October 30th, 2009
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Stainless steel case. Black rubber strap. Black carbon fiber dial. Date displays at 6 o’clock position. Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. Fold over push button clasp. Skeleton see-through caseback. Case diameter 44mm. Automatic movement. Water resistant at 50 meters (165 feet). Oris Williams F1 Team Day Date Black Rubber Mens Watch 635-7560-4164RS
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This Luminox Men’s Original Navy SEAL Dive Watch features a unique illumination system that glows 100 times brighter than other luminous watches, making it the perfect choice for low-light or non-light situations. This versatile timepiece is constructed with a polyurethane, 43-millimeter case. The durable polyurethane band is accompanied by a buckle clasp with safety mechanism. Stand-out Arabic numerals adorn the classy khaki dial face. For further time-keeping practicality a handy date calendar rests at the three o’clock position. Powered by analog-quartz movement and water resistant up to a depth of 660 feet, this watch is preferred by US Navy SEALs and US Air Force Pilots.
The Luminox BrandAN AMERICAN SUCCESS STORY Like many other American success stories, LUMI·NOX came from a forward-thinking individual realizing a need in the market and meeting it. Barry Cohen had been in the fashion watch business for quite some time when he came across a Swiss self-powered illumination system and knew that it would make watches more visible and easier to read in low or no light situations. As a result, Cohen and a partner developed watches using this unique illumination system (called Luminox Light Technology) and LUMI·NOX was born back in 1989 (Lumi is Latin for light while Nox is Latin for night), driven by a commitment to offer cutting-edge luminescence and readability in its line of high-performance sports watches. The Navy SEALs and More The Luminox Navy SEAL watch is the timepiece that made Luminox famous. The officer in charge of procurement for the Navy SEALs, Nick North, was asked to seek a more dependable watch for night missions and found the solution at a trade show where he discovered Luminox. He worked with Barry Cohen to develop a watch specifically for them and the Navy SEAL watch was born. “Luminox had exactly the watch we were looking for we only added a few small things,” Nick North, Senior Public Safety Engineer and Operations Specialist, remembered. “We arranged to test some and they worked great. We made a few changes, then the East Coast team started issuing them and the West Coast teams came on board.” After Luminox provided the watches to the SEALs, more elite units contacted them directly, while at the same time Luminox began marketing the watch across the country and the world. Luminox was then approached by US Air Force pilots flying the F-117 Nighthawk Stealth fighter jet. They were wearing the Navy SEAL timepieces, but chafed at the word “Navy” on the dial. Luminox then developed a watch for these pilots and approached Lockheed Martin, the makers of the F-117 Nighthawk for a picture of the plane to use in the catalogs that marketed the watches. This initial contact turned into an exclusive arrangement to produce Lockheed Martin timepieces, including watches dedicated to the F-117 Nighthawk, F-16 Fighting Falcon, SR-178 Blackbird and the new F-22 Raptor. The Rest of the Story Throughout the following 20 years, Luminox has never strayed from its mission which has been confirmed and validated by the many elite military and law enforcement units that have adopted Luminox as standard equipment. Luminox has expanded its collection to include a variety of styles, created for the active consumer, the sportsman, law enforcement and military groups, divers and more. Currently, Luminox is distributed in 40 countries around the world and supplies elite units all over the world. In addition, the man on the street has shown particular interest in Luminox, anxious to use the watches put to the test every single day on the worlds most difficult jobs, figuring rightly that if they have been requested by, designed for and used by the Navy SEALs, they have to be able to stand up to every day use. The Technology The Luminox Light Technology makes Luminox watches Always Visible in fact, the technology Luminox uses provides 24/7 luminosity, no matter the conditions, for more than 25 years. Most other watches use luminescent paint that has to be charged by a light source and fades very quickly, or a “push to light” system, where you push a button for battery-driven illumination. Luminox, however, uses proprietary technology, in the past reserved for the military, that makes Luminox watches stand out, literally. Each Luminox watch features tiny gas lights (borosilicate glass capsules), which are always lit, on the hands, hour markers and when necessary, bezels. As a result of this unique technology, Luminox watches are always readable at a glance, no matter the conditions. The U.S. military has long recognized the advantages of micro gas light sources and their use is mandated in procurement specification MIL-W-46374F. Being able to read the watches in any conditions, even in total darkness, is an important requirement of many military and law enforcement agencies. The U.S. Navy SEALs use the watches, as do U.S. Air Force pilots, FBI and ATF agents, Secret Service officers, Border Patrol units, Coast Guard officers, SWAT teams, as well as general law enforcement officers, helicopter search and rescue pilots, professional divers and other groups. The Luminox Light Technology system is hand applied in each and every watch. Though more complicated, expensive and time consuming than normal luminescence, it is one of the things that makes Luminox watches special. This unique technology and the additional quality control steps Luminox mandates require extraordinary attention to detail and care in manufacturing. The Benefits The ultimate Swiss illumination system glows without the need to push a button or expose to light Glows continuously for more than 25 years Swiss Made with jeweled Swiss movements Water resistant and shock resistant Production All Luminox watches are Swiss Made, produced by Luminoxs corporate partner, Mondaine Watch Company, one of the leaders in Swiss manufacturing. Located in Zurich with manufacturing facilities in Biberist, Switzerland, Mondaine recently won a Swiss Logistics Award for its “just in time” production. Mondaine applies its more than 50 years of experience when producing the complicated Luminox watches. The Future Luminox will continue to combine cutting edge technology, forward-thinking design and extreme performance. Luminox delivers, when and where it counts.
