Buying
vintage cheap watches in not for the faint of heart. My friend Paul Boutros
often says that no matter who you're dealing with, you (as the buyer)
are "at war" with the seller. It's a battle of who knows more about the
particular desirability of the watch, who can suss out the over all
condition relative to others, and who can play the game better. Even
when you're buying a watch from a known and trusted entity, it's all a
struggle. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. In this personal
post, I will tell you about the very last watch I purchased, and how it
might be the perfect example of how even when you win, you never win as
much as you think. 745TDBanty 131022
I had been looking for an old Longines chronograph for years. Probably four years. I remember the first time I ever came across a great, stainless steel 13ZN at an Antiquorum preview and I fell in love. Since then, I've come close to buying several gold 13ZN's on many occasions. But, I have a few inexpensive gold vintage chronographs from the likes of Universal Geneve and Zenith, so I really wanted to hold out for steel. Obviously, steel is much more wearable for me as a guy who wears a suit exactly one week per year (SIHH in January).
745TDBanty 131021
1.Monster Beats by dr. dre Tour In-Ear Earphone for 3.5mm Jack Cellphone
2.Fashionable Design Red Rope Bracelet (Assorted Pattern)
3.2IN1 Mini Car Charger + USB Sync Data Cable for Apple iPhone/iPod
4.USB Rechargealbe Screen-Free Belt Clip Digital MP3 Player
5.100 Multicolor LED Colorful Twinkle String Lights for Halloween Party
6.Blue-Ray Disk
For more info about the scale buying:http://www.eachmall.com/scare-buying.html
In 2013, Thanksgiving Day will fall extremely late in the month of
November. This is either good news, or bad news, depending on your
Christmas shopping habits.
Thanksgiving Day will be on November 28, 2013, very nearly the last day of the month. Of course, this means that Black Friday will not happen until November 29, which makes the official Christmas shopping season shorter than usual.
Last year, Thanksgiving fell nearly a week earlier, on November 22. The holiday can fall on any date between November 22 – November 28. Next year will be another late year for Thanksgiving, with the holiday taking place on November 27. It will be on November 26 in 2015. 745TDBanty 131016
For more thanksgiving day sales and thanksgiving day gift ideas,go to:http://www.eachmall.com/promo/thanksgiving-day/
If you want to decorate your house for All Hallow’s Eve, but don’t want to spend a lot of money, then these easy DIY decorations may be the way to show your scary side.
Celebrate the spookiest holiday with easy decorations that require few instructions and even fewer materials — all of which are affordable.
Masks on Pictures
Cutting out mask shapes and placing them over the face of family photos, paintings and other portraits is an easy way to add a little mystery to your home and its occupants.
Materials to make masks include construction paper, vinyl, dry-erase marker on glass, feathers, silk flowers or leaves, glitter and more.
Attach masks to pictures using non-toxic or archival tape, ribbons or string, depending on the surface.
For pictures under glass, stick pre-cut vinyl or freehand with dry erase markers directly onto the glass surface.
Pumpkins
This easy tradition can make a big impact in a space. Paint them, carve them, drill them, stick tape or paper on them or leave them plain. Display them in a group or individually by putting them in a basket or container, stacking them or just grouping them together.
Instructions for drilling pumpkins into interesting luminaries can be found on Martha Stewart, of course.
Fabric Dust Covers
Head to the thrift store and snag some inexpensive white sheets. Then, toss them over furniture. Does it get much easier than that?
Bonus: you pretty much won’t have to dust through the month of October. You’re welcome.
Black Candles
Pull out your candlesticks, candelabras or other candle holders. Don’t even bother polishing them (tarnished is spooky, right?) and place black candles in them. Group them together for a dramatic effect on a table or mantle.
Garlands
If you have been to a party in the last four years, you’ve likely encountered an array of banners, garlands or bunting. The classic party decoration has become a boon in the craft industry.
Think big and kitsch with garlands. Attach anything from die-cut paper to plastic bugs and skeletons to a long string and you’ve got yourself a Halloween-themed garland. Even easier, thread some black and orange pom-poms (using a needle) or beads onto the string. Hang from a wall, moulding, bed posts or any other surface your heart desires.
