| Omega Presents James Bond Exhibition In Geneva | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 1:14:37 PM by Blog57 Team | | CBn earlier reported on the Casino Royale Planet Ocean watch coming from Omega. Now, details have been revealed on a new James Bond exhibition in Switzerland… Click Here To View Pictures From The Omega James Bond Exhibition OMEGA presents James Bond Exhibition at La Cite du Temps in Geneva Omega, Swiss luxury watchmaker and creator of "the Bond watch", has opened its James Bond Exhibition to the public at Cite du Temps in Geneva, Switzerland. On display until end of January 2007 is an exclusive selection of photographs, Omega watches worn by members of the cast, and props used in the filming of Casino Royale, the 21st and most recent film adventure featuring Ian Fleming's legendary British spy. Among the artifacts on display are a number of personal items—a book of poems, a handkerchief, a letter, keys, a bottle of perfume—belonging to Vesper Lynd, played by the beautiful French actress, Eva Green.... | |
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| | | Higher prices usually mean better quality | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 7:14:37 AM by Blog57 Team | | Though the overall watch industry has taken a hit, sales of high-line watches costing more than $750 keep growing. They are valued as much for their status-symbol presence - think a Cadillac on your wrist - as their time-telling utility. Here are some of the basics about them: The watches' prices are so high because of the engineering involved in their construction, and the materials used to make them - anything including diamonds, meteorites, sapphires, mother of pearl and gold are fair game for high-line watch manufacturers. Also consider that most luxury watches are Swiss or German made, which also affects the price. Common brands include Tag Heuer, Patek Philippe, Omega and the mother of all status-symbol watches, the Rolex. Of these brands, Rolex has the highest resale value, as its supply is kept low and their prices are kept high.... | |
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| | | SOAP OPERA UPDATES: Experimental drug helps Laura awaken on 'General Hospital' | | Posted Saturday, November 11, 2006 3:41:36 PM by Blog57 Team | | Annie tells Ryan about her association with Greg Madden. Annie genuinely believes she gave birth to Emma, even though their DNA doesn't match. Tad and Dixie battle Ryan and Annie in court. Tad refuses to give up without a fight. The judge wants to have Annie investigated. Jonathan believes Emma should stay with Annie. Annie panics when she discovers that Emma is missing. Ryan believes Annie is telling the truth. Sean feels guilty when Colby admits he was the first person she ever slept with. A concerned David feels as though he has been wronged by nearly everyone in Pine Valley and is hurt when Babe admits she would choose J.R. over him. David receives a fax confirming that Tad is the father of Krystal's baby. Babe is touched when J.R offers to get them a house of their own. AS THE WORLD TURNS: Margo receives the devastating news that Hal was shot and killed when he took a bullet intended for a 15-year-old kid while trying to stop robbery.... | |
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| | | You are here: Home : News : Amazon.com Jewelry and Watches Sales ... | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 1:39:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Each quarter, an increasing number of Amazon.com's millions of customers are shopping the Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store, especially for important gift-giving occasions, such as the upcoming holiday season. "We're very excited about the growth in our Jewelry & Watches store," said Steven Goldsmith, vice president, Amazon.com Jewelry & Watches store. "Not only are our customers choosing to purchase shoes, electronics and beauty items from Amazon.com, but they are also choosing to make, at times, very personal purchasing decisions with us and we take that very seriously." In addition to a 108% increase year-over-year in sales of engagement rings and gemstones, watch sales on Amazon.com in the third quarter increased 122% percent year-over-year. With an extensive watch selection, one of the largest online, Amazon.com's Jewelry & Watches store offers 200 brands and 6,000 styles (2,400 new watch styles were added in the third quarter alone) with prices ranging from $30 to $75,000.... | |
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| | | Fine Living: A Watch Tour Of Switzerland | | Posted Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:15:53 PM by Blog57 Team | | In a country known for its timepieces, the only thing you will run out of in Switzerland is time. Of the many regions worth seeing in Switzerland, one is the "Watch Valley," which you can travel through by going west from Zurich and arcing toward Geneva. Need an excuse to go there? Decide that you need a new watch and book your flight for a three-day watch tour. This tour can be done at any time of the year, and three days in Switzerland will only leave you wanting more. Moreover, you don't have to be a watch enthusiast to enjoy the Watch Valley; the entire region is eye candy. All prices are listed in U.S. funds. Day one: Schaffhausen and BielOne of the most expensive cities in the world, Zurich will be a good place to try on some exclusive watch models. Bahnhofstrasse is where the beautiful watches -- and women are.... | |
