Archive for the 'House Of Jewelry' Category

All You Ever Wanted To Know About Earrings But Were Afraid to Ask

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

It is thought that earrings date back to 3000 BC where they originated in Asia and appeared in 2 formats, one being the simple hoop earring and the other the more elaborate pendant earring.
The oldest earrings ever found by archaeologists were discovered in royal graves in Iraq and date back to around 2500 BC. Gold, […]

I Love My Cartier Watch

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Cartier SA is a luxury wristwatch maker and jeweller based in Paris, France. The family business was launched in 1847 in Paris by Louis-Françoise Cartier. During the following decades, his son Alfred Cartier and later his nephews Pierre, Jacques and Louis developed Cartier to a best-known worldwide brand.
“Santos” – the 1st […]

Watches from Citizen

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

“Citizen Watch Co., Ltd.” is a well-known Japanese maker of clockworks and wrist watches placed in Tokyo (Japan). Citizen has been mainly founded as Shokosha Watch Research Institute in the year 1918. The concern was built in 1924 when the first product, a tiny pocket watch named Citizen, was positioned on the market. In […]

History of the Wrist Watch

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

From pocket watch to a fashion accessory. What was once, in the earliest years of portable watches, considered to be unsuitable for men and only for women, has grown today into a fashion utensil that everyone has. In the meantime, the wristwatch is no longer only a tool to tell which time it is. […]