The Cork, that eases the problem, is actually an aluminium lever fit to the bottle mouth instead of the normal cork that `pops’ when expertly handled by bar tenders and waiters. With the excessive skill required, this was largely out of the domain of women. Traditional champagne firm Duval-Leroy who are fitting the Maestro or cork to 2,000 bottles of their finest champagne are the ones testing this product.

The screwtop was designed by Alcan Packaging which initiated the screwtop for win. Maestro uses a plastic cover to grip the champagne bottle’s neck.

The attraction, is an aluminium lever that is hidden beneath the foil, which then lifts the cap and breaks the seal. Alcan’s commercial director Bruno de Saizieu said the firm wanted to retain the traditional `pop’ , in addition to making it women friendly. Sceptics do not rule out that the plastic seal may affect the champagne taste, and also not prevent bubbles from escaping bottles.

This cork was developed after three years of research.

Via: Daily Mail, Timesline

The new watch by Perrelet distinguishes itself from other luxury timepieces. Called the Maestro Edition musical watch, this one comes equipped in an ‘in-house’ iPod nano dock (8 GB memory) with integrated remote control as well as speakers. The iPod tower has two Swisskubik watch winders in its windows that can easily be accessed both from front and back.

The tower has been made in lacquered dark wood to gives the best quality in sound with a brush of aluminum to match the Logitech speakers under the aluminum grill. Among the musical features, you can also enjoy some pre-loaded audio files featuring the tunes of many chiming watches.

In the picture above the first watch is a Perrelet 5-Minute Repeater while the second one is an Alarm, ye latter lets you set up a louder alarm on loudspeaker if you are one of those deep sleepers for whom no alarm whatsoever works; trust us, this one will! Both the tower as well the watch winders can be re-charged. The two watches are part of a limited edition of 50 each. The price tag ranges between $7,000-$15,000.

Via superst4r

The Backgammon deserves at least the definition of piece of art. Designed by the maestro Bernard Maquin, boasts a style that speaks the languages of the exotic East. Moreover it is believed that the origins of the game are Mesopotamian. The inspiration for the author went to the world of “A Thousand and One Nights”, with geometric motifs cutting east. To get the effect 61,082 diamonds in black, white and yellow shades are used. Add to them the flavor of gold and silver in huge quantities to feel the splendor.

The bizarre jewel, which has already passed hand last year, requested 10 thousand hours of intense work. Any bargain on price?

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