Irene and myself are blessed with three sons and a daughter and like me, all four of them are sports enthusiasts. However, it is our youngest Grace, all of 14 who has taken to extreme sports like a duck takes to water. Be it rock climbing at Mt Arapiles, Booroomba, Freycinet or Point Perpendicular or,…
Orient is one of the well-known Japanese watch making companies that create good quality and reliable timepieces. Its beginnings were in 1950 when it started off as an independent company and created its first wrist watch; the Orient Star in that same year. Although it started off independently, Orient is currently owned by Seiko Epson…
What do you give as a birthday present to a man who is rich? I still remember wondering about who would buy the one-acre neighbourhood plot. Well, that was about ten years ago. It was purchased by John Arkin “Jo” to everyone, and his lovely wife Emelia Arkin. My own plot is about half the…
Born in the United States, brought up in Switzerland, since its inception in 1892, the Hamilton watch brand has created a robust name for itself in the watch making industry. Hamilton makes mid-range Swiss made watches that speak of superior quality and innovative designs. Over the years, nay a century, the Hamilton brand has created…
It happened so suddenly; I had no time to react. It was meant to be an early morning drive into the outback and the plan was to get some distance under us before the sun turned the road into a hot pan. We were driving along the 294 Bullen Road and had just crossed Roe…
My son was due to join university soon and I wanted to give him a good quality watch that could also serve as a trendy accessory for the hectic lifestyle of a University student. A lot of brands out there create fashion watches; I came across Michael Kors, Fossil, Diesel and many more. I was…
As the title suggests, the Emporio Armani Classic Quartz AR2411 Men’s Watch is a classic timepiece, exuding a masculine appeal. Unlike other black dialled watches that look dull and uninteresting this Emporio Armani Dress watch radiates a sleek and stylish look that is rich and definitely pleasing to the eye. Watch lovers may not choose…
Last week myself and couple of friends were sitting in a local bar enjoying a few pints of beer. I had my Armani watch on and one of my friends noticed it and asked if Armani was a “different watch company or the same one that made the fashionable clothing?”. Armani; the name signifies iconic…
Free diving involves diving without scuba gear, that is, without the use of breathing apparatus. In other words, you dive free and unencumbered without being weighed down with diving equipment. However, a diver watch is a must even for the free diver and that’s what this article is about. Free diving is one of the…
If you’re looking for quality and reasonable pricing, you cannot go wrong with a Tissot. Tissot is a genuine “Swiss-made” brand that has earned a reputation for making good quality watches using Swiss made movements. The timepieces are genuinely Swiss made, and I say this because the watches are created using Swiss made movements in…
I work in an automobile factory as the senior machinist and believe it or not, our boss is a woman. Yes, she rose to her current position as Chief Designer due to her awesome ability to churn out beautiful car designs. Our company makes beautiful, custom hand-made cars. My boss does the designing and I…
The Michael Kors is a women’s fashion label producing bags, accessories, ready-to-wear apparel and much more. The company forayed into the watch making industry in 2004 by partnering with the Fossil group to design, develop and manufacture the Michael Kors range of watches. When you purchase a Michael Kors watch you are getting a Fossil…