Top Mens Watches Under $500

Timex Easy Reader Watch – Indiglo WR 30M

Daniel Wellington Classic Cardiff

Mondaine Men’s Official Swiss Railways Stainless Watch

  Barcelona 666 UNDER PRESSURE

ESQ Movado Watch, Men’s Swiss Leather Strap 42mm

  Alessi Men’s AL18000 Tanto X Cambiare Watch

  Uniform Wares 203 Series Watch

1. Bell & Ross WW1-90 Reserve De Marche Watch BRWW190-BL-ST/SCR [$5000]

2. WW1 Chronograph Monopoussoir Ivory [$8000]

3. WW1 Chronograph Monopoussoir Heritage [$7600]

4. Bell & Ross Vintage WW1 WW1-92 Heritage [$3700]

5. WW1 Heure Sautante Pink Gold [$26000]

Anatoly Konenko from Russia created the smallest aquarium in the world.  His “world’s smallest fish tank” actually holds fish and has an aerator to add oxygen tot he water. The glass aquarium measures 30 х 24 х 14 mm, holds 10 ml of water, and contains miniature plants, stones, and real fish.  The tiny fish tank holds a record for the World Records Academy (World Records Academy) in 2011. The miniature aquarium created Anatoly and Stanislav Konenko, was recognized as the smallest in the world.

I wonder how long these fish last for!

Who knew it would be so easy to have a jellyfish tank for your desk?  These jelly fish tanks by jellyfishart.com are easy to set up and come with a jelly fish voucher.  The water movement moves around the tank perfectly to stir up the water and to move the jellyfish to the middle of the tank so it doesn’t get smashed into the glass.  There’s even a remote controlled led light so you can change the color of your jellyfish tank.   It’s a little pricey, but compared to what I paid for my saltwater aquarium, coral, and live rocks (probably thousands), it’s not so bad.

You’ll need to set up the tank, adjust the waters salinity, temperature, and then you can order your jellyfish with your voucher.  You need to wait until the tank is all adjusted to put the jellyfish in, so this process only makes sense.  You can get a desktop version for $382 with one jellyfish or you can spend a little more and get up to three jellyfish.  There is also a larger version available.  The coolest part is that you can mix a couple of saltwater fish in with it, like a clownfish (nemo) or put some hermit crabs and cleaner snails in for entertainment and to keep your tank crystal clear!

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The perfect iPhone 5 case for your woman : The Beach Look, Geometrical Wood Printed Texture: source

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iPhone 4 / 4S Case – Bird Birds Wood – Cell Mobile Phone Cover pink branch : source

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I’m not too into iPhone docs but this one is exceptional.  This iPhone dock is handmade and signed by Artist Scott Freeland.

Fuses Art With Function.

The iRetrofone is a fully-functional, stationary iPhone dock with working handset and complete compatibility with USB cable. Each individual iRetrofone is hand-sculpted and hand-cast in urethane resin. The iRetrophone is made of heavy-duty urethane resin creating a stable, functional work station that routes voice communications through the included handset. Designed to be compatible with all iPhone’s (iPhone 3G, 3GS & iPhone 4G & 4S), it accommodates sync and charge functions via a USB cable (not included). The iRetrofone base also helps eliminate concerns about radiation.

Add the Retrophone app to make your iRetrofone complete, available on iTunes.

You can grab one of these phone on Etsy for around $200.  There’s also a gold and black one that reminds me of my recent gold and black vintage fan restoration.

Here are some more flavors:

Some would try to paint the fan without taking it apart and cleaning and painting each individual piece, but not me, I pay attention to detail.  If we’re going to paint a vintage fan I feel like it should be done right.  By right I mean, no overspray on the fan blade, shaft, or the other working parts.  You could tape off certain parts, but it would probably end up taking a lot longer with poor results.  To accomplish the look I was going after I thought it was completely necessary to disassemble this fan.  I did run into some road-bumps along the way, which is expected when working with an old piece like this, which I will explain as I go through the DIY fan restoration steps.

