20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Rolex.

The Berlin Wall was breached after the East German government moves to lift restrictions on travel across the border to West Germany in November 9th, 1989. It was erected in august 3rd, 1961.
Communist East Germany erected the 155-km (96-mile) concrete wall in 1961 to encircle West Berlin and prevent citizens from fleeing into the capitalist enclave. More than 100 people are believed to have been killed at the Wall while trying to escape.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy posted on Facebook a picture of himself at the Berlin Wall.
The image shows Mr Sarkozy, then a 34-year-old French MP, standing before a graffiti-covered section of the wall back in 9 November 1989. Mr Sarkozy will today join world leaders in Berlin to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall.
Nicolas Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa was born on 28 January 1955. He is the 23rd President of the French Republic. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier.

Nicolas Sarkozy is a true Rolex collector, with a particular appreciation for the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona, which was made famous by the late American acting icon Paul Newman. He has been pictured many times wearing the classic white faced Daytona, but he seems to prefer the rarer black faced Daytona. The Rolex Cosmograph Daytona is easily recognized for its stainless steel case and an oysterlock bracelet. Rolex Cosmograph features an intricately fashioned dial, whether white or black, and a synthetic sapphire case. It is also water resistant to 100 meters. [Full article]

[Source: BBC News and Interwatches]

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Longines’ World War Two Pilot’s Wristwatch

The Longines’ World War Two Pilot’s Wristwatch gets to be an early and quite rare Longines Aircraft Navigation match pioneered and developed by Longines during the 1930’s with Chales Lindbergh’s help. Lindbergh was a famous American aviator that fisrt crossed the Atlantic alone and without stopping.
Longines’ World War Two Pilot’s watch was worn  during war by the military force that transported aircrafts across the North Atlantic and, considering the extreme weather conditions and navigation problems, accurate time was a must.
Longines is a very innovative watch company that produces high-quality product; easily as good as or better than the aforementioned companies. Longines began with a well-thought-out and highly engineered mechanism, and followed through with a finely manufactured product.

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Motorola Aura Diamond Edition with 34 diamonds and gold

Motorola has started selling the most expensive of its model series Motorola Aura. The device, called Aura Diamond Edition has no technical characteristics differences from previous models, but significantly exceeds their costs (£ 3500).

Until now we only hear and see the craziness of girls and women for gold and diamond, but now it is for all, Motorola has introduced high-end handset made of 18 carat gold, diamonds and a sapphire.
The handset’s keypad is made of soft spun aluminum and has a solid gold navigation key. The original Aura cost a princely £1400, and offered very little in the way of modern features but now it is added with 18 carat gold and touch of 34 diamonds.
The old mob was having an average camera, the web browser archaic and the interface harked back to the days of Moto’s baffling yore. But new one is lavish and luxurious giving very rich looks with all precious metals.
The new Aura diamond edition is available since the 25th of October, and that price is now upped to £3500. The phone will be available for £3,500 in Harrods, Selfridges and other selected jewellers.

[Source: Motorola]
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The Galactic Suite Space Resort

According to The galactic Suite homepage, space is the next frontier to be transcended by an inquisitive mankind that continues its quest for answers and alternatives to the future of its evolution.

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The Galactic Suite’s mission is to offer the most thrilling and transcendent experience over an orbital stay onboard the Space Resort, and provide a fully integrated space tourism experience by weaving together an unprecedented concept that will combine a briefed astronaut training process with a relaxing time in a tropical paradise island as the preparation for this space journey. 
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The Galactic Suite Project is being designed in Europe and its construction plan requirements are currently underway based on three pillars: The Spaceport, situated in a tropical island, speacilly selected to service their orbital spaceships and to monitor their spaceresort; its spaceship, which will be a space tourism spacecraft designed to carry at least four passengers and two pilot-astronauts into orbit, to an altitude of 400 km, using a double hybrid rocket engine and, finally, the spaceresort will be a bio.inspired orbital station, designed to be a modular space habitat structure with a central enclosed area from which modules will be interconnected to the docking port.
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You can make your orbital reservation now at The Galactic Suite Space Resort [reservations@galacticsuit.com]
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Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak Offshore Collection Brazilian Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello Limited Edition

(Brazilian Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello)

