A. Lange & Sohne introduces $1.75 million rare timepiece
German luxury watch brand A. Lange & Sohne and Paris-based jewelry store Dubail have collaborated to (re)introduce Tourbograph Pour le Merite with an extraordinary diamond decoration. The huge amount of work involved in crafting this top quality masterpiece includes some 40 carats of baguette diamonds, and the bracelet is set with 175 stones. The case and bracelet, both rendered in platinum, offer an extremely elaborate degree of setting in areas such as the tops of the case lugs and bezel. The case flanks are set with baguette diamonds along with the chronograph pushpieces and the A. Lange & Sohne-signed winding crown. Priced at $1.75 million, at the very least, this timepiece epitomizes the authentic luxury.
Via:BornRich
Audemars Piguet presents the Royal Oak “Las Vegas Strip” Collection
If America is a country for dreaming big, then Las Vegas is the place where dreams – with a little luck – can come true. Inspired by this city, Audemars Piguet, the world’s most daring and audacious luxury watchmaker, presents the Royal Oak Las Vegas Strip Collection.
Renowned for its unique designs and unparalleled technical achievement, Audemars Piguet has taken the spirit of the Las Vegas Strip and translated it into a vision of bold and sophisticated creativity. The Royal Oak, originally conceived by Audemars Piguet in 1972, was a revolution. The world’s first luxury stainless steel sports watch, with its iconic octagonal bezel, has become one of the world’s most admired and desired timepieces.
Now, destined for a fortunate few, Audemars Piguet presents four superb paragons of the watchmaker’s craft.
Van Cleef & Arpels presents “The Poetry of Time”
The legendary Van Cleef & Arpels Maison marks this December with the anticipated launch of The Poetry of Time, a visual anthology of the famed French jeweler’s history as a purveyor of haute timepieces and craftsmanship in fine watch-making.
This collector’s hardcover chronicles Van Cleef & Arpels’ storied evolution from the unique inspired watches of its earliest days creating jewels that tell time, to its emerging classics that now cover categories spanning from enameled tourbillons to poetic complications to high jewelry watches and beyond.
The theme of unions is ever-present in Van Cleef & Arpels collections, as the House itself was borne of love and the marriage of Estelle Arpels and Alfred Van Cleef in 1896. This proves to be especially true in the blending of storytelling and creativity so well-known in the Van Cleef & Arpesl jewelry designs with supreme precision and technicality of its watches. The Poetry of Time illustrates the company’s journey full circle to a legitimate creator of pieces that not only tell time, but stories as well.
Van Cleef & Arpels draws upon contributions from world renowned experts in the specific and highly technological field of horology in The Poetry of Time including president of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie Franco Cologni and philosopher Michael Serres. The focus is an incredible photo collection of watches – from the vintage classics to the innovatively fresh – and the inspiration and technical methodology behind the creation of each timeless piece.
Source: Van Cleef & Arpels
www.vancleef-arpels.com
Vacheron Constantin launches special series of 100 watches
Following on from the ONLY WATCH 2009 auction held in Monaco, during which the one-off model from Vacheron Constantin went for the sum of 50,000 Euros, and with a view to providing a more lasting financial contribution to the Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy, Vacheron Constantin has decided to launch a special series of 100 numbered watches dedicated to this cause and which will enable the watch company to donate the additional sum of 100,000 Swiss francs.
Deeply touched by the charismatic approach of Luc Pettavino and loyal to its historical tradition of generosity, Vacheron Constantin quite naturally sought to pave the way for a more lasting means of funding for the Monaco Association against Muscular Dystrophy, in addition to the Only Watch auction that takes place every two years.
The Geneva-based manufacturer has therefore decided to launch an exceptional series of 100 Quai de l’Ile watches with a case made in tantalum and in palladium; equipped with the mechanical self-winding 2460 movement bearing the prestigious Hallmark of Geneva; numbered and engraved on the back; and specifically dedicated to this noble cause. Stemming directly from the development of the one-of-a-kind model created for the auction, they will soon be available from the 100 Vacheron Constantin points of sale around the globe that already offer the exclusive Quai de l’Ile collection.
Source: Vacheron Constantin
www.vacheron-constantin.com
