Lady Watch by Girard-Perregaux of New ww.tc

Girard-Perregaux finally released new and amazingly beautiful ww.tc Lady Watches. These timepieces, envisioned to accompany contemporary and dynamic women, are modern and yet sophisticated in appearance.

The ww.tc collection (world-wide time control) was created by Girard-Perregaux in 2000. These watches are the newest additions to the collection, crafted in steel or pink gold, with 41.00 mm in diameter. The case is equipped with two crowns, adorned with onyx cabochons and positioned at 3 and 9 o’clock, Highly polished bezel is graced with shimmering glow of 54 precious white diamonds.

The alluring white dial features nicely shaped Arabic numerals at 3, 6 and 12 o’clock positions, and eight delicate diamond hour-markers. There are central hours and minutes, indicated by petal-shaped skeletonized hands.

The watch utilizes view of the manufacture-made automatic mechanical movement – GP033G0, visible through the transparent case-back. This movement is completed with 27 jewels, and able to provide 46 hours of power reserve. The caliber beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour.

This watch displays both local time and that of other time zones, simultaneously. The 24-hour disc is synchronized with the hour hand, while the second mobile disc shows the names of 24 different cities – one for each time zone.

HM3 The JwlryMachine Watch of MB&F and Boucheron

MB&F and Boucheron HM3 The JwlryMachine Watch

For the final exciting iteration of the Horological Machine No. 3, Swiss MB&F who celebrates the art of the machine combines their technology with French Boucheron who celebrates the art of jewelry. The result is the JwlryMachine Watch, an incredible work of three-dimensional art that will be made to order for those who want to add this stunning luxury to their collection.
The JwlryMachine is a mechanical bird. Better stated, the JwlryMachine is a bejeweled bird with mechanical innards. In a spectacular flight of fancy, the House’s peerless artisans have conceived the watch as a splendid three-dimensional jewelled owl, presented either in 18k white gold, with amethyst, diamonds and blue and violet sapphires, or in 18k red gold, with pink tourmaline, rose quartz, diamonds and pink sapphires.

The watches will be made to order and the price will start at $195,000, with primary availability at Boucheron boutiques.

MB&F and Boucheron HM3 The JwlryMachine Watch

Christie watch the clock up to $ 91M No ', is the highest ever in 2010 sales

With the final December 14 auction in New York, Christie's International wrapped up a record-breaking year for fine and rare watches that realised US$91.2m in total sales, the highest annual total ever achieved for watches at the global auction house.
During what has emerged as a remarkable year for  investing in fine timepieces, every watch sale hosted at Christie's salerooms in Dubai, Hong Kong, Geneva, and in New York achieved sell-through rates above 90% by value.
The top watch of the year was a unique Patek Philippe Reference 1527 manufactured in 1943 that sold for a World Record US $5.7m at Christie's Geneva. According to Christie's, no other auction house in the world achieved as many record prices for important timepieces during 2010.

"Our sale in New York this week marked the culmination of a truly stellar year for watches at auction, and re-affirmed Christie's dominance of the global market for fine and rare timepieces," said Aurel Bacs, International Head of Watches at Christie's.
"We have welcomed in a wealth of new collectors to this field in the past year, and witnessed an exponential growth in buyer participation from Asian countries, led primarily by mainland China and Hong Kong.
"At the same time, established collectors from the private, trade, and institutional sectors in Europe and the US continue to add great depth and strength to this category, giving us a solid foundation for the year ahead. We look forward to our first round of sales in April 2011," said Bacs.
Amongst the leading collections of the year was The Millennium Collection in Hong Kong, A Connoisseur's Vision, Parts II and III in Geneva, and most recently, the collection of award-winning actor Anthony LaPaglia in New York - all of which exceeded their pre-sale estimates.
Together with Part I, offered in the fall of 2009, A Connoisseur's Vision achieved of grand total of some $19m and became the most valuable private collection of wristwatches ever offered at auction.
at the same time, Christie's attributes this year's success to the convenience and increasing popularity of online bidding. At the December 15 sale of Important Watches in New York, 321 clients from 19 countries registered to bid online - the highest ever for a Christie's watches sale.