The Audemars Piguet’s popular Royal Oak Offshore collection was produced as a limited edition tribute to celebrated Brazilian Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello with only 1,650 pieces. It maintains the Royal Oak Offshore’s durable design with an anti-shock ceramic bezel, engraved case, push button operation and is water resistant to 100m. It’s available in titanium, platinum or 18k pink gold cases.
Rubens Gonçalves “Rubinho” Barrichello was born on May 23, 1972 in São Paulo. He is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver. Following the management buy-out of the Honda racing team, with whom Barrichello competed during the 2008 season, he was confirmed for 2009 as Jenson Button’s team mate in the new Brawn GP team. Barrichello came in third in the 2009 championship, and will leave Brawn to race for WilliamsF1 in 2010.
Barrichello has scored the fourth highest points total in Formula One history. Barrichello drove for Ferrari from 2000 to 2005, as Michael Schumacher’s team-mate, enjoying considerable success including finishing as championship runner-up in 2002 and 2004. Schumacher’s retirement at the end of 2006 made Barrichello the most experienced driver on the grid, and at the 2008 Turkish Grand Prix he became the most experienced driver in F1 history.
As a young, aspiring driver, Barrichello looked up to the late Ayrton Senna, and when he joined Formula One, Senna in return considered him his protégé. As of the 2009 Formula One season Barrichello is the only driver left competing in Formula One to have raced against Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost.

References:
26286RO.OO.D002CR.01

Movement: Calibre: 2326/2840, self-winding

Case: 18-carat pink gold with titanium pushpieces and crown protector; ceramic medallion bearing the inscription

“Royal Oak Offshore Limited Edition Rubens Barrichello”, “R. Barrichello – 257 – New Grand Prix Record” and adorned with the Rubens Barrichello logo;

Water resistant to 100m

Bezel, push pieces: Ceramic

Crown: Titanium with ceramic insert

Dial: White, partially open-worked, with exclusive “Méga Tapisserie Racing” motif

Strap: Crocodile leather with exclusive AP folding clasp; titanium attachments

Functions: Hours and minutes; small seconds at 6 o’clock; central chronograph with sweep seconds hand, 30- minute and 12-hour counters; tachometric ring; date

[Source: Audemars Piguet]

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2009 Aprilia RSV4 Superbike – the most powerful, most race-focused motorbike

Aprilia’s 2009 V-4 engined superbike is a brand new, fully electronically managed and incredibly compact 1000cc motor. The new RSV4 will reach at least 180 horsepower in roadbike trim (and somewhere around 220 in the version Max Biaggi will race in WSBK 2009). The RSV4 has fully adjustable Ohlins suspension at either end, and radial Brembo monobloc calipers at the front to complement what you’d have to think will be one of the best handling motorcycle packages ever. The engine and throttle are fully electronically managed, with a fly-by-wire system and switchable engine maps metering the power to the back wheel. There’s some sort of traction control system built in as well. With 250GP ceasing to exist as a MotoGP support category in the next couple of years, Aprilia’s primary (and very successful) racing presence will disappear altogether – which is likely why such a huge effort has gone into the design and race-readiness of the RSV4 superbike.

Expect around US$30k for the standard version and as much as US$45k for the RSV4 Factory.

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Watches in Movies: The World is not Enough, Into the Blue, Bad Company, The Brothers Bloom and Ocean’s Thirteen

The World is not Enough

An oil tycoon is murdered in MI6 and Bond is sent to protect his daughter. Renard, who has a bullet lodged in his brain from a previous agent, is secretly planning the destruction of a pipeline. Bond must work quickly to prevent Renard from destroying Europe.

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) wears a Omega Seamaster Wristwatch.

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Into the Blue (2005)

Sam and Jared are a diver and aspiring treasure hunter couple who found a historic wreck, but nearby is a wrecked airplane with a large quantity of cocaine. Jared and Sam want the treasure; their diving partners also want the drugs. Dangerous criminals realize the plane and cocaine are submerged somewhere in the area. When the bad guys learn that the couple has located the drugs, Jared and Sam find themselves in mortal peril.

Jared (Paul Walker) wears a Hamilton Khaki Navy wristwatch.

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Bad Company (2002)

When a CIA agent is killed during a nuclear arms purchase, his partner Oakes, recruits his twin brother, Jake Hayes who has no idea about having a twin brother. Michael Turner has nine days to fill his brother’s place.

