Do you find one of the benefits of shopping on the net to be the savings you can get? Do you look for the ‘List By Price’ menu when shopping online, and constantly look from lowest to highest price?

Just a quick note from me today – you may be pleasantly surprised to find genuine Citizen watches in those first couple of pages, on the low to high price scale while you are looking for a watch. Nowadays they start from less than $200 dollars … and yes, they are new, not second hand! They are genuine Citizen. They come with a warranty and everything else you’d expect from Citizen.

Now that you’ve found a great deal on a watch, it would be handy to find some extra time, wouldn’t it?!

Men’s ID bracelet

Chances are that unless your Dad has early Alzheimer’s, you haven’t thought about getting him an identity bracelet as a gift. Well, they can be useful for men of all ages and health statuses … especially on their way home from big nights at the pub–if they fall asleep on a bench somebody knows where to send them home!

Just kidding … but ID bracelets and chains, like all jewelry, have traditionally been considered as women’s gifts. The guys have missed out, and in the meantime everyone has given themselves a lot of unnecessary grief searching for the right present for men when it was under their noses!

ID bracelets don’t only have to bear the person’s name, either. It can be a beautifully personal and unique idea to put a message on them. You could try putting your own name on the bracelet, or even ‘love from … (you)’. You can fit short quotes on some of the heavier models. Though if words of sentiment are not for your guy, what about putting one- or two-word slogans on them, like ‘Love-Power’, ‘Courage’, ‘Determination’ or something similar but personal to your man. Skilled engravers should be able to put symbols or designs on them also.

Now you have one less excuse!

Opal Pendants

Libra Pandora Bead

Stuck for a gift idea for sometime in the next month? A wonderfully personalized way of choosing a jewelry gift for somebody is right in front of you - using their birthday!

Opals are the birthstone for everybody born in October, and they are an unusual jewelry stone in that they don’t need the traditional multifaceted cut (like a diamond, ruby or emerald) to catch the light and enhance their look. They have naturally occurring veins of reflective color running through them, which means they can be cut any way the artisan likes, and still be impressive. These natural veins of color mean that every gemstone is unique. The color veins are like a fingerprint, and you can browse for ages finding one that really speaks to you about your loved one’s personality.

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Basically, the international standards organization took them all away, to keep for themselves! Let’s get them, guys!

Only kidding … actually, the ISO decided that the ‘waterproof’ label was misleading to consumers, and decided that the best way to protect you from making a decision based on false information was to simply take the label away. The reasoning behind this is that if a watch was ‘waterproof’, you should be able to leave it sitting in your toilet cistern while you go on holidays (to protect against thieves, of course!), and when you come back, it would be in perfect working order. Strangely enough, watch manufacturers don’t employ this quality control test as standard practice! Basically, they subject a watch to underwater conditions at increasing pressures, but only for a limited amount of time. Then, when water begins to creep into the mechanisms, that is the limit of its water resistance – hence the ‘water-resistant to 30ft / 50 ft / 75 ft’ label on watches.

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Which Pandora Charm is the cutest?

Maybe it’s too hard to pick just one! So we have made our list and posted it here.

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Platinum engagement ring

The earliest known use of platinum dates back to 7^th Century BC, when it was used to craft caskets in Egypt. Its use for this purpose shows that even the earliest civilizations valued platinum as an important and precious metal. Today, platinum is one of the most demanded metals in the bridal market. It’s popularity is beginning to surpass white and yellow gold in engagement rings, and is growing increasingly favoured as the metal for both men’s and lady’s wedding bands.

But what is it about platinum that makes it so popular, and also so expensive?

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Titanium ring

Titanium is becoming an increasingly popular metal for men’s jewelry pieces. Titanium is admired for its unique properties including its lightweight nature, strength, its resistance to corrosion and its innovative addition to the jewelry industry.

Gillett’s Jewellers offers a wide variety of titanium jewelry including wedding rings, fashion rings and bracelets.

Most men and women will choose titanium because of the style, durability and the fact that titanium is a hypoallergenic metal. Meaning titanium does not react with any skin types.
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Sapphire and diamond birthstone pendant

Finding a unique birthday gift idea can often be a daunting task.

A birthday gift that lasts is always the most cherished of gifts.

Giving a gift that says ‘I love you’ is the gift that will be remembered.

The ultimate gift for September is the sapphire!

Sapphire is the birthstone for September and is one of the most prized of all gemstones.

Sapphire jewelry, is the gift of love, the gift of romance, the gift that lasts!

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Citizen Eco-Drive Watch Technology

We explained in a recent blog post about Eco-Drive technology in Citizen watches and exactly how it works … We also looked at why it is even great for the timekeeping needs of people who live in caves meditating! But the Eco-Drive watches also have quite a few more worldly benefits to them.

Not having to change batteries is one of the natural advantages of solar powered items like watches and calculators. However, often the technology lets down the concept. You can find with low-quality cheap solar-powered models that you would much rather have the inconvenience of changing batteries in your watch, than that of never knowing what the real time is, because the power mechanism is letting you down. This doesn’t happen with Eco-Drive watches – if there’s one thing Citizen knows, it is how to create a quality watch.

In our environmentally-conscious times, batteries can be a real problem in landfill. Chemicals and acid are not the best things for either the dirt they are buried in or the people they contact. So, every thing we can do to reduce these impacts helps – even tiny little watch-battery sized things!

Do you know a special person who has a birthday in September and loves Pandora Jewelry?

If so, we have the perfect Pandora gift ideas for you!

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