Articles in the Watch Category
Posted in Designer, Luxury, Watch on 1 July 2009
Luxury watches are not just a statement of style but define you taste and announce your presence to the world in silent eloquence. While there are scores of such supposedly ‘special’ ones in the market today, none match the sheer audacity, perfection and brilliance of Chapter Two. Not only is this extravagant accessory a masterpiece crafted by three of the world’s finest watchmakers in the form of Mr. Daniel Roth, Mr. Roger Dubuis, and Mr. Peter Speake-Marin, the world’s very first unabbreviated triple calendar mechanical wristwatch is just such an audacious piece which is designed to help you stand out from the crowd.
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Posted in Fashion, Watch on 16 June 2009
The Gerlad Genta Gefica Kilimanjaro watch might not remind you of its namesake, the famous mountain in Africa, but it indeed has enough stuff in it to make it stand on its own. Now the Gefica watch line is not a new pattern for your wrist, but the Kilimanjaro version is. Set in bronze (yep, a metal that isn’t used often to make watches ) which will adopt a different color over time, the fashionable timepiece also features some titanium.
A retrograde minutes scale and date with a jumping hour window an traditional hand in red keep the mechanical complications in place. The art deco numbers shaped like dancing groups work very well with the while crocodile leather strap. The over-all effect is very lively.
Posted in Designer, Luxury, Watch on 15 June 2009
Brand MB&F has come together with artist Sage Vaughn to create magic in time with something that they like to call the Horological Machine No.2 aka HM2. This timepiece is one of its kind and will be auctioned at Only Watch, which is a charity auction for the benefit of the research nto Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) to be held on 24 September this year in Monaco. The HSH Prince Albert II is the patron of this event.
We hear that this stunningly gorgeous timepiece has been signed by the artist who presents DMD. The blackened gold barbed wire traps both the movement and the blued gold butterfly. The wings of the pretty insect are clipped to signify the unsuccessful struggle against DMS.
Posted in Designer, Precious Stone, Watch on 12 June 2009
The Lucky Lady Bug watch from Zadora launched early this year was quite something. After having enjoyed the huge success of its product, the watchmaking brand is back in action with its latest Von Zadora-Gerlof exclusive watch collection. The modern day Faberge, Andreas von Zadora-Gerlof is behind this spectacular endeavour.
The master jeweler seems to have quite a liking for the insect and the animal world, a theme easily seen reflected in his works. So the new collection has several time pieces that have incorporated the structure of many of her friends among the bugs and the animals.
Posted in Designer, Precious Stone, Watch on 11 June 2009
Watchmaker Boucheron is out with first of its three women’s Bestiary Ronde Collection. And trust us when we say, every piece in their lines is as exquisite as the other. Every model comes in two options with the difference being in more or less decoration. Yep, you can see in the picture above how the decorative chameleon can be had all by itself as well as when partially hidden behind a foliage of precious stones.
Running on a GP 4000 automatic movement, the watches shown above have been designed by Girard Perregaux. And his creativity has kept the traditional seconds hand away and replaced it with a revolving disc. If you look close, there is a small fly that moves around each minute just managing to escape the traps of the chameleon’s sticky tongue.
Posted in Antique, Luxury Brands, Watch on 10 June 2009
Vintage timepieces can never go out of fashion. And coming from Jaeger Lecoultre with the Hermes stamp, you can well expect the bomb this travel alarm clock would be. We hear that this gorgeous piece was sold and signed by French retailer Hermes making it a true Vintage Hermes other than being a Vintage Jaeger Lecoultre, of course.
The alarm clock comes with a JLC movement that manually wound. The mechanism also has the capacity of a 8-day power reserve which is marked bu the circled ‘8′ above 6 o’clock.
Posted in Diamond, Jewelry, Luxury, Luxury Brands, Precious Stone, Watch on 3 June 2009
Rolex is the ruler among watches, and there is no doubt about that one. It is the perfect statement of luxury with an inimitable panache for style that is to die-for. It is rather rare to see any high bling action from the luxury brand, but for once we were taken aback, and pleasantly so too. The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Diamond Chronometer Chronograph will set your heart racing.
The watch’s frame has been made in white gold with a width of 40mm. Two rows of diamonds line the whole structure with Arabic numerals in black enamel. Even the dials are made of diamonds. The whole presence is appropriately complemented by the white strap in leather. There is one more model that you might take a look at, this one has the numbers in blue with a little difference in the arrangement of diamonds along the frame of the watch.
Posted in Cell Phone, Designer, Jewelry, Luxury, Luxury Brands, Mobile Phone, Watch on 1 June 2009
Step aside for the price will blow your mind away! Though we are not too sure about the product (and we shall come to that bit only later). The luxury market is up with its newest offering that is the Revolution phone made by a company called Goldvish, a rather ‘colloquial American’ spelling. Well, what the folks here did was to simply attach a Frederic Jouvenot Chronograph Evolution watch to the phone device.
Frankly, it is the first of its kinds effort so like all firsts do, this one too shall expect for some brickbats. A rather bizarre combo of luxury with too much techie stuff, the watch costs a huge $48,000 which, we are aware, will fit into the budget of a handful only. By the way, the section with the watch is removable from the phone.
Posted in Auctions, Celebrity Shopping, Watch on 29 May 2009
‘So much for an actor, that too such a sexy one’, you might wanna say! No wonder Orlando Bloom’s Rolex watches are getting all the attention they need even before they go on auction on June 11. We are referring to the three timepieces that come from the actor’s personal collection to be a part of Antiquorum’s Important Collectors’ Wristwatches auction in New York.
We have taken a liking for the rare 1973 Explorer II Steve McQueen watch, which is treasured by all Rolex aficionados. Bloom wore this one estimated to be at a price between $10,000 and $15,000 with a leather cuff bracelet. But we will not be surprised if it goes away at even a better price.
Posted in Fashion, Jewelry, Luxury Brands, Watch on 29 May 2009
We do know that watches are the ultimate symbol of luxury for men. But we never witnessed anything like this before. With a price tag of a huge $400,000, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Gyrotourbillon 1 is every man’s dream. Exuberating style, exclusivity with the ultimate in complex watch making technology, this time piece is now up for sale.
In fact, online jeweler SoKoBe is giving quite a discount for this limited edition watch at a price of $339,995. A little history on this one. Ever since 2004, the brand Jaerger-LeCoultre is rolling out its Gyrotourbillon 1 in limited runs of 20 pieces each year.
