Posts Tagged ‘history’

Whimsical Watches Women’s History Teacher Royal Blue Leather Watch #S0640009

Friday, April 23, 2010

Precise, high-quality Japanese-quartz movement Silver-tone stainless steel case; case diameter: 35 mm Royal blue Italian leather strap History teacher theme dial Perfect for gifts and occasions! Product DescriptionThis is the smaller version of our Whimsical History Teacher Watch. It features hand-crafted miniatures of a History Book and apple. Makes a great History Teacher appreciation gift.Amazon.com [...]

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Hawaiian Dance & Music Instruments : History of Sitting Hawaiian Hula Dance

Friday, January 8, 2010

Sitting Hawaiian hula dances come from a history of women sitting to watch men dance and imitating the movements. Learn about the history of sitting Hawaiian hula dancing withtips from a dance instructor in this free video on Hawaiian dancing. Expert: Makalina Contact: www.lotusmusicanddance.org Bio: Makalina is an instructor at Lotus Music and Dance in [...]

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A Brief History of the Luxury Watch Industry

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The first ever mechanical time-keeping devices that could be worn by a person instead of mounted to a wall were called clock-watches. They possessed only a single hour hand, and had to be wound twice each day. And of course, they were notoriously inaccurate, with poor quality movement and heavy, unwieldy pieces. The next stage [...]

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Guess Watches History

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

We all know the name Guess has a company that changed the way in which the world views denim jeans. When the Marciano brothers created their line of blue jeans, jeans were not just for the working class, but were worn by famous stars and the upper class all wanting to jump in on the [...]

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Rolex Watch History

Saturday, December 26, 2009

The Rolex SA company was founded in 1905 by Mr. Hans Wilsdorf and his brother-in-law, Mr. Alfred Davis. Contrary to popular belief, Hans Wilsdorf was neither Swiss, nor a watchmaker. Wilsdorf & Davis was the original name of what later became the Rolex Watch Company. They originally imported Hermann Aegler’s Swiss movements to England and [...]

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History of Bulova Watches

Friday, December 25, 2009

From the days of when the only clocks available where sun dials to the times of the pocket watch, and through to the present day, people have always been obsessed with keeping track of the time. Like any other profession, the watch making industry has worked hard to improve the methods they use and the [...]

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History of Timex Watches

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Timex has always been a name that is associated with quality reliable and long lasting watches. Since the 1960s Timex has been at the top of the charts in sales in the US out selling all the other brands. The first Timex was seen in 1949 and since that time Timex has been a contender [...]

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Men’s watches: The history and the current products

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Time is important to all of us. We live our lives by the clock, literally. Time pieces have been around since the 1400′s when mechanical spring powered clocks where first invented. Later around the 1600′s, when the technology was miniaturized, pocket watches were invented and became highly fashionable. Not until the 20th century did our [...]

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