Showing posts with label jewellery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jewellery. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Time Is Timeless


Time is Timeless
by Michael Sfougaristos from KJSelections.com

The primary function of any watch is to tell us the time, but that has been rendered pretty much obsolete since the invention of the mobile phones. So why are we still buying them? Watches, especially today are not just timekeepers. In the past, many decades back, watches were thought of as a tool to tell time.

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Women who paved the way: the divine Mrs. N, Charlotte Newman


Women who paved the way: the divine Mrs. N, Charlotte Newman
by Cathleen McCarthy • May 19, 2015 • 13 Comments
She paved the way for the women who paved the way. They called her Mrs. Newman.

Launching her career in the 1860s, when business and jewelry manufacture were male-only, Charlotte Newman produced sought-after jewels and, ultimately, ran her own shop on Savile Row. Even at the height of her career, with medals under her belt and men in her employ, she answered to her husband’s name and stamped her jewels “Mrs N.”

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Awareness as jewelry


Awareness as jewelry
Many may not be aware of the qualities of gold and silver that make them ideal for storing value: rarity, durability, and divisibility no matter in what quantity. But most people, particularly women, would be familiar with the value of pieces of jewelry, and can appreciate gold and silver in their utility as a component of necklaces, rings, bracelets and other adornments.