For decades luxury automakers along the lines of Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, Ferrari, BMW, Lexus, Lincoln Continental, Porsche and Audi have offered pre-owned automobiles and sport cars to consumers in addition to their newly released models. Most of these pre-owned automobiles are late-model, high-quality vehicles with little or no mileage and wear and tear that have gone through a comprehensive inspection and thorough restoration to provide a “just-like-new” operation and look both inside and out. What’s more they are considerably more affordable than new models. Prestigious high-end wristwatches are very much like these well-crafted, precision engineered vehicles in style, performance and…
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…
Automatic Time-Keepers
Automatic wristwatches are in a league of their own. Nothing compares to prestige and performance of an automatic timepiece. From the smooth operation featured on the dial with the sweeping second hand operating in a fluid rotation to the intricate mechanical movement inside, revealed on many skeleton dials and casebacks, it is easy to recognize the superior attributes of automatic timepieces. In 1770, Abraham Louis Perrelet introduced the first automatic timepiece with a pocket watch model designed to operate when the watch wearer started walking. It featured an oscillating weight that moved up and down. Before Perrelet’s self-winding mechanism, mechanical watches required…
Innovative Ritmo Mundo Time
When it comes to high-end, world-class shopping destinations both the Champs-Élysées and Rue Faubourg in Paris, France easily come to mind. Harrods Department Store and Bond Street in London, England are also at the head of the list. Across the Pond, Madison Avenue in New York offers the most illustrious names in fashion. While across the nation, Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, California is the pre-eminent destination for luxury. In 1967, entrepreneur Fred Hayman opened Giorgio Beverly Hills, the first luxury boutique on Rodeo Drive. Gucci and Van Cleef & Arpels soon followed suit opening shops a year later. Today, a who’s…
Summer Fashion Trends For Men
Summer officially begins on June 21st this year. For many the season starts with Memorial Day which was just a few days ago. Regardless of when the season officially starts, everyone around the nation is in a summer state of mind. Summer fashions and apparel for men this season are consistent with trends from seasons past with a few key essentials added in. Cool lightweight fabrics such as cotton and linen are as popular this summer, as they were for the past fiveyears. However, there are a few Summer 2015 trends to take note of. Stripes are the hottest look of…
How Will You Be Celebrating This Memorial Day Weekend?
Memorial Day weekend starts today and it also marks the official kick-off of summer! Millions of Americans will be celebrating the four-day holiday this year in a many different ways. Memorial Day is traditionally one of the busiest travel holidays of the year and this year is no exception. A record number of 37.5 million Americans are expected to travel this weekend by land, air and sea, up over 4.7% from last year. Popular destinations from South Beach to Manhattan, Las Vegas to Washington DC will filled to capacity this weekend with vacationers taking advantage of the extended holiday weekend..…
High Speed Indy 500 Adventures
The forthcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend symbolizes many different things to many Americans. The holiday traditionally is a day to honor and remember men and women who died while serving in the country’s armed forces. The Memorial Day weekend also serves as the kick-off of summer with millions of Americans traveling near and far to enjoy the first four day holiday of the season. To auto-racing enthusiasts, the Memorial Day Weekend is all about the Indianapolis 500, the annual racing car event which traditionally takes place on the 4-day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway Indiana. More than…
Watches That Make The Grade For Grads
The 2015 College Graduation season is in full swing across the nation this month as many universities, colleges and schools of higher learning hold their annual graduation commencement ceremonies. Berkley University in New Jersey kicked off the season on April 24th. The University of Miami followed on May 2nd. Meanwhile the University of California will be holding their graduation ceremonies this Sunday. Ivy League school Columbia University is holding their ceremony on May 20th. Fellow Ivy League schools Cornell and Harvard are holding their commencement exercise on May 22nd and May 27th respectively. Whether you are planning on attending a graduation…
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…
Affordable Pre-Owned Luxury
Premium high-end Swiss-made wristwatches as a rule never lose their value or prestige. Many of these prominent timepieces increase in value over time and have also become family heirlooms to be handed down to the next generation and future ones to come. To paraphrase an advertisement from one highly regarded watchmaker, you don’t really own one of these fine timepieces, you simply look after it for the next generation. Although many pre-eminent timepieces remain within the realms of their original owners, a good many are also traded-in and re-sold. These pre-owned wristwatches offer the luxurious good looks and precision craftsmanship…