I gladly took the fan restoration project on with enthusiasm, a few cans of spray paint, pliers, screwdrivers, allen wrenches, Worcester sauce (to clean the brass), tooth brush (to scrub the metal), paper towels, and some household cleaner.  Lately I’ve been into classic looking furniture, fans, lamps, and decorations, so I wanted this fan to have that classic look.  I thought a shiny black base and cage would be a great choice along with gold accents including the oscillating switch, side piece, fan blade, and fan shaft to achieve this classic look.

The first thing I did was take off the fan cover by removing a screw towards the back of the fan.  The cover slid right off to reveal the motor and brackets holding it in.  Before I got into cleaning the inside I figured it wold be best to remove the fan cage.  I pried the cage off with a screwdriver, cleaned it, and set it aside.  Throughout this whole project I cleaned every part and every particle of dust with paper towels and antibacterial cleaner so just assume that every step requires cleaning and scrubbing.

I removed the fan blade by squeezing an Allan wrench between the blades.  I couldn’t use the wrench horizontally to get the leverage needed, so I used it vertically and used pliers to grab on and twist while holding the motor housing.  It finally came loose and I tediously unscrewed it by hand from there.

Removing the fan blade from an old fan isn’t easy!  It was stuck on there for so many years that I thought I was going to have to leave it on, obviously ruining my ideas for restoring it to perfection.  I grabbed on with locking pliers (not sure the real name) and wiggled the blade while holding the motor shaft.  It took A LOT of force, so be careful when removing it not to cut your arm on the blade or something else.

Next I had to remove the entire motor for two reasons.  First, I wanted to paint the shaft gold, the same color as the fan blade, without getting paint all over the black motor body.  There was also a metal lever hanging down from the back that I wanted gold. I knew you would see the sloppiness through the fan vents, so I strayed away from the shortcut.   Secondly, this fan was so old that it had all kinds of dust and grime stuck to the vents, which you could also smell.

When it came to cleaning the grungy brass I thought I was going to have to wait and buy some brass cleaner, but I figured there must be something out there on Google that had an idea on how to clean brass without brass cleaner.  I quickly found a few options for cleaning brass without actual cleaner. The easy brass cleaner alternative was worcestershire sauce.  Apparently it works very well at cleaning brass because it’s very acidic.  I grabbed an old toothbrush and scrubbed it a few times until it was fairly clean.  It worked very well!

I was trying to think of a way to exclude the brass from getting spray painted and I thought about using blue painters tape as a template.  I put the tape over the brass, then traced the outline following the groove with a ball point pen.  After it was traced I went over it with a razor blade leaving a perfect cover.  I have to admit, it worked a lot better than I imagined.

The wiring was all one color and I didn’t want to mix up the connections when I put it back together so I put a piece of blue tape on one side to prevent confusion when rewiring.

Next i removed the knob and bolt that allowed the fan to adjust vertically.  This way I could paint the knob and the entire joint.

Now that i had the parts separated I could paint the gold pieces (fan blade, motor shaft, oscillating lever, vertical knob) and the black pieces (fan cage, entire base, cover) without any over spray.  It took several coats of paint using one and a half cans of black and a quarter of a can or less of gold. The cage was a little difficult to paint since there were so many spots to catch, so I used quick bursts of spray in every direction.

I carefully put everything back together; it was tough because the weight of the upper portion and motor were very difficult to hold in place while bolting down, but I finally got it all together without pulling my hair out.  The gold was a little darker than I expected, I was looking for a bright almost brass gold, but I think it still looks great.  I can picture this fan on a modern industrial desk, in a classic styled room, or in an office.

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Campfire Cologne, a company out of Portland, Oregon, actually made a product called Campfire Cologne.  It doesn’t come in liquid form you’re used to, but actual sticks of wood.  Their product photography and videos are quite hilarious as you can see below. What’s better than a campfire smell?

Campfire Cologne is the Tried and True scent of your best summer ever. A nostalgic ode to cooking over the fire, secret swimming holes and the unending days of youth. Use it frequently, transport yourself, live the dream.