Sneaky Shadows
Anything that can be illuminated can have a shadow. Think lampshades, windows and nightlights.
Using vinyl, construction paper or butcher paper, cut out a shape of a sneaky figure, bats, bugs, cats and the like.
Stick shapes onto glass or lamps using non-toxic tape, taking care that the “shadows” are a safe distance from hot light bulbs or flame.
Creepy Crawly Bugs
If they won’t creep you out, affix plastic bugs to walls and furniture (not upholstery) using poster putty or double-sided tape. Create a trail with them or affix individual insects throughout your home. Warn guests at your discretion.
Kleenex Ghosts
This easy craft has been made by kids in elementary schools everywhere, it’s that easy.
Take a facial tissue, crumple it into a ball, then take another tissue and place the ball in the center, wrapping the tissue around the ball. Loop a string around the bottom of the ball, making a head and ghost body. Use a permanent marker to make two dots for eyes.
Attaching one end of a longer string from the loop, hang your ghost from light fixtures, mantles, pictures, staircases, doorways, curtain rods, chairs or whatever else you can tie them to. Display a few together for an after-worldly display.
Bat Cave
Fold black construction paper in half and cut out half a bat shape on the fold. Repeat until you have all you want.
Affix them to walls surrounding windows or doors and it will look like bats are heading back to their cave after a tiring night of scavenging for food. Hang some upside down from a curtain rod, mantle or headboard to imitate the sleeping winged mammals. 745TDBanty 131012
For more ideas of Halloween Decorations, go to:http://www.eachmall.com/promo/holiday-halloween/
From:http://www.eachcontroller.com/2013/10/12/easy-cheap-diy-halloween-decorations/
I had been looking for an old Longines chronograph for years. Probably four years. I remember the first time I ever came across a great, stainless steel 13ZN at an Antiquorum preview and I fell in love. Since then, I've come close to buying several gold 13ZN's on many occasions. But, I have a few inexpensive gold vintage chronographs from the likes of Universal Geneve and Zenith, so I really wanted to hold out for steel. Obviously, steel is much more wearable for me as a guy who wears a suit exactly one week per year (SIHH in January).
So,
in my nightly browsing for vintage watches, I stumbled across what a
dealer described as a 1950s Longines 13ZN. I looked closer, and to me,
it didn't look like it was from the 50's at all. I would've guessed the
early 40s. And then, I looked further still, I saw that there was a
singular pusher on this case at 2 o'clock, and nothing at 4 o'clock.
This was a mono-pusher 13ZN. I sent an email to the dealer, who was a
large European seller of both old and new watches, though one I've never
dealt with either personally or professionally. I didn't hear anything
back for one week. I sent a note via the contact form on his website,
still nothing. I was about to give up.
I sent one last email
to this dealer from my personal email account and the next morning, I
heard back from someone at the shop. They answered my questions about
movement and case numbers, condition, etc to my satisfaction. I then
took the information they had provided me and did quite a bit of
research. I first looked at John Goldberger's book on classic Longines watches (you can see a pictorial display of it here)
and saw that 13ZN mono-pushers did not account for many of arguably the
largest collection of rare Longines in the world. That confirmed my
suspicion that this watch was rare, and very likely, early. Then, I
reached out to Longines to ask what information they might have on the
watch. Longines has one of the most active heritage departments around,
and if you send them a note with your movement and case numbers, they usually get back to you within 24 hours. It's an amazing service available to all.
The
next morning, I had confirmation from Longines that this watch was
invoiced on November 23, 1939 to their Argentine agent Perusset. So,
while the dealer was confident it was from the 50s and a normal 13ZN
chronograph, I now knew it was a mono-pusher chronograph and much, much
earlier than advertised. This, of course, makes it more valuable.
Having
all this information in hand, I agreed to purchase the watch - site
unseen - a common practice if you're going to be an aggressive vintage
watch buyer. I wired the money, and waited for it to clear. Then, just
as the watch was about to ship, I was told they were not happy with how
the watch was performing and would like to service it before sending it
to me. Sounds innocent enough, certainly, but a service by a dealer
who mislabeled a watch by 20 years could mean trouble. I was buying
this watch in the condition I had seen, so I would have been gutted if
in the service the dial had been touched up, or the case polished - both
things that happen way too often.