Valentino Offers Crystal-embellished Feather Clutch

I love to carry clutch rather than a hand bag. Are you looking for clutch? If yes then here is latest Valentino Crystal-embellished Feather Clutch it is perfectly made for you. It is a chic clutch that will assist you create the accurate fashion statement on your party going in town. It is built in a unique crystal bird embellishment, includes perfect leather and fully designed with crystals. You can match it with skirts or gowns. It is fully stylish and trendy clutch that surely adds a great chic in your lifestyle. It seems more beautiful by its crafted crystal birds perched on the clutch.
Valentino is a well known company for making fashionable accessory and this latest Valentino’s Crystal-embellished Feather Clutch is superb. The square casing of the clutch is creased in sequin, pink leather and bead decoration beautify the sides, even as light pink satin panels at sides and stand entire the plea of this clutch. You can carry it on your shoulder too it includes an elective gold chain. It includes sufficient space to carry stuff, it includes an internal patch pocket. The clutch comes with the price tag of just $4,170. so just check out its latest image and details above.

Fancy Vivid Purple-Pink Diamond of 6.89 Carats

Fancy Vivid Purple-Pink Diamond of 6.89 Carats

Lately it seems the world can’t get enough of pink diamonds. In the latest in a series of global auction records for colored diamonds, a modified rectangular-cut fancy vivid purple-pink diamond of 6.89 carats was sold for $6.91 million at Christie’s New York Jewels auction on Tuesday, December 7.

The anonymous buyer paid $1 million per carat for the cut-cornered modified rectangular-cut fancy vivid purple-pink diamond set in a ring made of 18K rose gold, making this pink heart join the band of the most expensive diamond auctioned this season. However the most expensive sale of a diamond is still held by a 24.78 carat diamond sold by Sotheby’s for $46.2 million in November, closely followed by another pink diamond sold by Christie’s for a record-breaking $23.1 million some time ago.

The auction total, $22.1 million, brought Christie’s New York jewelry sales total to $131 million for the year the highest total ever for the U.S. jewelry auction market.

Fancy Vivid Purple-Pink Diamond of 6.89 Carats

Michael Kors Crescent Fringed Hobo and Darrington Flap Hobo, Handbag of the Day

Is it western or bohemian? Maybe a little of each. I think it could go either way, depending how you pair it up, and of course no matter what you wear it with lots of swingy fringe is always fun. The Crescent Fringe Leather Hobo by Michael Kors is all one color, a light sandy brown, and features a half-circle body with a large loop of fringe-trimmed leather that forms the shoulder strap. Inside it has two pockets and is lined in beige canvas. Highly styled minimalism at its best. $895

The Darrington Flap Hobo ($895) by Michael Kors combines a rustic aesthetic with golden hardware for a bag that says, “I can be worn daily and the wear and tear that you thrown at me will only enhance my overall look”, while gold accents bring a shiny and stylish touch to offset the handbag’s dark palette. The color is ideal for Fall and can serve as a great anchor to your Fall ensembles. It features an adjustable shoulder strap, allowing you to be hands free and wear it across your chest or on your shoulder. There are two exterior buckled pockets (handy for cell phones and keys) and a large buckled flap for a secured closure. Dimensions: 12 1/2″H x 16″W x 4 1/2″ D.

Charriol Saint Tropez Watch - Inspired by Summer Resort

The house of Charriol delights the public with its new Saint Tropez watch. The name of this striking model refers to the internationally famous summer resort. It is also known as "Fille de la Mer", which means “Daughter of the Sea” when translated from French.

The new Charriol watch is offered in an ultra-thin, refined steel case. It measures 30 mm in diameter. The case carries a broad bezel, done in white or black mother-of-pearl. It exposes oversized Roman numerals, alternating with raised hour-markers.

The imposing bezel embraces an elegant dial, designed in a pared-down style. It is performed in white or pink mother-of-pearl. The new Saint Tropez watch can also show off a sunburst black version of the display.

The latter is equipped with hour-markers, skillfully arranged to ensure a harmonious contemporary appearance. Taking care of hours and minutes are central hands. The seconds are indicated in a separated counter at 6 o’clock.

The new Charriol watch is teamed with a bracelet, which consists of six supple steel cables. Extremely appealing, it also boasts a decorative and secure chain, made up of maritime-inspired links.

