U.S. Submarines – A Luxurious Alternative

October 15, 2008

seattle1000.jpg Sometimes you just aren’t in the mood for yachting but are still craving an adventure at sea. You can visit the folks at US Submarines where they sell luxury submarines. You can choose from the 4-passenger Discovery 1000 up to the Phoenix 1000 which is “the ultimate personal transportation device” with 5000 square feet spread out over 4 levels. Read more

Lamborghini Estoque Concept

October 13, 2008

GT by CITROËN: TAKING SPORTSCAR DESIGN INTO A NEW DIMENSION

October 9, 2008

gtconcept1.jpg The amazing GTbyCITROËN is the first ever car to be specifically designed to bring the virtual and real worlds together. The car makes its global premiere at the Paris Motor Show where visitors can actually drive the car in a true to life simulator on the Read more

EMILE CHOURIET – King Version

October 9, 2008

emile_chour1.jpg All the nobility and exquisite charm of old Europe’s royal palaces are concentrated in this sumptuous King model. Set with over 500 precious stones, this truly luxurious timepiece is a highly successful marriage of classicism and modernity.

Movement Automatic ETA 2836
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, day and date
Case Stainless steel
Bezel set with 74 diamonds (0.64 ct) and 4 blue baguette sapphires (0.8 ct)
Sapphire crystal and back
Water-resistant to 30 m
Dial Paved with 432 diamonds (2.16 cts) and 10 blue baguette sapphires
Blued hands
Day and date window at 3 o’clock
Bracelet/Strap Black leather with folding clasp

Honda Aircraft Company Expands HondaJet Sales to Europe

October 9, 2008

06.jpg Honda Aircraft Company, Inc., announced plans to expand sales of HondaJet to Europe, beginning in May at the annual EBACE (European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition) conference in Geneva, Switzerland. The sales expansion comes as Honda Aircraft Company today finalized its U.S. distribution network with the selection of Albany, Read more

The Luna Rossa by HUBLOT

October 9, 2008

2009 Ferrari California Model Update

October 8, 2008

ferrari-california.jpg Already sold out through 2010, legendary car-maker Ferrari steps it up a notch for their all-new California model. Only batches of 2,000 per year will go into production and instead of replacing an existing platform, the Italian company pushes out a V8 to compliment the F430. Read more

Nokia bows touchscreen 5800 XpressMusic

October 4, 2008

nokia5800.jpg Armed with a roomy touch display, stereo speakers, and—eventually—a year’s worth of free music, Nokia’s long-awaited touchscreen phone (formerly known as “The Tube”) will make its debut in London today. Read more

Unique Opus 8

October 2, 2008

opu8_new.jpg This is one of the very cool pieces in Basel 2008. The Opus 8 is the latest addition to the Opus lineup.

I am certain that many of us can identify with the 70′ish Pulsar look. That is actually what it is meant to be. I remember being obsessed in my youth with these LEDs. Plus, seeing James Bond with one did not help. Finding one of these today in good condition is a difficult task. There are Some Jaeger and even Omegas out there that I would love to put my hands on. Alas, you only see them from time to time and they are just impossible to procure.

The Opus 8 is quite an exercise to say the least. Being able to make a mechanical version of what in our youths we only dream of having is certainly a challenge. The mechanism works by raising a template up onto the indicator pad by means of a lever. Once activated the template pushes the corresponding micro pillars upwards, as you can see in the picture. The lever is very easily mistaken by a repeater complication but instead of chiming this will make the hour appear only to recess back in its flat mode after a few seconds. Just like the Pulsar back then. The minutes are displayed in five minute increments on the right side. To be honest I would not mind a version with this design and with a real LED interior just for fun. I shouldn’t be expensive of course.

Even if (as a watch addict) I am not to hot on jewelers making watches I must admit that the “Opus” are something that I can only dream to have. Unfortunately, like for most of us, this is only to bee seen from a distance…

Fearless Yachts – by Porsche Design Studio

October 1, 2008

porsche_fearless.jpg As the Fearless Yacht’s website says this boat is made for the “Aquabahn.” The Fearless Yacht 28 comes equipped with a 550Hp Dodge Viper V10 motor (as an upgrade) which will have you zipping along the surface of the water at 80 MPH (or 70 knots).

Teak inlays, an iPod dock, high-quality stereo (upgrades available) all make this a luxury yacht built to satisfy. The sleek design and coloring make this yacht attractive to any discerning car enthusiast ready to try the open waters. The Fearless 28 is built for 2 passengers who will cruise comfortably in the bucket seats with ergonomic features.

But this isn’t the only model that will be available as Fearless & Porsche will launch more models in 2008 (a 44 and super luxury 68 foot yacht). If you want even more luxury you will have to wait until 2009 for the Fearless 125 to be available for purchase or the Fearless 150 which is scheduled to be for sale in 2010.

Samsung Pixon 8 MPix Phone Now Official

October 1, 2008

samsungtouch-phone.jpg Samsung officially announced the Pixon, a touchscreen phone with 8 Megapixel camera. The Pixon is the world’s slimmest full-touch 8-megapixel camera phone, measuring 13.8mm thick.

samsungtouch-phone2.jpg Samsung Pixon features a 3.2-inch full touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0, integrated media player, FM tuner, the latest TouchWiz OS, 200MB internal memory and a microSD card slot. Samsung Pixon’s 8 Megapixel camera offers 16x digital zoom, auto focus, fast-shutter, face detection, geo-tagging function and Advanced Shake Reduction. The camera can also capture 720×480 videos at 30fps or QVGA clips at 120fps.

Pixon supports quad-band GSM and HSDPA networks. Samsung Pixon will be released first in France in mid-October and then other European and Asian regions.

The NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine) Car Company

October 1, 2008

mycar_electriccar.jpg The NICE (No Internal Combustion Engine) Car Company MyCar has won the electric vehicle of the year at the 2008 GreenFleet Awards.

The Italian-designed two-seater was launched Read more

Chanel J12 Tourbillon Film

October 1, 2008

Audemars Video

October 1, 2008

WYLER GENÈVE Official Watch of the Italian National Football Team

October 1, 2008

wyler_geneve_blue_football.jpg Geneva (Switzerland) Wyler Genève has signed a new licensing agreement to produce the official watch of the Italian national football team, almost 75 years after the pioneering Italian Wyler distributor Innocente Binda put the company’s watches on the wrists of the Read more