PradaPrivate Customizable Sunglasses

For Holiday 2010, Prada is trying their hand on the personalization surge which has been hitting luxury and fashion. Similar to  monograming, the Prada sunglass customization allows for two letters, numbers, and symbols to be placed on the temple arms of their shades. They’re made-to-order in your choice of color and characters.
”The new PradaPrivate glasses will be available starting today exclusively at Sunglass Hut and Prada boutiques worldwide.”

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Gianfranco Ferré designs new bottles for Coca Cola

Gianfranco Ferré is the next brand to join the racing stable of designers who collaborated with Coca Cola and created special bottles for Diet Coke.
Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi, Creative Directors of Gianfranco Ferré, drew inspiration from four of the house’s signatures.
A rich croc texture, an Obi belt, a white silk shirt, and the brand’s identifying symbol: the Signature Pin – all of which celebrate the famous Contour bottle.

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Bell & Ross Vintage Officer Watch Collection

Finally, I have found a Bell & Ross which will work for me. The elegant “Vintage Officer” collection is it. “Bell & Ross has designed the Vintage Officer Collection as an homage to the aviators of the 1940’s, who were the first professionals to use the wristwatch as a tool on their missions… The cases measure 41mm and are water resistant to 100 meters. The crystal is a domed sapphire with AR-coating.Dials are available in black or silver, with numerals, index and hands covered in SuperLuminova coating. Numerals and index have polished appliqués.”
A few more looks at the Bell & Ross Vintage Officer Collection of watches after the click.

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Hublot Big Bang FIFA World Cup Winners Watch

Early this year, Hublot, Swiss watch manufacturer, launch Limited Edition FIFA World Cup Watches.
To commemorate Spain’s historic FIFA World Cup win, Hublot, the official timekeeper, of the FIFA 2010 World Cup has unveiled a new Big Bang watch dedicated to the winning team.
Dubbed FIFA World Cup Winner’s watch, the new creation is done in the Spanish national colors and gold of the FIFA winner’s trophy.

The model is a Big Bang 44 mm Gold Ceramic Automatic Chronograph, which bears the Spanish national colours and the gold of the FIFA World Cup trophy.
The case is fashioned in 5N pink gold, with a satin-finished black ceramic bezel, and the exclusive logo representing the FIFA 2010 World Cup winners featured in a subtle gold tone at 3 o’clock on a matt navy blue dial.
The 45-minute counter (to register half and full time…) specially developed by Hublot for the footballing world features at 9 o’clock.
The Spanish colours of red and yellow figure on the indexes, the two hands and on the double stitching of the rubber Alligator strap, consisting of a rubber interior stitched to an upper alligator layer.
On the back of the watch, the opaque sapphire crystal case-back is decorated with the Spanish flag and the gold Star which is the World Cup Champions’ symbol.
It is inscribed with the words 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP SOUTH AFRICA CHAMPION. Only 100 numbered watches will be produced.

                                                                                                                                                                                           source:luxuo.com

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Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Tourbillon Watch

Roger Dubuis' Excalibur now comes in a version with a front mounted flying tourbillon and exposed automatic micro rotor! Some watches lovers will rejoice. the high-luxury, high-style watch is the latest in the band's revitalization effort. Several years ago the brand was very popular, then things went south, and now with refined designs and improved mechanics, they are really fighting to come back and reassert themselves. I will give it to them that the new watches are certainly easy on the eyes and have some novel design features.

The highly complex movement here is the RD 520, that is in-house made by Roger Dubuis. The case is 45mm wide in 18k rose gold, with a standard (large) Excalibur style case. The dial has those great looking sharp Roman numerals complete with sharp hands. You've see thins look on other similar watches - but those had double tourbillons, while this has a single tourbillon and a solid gold micro rotor. The face has a fascinating asymmetrical look, but symmetrical versions of the Roger Dubuis Excalibur are also really nice. The dial is further decorated with mother-of-pearl elements. A nice watch, this one isn't at all cheap. Limited to 88 pieces, the Excalibur Automatic Tourbillon is priced at about $158,000.


                                                                                                                                                                                            source:luxist.com

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