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Affordable luxury rating: 3/5 Look great for: Work and wonderful for champagne brunches and evening cocktails A seriously luxurious update on one of Raymond Weil’s most iconic and venerable lines, this latest offering from Raymond Weil takes its name from Wagner’s opera. The epitome of classic elegance, Raymond Weil’s Parsifal’s striking black dial enjoys beautiful […]
January 13, 2011
Affordable luxury rating: 5/5 Look great for: Work and play (wear it to the office and beyond) 42mm with a bi-directional 24hr GMT bezel, this tribute to the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone (and sharing its namesake); Dievas Watch Company’s The Reaper bears killer looks that betray its functional yet beautifully simple inner workings. Driven […]
January 13, 2011
Woven belts are in but not many are painstakingly braided by master tanners from a fine Italian luxury Atelier like Bulgari. This belt makes our Curated Selection on the basis of the daring blend of blue and beige elastic rubber yarn. One belt, multiple looks and colour matching combinations, the double logo on the belt buckle […]
January 11, 2011
Mediterranean lifestyle sculpted for your wrist The Portofino Hand Wound Eight Days is the flagship of the luxury watch collection. Powered by an all new IWC manufacture movement, the 37.8mm 59210 calibre is a reminder of the days of classically dressed men and their pocket watches; updated for modern times, the movement with its large bridges […]
January 10, 2011
If thin is in, Piaget has gone absolutely anorexic (in a good way) for SIHH 2011. Setting new haute horlogerie records, Piaget’s latest luxury watch for men, the Emperador Coussin Tourbillon Automatic sets new records as the world’s thinnest tourbillon. Weighing in at 10.44 mm, thin self-winding tourbillons like Piaget’s Emperador Coussin are extremely complicated because the oscillating weight […]
January 9, 2011
Immortalised by Steve McQueen in 1970’s Le Mans, to me, McQueen is the sex icon that this generation has never had. Even as a straight man this legend appeals to me, the raw charisma and sheer animal magnetism of this Hollywood bad boy, outclasses and outguns present day Edwards and Jacobs (no offense to either […]
November 1, 2010
Bell & Ross isn’t the oldest of watchmakers. In fact, they are relatively young. Although the company was founded only in 1992, that hasn’t stopped Bell & Ross from becoming one of the most talked about brands at BaselWorld. Unique, distinctive and inspired by aeronautical instruments, Bell & Ross have carved a name for themselves […]
October 27, 2010
A cursory glance of the malls today bring us lux brands like Panerai and U-Boat. Yet, beneath the glitz and glare of halogen lamps at Ion Orchard, many of us walk these hallowed halls unaware of the sordid dictator endorsements of these brand icons. Panerai was the watch of choice of one-third of the ORIGINAL […]
October 25, 2010
It’s a writer’s hazard. There are occasions where you come across an item so inspiring and the words simply flow. Other times, a product so astounding, you’re simply at a loss for words. The DualTow by Christophe Claret falls in the latter. An exceptional timepiece to mark 20 years of watchmaking Based in Le Locle, […]
October 22, 2010
Audemars Piguet certainly know how to party. They celebrated their 135 anniversary two weeks ago at “Choice!” restaurant on the third floor of Toyko’s prestigious Ark Mori building. With 500 VIPs, celebrities and media in attendance, they commemorated the date with the launch of the New Limited Edition Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Jarno Trulli Chronograph. Historic […]
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