So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

How Mens Sports Watches Evolved

By Lance Wong

Before the First World War men carried pocket watches, they were large and heavy, made to be carried in a vest pocket. Wrist watches in those days were designed for women, they were small, delicate and considered to be women's jewelry. It was the Armies of the time that saw the need for a convenient time piece that was easily accessible and durable, unlike the gentleman's pocket watch. Thus started the evolution of the Wrist Watch for Men. The Generals also saw that there were different areas of operations and therefore the requirements for each were different. This led to different specifications being written for the three areas of operations and has resulted in the main categories of Mens Sports Watches.

Mens Sports Watches have not only become a fashion statement but are in high demand by professional sports men in their respective disciplines, who also demand the best. And through past experience and growing competition the simple wrist watch has morphed into many variations of styles and functionality. This can vary from a simple analog movement of hour hand, minute hand, and second hand with a numbered rotating bezel. To a multifunctional wrist computer that can track time in three zones, time a race and sound an alarm set to a predetermined figure. The main characteristic though is a large face with bold numbers and can be read in the dark.

There are three areas in particular that mens sports watches are in high demand; they all require the same basic feature, the ability to keep accurate time. But each has its unique requirements for the field that it will be used in. The pilot or aviator watch, the racing watch, and the marine or dive watch. Although a watch from each area could be used in the other, professional watches will have characteristics and features that will be specific to that area.

The standard wrist watch could not stand up to the demand of a professional Sports Watch as an example; the Pilot"s Watch must be able to withstand wide variances in temperatures and pressures and keep accurate time without fogging. The Dive Watch and Marine watch must work in a wet, corrosive environment and at high pressure with malfunctioning. The ability to keep accurate stage and lap times are critical to a race car driver and the watch must do so under abusive conditions.

There other areas were professional sports men demand time pieces of high quality, accuracy, and durability. They will also have a feature that is peculiar to their sport and will not be found on other watches. In general though, it is the men in our society whether professionals, amateurs, or just those who desire a rugged dependable time piece that drive the category of Mens Sports Watches.

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