The Ball for BMW TimeTrekker is one of our favourite sports watches. As its name implies, this watch is co-branded with German automotive manufacturer BMW. What happens when the Ball for BMW TimeTrekker along with the Lego minifigure Extreme Daredevil 2 Dex-treme meet the BMW 225xe Active Tourer iPerformance? Do note that the BMW 225xe Active Tourer iPerformance is a … More
What is the common link between a customised German-made Heckler & Koch MP7 with suppressor, a thermobaric grenade and a Ball Watch Engineer Hydrocarbon “DevGru”? The answer: SEAL Team Six – the United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (NSWDG), also known as “DevGru”. SEAL is the acronym for the Sea, Air and Land special forces of the US Navy. … More
Mount Agung is about to awaken after a slumber of 54 years. Also known as Gunung Agung, the “Great Mountain” or de piek van Bali in Dutch (the peak of Bali), this active Indonesian volcano, located in Bali, last erupted in 1963 and more than 1,500 lives were lost. Some 100,000 people had to evacuate from their homes. Here is … More
Between the blue and the black models, the Ball for BMW TimeTrekker with the blue dial stands out more and is easier to identify. This is especially so with its red accents: found on the 30, 45 and 60 numerals on the dial, the “200 metres” to indicate its water-resistance and most obviously, the red-tip sweep seconds hand. On the … More
When I first thumbed through The Wristwatch Handbook and looked at the images, my initial fear was that it was going to be another cut-and-paste job. However, such a fear was totally unfounded. Once you begin reading what Ryan Schmidt has to share, the content value of what this book has to offer multiplies exponentially. For example, did you know … More
Porsche’s Cayenne S Platinum Edition is about sporty functionality. This explains standard equipment such as eight-way leather sports seats with Alcantara seat centres from the Cayenne GTS, Power Steering Plus, front-and-rear Park-Assist, Porsche Communication System (PCM), the Connect Plus module and the BOSE Surround Sound System. No, the body of the Cayenne S Platinum Edition is not made of platinum … More
In addition to the Earth’s magnetic field, we face magnetic forces all around us daily. These magnetic forces can be from electrical appliances such as cellular phones, television sets, radios, microwave ovens, personal computers and iPads, what may be termed “electrosmog”. As the accuracy of a mechanical watch can be easily affected by magnetic fields that we are exposed to, … More
Mount Agung or Gunung Agung in Bali, Indonesia is an active volcano that last erupted in 1963. Also known as a stratovolcano, Mount Agung towers at 3,148 metres or 10,328 feet and not only is it the highest point on Bali, it is considered the most sacred on the island. Stratovolcanos are also known as composite cones. They have gentle … More
First unveiled in January 2016 at the Consumer Electronics Show or CES in Las Vegas, BMW’s i Vision Future Interaction Concept Car finally made its first appearance in South-East Asia in early August. Based on the sleek and sporty BMW i8 Concept Spyder, the i Vision Future Interaction Concept Car was showcased in Singapore at Performance Motors Limited’s (PML) BMW … More
“Basically you just put your fingers into the crack and just turn them a little into the side and they just wedge in there… You only have… like a tiny amount of skin inside the crack… like half of two fingers.” Think about it. Is this perhaps something you’d like to have a crack at? Wait a moment; if you … More