The year end will witness famous auction house Bonhams conduct a very rare sale of luxury watches that belong to the private collection of the Porsche Family. The name of the event to be held at New Bond Street is ‘Fine Watches & Wristwatches’. And you can safely expect some of the best creations ever in the world of uber rich timepieces here.

A very unique auction, it will feature pieces by Eterna, Porsche Design, Panerai, Rolex, Jaeger LeCoultre, Breitling, Eberhard, Omega and Chronoswiss. In other words, every brand that you ever loved will be pretty much under this one roof. The high point of the event will be an 18 carat gold chronograph by Eterna that has an estimated price bracket of £4000-6000. This one was presented to Dr. Ferdinand Oliver Porsche on his 40th birthday celebration.
Again, there is also one spectacular watch called Porsche Design that is known for its different dial designs and it carries an estimated price of £1800-2200. Do look out for Porsche Design prototypes, the Dashboard PTR-Titan Rattrapante, Rolex Explorer II and Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Polaris.

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A lot of people find watches cool and they are still considered as one of the best things to gift someone, especially if you can’t think of anythng else. Me, I never could stand watches, but if you anyone ever does gift me a watch I hope it’s one of the latest VOID watches.

The VOID V02 watches lauched just a year after the VOID V01 are styled after their predecessor, except that the second installation is an analogue extension instead of digital. The V01 seem to be fashioned after speedometers and appear with the top half of the watch dial missing. The dial contains the hour and minute hand much like any other traditional watch except that here the readings are slightly different. The hands are colour coded (white and red tips) and correspond to the number of the same colour (so in the picture on top, the time is 4:35)

Getting used to reading the time on this just takes a minute. Once you convince your brain that none of the number are actually missing, it becomes a piece of cake! The watches are available for $200 in black, brushed, polished, and gold surfaces.

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LED is a technology that has caught up pretty fast across the globe despite the fact that it is on the higher scale of the price tag compared to other low-profile technological solutions that could take its place. Just goes to show that people love bling and green solution will be accepted when they come in an attractive package. The Circuit MK2 designed by STORM of London is all set to take that LED charm and put in on your wrist. Designed to look like a space age tool, the LED display watch does not use the traditional analog or digital way of conveying time.

The flash from London uses an LED display on a sleek stainless steel bracelet to offer that sleek and ultra-modern look. With minimalistic design being the trend in fashion today the LED watch should have quite a few takers indeed. Displaying time and date despite the lack of chronograph functionality, the MK2 looks like the perfect wrist gear for every occasion.

With its understated style and futuristic the LED watch might very soon compete with the digital and analog versions across the planet. Till then you can get your own Circuit MK2 for $200.

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What could be better than an expensive and luxurious Horological Machine? Well, what would actually be better than that is actually buying one for us. Here is a luxurious Horological machine that is manufactured by MB&F and is called the Horological Machine 2.

This cool machine is a watch engineering tour de force and comes housed in a fingerprint resistant PVD coated titanium enclosure. It is also soft to touch and comes with moon phase, retrograde date, and instantaneous jumping hour. This is a rather expensive machine and hence the prices are not revealed.

If you are still interested in buying and price doesn’t matter to you, you could contact the manufacturers and ask for a price request. Meanwhile, I could be satisfied with the stylish looks of the horological Machine 2 and would look at it from afar. There is something really weird about having a lot of money. You never have to think twice about spending it, and that is what makes having a lot of money very appealing and scary at the same time. So go ahead and get one for yourself.

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A watch from Louis Vuitton is a very exclusive affair that doesn’t happen too regularly either. The brand has a plentiful of luggage and bags floating around the fashion conscious, but keeping time isn’t what they indulge in too often. Perhaps, that is just another reason for the popularity of timepieces by the brand. A new collection of Two-Tone LV Tambour watches are gaining momentum in the markets. It includes chronographs, GMTS and even the three-hand version with a subsidiary dial.

All watches are automatics with high grade ETA mechanical movements The fashionably tapering Tambour watch case is quite a stunner. The two-tone effect lets the colors blend without distraction something along the lines of Baume & Mercier Riviera.

