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Equipe Big Block Watch For 100 Years Of Chevrolet

Equipe watches has produced a special edition watch to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Chevrolet. It makes sense that this is celebrated via a watch as Chevrolet was started by a man who was Swiss. Both out of Detroit, Equipe and Chevrolet come together for this unique version of the "Big Block" watch. The 12 o'clock indicator is the special 100 Years of Chevrolet logo, which the automobile brand's logo plated in gold.

The watch itself is in steel, in a rectangular shape is 42mm wide (49mm wide with the pushers). It has a Japanese Miyota quartz chronograph movement and attractive looking dial meant to please car-loving gear heads. The case itself is actually meant to evoke the look of an engine block, with the crown and pushers being pistons. The watch is attached to a rubber strap that looks like tire tread. Not sure on the pricing, but this watch was just released and should be available soon where Equipe watches are sold.

Ariel Adams publishes the wrist watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 100, big block, chevrolet, chevy, equipe, watch

WWD's 100th Anniversary Book

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Apparel, Books, Celebrity Design

Here's a perfect gift for the fashionista in your life (even if that's you): WWD: 100 Years, 100 Designers. Fairchild Books and WWD (Women's Wear Daily) recently unveiled this special edition, large-format book commemorating WWD's 100th anniversary. Compiled by WWD's editors, the book examines the careers and creations of 100 designers who are among the past century's most influential style icons and tastemakers.

In its 312 pages, the book pays homage to WWD's century of fashion-industry news and daily style coverage from 1910 to the present. Filled with hundreds of stunning photographs and lavish illustrations, one section features designer interviews conducted through the years for WWD including Giorgio Armani, Gabriel "Coco" Chanel, John Galliano, Tommy Hilfiger, Halston, Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, Ralph Lauren, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Valentino, Gianni Versace, and Diane Von Furstenberg.

The first book published by Fairchild Books, it's available at Amazon ($65).

Tags: 100, book, books, fashion, WWD, WWD book

100,000 Years of Beauty

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Filed under: Books

We were delighted when L'Oreal offered to send us a copy of the 5-book boxed set 100,000 Years of Beauty, a book created for their 100th Anniversary. We at Luxist have a passionate relationship with beauty.

100,000 Years of Beauty takes you on a fact-filled journey of eye candy through Prehistory, Antiquity, Classical Age, Modernity and even shows you a peek at the projected Future. Each book showcases and discusses what the world sees/saw/will see as beauty. For example, in Modernity, stories of the struggle for social equality between races and genders are told alongside breathtaking images of Olympic athletes, Brando in a t-shirt, naughty postcards, Bollywood, Miss America contestants and more. Any one of these books would be a welcome addition to your coffee table, and in their fixed stack (the dark shell doesn't come apart), they make an attractive element of decor.

Like with many coffee table books, the text can be somewhat dense, but the books are an arranged series of articles with different authors -- 300 of them, artists, historians, philosophers, anthropologists and other specialists of 35 different nationalities -- allowing you to skip around to find a voice you like. The story the books ultimately tell is one of 100,000 years of striving for beauty all over the world. It puts our fashions, media ideals (both healthy and unhealthy) and uncomfortable shoes into an interesting perspective; people have been suffering for beauty universally for centuries. The concept of that quest becomes more honorable; the suffering looks less shallow. There are few inherent goals of mankind -- one seems to be justice, and another is beauty.

With Valentine's Day coming up, this book would make an excellent gift for a friend (though we still recommend jewelry for your significant other), or even a young woman in her teens. Poring over 100,000 Years of Beauty could broaden a young mind, enrich their appreciation of art and calm their personal anxieties about their own appearance; how they fit into our current ideals.

100,000 Years of Beauty is available from Amazon for $295.00. Have a look through the gallery for a peek inside the book.

Gallery: 100,000 Years of Beauty - A Sneak Peek

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Cartier Santos 100 Carbon Chronograph Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Cartier Santos 100 Carbon Chronograph Watch

Cartier jumps on the DLC (diamond-like carbon coating) bandwagon, but with something a bit different. They use something called ADLC for this new Santos 100 Carbon Chronograph watch model. ADLC is apparently a superior form of DLC which is known as "amorphous diamond-like carbon" coating. According to Cartier, ADLC is thicker, less prone to finger prints, and overall more "Cartier." No, I just made that last one up, but it is something I can almost hear them saying. At this point I don't know enough about ADLC to comment so I would consider the improvement over normal DLC to be less than substantial, otherwise everyone would be using it. Aside from the use of ADLC coated steel, the fabric strap takes this formal watch to a new sporty level - and the 18k rose gold bezel and other accents looks great against the black on the classic looking Santos design.

The Cartier Santos 100 Carbon Chronograph uses the Cartier automatic 8630 movement that is laid out with unique widely placed subdials - something you don't see very often. I like how the hands are relatively bold for a Cartier timepiece, as it is almost strange not seeing them in blued steel. It appears that Cartier retained the crown cabochon crystal - with maybe an onyx as opposed to a sapphire on this watch. Overall the style is a real hybrid between functional sport watches and the formal good looks that Cartier is so well known for. An interesting watch with 100 meters of water resistance that will appeal to enough people I am sure. Price will retail at 22,700 euros.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Tags: 100, adlc, carbon, cartier, chronograph, dlc, santos, watch

Bugatti's 100th Birthday Past & Present at Villa d'Este

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Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

With its million-euro Veyron, the grandest of grand touring cars, Bugatti may be a long way from racing these days. But back in the day its Type 35 Grand Prix car was the dominating racing machine of choice for gentleman racers and professional drivers alike. Over the course of a decade in the inter-way period, the proliferation of Bugatti Type 35s achieved an unfathomable 2000 race victories at the hands of such revered pre-WWII driving aces as Jean-Pierre Wimille, Achille Varzi, Malcolm Campbell and Prinz Hermann zu Leiningen. To commemorate those glory days and celebrate its milestone anniversary, each of those drivers gave his name and racing color to one of four special edition Veyrons which the marque rolled out on the shores of Lake Como along with their historic counterparts.

No word on whether these particular Veyrons, of which only one of each will be made, will be available for sale, but if they are expect a considerable premium. The special display, which we previewed last week, is just one of a variety of anniversary celebrations which Bugatti has got lined up this year, which started with the Bleu Centenaire edition debuted in Geneva, and will include special events at Pebble Beach in August and at the company's factory in Molsheim in mid September, so stay tuned. In the meantime, why not have a glance at the images in the gallery below for a closer look at the Bugatti specials past and present.

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