Hummingbird

Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Extraordinary Hummingbirds Series

While I have mentioned the fantasy art style of Van Cleef & Arpels in the past, their Disney-esque portrayal of nature continues to move me. I want two things. First to have the finances to afford these creations, and second, to have a female who will appreciate the pieces as much as I - to get these watches for. I recently mentioned the new Extraordinary Butterfly watches for 2010, and here are the Lady Arpels Extraordinary Hummingbirds Series watches. Note that there will be five in the collection and pictured are just two of them. Names of the individual pieces will be the Berylline, Ruby-Throated, Violet-Crowned, Blue-Throated and Calliope. Each version is limited to just 8 pieces in this limited edition.

The watches are very high-end. The 38mm wide cases are in platinum inlaid with diamonds around the bezel and lugs, while the dials are a montage of special enameling, a type of stained glass, and a mosaic of gems. Inside the watches is a Caliber 830P mechanical movement. Really stunning, but that is to be expected from the brand.

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

Tags: 2010, extraordinary, Hummingbird, lady, Van Cleef Arpels, VanCleefArpels, watch

Drink Wine, Save Hummingbirds

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Wine

Need a new reason to drink wine? How about the cute little fellow on the right. Clos LaChance Winery in San Martin, California has partnered with The Hummingbird Society to create a limited "Threatened Species" blended wine. The hummingbird is already the symbol of the winery and this fall they will release the Juan Fernández Firecrown Hummingbird Series wine, a Bordeaux blended wine is named after the Juan Fernández Firecrown. The wine costs $25 per bottle and 15% percent of sales on each bottle will be donated to the Hummingbird Society for preservation of the Juan Fernández Firecrown.

[via Avenue Vine]

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