The Two-Tone LV Tambour watches have enough variety for both men and women. The guys would be taken up by the three hand version with a subsidiary dial at 9 o’clock, a GMT model and the pictured chronograph model. Every single timepiece has eye soothing deep yellow hands. Quite a touch of the classic, gold in its natural color looks good. the price range is between $4K-$5K.

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Carl F. Bucherer is one of the most important watchmakers of the present generation. He has just created a masterpiece called the Alacria Royal which almost looks like a royal piece of jewellery. The watch can be worn by ladies and is opulent enough to make a princess carve for it.

It comes studded with precious stones like diamonds, blue and orange-colored sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Though Carl has used Indian themes on these watches as he claims, one must admit that they do look good. It is an interesting point to make that in India colours have significance but most people lack a good sense of fashion in that country.

Nevertheless, Carl F. Bucherer has made it a point to make the watches less garish, less gaudy and less weird and in the end it has turned out to be one of the most chic watches I have ever seen. By using pure diamonds and other precious stones, Carl has once again proven his fetish for precious stones. This guy must really be getting off at the pictures of diamonds and rubies unlike the rest of the world.

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When we talk Goldstriker, we mean sheer luxury. We will have to give to thi brand for dressing up techie gadgets the glam way, and so tastefully too. And it’s not just cell phones alone who get their attention because they are willing to do up your USB drives as well. Even watches and chess sets are decked with precious stones by their designers.

Stuart Hughes and his wife Katherine are the brains behind this luxury generating company. We quite like the way the couple has allowed technology to embrace luxury. And they have even revamped their website to bring bling closer to everyone’s lives. Do check it out for it comes with the most exclusive handsets and bespoke elements.

All the products on the page are shown in their original images and not some computer generated pictures. Sinking in the gorgeous airs in Liverpool, the Goldstriker’s is a huge hit and has been so for the last twleve years.

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‘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.

Then, let’s not forget the black PVD-coated steel Milagauss anti-magnetic chronometer that has a manufacturing of 2008. This one too is estimated at $10,000-$15,000. But if you want something cheaper, then you can easily settle for the 1969 Explorer for $3,000-$4,000. Then there is the autographed copy of the auction catalog by none other than Bloom himself that goes with each of the three watches. Bloom is donating a portion of the money to UNICEF.

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The limited edition product has as few as 75 pieces manufactured for the global market.

It weighs eight kilos, pulls supports perfectly with a 30 day power reserve, has a world time display on its dial. Its granite base rotates with an electronically controlled machinery. The piece also has a set of 12 Time Mover Watch Winders that are meant to meet the demands of the most perfection seeking watch lovers.

Add to all these features, its built in music output which plays Mozart thrice a day, and you are sure to fall in love with it. The limited edition pieces are available in metallic gold and macassar. Buben & Zorweg are known for their masterpieces in timepiece making and clocks, while giving that no nonsense dedication to detailing and precision in their chronographs.

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Not every one of us can own a luxury watch studded with several million dollars worth of diamonds, with sapphire crystal bezels and plated in rhodium. However, for those who can afford such luxuries, safeguarding these precious pieces can be a difficulty.

When it comes to placing your trust on someone to protect your watches, who could possibly be better than one of the best safe manufacturers? The Chronos luxury watch safes from Brown Safe look like ornamental objects as well. The safes are available in two standard sizes of over 4ft (16 watch winders) and over 6ft (32 watch winders) though the fire and burglary protection mechanisms are the same for both. Protection features of the safes includes a half inch ballistic armour door, four way bolt work with anti-drive, glass plate relocking system, high security biometric lock, chip carbide hard plate and double anchor locking bolt carriage design. To ensure maximum protection notwithstanding floor type, four 5/8” floor anchor bolts increase security.

The Chronos safes also offer different finishing touches of stainless steel, titanium, bronze, and more. Two models for watches and two more models especially for jewellery are available. Priced extravagantly, the Chronos safe watches will cost you $58,750 and $74,500 for the two sizes. Optional luxury and security features (including GPS anti-theft system) will set you back between $875 and $8,850.

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