Finally, three weeks later, I received my watch in New York. It had been six weeks since I sent my first email to them (which went unreplied) and a month since I had first made contact with them. I was so excited opening up the box, and I had already planned to put it on one of our awesome 18mm unlined Horween straps . I pulled the 1930s Longines out of its box and noticed it had a nylon NATO strap on it. Strange, i thought, because even the most tasteless dealers try to put a watch on a strap that would make sense, so I expected to see it on some sort of calf or alligator. I pulled the inexpensive NATO off the watch and saw the full story. The spring bars of this watch had been soldered into place. Why? I have no idea. But it does happen from time to time. And the dealer didn't tell me.
I had one of two choices here - send a strongly worded email to the seller lambasting them for not disclosing this fact or take my watch and move on. I chose the latter. Because, I do believe I got one hell of a deal on this watch. It was labeled and priced as a 1950s two-button Longines, when in fact, it is is a highly rare 1930s one-button. The dealer may have won the battle, selling me this watch without disclosing the spring bars had been soldered, but I think I won the war. And frankly, I love this watch, and think it works rather well on a thin leather NATO. Like I said, buying vintage watches is not for the faint of heart.
Finally, three weeks later, I received my watch in New York. It had been six weeks since I sent my first email to them (which went unreplied) and a month since I had first made contact with them. I was so excited opening up the box, and I had already planned to put it on one of our awesome 18mm unlined Horween straps . I pulled the 1930s Longines out of its box and noticed it had a nylon NATO strap on it. Strange, i thought, because even the most tasteless dealers try to put a watch on a strap that would make sense, so I expected to see it on some sort of calf or alligator. I pulled the inexpensive NATO off the watch and saw the full story. The spring bars of this watch had been soldered into place. Why? I have no idea. But it does happen from time to time. And the dealer didn't tell me.
I had one of two choices here - send a strongly worded email to the seller lambasting them for not disclosing this fact or take my watch and move on. I chose the latter. Because, I do believe I got one hell of a deal on this watch. It was labeled and priced as a 1950s two-button Longines, when in fact, it is is a highly rare 1930s one-button. The dealer may have won the battle, selling me this watch without disclosing the spring bars had been soldered, but I think I won the war. And frankly, I love this watch, and think it works rather well on a thin leather NATO. Like I said, buying vintage watches is not for the faint of heart.
Monday, October 21, 2013
Scale Buying to Celebrate Halloween
745TDBanty 1310211.Monster Beats by dr. dre Tour In-Ear Earphone for 3.5mm Jack Cellphone
2.Fashionable Design Red Rope Bracelet (Assorted Pattern)
3.2IN1 Mini Car Charger + USB Sync Data Cable for Apple iPhone/iPod
4.USB Rechargealbe Screen-Free Belt Clip Digital MP3 Player
5.100 Multicolor LED Colorful Twinkle String Lights for Halloween Party
6.Blue-Ray Disk
For more info about the scale buying:http://www.eachmall.com/scare-buying.html
Friday, October 18, 2013
Top 5 Most Popular GMT Watches
This week, we're featuring the Top 5 GMT watches —cheap watches that are
able to display a second time zone. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time,
the time zone of the United Kingdom. Besides that, GMT is a time system
that was adopted in 1884. It originally referred to the mean solar time
at the Royal Observatory in London. In Greenwich, London, to be exact.
This time system divides the globe into 24 parts, based on 24 meridians of longitude. Greenwich in London is longitude 0° 0' 0", which makes it GMT. Amsterdam, for example, is in the next zone, and is GMT+1. New York, for instance, is GMT-5 (during winter).
The GMT is one of the most popular complications a watch can have. Although it was meant for pilots who travel through different time zones, business travelers also found their way to these watches.
Most of the time, a GMT watch just features an extra hand that is able to display home time in the 24-hour format (to make a distinction between night and day). The normal hour hand is used to display the time in the current time zone you are in. In some cases, the watch has an extra dial with hour and minute hands to display an extra time zone.
