A Watch for Safari Hunters

Jewelry and watch makers have recently made wide use of a material that is quite new in the luxury goods field. The unique qualities of this platinum-group metal will make one wonder why it has stayed in the shade for so long.The name of the 'mysterious' metal is palladium. It was first identified in 1803 and named after Pallas, the companion of Athene, Goddess of Wisdom in Greek mythology. Palladium has partially replaced platinum as a precious metal since 1939, while the latter was reserved strictly for military purposes. Palladium the same as red gold is likely to be mostly used in the production of limited and special editions. This is explained by the rarity of the material. The fact that the metal does not require rhodium plating makes it really cost-saving, as rhodium is highly-priced. I cannot be dictated to by a watch." (Jane Austen)"Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours."(Mark Twain)"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save."(Will Rogers)"This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But, it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning." (Winston Churchill)"A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure." (Lee Segall)"Time makes more converts than reason."(Thomas Paine) "Time is a companion that goes with us on a journey.