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September 27th, 2009 admin No comments

Casio Mens G-Shock Classic Digital Watch

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casio watchThis company has been in existence since 1974 and every watch they have made has been in answer to the question: What is a wristwatch and what does a wearer want from his watch?Another great feature is, that it measures elapsed time, and offers split time modes, like first and second place, a perfect feature for any race enthusiast. The Casio G-Shock Classic digital watch comes with a great stop watch function, a feature that any walker, jogger, swimmer or sports enthusiasts needs, and this stopwatch can even measure dow to 1/100 of a second during the first 60 minutes, after which it measures to 1 second up to 24 hours.Some wearers have complained that, the wrist band is the sole component of a Casio that can be regarded as the “achilles heel” of these watches.


If you are from the school of thought that diving watches have to cost an arm and a leg, you have not considered a Casio dive watch.This basic job takes about three minutes of your time and can be done at home without visiting a specialist watch or jewelry shop.These are no Tag Heurer’s or Victorinox’s, but at a mere fraction of the cost a Casio dive watch is a practical choice for beginners or amateurs just looking to get started, seeking backup watch, or on a budget.While the luminous tips of the Casio dive watch have a limited lifespan in comparison to more expensive diving watches, the powerful dual LED of the Casio can be used as a backup and frames a dramatic “flash-light” onto the watch front at both 6 o’clock and 12 o’clock.Casio watch bands are reported to be rigid, spongy and awkward to wear.

This band is made for Timex Expedition watches and displays the word “Timex”, but it may work out to be a more suitable fit.Gift giving time is fast approaching, if not already here!For professional diving ventures, it is still worth finding a few extra hundred (or thousand) more dollars for a a professional grade watch.Contrary to popular opinion, Casio dive watches offer exceptional value to those looking for low priced diving watch.While Casio watches are ideally suited to salt water pursuits, you should be careful with hot water when you wash the dishes, take a shower or have a bath, as hot water can damage the protective seals.

Sometimes shopping for that guy who is not into fashion, luxury, or electronics can be difficult, but there is one item that every rugged man needs, and that is the Casio G-Shock Classic digital watch DW5600E-1V.Most Casio diving watches are rated to depths of between one hundred and two hundred meters (three thirty to six sixty feet) making them perfect for all activities in and around the water such as snorkeling, swimming and recreational diving.It offers great shock resistance which is perfect for the sports loving guy, and won’t stop or slow down from being bumped or jiggled.Despite its good quality, Casio diving watches do suffer one minor shortcoming.



One important feature that the Casio company insists every watch needs, is the auto calendar, which has been pre-programmed to the year 2039 (especially for men who get comfortable with one watch and want to use it for years).Other wearers have fixed the band issue by swapping their Casio strap with a velcro Timex Expedition adjustable 16-20mm watch band.Along with the sleek watch case comes an extremely comfortable black resin sports strap, so even the guy who hates to wear watches, due to the uncomfortable watch strap, will love this watch.What’s more, Casio diver watches come bundled with a similar array of features.

Should you decide to exchange straps, it is a simple matter of popping out the Casio strap, pulling out the Casio springs, then attaching the Timex strap and springs.A Casio watch and especially the Casio G-Shock classic digital watch displays the precise time, down to every date, time, hour, and second.A man wants a watch that will take the ‘heat’, one that is extremely durable and that can withstand the test of time, and that is what the Casio mens G-Shock classic design watch DW5600E-1V can do.A Casio watch is not only incredibly affordable, with most of the watchmaker’s diving timepieces available from around fifty to one-fifty dollars, they are solid, functional and look as good as a more expensive diving watch.The watch illumination system possesses a dual color luminous paint – green on the watch hands, blue for hour markers – enabling a wearer to register dive readings even when available light is non existent.

Gruen Watches

September 10th, 2009 admin No comments

gruen watchesDuring their reign Gruen watches were some of the highest priced and prominent watches of their time.The Cartouche, as its name slightly implies, was a rectangle wrist watch with rounded corners.Although Gruen brand watches are still produced today this pretty much ended the original era of Gruen vintage watches.

The UltraThin line with a platinum and diamond case sold for $1250 in 1929 (over $30,000 in today’s dollars).Times were good for Gruan and his partners until the “Panic of 1893″, a depression in today’s terms.By 1958 the company, now called Gruen Industries, had lost its direction, fell into severe legal issues, and amassed huge debts.Berger.

The success of Gruen attracted new partners in 1882 and the company was reorganized into the Columbus Watch Company.The VeriThin did this by reducing the standard movement from having 4 layers of overlapping parts down to 3 layers.By 1879 they were making about 10 watches per day.Even the lower end watches in the SemiThin line sold for $25, this compared to cheap watches of the day selling for only $ Some other notable watch lines include: The VeriThin (1904), the Cartouche (1921), the pentagon (1922), the Quadron (1925), and the Techni-Quadron (1928).


Ditrich Gruen and his son Fredrick Gruen started D.The UlltraThin line of watches took the VeriThin movement one step further by eliminating yet another layer in the movement.Gruen vintage watches started with the “Center-Pinions For Watch” patent Gruen applied for in 18 A couple years later, in 1876, Detrich started the Columbus Watch Manufacturing Company.That same year the Gruen family sold their interest and the president was forced out following a scandal.Gruen and son in 1894 making high-quality watches.This reducing the operating layers to only two.

Although they were not the first to make thinner watches with this concept they were the first to do it with commercial success.To compensate it laid off employees and started selling off its properties, including the historic Time Hill.The Cartouche used the first Gruen movement specifically designed for wrist watches.Released in 1921 it was designed as an elegant women’s watch.The VeriThin line of Gruen vintage watches was introduced in 19 Gruen already was making watches of smaller size and now decided to move into the area of making them thin.There are over 500 different Cartouche models in the line..

This depression combined with fierce competition from Walther and Elgin eventually led to the Gruens leaving in 1894 and the company finally failed in 19 It has been noted that Fred Gruen left Columbus around watch serial number 229,000 and the prior him leaving Columbus watches did not carry a name.These watches were about 7mm thick which is only about 2/3 the thickness of a comparably sized watch.In 1976 the company finally went bankrupt and the Gruen name was sold to M.In 1911 they opened a watch factory in Cincinnati, Ohio called Time Hill and continued to grow until 19 This year was the peak as it was the best sales year in Gruen history

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