Pushbutton weddings seem to be making an appearance with machines that act as ministers and wedding rings made of plastic. The plastic machine looks like something out of a movie and it is, essentially a vending machine that can take you through your wedding vows or get you a quickie divorce. In an age of instant gratification, who cares that this contraption might take the romance out of the whole marriage ceremony?
It’s called AutoWed – what a perfectly suitable name! It’s around eight feet tall and all you need to do is to insert the right amount of money and it will take you through the marriage rites. It re
Breitling is in to new and old aviation experiences. Going along with their current retro-kick, this new limited edition watch celebrates their restoration of a truly remarkable plane – the Super Constellation. There are only three remaining Lockheed Super Constellation planes around. Originally from the 1950s, the iconic looking dolphin style fuselage along with “triple tail” was designed for long-haul flights over the Atlantic ocean. It reminds of us a more romantic era when flight was for the few and jets were for the military.
Longines, now the official timekeeper of the Kentucky Derby and its home track Churchill Downs, recently was able to award the winners of the 2011 Kentucky Derby with a Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph watch. Longines recorded a winning time of 2.04 minutes as the running time for “Animal Kingdom” the winning horse. The Swiss brand rewarded the horse owner Barry Irwin, jockey Johnny Velazquez, and trainer Graham Motion each with the classically inspired timepiece. The link above will take you to a previous article that discusses the piece further along with Longines’ involvement with them famous horse race. 
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