Michael Kors Skorpios Metallic Tote, Handbag of the Day

Another poochy ruched number (there have been a lot of these lately catching my eye) this Skorpios Metallic Leather Tote is by Michael Kors and is perfect for creating high-end glamorous day looks. Metallic gold crushed leather that's just a little shimmery contrasts against the earthiness of braided brown leather top handles. Other features include a small leather hang tag with designer-stamped plaque, a detachable gold leather shoulder strap, and a three-compartment interior (divided into two open sections and one zipped one) lined in taupe linen. $995

Give an iPod Nano (with Multi – Touch) a Rocking Twist

A simple way to show yourself that all your hard work this year paid off is to give yourself a gift. After all, Christmas is looming around the corner so why have second thoughts.

Most people, and experts, believe that music is the best therapy after a long and stressful day at work. So whether you travel by car or public transportation, you need to have a portable gadget to carry with anywhere you go, at all times. Apple iPod would best fit in to this kind of scenario. You get to listen to your self – made playlist while on travel, play while waiting for the bus or train to arrive or do whatever your iPod can offer. And just recently, Apple have come up with few new iPod units to entice you with and one of them is the Apple iPod Nano with Multi – Touch. This unit is way too smaller, lighter, colorful and sleek than the previous released versions. But another team of geniuses have come up with a brilliant idea on how to better utilize and enjoy this new Apple iPod Nano with Multi – Touch. It is by wearing the gadget as a wristwatch. Sounds cool and intriguing, right?

W&F watchmaking Atelier presents its first watch

Prague’s W&F watch-making atelier today presents its first watches, which have been under development for almost two years. On this day, W&F Atelier also presents itself to the public.
Wei & Friends watch-making atelier’s leading figure and founder is young designer and watch-maker, Martin Weichert, whose dream was to design and personally make high quality yet reasonably-priced mechanical watches of original design with much of the work undertaken by hand. Today, his dream has become a reality with the introduction of the first two models from the Pure range, which marry 21st century clean curves with the making of selected parts by hand in accordance with traditions from centuries gone by.

A wide range of renowned watch brands offer unique limited editions which involve a high level of hand crafting, but most of them are priced at a level out of reach to the majority of admirers. W&F’s challenge was to introduce a watch to the market which would offer a similar experience while keeping prices at a reasonable level.

The first collection features vitreous enamel dials, hand-wound movement, innovative case and complicated, hand-crafted hands. The watch designs come exclusively from the pen of Martin Weichert, atelier founder, who also personally makes all hand-made parts. The limited edition watches will be created in partnership with artists in various fields whose personal artistic expression will contribute to their great sense of originality. Other partners and friends contribute by offering consultation in the fields of technology, craft techniques and construction and technical innovations. The name of Wei & Friends Atelier pays tribute to them.

 

The atelier’s approach is expressed in the name Watchsculptures. It expresses the way of looking at a watch as an individual object of art. Inspiration for the artistic concept of the watches was found in the work of famous sculptors of the 20th century, such as Henry Moore. The atelier places emphasis on hand making all parts of its watches apart from the mechanism and case which are bespoke manufactured by the highest skilled firms in Switzerland and Germany. The other parts (hands, dial, lugs etc.) are handmade in the atelier using traditional methods inspired by watch-making ateliers of the 18th and 19th centuries. The hand making of the enamelled dials and the method of blueing the end sections of the hands guarantee that no two watches anywhere in the world will be exactly the same. In additional to an artistic approach, technical innovation has also played a major role. Whether it is in terms of the floating seating system for the sensitive internal parts of the watch (‘antishock’), or the innovative system for affixing the strap which allows for the use of standard straps of 20, 22 or 24mm or the clever illumination of the dial by reflected light, the design factors in a lot more than mere aesthetics.

 

model ranges share the same steel case of 44 mm diameter and 12 mm height. A bold side profile, a subtly upsweeping face, each curve and surface is the result of more than forty separate case construction and design steps. The movement (mechanism) itself is a modified Eta 6498. Together with the dial and hands, it is set into the case with the use of an anti-shock system which absorbs much of the energy during bumps or falls of the watch onto the ground and protects not only the sensitive mechanism but also the fragile enamelled dial and complex hands from damage.

 

Ateliers production is due to hand-made realization limited to just a few pieces per month. The Pure range is the basic model range. It comes in two configurations – with a pure white enamelled dial or with a structured black enamelled dial. Limited editions will be made also for the Unique range, each with only a small number of watches, as well as any special madeto-order single editions, using artistic enamelling techniques or expensive materials.