Ebel Classic Sport Chrono Khaki Green Watch
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Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.
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Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.
David Yurman "The Classic" Ladies Watch
Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Luxury Shopping
Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews website aBlogToRead.com.
Harry Winston Avenue Classic Watch
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The Avenue Classic comes with a black or white satin strap, as well as an optional blue alligator strap. It has a Swiss quartz movement inside with a small subsidiary seconds hand. The piece is interesting, but certainly an acquired taste.
Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.
Codex Classic, Chronograph, & Venus Watches
Filed under: Timepieces / Watches
The Classic and Chronograph are pretty straight forward. The design of the case and dial is interesting. I think I would sport the look - though it is probably a bit too much, and too busy for some people. I really like the almost checker style bezel treatments. The Codex Classic has a manually wound ETA 6498 movement that has a subsidiary seconds dial. No idea why they didn't choose to use an automatic movement. At least the crown is large for easy winding.
On the other hand, the Codex Chronograph is an automatic. It has a specially modified ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic chronograph movement that has a periphery style date indicator and a moon phase indicator It is pretty nice, and I like the symmetry. Then you have the Codex Venus Master and the Venus Prestige. These two limited edition collections uses a newly finished vintage movement. The Codex Venus watches use classic Venus 203 manually wound movements that have the time, annual calendar, moon phase indicator, a some sense of vintage fun. The dials are also partially skeletonized. The Venus Master is limited to 100 pieces, these pieces come in 18k rose gold cases. The only slightly different Venus Prestige is just like the Venus Master, but is decorated with 431 diamonds on the side of the case, has a different dial design, and is limited to 75 pieces. Look out for Codex watches soon (well not likely any time soon in America).
Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.
Bovet Fleurier Amadeo 43mm Classic Convertible Watch
Filed under: Timepieces / Watches
The new Amadeo Fleurier Amadeo 43mm Classic watch is a true pocket watch in style, complete with top mounted crown and protector. The case is all 18k red gold, filled with a high-end Frederic Piguet automatic movement (soon to be merely "Blancpain manufacture") with a 3 day power reserve, and a power reserve indicator on the dial. The subsidiary seconds dial sure helps enhance that pocket watch feel. Most of the time the watch sits mounted to a black reptile strap, looking uniquely classic. What other watches have serpentine hands that look quite this good?
Bovet hopes that once in a while you will take the Amadeo off the strap and either uses it on the chain or as a little table clock with its fold out leg stand. They even suggest to women to wear it as a pendant. How often a woman will want to lug a 43mm wide brick of gold around her neck is yet to be seen - though at least the watch will have a substantial feel to it. Bovet claims that the process of changing the watch into its various forms/uses is rather simple. That may be so, but the novelty of the item is worth more than its ability to go from pocket watch to mini desk clock. This is also the most simple Amadeo version, in the Amadeo collection. Each of which has the ability to be a convertible piece. Prices start around $34,000.
Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.
Lormarins 1200 Launch Leads £10M of Classics Through Mayfair
Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events
London's packed with exotic and classic automobiles, but the usual array was no match for the parade that drove through the city's Mayfair neighborhood the other day. Some £10 million worth of classic motors – including a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8C Monza and a 1957 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France – were led through the streets to the home of fashion icon Alfred Dunhill by none other than former world champion Jody Scheckter in a 1952 Jaguar C-Type, with the South African ambassador riding shotgun.
The event was held to announce the launch of a new classic rally in South Africa. Modeled on the iconic Mille Miglia in Italy, the Lormarins 1200 will be held for the first time this October around the country's Western Cape wine region, with some 40-50 classics anticipated to participate.
BMW Launches New Divisions Dedicated to Classics
Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos
It has never been a better time to own or race a vintage BMW. The German automaker has announced two new divisions specifically aimed at assisting the proprietors of its classic vehicles.
The first is actually an expansion of what was previously known as the Heritage Workshop. Previously dedicated to maintaining the company's own fleet of classic automobiles and motorcycles, the division has been re-christened as the BMW Classic Center, opening its doors to the public in the process.
In addition to servicing, certifying and even dealing in classic BMWs, the company's classics department has also launched a dedicated Motorsport Division. The new initiative, headed by a former BMW sportscar racing director, has been established specifically to cater to vintage racing machines from BMW and Mini, preparing them for revival events and classics rallies.
BMW estimates that some 600,000 of its automobiles and another 70,000 motorcycles built up from its foundation through the 1980s are still on the road, representing 10% of its historic production.
David Yurman Classic Moon Phase Watch
Filed under: Timepieces / Watches
In an 18k white gold case, the watch is 43.5mm wide - certainly modern in stature. The crystal is sapphire with an AR coating making for a nicely legible luxury watch. The only other thing it could have used to make the dial easier to read are lume covered hands. Still, the tapered and faceted hands look nice. The watch has an automatic Dubois Depraz caliber 9000 movement inside. This is an ETA 2892-2 movement with a module attached for the calendar and moon phase functions.
Around the edge of the watch on the side, you'll find the signature "rope" design that David Yurman is known for. The Classic Moon Phase is a handsome and competent watch that makes up with classic appeal, what it loses in lacking much originality. The strap is black alligator, and the watch should be available relatively soon.
Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.
2009 Mille Miglia to Highlight Classic Jaguars
Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Events, The Classicist
Jaguar holds dear one of the richest of heritages in the automotive industry, and a not insignificant part of that history was forged at the Mille Miglia, one of the most grueling of races that took place between 1927 to 1957 through the Italian countryside between Brescia and Rome. Today the event is a revival of the iconic race of yore, and to celebrate its role in the original Mille Miglia, Jaguar is returning to the event with a convoy of some of its most treasured classics.
Included among the Jaguar factory team will be a long-nose D-Type, four C-Types and an original Mark VII sedan, some of which contested the race in the 50's. Jaguar's legendary test driver Norman Dewis, now in his 80's, will be participating, along with a fleet of modern XKRs and XFRs which Jaguar is sending along as support vehicles for the event, which takes place next month from May 13-17.
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