Fashion

Archive for June, 2009

But Variety in men’s watches are many, ranging from diving watches, chronograph watches to even dress watches. It is always wise to get a timepiece that would suit the occasion and best if you get a versatile one. If you team up with a diving watch along with your tux then it would really look foolish. Why be miss matched when you can get a watch that is apt for any particular attire.

Men’s watches consist of three types of inner workings or movements, which are digital, quartz or mechanical. Amongst these three, digital one is the cheapest and this one is present in watches that are on the casual style. The quartz one has a tiny crystal vibrating and this one provides accurate results. And the mechanical movement is more of a classic type. Watches with mechanical movements are more expensive than the others but the look and feel is simply great of these variant.

A watch with an illuminating face is good but a glow in the dark one is the best. It has to be waterproof or be water resistant. Diving watches have higher water resistant power than the normal ones, so you can wet your watch but cannot dive deep wearing it, unless it is a diver’s watch. Price of a good watch always depends on style, type, movement and most importantly on quality and features present in it.

The Patola Silk Sarees are one of the finest varieties of handloom silk saree from Gujrat. Patola means queen of silks and the sarees are woven with great clarity and precision making it well known all over the world for highly delicate patterns. Depending on the complexity of design and length, a patola saree may take 4-6 months for completion. Woven by master weavers on a special type of silk called patola silk, geometric designs with folk motifs and flaming colors are characteristic features of patola sarees. Each patola saree reflects the skill and imagination of the weaver and is exclusive by nature. Patan and Surat are famous destinations of patola sarees.

Simple traditional handlooms are used for weaving and the dyes are natural colors, extracted from vegetable. Animals, flowers, human figures and birds give the basic design. Nowadays chemical dyes are also used to make some geometrical designs. Some ikat sarees are enriched with kundan and zardosi sequins for special occasions. The typical feature of the fabric is the brocade like heavy texture. The pallavs or anchals are elaborate and the dazzling borders are adorned with warm colors and rich motifs. Patola sarees have evolved from the days of Sultanate and royals and confinement of Gujrat to be acclaimed as one of the finest piece of fabric and work of art that is a treasure collection especially for women all over the world.