Jake Hayes / Kevin Pope / Michael Turner (Chris Rock) wears a Hamilton Khaki Chronograph wristwatch.

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The Brothers Bloom (2008)

Brothers Stephen and Bloom have been surrounded by artists since they were kids. Stephen is the mastermind and Bloom is the main character of Stephen’s stories, the character he considers the anti-hero. As Bloom hits his mid-thirties, he wants to quit the business as he is losing his own identity to that of the characters he portrays; he doesn’t know anymore what is real and what is make-believe.

Bloom (Adrien Brody) Wears Tag Heuer Carrera Chronograph Wristwatch

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Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)

Danny Ocean’s team of criminals are back and are composing a plan more personal than ever. When ruthless casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses Reuben Tishkoff, causing a heart attack, Danny Ocean vows that him and his team will do anything to bring Willy Bank and everything he’s got down. Even if it includes hiring help from one of their own enemies, Terry Benedict.

Rusty Ryan (Brad Pitt) Wears a Rolex GMT Master II Wristwatch.

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Vacheron Constantin wins Watch of the Year Prize for its ‘Historiques American 1921’ wristwatch model

 

Geneva, Thursday October 29th 2009 – Just two years after being awarded the 2007 Watch of the Year Prize (for the Patrimony Contemporary Retrograde Date and Day model), Vacheron Constantin once again takes the top spot on the winner’s podium with the 2009 Watch of the Year Prize, this time for its ‘Historiques American 1921’ model.

 

Born of a determination to highlight the wealth of our heritage, its design is inspired by an avant-garde cushion-shaped wristwatch featuring a crown at 1 o’clock, created for the crown in response to the wishes of an American client in during the Roaring Twenties. It blends creativity embodied in the daring style of the 1920s, with rigorous technical sophistication expressed through the new mechanical manual-winding Manufacture 4400 movement bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva to which we are firmly committed.”

 

 

 

‘Historiques American 1921’

 

Born of a determination to highlight the wealth of the Vacheron Constantin heritage, the ‘Historiques’ line is intended to revive models symbolising the spirit and expertise of the brand through contemporary contemporary reinterpretations.

 

After presenting the reinterpreted Chronomètre Royal 1907 on the occasion of its 100th anniversary, in 2008 Vacheron Constantin presented the ‘Historiques American 1921’, a piece inspired by an avant-garde cushion-shaped wristwatch featuring a crown placed at 1 o’clock and confidentially produced for an American client during the Roaring Twenties. In keeping with the spirit of that era, Vacheron Constantin has once again returns to creative roots by combining inventive design with rigorous respect for history in this eloquent tribute to the 1920s.

 

Radiating classic and understated elegance as well as genuine originality, this ultimate ‘dandy-style’ watch faithfully echoes the original with a 40 mm-diameter cushion-shaped case crafted in 18-carat pink gold and distinguished by diagonal time read-off and a crown positioned at 1 o’clock. The sandblasted dial is graced with 12 painted black Arabic numerals arranged around an equally black-painted railway track minute circle. The hands are in black oxidised 18-carat gold. Topped by a slightly convex sapphire crystal, the case is fitted with a transparent back enabling one to admire the exceptional finishing of the mechanical manual-winding Calibre 4400, developed and crafted in-house by Vacheron Constantin and bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva. Beating at a frequency of 28,800 vibrations per hour, it measures 28 mm in diameter, 2.8 mm thick, and is endowed with an approximately 65-hour power reserve. This new model is water-resistant to pressures of 3 bar – equivalent to 30 metres – and is teamed with a hand-sewn saddle-stitched strap in dark brown alligator leather fitted with an 18-carat pink gold pin buckle shaped like a half Maltese Cross.

 

Produced in limited quantities, the ‘Historiques American 1921’ is bound to delight connoisseurs and devotees of classic and daring fine watchmaking who are looking for distinctive timepieces and whose horological curiosity naturally draws them to its timeless aesthetic and functional qualities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Source: Vacheron Constantin International – Press Communication]

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Audemars Piguet: The Royal Oak Carbon Concept

