Do You Know Cartier Watches?
Thursday 17 September 2009 @ 2:50 am

Cartier SA is a luxury wristwatch producer and jewelry maker based in Paris, France. The family business was established in 1847 in Paris by Louis-Françoise Cartier. During the following decades, his son Alfred Cartier and afterward his nephews Pierre, Jacques and Louis developed Cartier to a well-known international brand.

“Santos” – the first watch ever was constructed by Louis Cartier

The breakthrough of the brand Cartier took place in 1904, when Louis made a flat wrist watch for Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian pilot and acquaintance of the family. The wristwatch was named “Santos” and made history as Cartiers 1st man’s wristwatch – and the 1st wrist watch of all time. Their clients have been really pleased as well with the practical product.

Louis was responsible for lots of the better-known and favorable designs of the brand. He created the so named “mystery clocks”, for instance. These wristwatches have a transparent dial and their clockworks are covered. Another amazing creation of Louis was an funny watch including multicoloured jewels called “Tutti Frutti”.

The Cartier Tank watch has today more than thirty varieties

Already in 1907, Cartier was rapidly growing and had subsidiaries in St. Petersburg, London and New York. The company was evolving into one of the world’s most successful wristwatch companies. A special highlight in the history of Cartier was a watertight wristwatch made in the main for the Pasha of Marrakesh in 1932. Fifteen years earlier, Louis designed the “Cartier Tank watch”. This watch is still the most well-known clock of the company and has today more than thirty varieties.

At this time, the company began printing reference numbers on the underside of the wrist watches. The presence of these “four-digit-codes” is proving the watches’ originality. The company kept growing and in 1964, Jean-Jacques, Claude and Marionne (the children of Jacques, Louis and Pierre) sold the entire business.

A new concept – “Les Must de Cartier”

The new owners – a group of different investors – began to design new products that should keep the quality of Cartiers wristwatches in the past. The new concept was called “Les Must de Cartier (Cartier – it is a must!)”. At present, Bernard Fornas is the chief executive officer (CEO) of Cartier. The headquarter of the company is still placed in Paris, France. Cartier is regarded as the no. two vendor of luxurious watches behind Rolex. In addition to that, Cartier is the international no. one vendor of luxurious jewels. watches

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An Introduction to the Various Types of Gemstones
Saturday 22 August 2009 @ 6:34 am

Many individuals take gemstones literally at nominal value, such as gemstone bead jewellery; that is, jewellery to put on just for aesthetical purposes. But stones are also considered to have numerous remedial powers, such as (depending on the gemstone) the power to encourage confidence, concentration, relieve headaches and stress, promote a calm mind, and encourage positivity.

This article will cast an eye on a small selection of stones and their supposed medicinal powers. A disclaimer before you read any further : The details of this article are grounded on common beliefs, so there can be no guarantee as to the efficacy of these stones and their believed curing powers.

Amber
This gem remedies physiological stress, calms the nerves and improves self-confidence. It stimulates creativeness by freeing the mind of negative thoughts. It is believed to be effective for joints and act as a tonic for the liver and kidneys.

Amethyst
Amethyst steadies the mind and assists increased harmony and serenity. It represses self-destructive tendencies and aids self-healing. Amethyst also confers honesty and wisdom on those who wear it.

Haematite
A mighty gem that bestows strength and boosts willpower. Very useful for harmonizing the body and spirit. A grounding gem which quashes anxiety and is said to help insomnia.

Malachite
A mighty stone that can absorb negative energies and “contamination”. Useful for people suffering from emotional stress.

Moonstone
Amerliorates emotions, improves the powers of intuition and assists the power to gain access to the subconscious.

Sodalite
improves the power to communicate and understand others feelings. Useful for the maturation of intuition and spirituality.

The preceding gems are merely a tiny selection of gems that are believed to have healing properties. The only pragmatic way to discover if these gemstones can work for you is to actually put on such stones if you suffer from an ailment that a gemstone is believed to help remedy.

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Why it Pays to Be Careful before You Decide to Sell Scrap Gold
Monday 10 August 2009 @ 7:32 am

If you are trying to find out how to sell scrap gold, then you have come to the perfect spot. Regardless of what type of gold item that you have, you can get a decent amount for it if you plan accordingly. In this article, we will provide some tips that can help you to earn top dollar for your gold.

(1) Take inventory - One of the first things that you can do is to take an inventory of gold items that you already have. There is no need to find gold items outside of your home. You will often find out that you already have an surplus of stuff to sell in your home. When was the last time you cleaned your attic or searched through your closet? These are fantastic places to discover gold pieces that you did not realize that you had.

(2) Don’t limit yourself - Don’t put a limit on the amount of money that you can make. Pull out all forms of gold jewelry that you have. It can be anything from earrings to toe rings. If you no longer need it or want it, then you can easily get rid of them. Also, don’t just stick to selling jewelry. Think outside the box! For example, do you own odd items like gold teeth? These are certainly great items to sell as well.

(3) Compete for your gold - If you truly have a spectacular item to sell, then you could spend the time going to an appraiser to have it evaluated. After which, you could auction your item online to the highest bidder. However, if you have a broken piece or a piece that needs work, then your best bet is to sell your item to a gold dealer to get the best price. The way that you can do this is by finding online gold dealers that can give you a free appraisal for your items.

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Watches from Citizen
Saturday 8 August 2009 @ 11:57 am

“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a legendary Japanese manufacturer of clockworks and wrist watches based in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been in the first place founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The company was built in 1924 when the first product, a small pocket watch called Citizen, was placed on the market. In 1930 the company assumed the name Citizen Watch Company, too. The founding fathers once have been chosen the name Citizen because they attempted to find a direct way to the peoples spirit. This is still nowadays the idea behind watches made by Citizen.

First watch with Eco-Drive - Models reaching from dress to athletics


For Example the debut Japanese wristwatch having a wake-up-function was established by Citizen in 1958. In the 1970ties Citizen developed the first quartz watches with LCD display and afterwards also the smallest LCD watch of all time. In the early 1990ties Citizen originated the premier series production of watchcases consisting of titanium. In addition to that, they designed the leadoff voice recognition watch which was another big milestone in their history. Beyond that the company was an outrider in evolving dive watches for professional use. A highlight was the included bathometer - no one else was able to offer a similar special function. Additional, Citizen is celebrated for its Eco-Drive collection of light powered watches. Fuelled simply by light, it doesn’t require any batteries. Designs reaching from dress to athletics (e.g. professional dive watches), Citizen offers an assortment for everybody and every occasion.
Watches from Citizen

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Filigree Engagement Rings Hot Commodity
Thursday 26 March 2009 @ 2:38 pm

As I look outside the window, with the fog setting in and the roads all slick and wet, I start to think about how it is that I got there. I was once a productive member of society and living in Riverside California. Now I live on the opposite side of the coast where it rains all the time and I end up cold all the time. I guess that’s what I get for not thinking things through well enough from the beginning. I also have a beautiful black cat that is sleeping on a pillow under my window. She’s probably going to go crazy tonight and expect me to play with her the whole time but I’ll be wanting to eat and watch television instead.

But it’s a good thing that I like jewelry. I mean the kinds of jewelry a man can purchase today for his women are unparalleled in our society. Back in the ancient times, kings and princes loved shiny rocks that were valued highly as well. Mostly because it brought them power and wealth in the region. You want to make sure you get the best filigree engagement rings in the inland empire, the you have to do your research. Those filigree engagement rings are hot commodities and everybody is wanting them.