When it comes to luminous wristwatches, the brand Luminox is in a league of their own. A good many timepieces feature luminous hands and hour markers with luminescent paint, which requires charging by a light source. Others have built-in lighting, which operate at the touch of a button. Luminox watches feature a state-of-the-art light technology feauuring miniscule gas lighting, that is always lit on the hands, hour markers and even the bezels on some models. What’s more this patented light technology is designed to continuously glow for more than 25 years. The brand name comes from the Latin term for Light:…
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Running On Renato Time
In the watch world, Renato Watches are considered a powerful player to watch. Founded in 2005 by, designers and entrepreneurs Daniel Mink and Ovadia Levy, Renato is an American owned company with roots in New York City. In 2005, Mink and Levy sought out to create timepieces for watch collectors that offered not only luxurious good looks and the finest materials available, but affordable prices as well. Each of the brand’s early collections for men: the Beast, Wild Beast and T-Rex along with Beauty Series for women, offered precise Swiss-made quartz movements housed in surgical-grade stainless steel cases with such…
Highly Regarded Croton Time
Croton is a popular and esteemed Swiss watchmaker with a rich horological heritage dating back to 1878. For over 134 years, the company has been producing innovative timepieces, impressive in design and craftsmanship, as well as value-priced and affordable. The brand is named after the Italian region Croton, an area renowned for its physical beauty and strength. With precision Swiss craftsmanship and movements along with fashionable Italian-inspired designs distinguishing them from other brands, Croton gained worldwide popularity by the mid-1900s. The brand is most famous for its Aquamatic timepiece, first introduced in the 1940s and one of the earliest…
A Stuhrling Opportunity!
In today’s age of accessible men’s and women’s luxury wristwatches, the brand Stuhrling Original stands out from the rest. Founded in 1999, the Stuhrling Original features a multi-generational heritage of fine watchmaking dating back to the 1860s, when master watchmaker Max Stuhrling produced complicated timepieces for the legendary brands such as Audemars. Stuhrling, died before his 50th birthday, yet he passed his expert watchmaking skills on to his son Max Jr., who started his watch making apprenticeship at the ripe age of eleven. It greatly disturbed Max Senior that his timepiece creations were not affordable to a man of his…
The Tide’s High For Surfing!
Summer’s here and surfing season is in full bloom, as surfers ride the high waves in popular surfing spots everywhere from Montauk New York and Cape Hatteras North Carolina, to the shores of Maui, Hawaii and Monterey California. Knowledge of when the tides are coming and an accurate display of the ocean currents are important to surfers worldwide. This is why many surfers rely on Nixon wristwatches for not only for their cool good looks, but for their tide-telling capabilities, along with graphic display of ocean information for over 200 beaches. Founded in 1998 in Encinitas CA, Nixon watches offers…
Gifts That Will Drive Dad Wild
Father’s Day is June 15th and less than ten days away. If you’re like most of us, you still may have not gotten a present for Dad as of yet. There’s no need to race against time, when you can find a wide array of impressive gifts for Dad at the WorldofWatches.com Father’s Day Gift Guide. Whether Dad is a NASCAR or auto racing fan, appreciates the luxurious good looks of a touring sedan or drives a high-profile muscle car, you may want to consider a high-performance wristwatch for him. Many of today’s fast-paced wristwatches are inspired by high-speed race…
Watch-Out ! The NBA Finals Are Next Week
The NBA Finals are a week away on Thursday June 5, and there are no clear-cut winners for either the Eastern or Western Division, although the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs hold a 3-2 series lead in their divisions against the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma Thunder. Everyone will be watching the Heat face-off against the Pacers tonight in Miami, along with the Spurs playing against the Thunder tomorrow night in Oklahoma City. Additional games are also planned for Sunday and Monday night, contingent on the outcome of the games tonight and tomorrow night. Next week’s NBA finals may…
Summer Blockbusters…
The summer movie-going season is among the most popular times for film-going throughout the year. Audience attendance is usually brisk from May through August, as schools across the nation are on summer break, TV programs are on summer hiatus and film studios release many of their biggest blockbusters. This week alone, two major film blockbusters are scheduled to make their debut: Maleficent with Angela Jolie in a reimagined live-action look at the fairy-tale Sleeping Beauty and A Million Ways to Die In The West, director Seth MacFarlane’s follow-up to his successful film Ted, featuring Cherlize Theron, Liam Neeson and MacFarlane…
How Are You Celebrating The Holiday Weekend?
Memorial Day weekend begins today and it also marks the official kick-off of summer! Numerous Americans will be celebrating the four-day holiday this weekend in a variety of different ways. Over 36 million Americans are expected to travel this weekend, which is one of the busiest travel holidays of the year. Popular destinations from South Beach to Manhattan, Las Vegas to Washington DC are expected to be filled to capacity with holiday visitors. Many Americans will also be observing the true aspects of the holiday attending ceremonies and parades to honor the military men and women, who lost their lives…
It’s Graduation Time!
It’s College graduation time and many universities throughout the nation are preparing to hold their annual commencement ceremonies. One of the highlights of the ceremony is the guest speaker and this year is certain to not disappoint as prominent celebrity guest speakers from President Barack Obama to philanthropists Bill and Melinda Gates are scheduled to deliver addresses in the next month. This past weekend “Science Guy” Bill Nye delivered the commencement address at the University of Massachusetts, while US Navy Admiral William H McRaven spoke at the University of Texas commencement and Secretary of State John Kerry handled the address to…