Carbon fibre has been the preferred material for high-performance applications that demand sturdiness. Formula 1 race cars, America’s Cup yachts and, even aerospace vehicles, have fully leveraged the material’s technical properties: strength and lightness.
Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet is a pioneer according to the use of carbon fibre for function as well as form. The Royal Oak Carbon Concept is surprisingly light thanks to materials such as forged carbon, amorphous carbon coatings, ceramics, titanium, and anodized aluminium, which forms the watch’s green central bridge. The absence of a dial provides a full view of the hand-wound Caliber 2895 movement’s key components: the tourbillon carriage—comprising more than 70 parts yet weighing a mere 0.45 grams—and the column wheel, which is the chronograph’s nerve centre. Audemars presents a novel twist on the 30-minute chronograph with a linear minute counter consisting of two columnar scales, with tens of minutes on the left and single minutes on the right. Tiny windows that correspond to each numeral mark elapsed time by changing from white to black. The wearer shifts from winding to time-setting by adjusting the stem.

Technical data:
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Calibre: 2895, hand-wound with tourbillion
Total diameter: 151/3 lignes (34.60 mm)
Casing-diameter: 33.80 mm
Thickness: 12.01 mm
34 jewels
384 parts
Power reserve: 237 hours
Cadence of the balance:
21,600 vibrations per hour
Finishing: hand-polished bevelling, sides hand-drawn with a file, matt surface, sapphire-blasted
Carbon mainplate, eloxed aluminium bridges
Case
Forged carbon
Ceramic bezel
Caseback ring in black PVD-coated titanium
Diameter: 44 mm
Total thickness: 15.85 mm
Sapphire crystal caseback
Water-resistance: 100 m
Display
Integrated onto the movement
Graduated dial ring with luminescent hour-markers and white minute markers
Openworked luminescent hour and minute hands
Strap
Hand-sewn alligator leather with large square scales,
AP folding clasp in titanium
Functions
Hours and minutes
Linear chronograph minute counter with central sweep seconds hand
Power-reserve indication
Selection indicator

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Watches in Series: Magnun, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Miami Ink, The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalic and Man vs. Wild.

Magnum, P.I. (1980-1988)

Thomas Magnum is employed on the Hawaiian estate of a wealthy absentee whose owner’s name is Robin Masters. The estate is run by Jonathan Higgins and Magnum is private detective whose cases frequently have a humorous overtone and always just enough danger.

Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) wears a Rolex GMT Master Watch.

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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-)
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CSI is a spin-off of the CBS network series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The series is an American crime drama television one that trails the investigations of a team of Miami-Dade forensic scientists as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths and other crimes.

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Nick Stokes (George Eads) wears a Rolex GMT Master II Watch.

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Miami Ink (2005-2008)
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Miami Ink is a reality show focusing on a Miami Tattoo parlour run by a group of Tattoo Artist who are friends. All of them are highly skilled.

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Ami James wears a Breitling Super Avenger Chronograph Watch.

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The Librarian: The Curse of the Judas Chalice (2008)

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After retrieving the philosophical stone at an auction but losing his girlfriend, the librarian Flynn Carsen has a breakdown. Flynn travels to New Orleans and he has a crush on a French singer (Simone Renoir).
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Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) wears a Cartier Santos Watch.

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Man vs. Wild (2007-)
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Man vs. Wild, also called Born Survivor: Bear Grylls or Ultimate Survival, is a survival television series hosted by Bear Grylls, on the Discovery Channel. In the United Kingdom, the series is shown on both the Discovery Channel and on Channel 4.
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Bear Grylls wears a Breitling Emergency Watch.

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Barack Obama’s Vulcain Cricket Anniversary Heart Watch

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(Barack Obama’s Vulcain Cricket Anniversary Heart Watch)
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Swiss watch maker Vulcain presented President Obama’s Vulcain watch. Even thought Barack Obama usually wears his Jorg Gray 6500 watch, he does have other timepieces. Since the 1950s, it is a Vulcain tradition to give out watches to US Presidents and so, in order to continue with this habit, the latest timepiece they’ve sent to the oval office is quite stunning. President Barack Obama received a precious Stainless Steel Vulcain Cricket Anniversary Heart Watch. This unique timepiece is part of the classic Cricket Watches named after their loud alarms. According to the mechanical Vulcain Cricket V-18 movement’s alarm, it is one of the loudest on the market and it is also easy to set through the upper crown on the right side of the watch (using the central ring on the dial). The wristwatch also features a 42mm wide case, also water resistant to 50 meters.
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The retail price of the stainless steel version of the Vulcain Anniversary Heart Watch is about $6,500. It is unclear whether versions such as the pictured one with the message to Barack Obama will be available at all to the public, as it is likely a one-off version reserved for the President himself. The Vulcain Anniversary Heart watches come in various tones as well as in 18k gold.
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Technical Data:

