I'm not the type of gal who knows her princess cut from her emerald cut and prior to being asked a…read moreVery Important Question, I didn't think much about rings and their design. A huge thanks has to go to Angie at Whitakers and her help in educating me on ring styles, designs, diamond cuts and quality and more. Whitakers, located on Darby Street, are well known in Newcastle and now I can see why. They focus primarily on custom design meaning your ring can be a combination of ideas. They work directly with the diamond merchants and jewelers to create a unique piece. The insight Angie gave my partner & I was invaluable and she put this nervous nelly at ease!

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I've just bought another watch from Karl. Thats number four including my grandfathers Seamaster…read morethat he restored. Karl has Austrian Master Watchmaking qualifications and is as honest as he is expert. Its now over 30 years that I first met him and he is still the pre eminent watchmaker in Sydney. For genuine new and collectable Swiss Watches there is only one place, here.

While on a recent month long work trip all over Australia, I was noticing the strong US dollar to…read morethe Australian and got to thinking about something I was interested in that this savings could really take advantage of. Being a watch junky with far more Swiss watches than I need but not near as many as I want, I thought of a somewhat obscure brand called NOMOS that is a small hand made, in house movement timepiece manufacturer located in Glashütte, Germany. So doing a little research I discover that the only authorized NOMOS dealer in Australia is this one in Sydney. After getting to Sydney my girlfriend and I go visit this shop which is small and on the 10th floor of a office building downtown. They mostly specialize in high end watch repair and selling some used vintage pieces. But they also feature the full NOMOS line. I was only there to look and check prices but the saving was far too tempting and we ended up getting the classic Bauhaus design his and hers NOMOS Tangente hand winders. The experience was excellent and the woman helping us was very knowledgeable and had us try on anything we liked and ask lots of questions. Truly an enjoyable experience and now we have some memorable souvenirs from the trip. Totally worth a visit if you are into vintage time pieces or the NOMOS brand.