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| | | ON SOAPS | | Posted Tuesday, October 31, 2006 11:35:35 AM by Blog57 Team | | Annie tells Ryan about her association with Greg Madden. Annie genuinely believes she gave birth to Emma, even though their DNA doesn't match. Tad and Dixie battle Ryan and Annie in court. Tad refuses to give up without a fight. The judge wants to have Annie investigated. Jonathan thinks Emma should stay with Annie. Annie panics when she discovers that Emma is missing. Ryan believes Annie is telling the truth. Sean feels guilty when Colby admits he was the first person with whom she ever slept. A concerned David feels as though he has been wronged by nearly everyone in Pine Valley and is hurt when Babe admits she would choose J.R. over him. David receives a fax confirming that Tad is the father of Krystal's baby. Babe is touched when J.R offers to get them a house of their own. Jeff intervenes when Josh takes his anger and frustration about Babe out on Erica.... | |
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| | | MultiVu Video Feed: Spring Forward or Fall Back? | | Posted Friday, October 27, 2006 3:14:17 AM by Blog57 Team | | Spring forward or fall back... well it's time to fall back. This means the end of daylight saving time and the return to standard time. So on October 29th at 2 AM iconic watch brand, Omega, wants to remind everyone to set his or her watches back. Some studies have shown that daylight saving time trims the country's electric usage by one percent each day. An authority on time keeping, the Omega Speedmaster Professional is the only timepiece with a space-proven pedigree. It is entrusted by NASA for all manned space missions, past and present, including the historic walk on the moon in 1969 and is the recipient of the "Snoopy Award" -- the highest honor awarded by NASA astronauts. The Omega boutique in Beverly Hills will change up to 700 watches to prepare for the switch back to standard time.... | |
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| | | Abhishekh indignant about film industry's accusations | | Posted Saturday, October 21, 2006 1:11:50 PM by Blog57 Team | | Mumbai, Sept. 26 (UNI): Abhishekh Bachchan, named as 'Asia's sexiest man' is indignant at accusations levelled at Bollywood for not churning out responsible movies. On the contrary, he strongly believes that tinsel town produces some good quality and meaningful cinema and he cites Karan Johar's latest magnum opus ' Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna' to be one among them. "In a film industry where we are accused of not making responsible films, Karan is blamed for making a good film like KANK." The Junior Bachchan said he feels privileged to be associated with megastars like his dad Amitabh Bachchan, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee and Preity Zinta and said it feels good to be "critically acclaimed". In a tete-a-tete with reporters at the ITC Grand Sheraton here, where he had specially flown down from London for the launch of 'Omega' watches yesterday, of which he is the brand ambassador, Abhishek stands by KANK as he puts it, "Karan in his previous films was known as a candy floss director.... | |
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| | | Scoop Top 27 Daily Ratings 16 October 2006 | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 7:09:32 AM by Blog57 Team | | Yesterday's top 27 rating items on Scoop were... 1: Spare Room Lifts Lid On NZ Dating Shocker! Scoop Link Sharing your personal information online is one thing, but sharing images of yourself frolicking about naked on a dating website is a risk that singles should consider very carefully. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00196.htm 2: How Hezbollah Defeated Israel - Analysis Middle East News Service [Middle East News Service Comment: With the number of e-mails that this News comments I am simply amazed that no one has forwarded this article to me over the past three days. This is an astoundingly detailed analysis of the war which should be read by ... http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/HL0610/S00206.htm 3: Reposting A Blog On An American Third Party Lawrence R.... | |
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| | | One Team Helping Those in Need Around the SF Bay Area | | Posted Monday, October 16, 2006 11:12:57 PM by Blog57 Team | | SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Every day in America, 36.3 million people struggle to find a basic meal. This lack of nutrition causes harm to the body's physical health and hinders the ability to learn. Young children are significantly impacted by inadequate nutrition, which often causes hearing and vision maturity to become underdeveloped and lead to learning delays. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060824/SFTH021LOGO ) Teams from around the Bay Area will come together to help those in need. CityTeam Ministries of the Bay Area is teaming up with Lift Up America -- a national non-profit organization to provide over 35,000 lbs of Tyson chicken & food, hearing aids and alkaline batteries to 48 different agencies that help those less fortunate around the Bay.... | |
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