Diameter 42,00 mm
Caliber Vulcain Cricket V-18
Power reserve 42 h
Water resistance 50 m / 160 ft
Functions Hour, Minute, Second, Alarm
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.[Source: Vulcain Watches Web Page]

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Tiger Woods’ TAG Heuer Quartz Chronograph 1/10th Ref CJ1110.BA0576

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Eldrick Tont “Tiger” Woods was born December 30, 1975. He is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Currently the World No. 1, he was the highest-paid professional athlete in 2008, having earned an estimated $110 million from winnings and endorsements.
Woods has won fourteen professional major golf championships, the second highest of any male player, and 71 PGA Tour events, third all time. He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer. He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam, and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour.
Woods has held the number one position in the world rankings for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks. He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record nine times, the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times, and has tied Jack Nicklaus’ record of leading the money list in eight different seasons. He has been named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year a record-tying four times, and is the only person to be named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year more than once.
Since his record-breaking win at the 1997 Masters Tournament, golf’s increased popularity is attributed to Woods’ presence. He is credited for dramatically increasing prize money in golf, generating interest in new audiences as the first person of colour to win the Masters, and for drawing the largest TV audiences in golf history.
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Tiger Woods’ TAG Heuer Quartz Chronograph 1/10th

CJ1110.BA0576

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Movement: Quartz movement/ Elapsed and total time chronograph functions with split-seconds and close consecutive times register
Water resistance: 200 m
Crystal: Curved scratch resistant sapphire crystal
Case: Cut from a block of solid Steel/ Shaped push-buttons
Bezel: Fixed or unidirectional turning bezel according to models/ set with diamonds according to models
Dial: Hand applied faceted indexes in Steel or Diamonds according to models. Luminescent hour-markers and hands.
When applicable: Top Wesselton (VVS) diamonds. A certificate featuring the quality, size and carat of the diamonds is delivered with each timepiece set with diamonds.
Crown: Screw in
Bracelet: Steel or enamel calf leather strap according to models
Clasp: Double safety clasp with folding buckle
Specifications may depend on the model.
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[Source: TAG Heuer Web Page]

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Ulysse Nardin: The Imperial St. Petersburg Maxi Marine Chronometer Enamel, Limited Edition.

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The Imperial St. Petersburg
Maxi Marine Chronometer Enamel, Limited Edition.

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Ulysse Nardin has produced a new and once more unique Limited Edition timepiece: The Imperial St. Petersburg, which belongs to the Ulysse Nardin Marine Collection. This precious timepiece features a genuine hand-crafted oven-cured enamel dial with an applied gold double-headed Eagle (emblematic of St. Petersburg).

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The Maxi Marine Chronometer is available in a Limited Edition of 30 pieces in platinum. The exhibition case back reveals the spectacular movement equipped with a 22 ct gold rotor.

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It is officially certified self-winding movement (C.O.S.C) features the legendary oversized small seconds register and a large date display at 6 o’clock. According to its elegant 43 mm case, it is individually numbered and equipped with a screw-crown and sapphire crystals. It is also water-resistant to 100 meters.

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The Imperial St. Petersburg is presented in an elaborate multi-layer white translucent enamel Egg of the Tsars decorated with 4.25 carats of diamonds. The diamonds have been employed in recreating legendary symbols of St. Petersburg. The Admiralty Spire, the Rostral Columns, the Arch of the General Staff Building and the famous drawbridges that open at night to allow for passage of large vessels can be seen picked-out in diamonds. Ulysse Nardin’s anchor serves to link the egg to the white marble base.

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Both the Imperial St. Petersburg and its accompanying Egg of the Tsars are destined to become highly sought-after by collectors.

