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Piaget Limelight City Watch For Women

New from the Limelight collection is the Limelight City watch. This throw-back style model is directly inspired by a similar cushion-cased Piaget watch from the 1960s - an era which is hot in terms of watch style these days. The sideways cushion style is quite flattering to the wrist, and the mixture of brush and polished surfaces (with the added diamond decoration) feels classic, and uncommon in women's watches. A lot of gold from the 1960s was textured in strange ways - as though people were simply tired of mere mirror polished surfaces. The case is in either 18k pink or white gold, with over 100 diamonds included on the dial and dial. There is a sort of bulbous friendliness to the design that would otherwise feel a bit cold.

Inside the watch is a Piaget manufacture made 524P automatic movement, that is visible through a sapphire caseback window. The watch comes on a few strap color choices - each being leather or reptile. The strap buckle has even more diamonds on it for decoration. As a compliment to today's fashionable mature women, the Limelight City is an intriguing choice. Timeless in style yes, but clearly a token nod to another era.

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

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Fluid Forms Custom Made Streets Clock

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Holiday Guides

This custom clock would certainly make a good gift. Why? Well for one anything that is "custom" implies that you inserted that appreciated degree of personal touch. Which instantly makes a gift emotional and unique. At the same time it is functional. I mean who doesn't have space for just one more wall clock. Then, you can make the clock sentimental to the recipient, by choosing a city streets map that means something to them. Whether it is of a city live in, a city they miss, or where they were from. All good choices.

Fluid Forms is a site where you can get all sorts of custom made things, and this clock is one of them. I am not totally sure how it works, but you choose not only the city, but the proper segment of the map that you want to have as the backdrop to the clock. You then choose the material (wood or acrylic), one of many colors available. About $181 later (plus shipping) you can get the clock. It is made in Austria, and the quartz movement is apparently German. Designer John Briscella will go over the final design in detail with you before it gets made.

Learn more or get one at Fluid Forms here.

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

Tags: christmas gifts, ChristmasGifts, city, clock, custom, Fuild Forms, FuildForms, gift ideas, GiftIdeas, holiday gifts, HolidayGifts, map, streets, wall

The Centaurus

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Luxury Travel & Hotels

It took a posting on the new Reporting Luxury blog to bring my attention to The Centaurus. I am not sure how I missed this one, it looks like a very exciting project. The Centaurus is a $350 million project being developed in Islamabad, Pakistan. The project is located on over six acres of land in Islamabad's arterial corridor, The Blue Area. The complex will have a 37-story seven-star hotel, two 21-story residential towers, a 25-story corporate office tower, and a five-story shopping mall. The project is also known as "the identity" of Pakistan and is being built in the hopes of attracting major conferences and events. Apartments are already for sale with a penthouse listed at £1,750,000.

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Moscow Tops Priciest Cities List, Again

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels

The list of 2007's priciest cities is out, and Moscow gets spot #1 for the second year in a row. The top 50 includes a whopping 30 European cities, with London jumping 3 spots to claim 2nd place and Copenhagen, Geneva, Zurich, and Oslo also making the top 10. It looks like New York was the highest ranking U.S. city, falling in the teens just behind Milan, St Petersberg, and Paris.

A number of factors contributed to the high cost of living ranking for so many European cities, and the Swiss consulting firm Mercer that conducted the survey credits both rises in accommodation prices (especially in London and Moscow) and the strength of the various European currencies.

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London Homes are the Most Expensive

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates

Experts say that homes in London are the most expensive in the world. Property in the most desirable areas of the city average $2,300 per sq. foot, compared to $1,900 in New York City. The reason for the high prices is largely that London is, from a business perspective, a perfect place to live. Its time zone means that businesses have overlapping business hours with companies in the US and the Middle East and the fact that more than 50% of the housing market is owned by foreign buyers reinforces the city's position as an global hub. From all appearances, the trend of rising property prices will continue as the number of Asian buyers, which has grown by 60% in the last five years, is still on the rise, bringing new business and more money into the city.

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Cityscape Wallpaper

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Decor

The Cityscape Hangers were charming, but small. The Cityscape Wallpaper collection, on the other hand, turns an ordinary room into a show worthy one, creating a uniquely contemporary wall design without the repetitious patterns that wallpapers typically feature. Printed on high-quality paper, the print is made from a custom drawing. The skyline would make a sunning accent wall, and using the paper all-over would definitely create a metropolitan atmosphere in a large, open loft. There are six different colors available in the collection, with the "City Mirage" pictured here. Price: £143.00 per roll.

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I [heart] LA

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry

It seems like a lot of people, celebrities in particular, are very bi-coastal these days. We know that they must have more of an affinity for New York or LA. To let everyone know about your preference, check out these textured disc pendants by Zoe Chicco. They feature scripted "I [heart] NY" or "I [heart] LA" on sterling silver ($150), 10k gold ($330) or 14k gold ($420). All the discs are 1 1/2-inches in diameter and are suspended from 18-inch chains, in silver or 14K gold, as appropriate. A necklace like this would also make a beautiful graduation gift for a daughter/niece/etc who is going off to college in, or departing from, one of these cities.