A very useful complication for people who travel a lot to different time zones (and not +1 or -1 only) and want to know what time it is in their home country. It can also be a useful complication if you do a lot of business with people in a certain time zone. Anyway, we also believe a lot of people just buy these watches because they like ‘em without having particular use for the extra time zone indicator. 745TDBanty 131021
5. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Dual Time
Based
on the original Royal Oak Jumbo model from 1972, this Royal Oak Dual
Time has the same beautiful finish on case and bracelet and same
diameter case. However, where the original Royal Oak had a very plain
dial (only hours, minutes and date), this Dual Time has a bit more
functionality. Besides an extra dial (located at 6 o’clock) to indicate
the second time zone (or home time), there is a separate day/night
indicator, a power reserve indicator and a small dial to indicate the
date. For those who are able to appreciate the Royal Oak design and
travel a lot, this Audemars Piguet seems to be the right choice.
4. Breitling Navitimer World
Another
classic in this Top 5 list is this Breitling Navitimer World. The
Navitimer goes back to 1952, when Breitling introduced this watch for
pilots. With its slide rule, it enabled them to calculate things like
remaining fuel and ground speed. Actually, it can be used for a whole
range of basic math like multiplications and divisions and so on.
Anyway, Breitling decided to add another useful complication for pilots
and travelers on their Navitimer. The Navitimer World features an extra
hand to indicate a second time zone. The slender long hand with the red
tip indicates home time on a 24-hour scale.
3. Panerai Luminor GMT
Another watch that finds it roots in the military world, the Panerai Luminor GMT. Panerai is able to apply its successful design to a lot of different watches, including this GMT watch. The dial of this Panerai Luminor has a 24-hour scale printed on the outer part of it. The long hand with the triangular tip reaches out to this scale to indicate home time. The 24-hour scale, of course, immediately indicates whether it is day or night. The hour and minute hand are skeletonized, which makes it possible to overlap the 24-hour hand without making it disappear and make it unreadable. The popularity of Panerai seems to be unstoppable — it even found its way in this list of classic and iconic timepieces.
2. Rolex Explorer II
This
brand is responsible for the No. 1 in this list, as well. But first
things first: the Explorer II. Recently updated with a slightly larger
case, an upgraded bracelet and a dial with a large orange second hand
that has clearly been influenced by those very first Explorer II watches
from the 1970s. The large orange hour indicator points toward the
stainless-steel bezel that has the 24-hour scale engraved. Originally
meant for cave explorers who didn’t have a clue about day or night
anymore. However, it can also be used as an extra time zone indicator.
1. Rolex GMT-Master II
King
of the list: the Rolex GMT-Master II. Originally developed in the early
1950s with the help of Pan Am pilots who needed a watch that could
indicate an extra time zone. This current Rolex GMT-Master II has a
bi-directional bezel with the 24-hour scale, making it possible to
indicate even a third time zone. Just a few years ago, Rolex decided to
upgrade the good ol’ blue and red Rolex GMT-Master II model and make it a
bit more fancy with this ceramic bezel and polished center link. The
24-hour indicator also turned green (instead of red). The normal hour
hand can be set independently from the other hands, so it is very easy
to set the time for the time zone you are located in. The 24-hour hand
points toward home time, using the 24-hour scale on the bezel as
day/night indicator.
This time system divides the globe into 24 parts, based on 24 meridians of longitude. Greenwich in London is longitude 0° 0' 0", which makes it GMT. Amsterdam, for example, is in the next zone, and is GMT+1. New York, for instance, is GMT-5 (during winter).
The GMT is one of the most popular complications a watch can have. Although it was meant for pilots who travel through different time zones, business travelers also found their way to these watches.
Most of the time, a GMT watch just features an extra hand that is able to display home time in the 24-hour format (to make a distinction between night and day). The normal hour hand is used to display the time in the current time zone you are in. In some cases, the watch has an extra dial with hour and minute hands to display an extra time zone.