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Technical data:
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Réf. 269-69/STP
Movement Caliber UN-26, 28 jewels, 22 ct gold rotor
Power-reserve Approx. 42 h
Winding Self-winding
Functions Chronometer C.O.S.C.
Small seconds and round date
window at 6 o’clock
Case Platinum
Dimensions 43 mm
Water-resistance 200 m
Dial Genuine white enamel dial
Crystal Anti-reflective sapphire crystal
Case-back Open case back with sapphire crystal
Crown Screw down security crown
Bracelet Alligator leather strap with platinum folding buckle
Limited Edition 30 pieces in platinum

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[Source: Ulysse Nardin Web Page]

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NEW 8C Spider Alfa Romeo LIMITED EDITION

(8C Spider Alfa Romeo)

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Production of the 8C Spider began in 2009, in Modena, with Maserati in charge of building the cars. As previously announced, 500 cars will be built, each priced at €175,000 (US$241,000) excluding taxes. The production version was unveiled at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show. 35 of 500 Spiders are going to United States.

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Alfa Romeo claims that the 8C Spider’s top speed is 290 kilometres per hour (180 mph), which makes it slightly slower than the coupe version. The brakes on the Spider are Brembo carbon-ceramic units. The Spider has a two-layer electrically operated fabric roof. The windshield frame is made of carbon fiber to try to maintain a 50/50 weight distribution.

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The Spider version of the super sports car, designed by the Alfa Romeo Style Center, and derived from the Alfa 8C Competizione, the Gran Turismo model that has been so successful throughout the world.
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This new car highlights the excellence of the brand in this sector, in the same way that several of its Spiders from the past are acknowledged as being some of the most beautiful cars in the world, cars such as the Giulietta Spider from the 1950s or the legendary Duetto, made famous by the 1967 film ‘The Graduate’, starring a young Dustin Hoffman.
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The distinctive feature of the 8C Spide is its fold.away roof, available in a choice of colours and fitted with an electrohydraulic system activated with the simple push of a button on the dashboard. The roof consists of two overlapping fabrics: a weather-proof multi-layer outer fabric and an inner layer ensuring total acoustic comfort in the cabin. The result is the last word in style, aerodynamics, practicality and comfort.
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Its engine: Type V8 -90º / Displacement (cc) 4691 / Location Front Longitudinal / Max. power (bph) at (rpm) 450 (7000) / Max. Torque (Nm) at (rpm) 480 (4750) / Specific output (bhp/l) 96 / Maximum revs per minut 7500.
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Its gearbox and transmission: Architecture transaxle / driver wheels – torque splitrear / gearbox MTA / Numero of speed 6 / Limited slip differentia.
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Its chassis and body: Chassis architecture steel frame/ body material carbon / dashboard carbon / front suspension double wishbone / rear suspension double wishbone / front brakes (mm) 380×32 / rear brakes (mm) 360×32 / standard front wheels 245-35R20 / standard rear wheels 285-35R20.
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Dimension and Weight: Overall length (mm) 4381 / Overall with (mm) 1894 / Wheelsbase (mm) 2645 / Fuel tank capacity (lit) 88 / Weight distribution 49%-51%

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Maximum speed: (km/h) 290
Acceleration 0-100 km/h(s) 4.4
Braking 100-0 km/h (m) 33[Source: Alfa Romeo Web Page

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[Source: Alfa Romeo Web Page]

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NEW TAG Heuer Monaco LS Calibre 12 Automatic Chronograph

Tag Heuer Monaco LS.

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Tag Heuer celebrates the 40th birthday of the original Tag Heuer Monaco. At the BaselWorld 2009 Tag Heuer already unveiled several new Tag Heuer Monaco wrist watches. TAG Heuer has now presented the new Tag Heuer Monaco LS.
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When Steve McQueen was driving His Porsche 917, he was wearing his TAG Heuer Monaco Wristwatch. The timepieces producing company is now unveiling the new version of what became an icon a few decades ago: the Monaco LS Chronograph Calibre 12.
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According to its movement, the new Monaco LS features a TAG Heuer Calibre 12 Automatic Chronograph based on a Dubois Depraz 2008 where the chronograph minutes are displayed at 9 o’clock and the chronograph hours markers are displayed at 6 o’clock. It also has the date indicator at 12 o’clock.
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About its dial: it is a black one with technical fine brushed bridges inspired by the MONACO Calibre 360 concept which featured a faceted chronograph, polished and fine-brushed minute and hour hands with luminescent markers. It also features hand-applied and faceted indexes with luminescent markers and a rhodium second hand with a touch of red.
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Its case: with a diameter of 40.5 mm inspired by the V4 case design, it features a curved sapphire crystal glass polished and fine brushed stainless steel case and push-buttons. It is water resistant up to 100 meters.
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[TAG Heuer Press Release]

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