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This classic gold-tone men’s watch is perfect for any occasion. The round LumiBrite dial is accented by easy to read Arabic numerals. 100M water resistant.
Pulsar Men’s Gold Plate Watch PXN110
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This Penguin casual watch for men is a classically styled timepiece that features a squared, stainless steel case with a gold-colored dial and three elegantly styled, light-green sub-dials for tracking hours, minutes and seconds. This chic timepiece also features silver-tone hour indices, a tooled gold-tone Penguin-logo hour hand, and a stainless steel band, making it the perfect watch for everyday wear.
Stainless steel bracket with gold/green dial and fold over buckle closure Exclusively tooled Original Penguin logo hour hand Water resistant up to 5 ATM (50 meters) Chronograph function Enamel crown and case back Seiko movements Protective pouch with patterned satin interior lining and embroidered Original Penguin logo
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Rose tones and a partially exposed skeleton dial make the Lucien Piccard Men’s Skeletal Case Chronograph Watch an intriguing addition to your timepiece collection. A black leather band joins to a round stainless steel case that is topped by a rose gold stainless steel bezel. A silver sunray dial displays a mix of rose-tone Arabic numeral and triangle hour indicators that complement rose-tone hands. Dot minute markers, two subdials, a calendar window at the 12 o’clock position, and an exposed skeleton gear window round out the look of this automatic watch. This timepiece is water resistant to 99 feet (30 M) and is presented in a hinged jewelry display box that is tucked inside a larger Lucien Piccard gift box.
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The large, easy-to-read face found on the Casio Men’s Ana-Digi Forester Illuminator Sport Watch make it a favorite everyday accessory for athletes. This durable timepiece is constructed with a stainless steel case, a stationary brown stainless steel bezel, and a comfortable brown nylon wristband with an adjustable buckle clasp for a personalized fit. A durable mineral window shields the cream dial face, which features black Arabic numeral hour indexes, striking black watch hands, and a digital display at the six o’clock position. The quartz-powered watch includes day, date, and month displays, and is water resistant to 330 feet. This watch is backed by a one-year limited manufacturer’s warranty.
Development of the Timepiece Business
With the launch of its first watch in November 1974, Casio entered the wristwatch market at a time when the watch industry had just discovered digital technology. As a company with cutting-edge electronic technology developed for pocket calculators, Casio entered this field confident that it could develop timepieces that would lead the market. In developing its own wristwatches Casio began with the basic question, “What is a wristwatch?” Rather than simply making a digital version of the conventional mechanical watch, we thought that the ideal wristwatch should be something that shows all facets of time in a consistent way. Based on this, Casio was able to create a watch that displayed the precise time including the second, minute, hour, day, and month not to mention a.m. or p.m., and the day of the week. It was the first watch in the world with a digital automatic calendar function that eliminated the need to reset the calendar due the variation in month length. Rather than using a conventional watch face and hands, a digital liquid crystal display was adopted to better show all the information. This culminated in the 1974 launch of the CASIOTRON, the worlds first digital watch with automatic calendar. The CASIOTRON won acclaim as a groundbreaking product that represented a complete departure from the conventional wristwatch. Casio transformed the concept of the watch from a mere timepiece to an information device for the wrist and undertook product planning based on this innovative idea. We developed not only time functions such as global time zone watches, but also other radical new functions using Casios own digital technology, including calculator and dictionary functions, as well as a phonebook feature based on memory technology, and even a thermometer function using a built-in sensor. The memory-function watches became our DATA BANK product series, while the sensor watches developed into two unique Casio product lines of today: the Pathfinder series displaying altitude, atmospheric pressure, and compass readings. In 1983, Casio launched the shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch. This product shattered the notion that a watch is a fragile piece of jewelry that needs to be handled with care, and was the result of Casio engineers taking on the challenge of creating the worlds toughest watch. Using a triple-protection design for the parts, module, and case, the G-SHOCK offered a radical new type of watch that was unaffected by strong impacts or shaking. Its practicality was immediately recognized, and its unique look, which embodied its functionality, became wildly popular, resulting in explosive sales in the early 1990s. The G-SHOCK soon adopted various new sensors, solar-powered radio-controlled technology (described below), and new materials for even better durability. By always employing the latest technology, and continuing to transcend conventional thinking about the watch, the G-SHOCK brand has become Casios flagship timepiece product. Today, Casio is focusing its efforts on solar-powered radio-controlled watches: the built-in solar battery eliminates the nuisance of replacing batteries, and the radio-controlled function means users never have to reset the time. In particular, the radio-controlled function represents a revolution in time-keeping technology similar to the impact created when mechanical watches gave way to quartz technology. Through the further development of high radio-wave sensitivity, miniaturization, and improved energy efficiency, Casio continues to produce a whole range of radio-controlled models. (more…)
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