Archive for October, 2010

While we can’t help but feel the Dive Watch is the most interesting piece of dive gear out there, we also recognize that there are quite a few other essentials! We’re always on the lookout to see what companies are coming up with, and we wanted to take a minute to give a shout-out to a company that never fails to have affordable diving lifestyle clothes and accessories – Neutral Dive Gear.

Right now we’re nothing short of obsessed with their Darkfin Scuba Diving Gloves. Not only are these gloves an awesomely advanced product, but quite simply, they look really futuristic in a sensational ‘Spider-Man Goes Scuba Diving’ sort of way. (Feel free to run with the idea, Marvel!) We’re also loving the Men’s Crossed Tanks Hooded Sweatshirt, embellished with a cooler-than-cool logo that lets the world know you’re a diver whether you’re warming up on the docks, or waiting in line at Dick’s! The Neutral Dive Gear Logo Hooded Sweatshirt for women is also a fantastic find, especially since it’s just $25 right now.

We hope you’ll love NeutralDiveGear.com as much as we do, and encourage you to also check out their Scuba Diving Blog for great posts about all things scuba. Let us know what your favorite dive sites and blogs are in the comments so we can scope them out and share them with everyone!

I have to admit that I am more of a traditionalist when it comes to the watches I like … check here.  But that doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate something a little different or more modern.  Take a look at the Gridlock.  I imagine the name comes from the seemingly haphazard look when you first look at the face of watch.  But once you understand how to read it, that random look quickly disappears … check out the accompanying picture.  I can also see how the unbalanced face would have appeal for many people also and the modernity of the package is accentuated with the brushed metal case and strap.  But having said all that … for me, I’m sticking with this watch as my favorite of the seven I have.

Man’s quest to keep track of time has always been a race about how fast one can get the time and the truthfulness of that result … speed and accuracy. This is demonstrated through the development of “telling time” over the ages. You can read more about that in our blog posts under “The History of Time …”. But the need for speed and accuracy is also demonstrated in the development of watch movements over the years.

The watch movement is the heart and brains of every watch. It is basically all the internal parts that are contained in a watch that makes the watch function. The term originated with early clock designs that had many moving parts and together were referred to as movements. There are basically three different types of watch movements: 1) Mechanical (more info here), 2) Automatic, and 3) Quartz. A Mechanical Movement uses a spring that is wound by hand using the crown on the watch. The spring slowly unwinds to release energy that powers the movement to maintain the time. An Automatic Movement has a mechanical movement which harnesses the energy to wind the spring by the movement of your arm as you wear your watch. A Quartz Movement receives its energy from a battery that vibrates a motor to move the hands. Speed and accuracy in whatever flavor you would like. Are you a traditionalist and like the Mechanical Movement ? Or do you just like all the technicalities of an Automatic Movement ? Maybe you prefer the pinpoint accuracy of the Quartz Movement ? The good news is that options abound. However, if you would like Luxury, Performance, and Affordability in one great package click here.