especially ones with self-winding automatic movement. From the Omega Seamaster and TAG Heuer Aquaracer, both water-resistant to 300 meters or 1,000 feet …to the Jaeger LeCoultre Compressor and Oris Diver’s Col Moschin, both water-resistant to 1,000 meters or 3,330 feet, you can expect to pay upwards of several thousand dollars for a precision Swiss-made automatic diver’s watch. The new Swiss Legend Abyssos Automatic  diving watch is a real game changer. This high-performance timepiece for men not only features premium Swiss-made craftsmanship inside and out, it is also water-resistant to…

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It’s March Madness Time!

Today marks the final Sweet Sixteen games in the NCAA March Madness tournament. Interestingly today also marks the 76th Anniversary of the very first NCAA championship tournament game played between the University of Oregon and Ohio State University at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Oregon won the tournament which was played between just eight teams at the time. A great deal has changed in seventy-six years with 68 teams now participating in the immensely popular college basketball tournament. Last night’s winning teams: the Kentucky Wildcats, Wisconsin Badgers, Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Arizona Wildcats head up the Elite 8. Tonight…

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Springtime Watch Flings

Today marks the first day of Spring and there is no better time to be ready for the new season than with some new fashions and accessories that capture the essence of Spring. Suede shirts and pleated pants for men are making a big comeback this year. Both fashion staples of seasons past, are expected to be popular this season and future ones to come. Bright psychedelic print shirts, all white sneakers and patchwork patterns are also expected to be very big this spring, as are zippered shirts, collared bomber jackets and extra-long shirts too. Classic blue, toasted almond, titanium…

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It’s Time To Spring Ahead!

This weekend marks the return of Daylight Savings Time. Americans in most parts of the nation will be moving their clocks and watches one hour ahead as the days start to grow longer and daylight extends into evening hours. Only two states in the United States: Arizona and Hawaii do not employ Daylight Savings Time. The former because the weather is too warm and increasing daylight hours would only increase the use of energy for air conditioners and air cooling systems. Hawaii sits close to the equator and does not experience variations in daylight hours between summer and winter. The…

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Legendary GMT Time

Greenwich Meantime is the solar mean time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich England, which has served as a global time standard since it was instituted at the International Meridian Conference in 1884. Generations have relied upon the Royal Observatory’s GMT clock for its time-keeping accuracy and as a reference time independent of location. Hence, most time zones throughout the globe are based on a reference as a number of hours ahead of or behind the GMT time. For years, many prestigious watchmakers from Rolex and TAG Heuer, Breitling and Graham to Invicta and Luminox have designed GMT wristwatches to…

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Exemplary Swiss-Made Craftsmanship

The country of origin always holds a great deal of distinction for many luxury items, including fine wines and champagnes, cigars, chocolates, sports cars and especially wristwatches. Fine wine and champagne imported from France, Belgium chocolates, Cuban cigars, Italian and German sports cars and Swiss-made wristwatches are among the most sought-after and coveted luxury items in the world today. When it comes to well-crafted Swiss-Made timepieces, brands such as TAG Heuer, Breitling, Accutron by Bulova, Maurice Lacroix, Chopard and Ebel are among the most popular and revered watchmakers around the globe. This week Swiss Legend joins this highly esteemed list…

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