Patek Philippe, the legendary Swiss watch company, manufactures watches considered to be among the most beautiful and sought-after in the world. The company was founded in 1851 by Antoni Patek, a Polish watchmaker, and Adrien Philippe, a French watchmaker. Every watch made since then can be traced to this day. Since each timepiece is complex, […]
Bank Deposit Safe for Sale in Switzerland
Posted on December 5th, 2013 by Joe G
Did you ever watch the cartoon with a billionaire duck who dives into an enormous pile of coins and wish you could do that someday? Your wish could come true if you want to spend your entire fortune on a bank deposit safe for sale in Basel, Switzerland. The steel and brass safe was built […]
Three Reasons to Keep Gold Around
Posted on December 3rd, 2013 by Joe G
Gold is one of the most fascinating natural metals on the planet. Aside from diamonds, few other materials have held such intrinsic,and instrumental value to people. Did you know that astronauts’ space helmets actually have a thin layer of gold on the visors to protect them from the glare and heat of sunlight in space? […]
Gibson Semi-Hollow Body Electric Guitars
Posted on December 3rd, 2013 by Joe G
While there are many Gibson Solid Body guitars, like Gibson Les Paul Standard, Les Paul Custom, Les Paul Special and Les Paul Junior, SG Les Paul, Gibson Firebird, Gibson SG Standard, Custom and others, and they all have their own distinctive sound and tone, there is something special about the Semi-Hollow body electric guitar. They […]
Hitting the Jackpot
Posted on November 26th, 2013 by Joe G
A crew cleaning a Jet Airways commercial plane came across 24 gold bars worth more than $1.1 million. Where was this treasure stashed, you may ask? No other hiding place than the plane’s toilet compartment. The gold was stored in two bags, found when the crew was cleaning the flight at Kolkata airport in India. […]