Blingology

Affordable Bling Alert: Evening Watches

These days, having a wardrobe of watches is just as common as having a pair of shoes to wear for every occasion. A lady has evening shoes and, if she's a real fashionista, she also has an evening watch.

Now, there are plenty of watches out there that can be worn in the evening. However, the prices of some of them are simply outrageous. Take, for instance, this one from Chopard:

A steal if you have $189,000 in disposable income. Even if I did have that kind of money, I don't think I'd spend it on a watch, especially when I can have one for $69.75, like the one below:

 

Ladies and gentlemen, the Montparnasse Crystal Evening Watch.  Wear it and you'll have time to shine all night.

Have a beautiful evening.

It's Graduation Time

For a lot of people, not only does the month of May mean flowers and Spring, it also means graduation.

Graduation Season is all about the passage of time. Time to move from one part of life into another: from high school to college and from college to career or graduate school. That's why I think that a watch is the perfect graduation gift.

I love this watch for the soon-to-be graduate who'll be heading off to college in the Fall: It is the Brown Suede Classic Band Watch.  It's the perfect watch to wear to class everyday.

For the college grad who'll be starting her career, this is my choice:

This is the Black Onyx and Diamond-Accent Watch With Leather Band, a classic silhouette that will never go out of style.

Need more ideas? Click here.

Happy Graduation!

Daylight Savings Style

Daylight Savings Time returns on March 9th. March 9th? Isn't that a little early? Everything's early this year, including Easter. I just hope the weather cooperates!

In any case, most of us know the saying: "Spring ahead." Make sure that you move your clocks and watches ahead one hour at 2 AM on March 9th. I'm going to start a few hours early so that I can set all seven of my watches ahead. Yep, I have a watch for each day of the week! I'm a watch fanatic. I wouldn't mind wearing a different watch each day of the month, and from what I've seen over at HolstedJewelers, doing that looks like a real possibility. The watch above is just one example.   

All of these watches are affordable, and they're available at HolstedJewelers.com.

Happy Daylight Savings!

Make Time For Spring Color

The other day I looked at Pantone's Spring 2008 Color Report. Here's what I saw:

Not sure about the blue but, overall, a nice pallette of bright  colors. You should be seeing all of these colors at clothing stores this Spring.

I'm a little meticulous when it comes to my watch matching my outfits.  With all the bright colors on the way I think my best choice this Spring would be an interchangeable watch. With an interchangeable watch I'll get the functionality of time as well as the style that comes from wearing beautiful jewelry.

How about a watch you can wear 66 different ways? Holsted Jewelers has a watch you  can do exactly that with. With 6 bands and 11 bezels, you'll have enough looks to complement the Pantone colors and then some!

Are 66 different looks too much for you? Click here for more interchangeable watch ideas.