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Records from sailors that visited the island state that they brought back “jewels of Serendib”. Serendib was the ancient name given to the island by middle eastern and Persian traders that crossed the Indian Ocean to trade gems from Sri Lanka to the East during the 4th and 5th century. Often the historical word "Ceylon" is used within gem ...
The project to establish the Standard watch originally aimed to make a steel-cased 17 jewel watch available to, and within the means of, almost any worker in the People's Republic of China. The often elaborate case-backs and signed crowns of many vintage Standard watches are a testimony to the pride of the local enterprises that built them.
Regina watches are occasionally stamped with the name of an American city, indicating that some were sold in the United States. The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors describes Regina watches as an inferior brand of Omega, but mentions that some were adjusted highly enough to be used as railroad timepieces, which was the ...
Ruby jewel bearings used for a balance wheel in a mechanical watch movement Cross-section of a jewel bearing in a mechanical watch. This type of donut-shaped bearing (red) is called a hole jewel, used for most of the ordinary wheels in the gear train. It is usually made of synthetic sapphire or ruby, press-fit into a hole in the movement's ...
The Star of Adam is an oval-shaped blue star sapphire, currently the largest star sapphire in the world. [1] [2] [3] It weighs 1,404.49 carats (280.898 g; 9.9084 oz). [4]Prior to its discovery in 2015, the Black Star of Queensland, weighing 733 carats (146.6 g), was the largest star sapphire gem in the world.
The flag of Tamil Eelam, which is prohibited from being displayed on non-educational websites in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government has a history of blocking various pro-LTTE websites such as Tamilnet and Tamilnation. A government spokesman has said that he is looking to hire hackers to disable Tamilnet. [5] [6] Display of the flag of Tamil ...
In the pin pallet escapement, these two faces are designed into the shape of the escape wheel teeth instead, eliminating complicated adjustments. The pins are located symmetrically on the lever, making beat adjustment simpler. Watches that used these escapements were called pin lever watches, and have been superseded by cheap quartz watches.
This is a list of gentlemen's clubs in Sri Lanka, including those no longer functioning and from the further regions of British ruled Sri Lanka and those formed after British ruled. Gentlemen's Clubs [ edit ]