A very useful complication for people who travel a lot to different time zones (and not +1 or -1 only) and want to know what time it is in their home country. It can also be a useful complication if you do a lot of business with people in a certain time zone. Anyway, we also believe a lot of people just buy these watches because they like ‘em without having particular use for the extra time zone indicator. 745TDBanty 131021
5. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Dual Time
4. Breitling Navitimer World
3. Panerai Luminor GMT
Another watch that finds it roots in the military world, the Panerai Luminor GMT. Panerai is able to apply its successful design to a lot of different watches, including this GMT watch. The dial of this Panerai Luminor has a 24-hour scale printed on the outer part of it. The long hand with the triangular tip reaches out to this scale to indicate home time. The 24-hour scale, of course, immediately indicates whether it is day or night. The hour and minute hand are skeletonized, which makes it possible to overlap the 24-hour hand without making it disappear and make it unreadable. The popularity of Panerai seems to be unstoppable — it even found its way in this list of classic and iconic timepieces.
2. Rolex Explorer II
1. Rolex GMT-Master II
Thursday, October 17, 2013
When is Thanksgiving Day?
Thanksgiving Day will be on November 28, 2013, very nearly the last day of the month. Of course, this means that Black Friday will not happen until November 29, which makes the official Christmas shopping season shorter than usual.
Last year, Thanksgiving fell nearly a week earlier, on November 22. The holiday can fall on any date between November 22 – November 28. Next year will be another late year for Thanksgiving, with the holiday taking place on November 27. It will be on November 26 in 2015. 745TDBanty 131016
For more thanksgiving day sales and thanksgiving day gift ideas,go to:http://www.eachmall.com/promo/thanksgiving-day/
Friday, October 11, 2013
Never Host a Halloween Party on Halloween
Here’s what happens: A friend approaches and says, “Hey, come to my
Halloween party!” She is excited. Her eyes bulge. She can’t wait for
costumes and games and tons of booze.
“Great!” I exclaim. “When is it?”
“Duh,” says my friend. “On Halloween.”
“Oh,” I say. “Well…”
And now we’re stuck, because I already have plans for Halloween.
Actually, my datebook is absolutely crammed with Halloween plans. The
parties begin at sundown and continue until dawn. They take place in
separate houses in completely different neighborhoods. I’m already
dreading the commute from one house to another, partly because I can’t
enjoy myself at any given party, and partly because the roads will
overflow with drunk drivers dressed as vampires.
Year after year I ask myself: Why does anyone throw a Halloween party on Halloween?
Unlike every other holiday on the Gregorian calendar, Halloween is a
genuinely fun time, no matter how old or young you are. As a child,
Halloween equals weird outfits and pillowcases full of candy. As a
college student, Halloween means sexy nurses and beer. As an adult,
Halloween means ironic costumes and slightly more expensive beer. You
may be 100 years old with two hip replacements, and Halloween can still
be fun; as long as you are physically able to give trick-or-treaters
their Kit-Kats, everybody’s happy. Crikey, if you’re 100 years old and
still answering the door, you won’t even need a costume.
For most red-blooded Americans, Christmas is stressful and tedious,
and New Year’s is full of head-splitting regret. Thanksgiving is
routine, and Easter-slash-Passover doesn’t count for much in secular
homes. Unless you’re a raging fan of Memorial Day cookouts or Fourth of
July fireworks, all these holidays tend to blend together. And unless
your uncle and your stepdad get into a fistfight and everybody starts
crying, each Labor Day is about as memorable as any other.
But Halloween? Halloween is hallowed, man.
The problem is this: October 31st doesn’t hold much significance to
the plastic-trident crowd, so why host a Halloween party on that
particular evening? Unless you’re such a diehard Catholic that you’ve
already stocked up on All Saints Day candles, Halloween might as well
happen the same week as the Super Bowl. Most people don’t even know
where Halloween comes from. If Walgreens is selling severed hands and
fake cobwebs at the end of August, why would anyone need to wait till
October 31st to put dry ice in their punch?
The answer: An actual Halloween party is a status symbol.
