Russells For Men

The laser scrimshawed depictions of four majestic sea vessels will be a hit with the sailor at heart and the cork backed polymer coasters will protect your desk or chair side table surfaces from watermarks and scratches.

This is a companion book to the 20 historical novels written by Patrick O'Brian about the 19th century British Royal Navy officer Jack Aubrey and his surgeon colleague Stephen Maturin.

In the days of sail, the ship's bell was rang (or is it rung?) to tell the time, to signal and to sound an alarm. The bell was struck in half-hour intervals based on the four-hour ship's watch system.

The ship's clock and the sextant were navigation instruments required by early explorers to determine longitude. Without these instruments many ships and sailors met their demise because of unfamiliar waters and undetermined location.