The journey of Wayfarer sunglasses has been an unusual one. Designed by Ray-Ban, one of the most fabled brands this design variant was introduced in the mid-1950. Since then, it has seen several highs and lows. Wayfarer arrived with a bang and remained one of the popular designs after its launch. But then, it gradually […]
History of wrist watches
Now this may come as a surprise to many. Wristwatches were first created for the fairer sex. Yes, it was only at the beginning of the 20th century did men start wearing one. It is also believed that the first wristwatch was manufactured by Patek Philippe in the year 1868. The same was gifted to […]
Jewels in watch movements
A mechanical watch is a miniature mechanism which calculates time using complex movement of gears and levers. On the other hand a quartz watch drives gears which are regulated by a tiny quartz crystal instead of mainspring. While the former could be automatic or manual the later uses cell ( Battery ) to actuate the […]
