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Elizabeth Taylor’s diamond-studded wrist-watch collection
The Christie’s Rockefeller Center headquarters in New York has exhibited the famous Elizabeth Taylor’s wrist-watch collection. There are fourteen of these glimmering beauties in total which are estimated at $ 4000 to $500, 000. The inclusions from both Vacheron Constantin and Patek Philippe definitely steal the limelight.
Diamond and gold Lord Kalla bracelet watch
It is estimated at $300,000-$500,000, covered in “flame-cut” diamonds from dial to strap, the Kalla Haute Couture Pampilles bracelet watch was gifted to Taylor by Michael Jackson. Made in 1989, it has been inspired from the Vacheron Constantin Kalla line from wherein originated their gold and diamond “Kallista”.
Diamond and pink gold Serpenti wristwatch
With a stunning black opaline dial ornamented with circular-cut diamonds in the18k pink gold bezel, this watch is estimated to be priced at $8,000-$12,000. It was gifted to Taylor whilst the shooting of Cleopatra by Bulgari with a special inscription, “To Dame Elizabeth, with gratitude, Paolo Bulgari, 2010″. (more…)
Electric Rolls Royce ‘Phantom’
Sometime ago, news leaked out that Rolls Royce was planning on coming out with an electric car. For some, it went completely against the image of a Rolls but now that the company has announced that the first electric Rolls would be a Phantom, things are starting to look clearer. Rolls reveals that the electric Phantom would be out by the end of 2010 which means that car fanatics have barely a year to wait and see how good this turns out.
Rolls Royce believes that adding an electric car to their fleet would carve their name solidly into people’s minds as a company wishes to go green and are making efforts to do so; we’ll just have to wait and see how good it is. As for the Phantom, the car would probably cost near $400,000 and looks good enough to save the planet in.
Jewelry and Fashion Inspired by “Tron”
The new fashion and jewelry lines are inspired by upcoming “TRON: Legacy” movie. Disney Consumer Products is in collaboration with designers Rousseau, Hayden-Harnett, Rotenier, TomTom and others to instigate a luxury accessory and shoe collection for women inspired by the high-tech 3D adventure which comes out in theaters on December 17, 2010.
The inspired range of silver and leather statement pieces include a limited edition 5-inch high-heeled platform sandal inspired by the fearless female warrior Quorra. The TRON Pop-Up Shop set to launch in Los Angeles this November will offer fans a one-stop shop for special and limited-edition TRON merchandise, including this new couture line for women. The shoe designed by Jerome C. Rousseau retails for $795. Or Holiday 2010, the shoe will be utterly sold at the TRON Pop-Up Shop and will expand to selected retailers worldwide in February 2011. Pieces range in from $90 – $2,600 and include earrings and necklaces from jewelry designer Robin Rotenier, handbags from Hayden-Harnett, jewelry from TomTom and unisex belts from Han Cholo.
Make Your Wishlist and get a Neiman Marcus gift card
In the list at least ten items need to be there from the following categories: handbags, woman’s shoes, jewelry, beauty, home, woman’s apparel, men’s apparel, gadgets, gifts, men’s shoes, men’s furnishings, intimate, children’s and accessories. Each week, the most popular gift items are displayed on the Top Ten list. After this Round One, 40 finalists will be selected who will then move on to the Second Round. This Round will begin on December 6th, 2010 and will go on till December 27th, 2010.
From each of the eight gift recipient categories, five finalists will be chosen. Out of these, three main prize winners will be chosen. The main winner receives a $2,500 Neiman Marcus gift card, the first runner-up earns a $1,000 dollar card and the second runner-up gets a $500 card.
Fendi’s 24-karat gold bag
Fendi has unveiled a Peekaboo bag, dressed in 24 carat gold python skin to exhibit it from a distance.
Only 20 of them have been made, each festooned with a numbered gold plate inside and retail for $4,550 apiece, while the super exclusive Fendi Peekaboo bag will adorn a massive $36,500 price tag.