If I host a party on October 31st, and all my friends drop everything
to be there, then I win. People showed up at my party, not Cindy’s or
Webster’s or Jake’s. And if they did hurry off to Jake’s house, because
they heard about Jake’s zombie-themed foam party, friends have to
apologize and make up excuses and promise to “definitely come back
later.” They’ll leave a few bottles of Dead Guy Ale as a peace offering.
They will call later, deeply distressed, because they want to come
over, but they’re just so tired.
The smart host will anticipate all this nonsense and just host a
party the weekend before, or even the weekend before that. You can’t
move Hanukah, but you can most certainly reschedule the world’s most
arbitrary holiday. Ghouls and demons are timeless, and if you ask me, so
are sexy nurses. Earlier in the month, you can buy pumpkins and
animatronic skeletons for a song. Friends will come over, stay for
hours, and actually enjoy themselves. They get to test-drive their
costumes, because the pressure is so low.
“Oh, this?” goes the conversation. “It’s an Atari T-shirt. I’m a nerd from the Eighties.”
“Nice. I’m Charlie Brown.”
“Oh, because the black stripe.”
“Yeah. See, you get it.”
Nice and simple.
Halloween night should be reserved for the people who really
appreciate it. No, not Satan’s minions. I mean children. I mean
grade-schoolers in rubber masks, who show up at your door and awkwardly
beg for candy as their parents glare at you from an idling car.
Trick-or-treating is one of the last great vestiges of Americana, and
only a total egomaniac would steal that from the hands of 10-year-olds.
One of my favorite Halloween parties was held in mid-summer, at the
apartment of my friends Ringa and Maria. The afternoon was sweltering,
and the sun wouldn’t set until 8 p.m., so I wore cargo shorts, a green
T-shirt, and a bandanna around my forehead. When people asked who I was,
I said, “Chuck Norris.” (They loved it).
Nowadays, what Halloween celebrates is neither axe-murderers nor
Celtic spirits, but the pleasures of imagination. The act of dressing
up, decorating a house, and hosting a vice-driven theme-party is its own
reward. It's a chance to play, just as freely as when we were fourth
graders. Imagination doesn’t spark on October 30th, nor is it doused on
November 1st. And Candy Corn is delicious any time of year. 745TDBanty 131012
Now pass me that skull-chalice. I must toast the creatures of the night.
Easy Cheap DIY Halloween Decorations
If you want to decorate your house for All Hallow’s Eve, but don’t want to spend a lot of money, then these easy DIY decorations may be the way to show your scary side.
Celebrate the spookiest holiday with easy decorations that require few instructions and even fewer materials — all of which are affordable.
Masks on Pictures
Cutting out mask shapes and placing them over the face of family photos, paintings and other portraits is an easy way to add a little mystery to your home and its occupants.
Materials to make masks include construction paper, vinyl, dry-erase marker on glass, feathers, silk flowers or leaves, glitter and more.
Attach masks to pictures using non-toxic or archival tape, ribbons or string, depending on the surface.
For pictures under glass, stick pre-cut vinyl or freehand with dry erase markers directly onto the glass surface.
Pumpkins
This easy tradition can make a big impact in a space. Paint them, carve them, drill them, stick tape or paper on them or leave them plain. Display them in a group or individually by putting them in a basket or container, stacking them or just grouping them together.
Instructions for drilling pumpkins into interesting luminaries can be found on Martha Stewart, of course.
Fabric Dust Covers
Head to the thrift store and snag some inexpensive white sheets. Then, toss them over furniture. Does it get much easier than that?
Bonus: you pretty much won’t have to dust through the month of October. You’re welcome.
Black Candles
Pull out your candlesticks, candelabras or other candle holders. Don’t even bother polishing them (tarnished is spooky, right?) and place black candles in them. Group them together for a dramatic effect on a table or mantle.
Garlands
If you have been to a party in the last four years, you’ve likely encountered an array of banners, garlands or bunting. The classic party decoration has become a boon in the craft industry.
Think big and kitsch with garlands. Attach anything from die-cut paper to plastic bugs and skeletons to a long string and you’ve got yourself a Halloween-themed garland. Even easier, thread some black and orange pom-poms (using a needle) or beads onto the string. Hang from a wall, moulding, bed posts or any other surface your heart desires.
