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When we glance at our wrists to find out the time, we don't even think about the effort and ingenuity that has made it a possibility. From the earliest beginnings with stone circles and sundials, through water dripping and lowering the level in a marked off bowl, to graduated candles that (hopefully!) burned evenly and finally pendulum-driven trickery. And then came the drive from the shipping navigators to be able to accurately tell the time at sea, pendulums being no good in a pitching ship! The huge prize money put up for the first mechanism to solve this drove the invention of the spring-driven clockwork mechanisms still used even in today's world of quartz crystals and electrickery!

Personalize and Customize your watch

You can customize and personalize all the Zazzle watches posted here.
Instructions
Click the image of the product you like. If it's been designed with a monogram or name there'll usually be a box where you can change them to what you want.

Even if it hasn't got any, you can easily add your name or initials by clicking the customize button you'll see. It's easy peasy and there are loads of fonts to choose from! And you can change the color and style to suit you with just a click!

Saturday, November 8, 2014

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel - Gustave Dore Watches

Sporting Saturdays

In today's Sporting Saturdays feature post, I'm featuring a watch with a wrestling theme. Come back every Saturday to see other sports under the spotlight :)
Jacob Wrestling with the Angel - Gustave Dore Watches


tagged with: romanticism, religious painting, christianity, jacob wrestling with the angel, angels, archangels, jacob

Jacob Wrestling with the Angel by Gustave Dore. He was a French artist, engraver, illustrator and sculptor. He worked primarily with wood engraving and steel engraving and was mainly celebrated for his paintings in his day. This religious painting was made by Gustave Dore using engraving, completed in year 1866 and is categorized in Romanticism art.

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