The exclusive bag was divulged to celebrate the launch of Fendi’s new store in the retail palace Crystals in MGM CityCenter, Las Vegas.The other exclusive piece launched at the event includes the exclusive Trevi Fountain Peekaboo bag.
The Audi A7 offers the best of all antagonists
With new-model offerings in the four-door coupe segment from nearly every luxury automaker this year, this relatively new automotive market share appears to be bursting at the seams. Now Audi has decided to throw its hat into the ring with the all-new A7. The Audi A7 really shows other manufacturers how a car like this should be done.
The car is equipped with features like its sleek and sophisticated, fitted with acceptable rear-doors and enough room to fit two grown adults, the A7 also borrows its 3-liter supercharged V-6 engine from the A6, which produces a respectable 300 horsepower and 310 foot-pounds of torque. The A7 also features the same MMI touch system, which combines the car’s high-tech navigation system with an easy-to-use touch pad on the center console. The car also offers Audi’s optional 1,300-watt Bang & Olufsen sound system and a heads-up display”"a first for Audi.
Expect to see this four-door beauty in showrooms early next year with a price tag in the neighborhood of $60,000.
Lacquer Coated, Gold Embossed Special Edition ScanSnap
PFU Imaging Solutions Europe Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu, have created a special edition Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 and S1300 which have sold over 1 million models worldwide in the document scanner market, to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
PFU, who are the leaders in the document imaging scanners and related services, started operations under the name Unoke Electronic Industries in 1960. They thrived in the rapidly evolving IT industry by releasing high quality products including office computers, Unix servers and ECM software. PFU originated in the Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan and they have highlighted the regions traditional Wajima lacquerware in the special edition ScanSnap models. The Japanese aesthetics and convenience and traditional Japanese crafts have been combined very well in these special models. The durable lacquer coating is applied using a special layering technique called Tenpi kurome, and the company logo of Golden Eagle is printed with pure gold powder.
These special edition Scan Snap collectors model will not be sold but 10 pieces would be given away as prizes through lottery to customers who purchase ScanSnap scanners until October 31, 2010 and register for this exceptional lottery.
2010 FIFA World Cup Final Ball
The 2010 FIFA World Cup come to a stunning end on July 12th, 2010, but the event itself left deep marks into the hearts and minds of billions of soccer fans across the globe and finally gave Spain, the one win, it was desperately looking for. The team wet home as heroes and got the reception as that of Gods. Yet, it wasn’t only the Spanish national team that was reveling in this historic win, even Spanish fans couldn’t hold their excitement and joy at winning the event.
Some of the Spanish fans have now even gone to the lengths of buying the legendary soccer ball that was used at the 2010 FIFA World Cup final match between Spain and the Netherlands, where Span created history by winning the world cup 1-0. The final soccer ball, that has been emblazoned with gold sold out for $74,000 in a charity auction on eBay. All the money collected during the online auction is slated to be forwarded to Nelson Mandela’s campaign to prevent HIV/Aids. The final soccer ball, also known as the Jabulani was designed by the apparel big hitter.
NEOD Framed Mirror TV in Swarovski crystals to give you a luxurious ambiance
Swarovski crystals, gold and silver leaf and grade leathers ‚ are used to make NEOD TVs. It features HD and is compatible with a wide range of connections including HDMI, SCART, VGA and a common interface for PAY TV. This is considered to be an ultra luxurious concealment solution. You can also personalized it to suit individual requirements with three mirror sizes, five TV sizes and a choice of nine exclusively designed frames.
2010 FIFA World Cup to feature official rings
The 2010 FIFA World Cup is all set to make all the football lovers rolling, and this time with official rings going to feature for the first time at the FIFA ” the gala event is surely going to shine!
This has bee made possible by Colombian jeweler Enrique Vasquez, who after four years of convincing finally got the rights to make 2,010 official rings for the tournament.
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