Sneaky Shadows
Anything that can be illuminated can have a shadow. Think lampshades, windows and nightlights.
Using vinyl, construction paper or butcher paper, cut out a shape of a sneaky figure, bats, bugs, cats and the like.
Stick shapes onto glass or lamps using non-toxic tape, taking care that the “shadows” are a safe distance from hot light bulbs or flame.
Creepy Crawly Bugs
If they won’t creep you out, affix plastic bugs to walls and furniture (not upholstery) using poster putty or double-sided tape. Create a trail with them or affix individual insects throughout your home. Warn guests at your discretion.
Kleenex Ghosts
This easy craft has been made by kids in elementary schools everywhere, it’s that easy.
Take a facial tissue, crumple it into a ball, then take another tissue and place the ball in the center, wrapping the tissue around the ball. Loop a string around the bottom of the ball, making a head and ghost body. Use a permanent marker to make two dots for eyes.
Attaching one end of a longer string from the loop, hang your ghost from light fixtures, mantles, pictures, staircases, doorways, curtain rods, chairs or whatever else you can tie them to. Display a few together for an after-worldly display.
Bat Cave
Fold black construction paper in half and cut out half a bat shape on the fold. Repeat until you have all you want.
Affix them to walls surrounding windows or doors and it will look like bats are heading back to their cave after a tiring night of scavenging for food. Hang some upside down from a curtain rod, mantle or headboard to imitate the sleeping winged mammals. 745TDBanty 131012
For more ideas of Halloween Decorations, go to:http://www.eachmall.com/promo/holiday-halloween/
From:http://www.eachcontroller.com/2013/10/12/easy-cheap-diy-halloween-decorations/
5 Watches With Diamonds That Men Can Actually Wear
Yes, we’re talking men’s watches with diamonds in this week’s
Fratello Friday. No, don’t click away from this post just yet. I am
aware that this is a bit of a tricky subject, since most men don’t like
to wear diamonds. However, a lot of men who love watches do have respect
for the work that goes into diamonds — the cutting, polishing, setting,
et cetera.
Ever since I visited the Bunter factory just outside Geneva (read more about my visit in this article from my blog, Fratellowatches.com), a company that specializes in cutting and setting diamonds for cheap watches from Cartier, Patek Philippe, Hublot and others, my interest in diamonds and diamond-setting has increased. I was actually the first journalist who got to see that company’s entire process from A to Z. It was an amazing experience, and taught me that even some of the biggest names oin watchmaking, such as Cartier and Patek Philippe, entrust the work on their diamond-set master pieces to outside experts.
I still wouldn’t normally be inclined to wear a watch with diamonds myself, but when I thought about the few that I would, I came up with the following list.
1.Rolex Day-Date Ref. 118238
The Rolex Day-Date on President bracelet with diamond hour markets is, perhaps, a rather safe choice, but it is certainly a watch that does look good with diamonds, and those who notice won’t ask questions. This classic 36-mm timepiece only comes in gold or platinum, and the diamonds have been perfectly set. Whether you are a drug kingpin (hopefully not) or an internet entrepreneur, this watch will fit your style.
2. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 5402B ‘Jumbo’
I love the Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ (as can be seen here) and, although I firmly believe that an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak should be in stainless steel (especially the ‘Jumbo’ or ‘Extra-Thin’ editions), I’ll make an exception for this white-gold model from 1980, with diamond hour markers on the dial. Despite the diamonds and the white-gold case and bracelet, the watch is about as thin as the traditional Royal Oak “Jumbo,” thanks to its use of the beautiful, extra-thin, self-winding Caliber 2121. (Photo courtesy of Antiquorum.)
3. Patek Philippe Nautilus 5713
In the same category as the Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’, this white-gold
Nautilus ref.5713 would also be a fine choice if you’re going for a
little “bling.” The Royal Oak has a bit more of a masculine look due to
the sharp edges and corners in the case design, but a man could pull off
this Patek Philippe
Nautilus as well. I would rather see the diamonds on the hour markers
than a diamond-studded bezel, which would make it look a bit more toned
down. However, the ‘integrated’ design of the Nautilus makes this design
work. Some Nautilus watches from the past had diamond hour markers, but
these were on the smaller Reference 3800 models. (Photo courtesy of
Antiquorum.)
