Articles tagged with: quartz
Dior Joaillierie’s Kings & Queens Collection Is Quite Something
Posted in Art, Crystals, Designer, Diamond, Display, Gold, Jewelry, Luxury, Precious Stone on 19 July 2009

dior-joailleri Dior Joaillieries Kings & Queens Collection Is Quite Something

Christian Dior not only feels the pulse of fashion but also induces some heartbeats of its own, without the customers actually demanding for it. Such is the creativity of this luxe brand. Right now the newly launched “Kings & Queens’ collection by Dior Joaillierie is creating quite a buzz. Designed by Victoire deĀ  Castellane, these spectacular jewelry items area ctually skulls that are heavily decked up with all sorts of exotic ices and stones.

You can imagine all sorts of exotic names associated with this collection right from opal, jade, quartz and obsidian which together with the skulls stand for ‘eternity’. Castellane was hear saying that jewels are forever unlike us who wear them.

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Hamilton Makes An ODC X-02 Quartz Watch For The Jetsetter
Posted in Aircraft, Designer, Luxury, Watch on 11 July 2009

baselworld2009-hamilton-odcx-023-600x837 Hamilton Makes An ODC X-02 Quartz Watch For The Jetsetter

If you are in search of an all-new kind of wearable gadget, look no further for the ODC X-02 Quartz from brand Hamilton is here. Made especially for the world traveller, this bold timepiece does have a slightly geek appeal to it. In fact to be honest, it looks more like a cuff than a watch. There are three time faces to show three different time zones at the same time. The three valve-like pushers at the top of each dial lets you control the time display.

Now if you think that the watch reminds you of an airplane, you are not wrong. The timepiece has been partly inspired by the cross-section of an airplane’s wing too. This makes it a jet setter both in terms of trend as well as shape. Again, if you view from the side the ODC will look like a miniature telescope. The analog time display lies close to the pusher to give an illusion of its floating to the surface of the dial window.

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