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Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Diver Black Sea Watch

One of Ulysse Nardin's new Maxi Marine Diver watches for 2011 is the Black Sea. It isn't wildly different from anything we've seen before, but furthers the brand's exploration of dark watches and vulcanized rubber. The case is in steel that is coated with vulcanized rubber. The matte tone has a smooth texture and offers a unique look - plus it won't scratch things that rub up against it. The entire watch is done in black tones save for the bold red accents on the dial. The hands and hour markers make a hip statement against the black background. I wonder if Ulysse Nardin was debating between "Black Sea" and "Red Sea" for the name.

Otherwise this is another Maxi Marine watch with a (I believe) 43mm wide case and rubber strap (with black metal segment). Inside the watch is a Swiss automatic movement, that has the time, subsidiary seconds dial, date, and power reserve indicator on the dial. Really a handsome and cool looking diver watch. The Ulysse Nardin Maxi Marine Diver Black Sea watch will retain for $12,900.

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

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Silversea's New Gourmet Cruises

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Silversea Cruises has four luxury ships prowling the Mediterranean, Adriatic, and Baltic Seas on tours of seven to 12 days to 60 different ports. To offer cruise-goers a little more to do on shore, Silversea has assembled international culinary excursions that include learning how to make pesto at Zeffirino's in Portofino whip up tapas in Barcelona and croissants in Cannes, and learning the delicate secrets of olive oil and winemaking in Portoferraio and Elba Island. And those are only a few of the bewildering array of shore excursions at the 300 ports that Silversea serves. If you can't choose one, perhaps opt for Silvesea's 119-day Spirit of Discovery world cruise instead and do them all...

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Russia, The Island

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Perhaps taking a cue from the developers of the World in Dubai, Russian developers have announced that they are creating an artificial island in the shape of Russia in the Black Sea. Federation Island will be located off the coast of the future Olympic venue Sochi. The island, which will have marinas, artificial rivers and apartments and villas to house 25,000 is planned to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat is designing the project and it is expected to cast around $6.2 billion.

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