Posts Tagged ‘hands’
Innovation at the heart of watches’ ‘butterflies’
The innovative PanoInverse watch is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. In 2008, Glashütte Original staged a premiere for a very special element of its horological art. The PanoInverse XL unveiled its inner beauty, presenting the duplex swan-neck fine adjustment as an exceptional element on the dial side of the watch. Today, two Pano models in particular…
Read MoreThe top 10 presents Scots have wanted since 1960
The good old bike is the most popular retro Christmas gift of years gone by for Scots, having appeared on more letters to Santa between the 1960s and 2000s than any other type of toy. A survey of 2000 UK adults born between 1960 and 2000, carried out by One4all, the multi-store Post Office gift…
Read MoreJust 36 tickets available for Glengoyne event
Glengoyne Highland Single Malt has announced its first ever, exclusive Behind the Scenes at Glengoyne Distillery event. Ths will give the opportunity for a few lucky ticket holders to get the keys to the distillery for one day to get deeper insight than ever before into how Glengoyne’s unhurried single malt is crafted. With only…
Read MoreThe Bodyguard offers one moment in time to remember
Turning hit films into musicals seems to be de rigeur at present. The Lion King, Shrek, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Dirty Dancing, to name just a few, have found their way from the silver screen to the stage. Another adaptation being brought to life before our eyes is The Bodyguard – based on the…
Read MoreThe used whisky casks finding a brand new use
If you suddenly found that you had over 3000 whisky casks on your hands, what exactly would you do? That’s exactly the situation that Patrick Keir found himself in earlier this year. Having spotted an eye for a business venture, but wasn’t exactly sure to begin with, he’s now selling the former casks in an…
Read MoreSecrets of silver at the Glenmorangie Lecture
The secrets of silver are to be revealed at this year’s Glenmorangie Annual Lecture. Taking place at the National Museum of Scotland, this year’s event will see design critic and curator Corinne Julius explain how leading silversmiths are reworking the heritage of their craft, pushing the boundaries of silver as a material and using it…
Read MoreIt doesn’t have to be summer to enjoy this barbecue
You can’t beat a good barbecue – but have you ever tried barbecued pheasant? If not, now’s the perfect time to try it, as part of Great British Game Week, which is running from 19-25 November, and Eat Wild is challenging the nation to think differently about game – and it’s starting in the kitchen.…
Read MoreSorry seems to be the easiest word for Scots
Scots are renowned for their overuse of apologies, with the word ‘sorry’ firmly established as a staple of Scottish phraseology, according to new research. A survey of 1,004 adults carried out by leading online florist SerenataFlowers.com, has revealed that the average Scot now says ‘sorry’ as many as eight times per day, with the most apologetic Scots…
Read MoreWho wants a Scottish Field Instagram honour?
You may have noticed (or are about to) we have been much more active on the Scottish Field Instagram page in the last few weeks. And we want to continue doing so on our page by sharing amazing pictures of all things Scottish and some fab behind the scenes images of what the team here…
Read MoreThe top 10 crimes of guests at a dinner party
Dinner parties or cocktail nights are great ways to bring people together. But new research has revealed that for a significant number of us, these kinds of gatherings can also cause irreparable fall outs. A survey of 1,023 UK adults carried out by kitchenware e-tailer, Vitinni.co.uk, found that more than half of Brits reveal that…
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