4. Panerai Luminor
In my opinion, for a men’s watch to look right with diamonds, the
watch itself needs to be distinctively masculine. Perhaps the Nautilus
above is a bit of an exception, but I will make up for that with this Panerai
Luminor with diamond-set hour markers. Both the Arabic numerals as well
as the stick markers are diamond-studded. This one is a rare edition
from 2002; only 100 were made. No, diamonds on a military-style watch do
not really make any sense, but neither does a tourbillon movement in a divers’ watch (also from Panerai). Who seems to care, anyway? (Photo courtesy of Antiquorum.)
5. Rolex Submariner ‘Serti’
Another Rolex made the list. The Rolex Submariner in gold/steel (also referred to by collectors as the “Clown”) is available in this “Serti” version. “Serti” is from the French word sertissage, which means “setting stones.” Available with several dial colors and precious stones, the Submariner “Serti” is a watch for which you can easily swap the dial for a normal “Clown” dial when you’ve had your fill of wearing diamonds. After all, there are plenty of these watches and parts for them on the market. If you make friends with a watchmaker, you can even periodically switch dials to suit your needs. As with the Panerai, it really doesn’t make sense to put diamonds on a divers’ watch, but it is more about style than practicality when we’re talking about diamond watches. After all, how many Submariner watches, with or without diamonds, will ever see water, other than in a shower or bath? (Photo courtesy of Antiquorum.) 745TDBanty 131011
Ever since I visited the Bunter factory just outside Geneva (read more about my visit in this article from my blog, Fratellowatches.com), a company that specializes in cutting and setting diamonds for cheap watches from Cartier, Patek Philippe, Hublot and others, my interest in diamonds and diamond-setting has increased. I was actually the first journalist who got to see that company’s entire process from A to Z. It was an amazing experience, and taught me that even some of the biggest names oin watchmaking, such as Cartier and Patek Philippe, entrust the work on their diamond-set master pieces to outside experts.
I still wouldn’t normally be inclined to wear a watch with diamonds myself, but when I thought about the few that I would, I came up with the following list.
1.Rolex Day-Date Ref. 118238
The Rolex Day-Date on President bracelet with diamond hour markets is, perhaps, a rather safe choice, but it is certainly a watch that does look good with diamonds, and those who notice won’t ask questions. This classic 36-mm timepiece only comes in gold or platinum, and the diamonds have been perfectly set. Whether you are a drug kingpin (hopefully not) or an internet entrepreneur, this watch will fit your style.
I love the Royal Oak ‘Jumbo’ (as can be seen here) and, although I firmly believe that an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak should be in stainless steel (especially the ‘Jumbo’ or ‘Extra-Thin’ editions), I’ll make an exception for this white-gold model from 1980, with diamond hour markers on the dial. Despite the diamonds and the white-gold case and bracelet, the watch is about as thin as the traditional Royal Oak “Jumbo,” thanks to its use of the beautiful, extra-thin, self-winding Caliber 2121. (Photo courtesy of Antiquorum.)
3. Patek Philippe Nautilus 5713
4. Panerai Luminor
Another Rolex made the list. The Rolex Submariner in gold/steel (also referred to by collectors as the “Clown”) is available in this “Serti” version. “Serti” is from the French word sertissage, which means “setting stones.” Available with several dial colors and precious stones, the Submariner “Serti” is a watch for which you can easily swap the dial for a normal “Clown” dial when you’ve had your fill of wearing diamonds. After all, there are plenty of these watches and parts for them on the market. If you make friends with a watchmaker, you can even periodically switch dials to suit your needs. As with the Panerai, it really doesn’t make sense to put diamonds on a divers’ watch, but it is more about style than practicality when we’re talking about diamond watches. After all, how many Submariner watches, with or without diamonds, will ever see water, other than in a shower or bath? (Photo courtesy of Antiquorum.) 745TDBanty 131011
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