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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Ventura -Automatically Digitized


"Humanity has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible, and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and immature."
Tom Robbins

Uniqueness and exclusivity are (more often, than not) characteristics that are held in very high regard. This is due to the ingenuity which is required to develop and/or attain such distinctions. Our love of uniqueness and exclusivity speaks to the human need to feel special in some way, shape or form. When a product has the gall and gumption to refer to itself as "the world's first and/or only anything", it is demanding and (at least initially) deserving of attention. Ventura was a small Swiss watch maker who had the gall and gumption to be daring, to try something new and different. By manufacturing the VEN_99 movement, Ventura became the "World's only manufacturer of automatic digital watches". A noteworthy claim for Ventura upon which to hang their collective hats.





Unfortunately, like most genius when it is a little too ahead of it's time, it doesn't get recognized until it's demise. Ventura filed for bankruptcy in 2007. Thankfully however, their watches can still by purchased through selected retailers and the secondary market. Ventura watches have gained a new distinction and have now also arguably become the "world's most highly sought after digital watch maker"...

Ventura "Design On Time"...

Oz

Mo'Betta & Oz a.k.a. The Sophistiques

Monday, May 9, 2011

Jeneil Williams, "Yes, You Are My Sweet Jamaica"


"I know you'll never let me down, Cause you're not that kind of girl"
Cat Stevens

Her complexion is sweeter than suck-suck. Her legs are taller than Blue Mountain Peak. Her smiles is brighter than the Jamaican sun. Jeneil Williams is the quintessential Jamaican national treasure. The island in the sun seems to be producing more than just sprinters, coffee and music... The "Land We Love" is churning out super models nowadays. (A PURE STULLESHA ALL DEH BOUT!!!!)




Jeneil Williams hails from Kingston, Jamaica. She stands at a little more than 5 foot 9 inches (80% of her height is due to her legs... NO LIE!!!!). Jeneil is currently signed to New York Model Management. In collaboration with the legendary Naomi Campbell, Jeneil will be in Cannes, France working on the "Fashion for Relief" campaign to aid the victims of Japanese natural disasters. She has also recently worked on the Karl Lagerfeld Diet Coke campaign. Jeneil Williams has done an island proud.



"A ketchup dem a play, Jeneil a di pepper..."

Oz

Mo'Betta & Oz a.k.a. The Sophistiques