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Bovet Trilogy Three-In-One Watch For Only Watch 2009

Bovet's entrant in to the Only Watch 2009 charity watch auction is truly a unique piece. Not only is there literally just one piece, but there is also a few interesting things that the watch does. The watch case is shaped like a small pocket watch. The dial itself is Tahitian mother of pearl with a rotating ring around the edge that displays the minutes, while the hours are showing in a jumping our window - very nice. The main dial displays a Mona Lisa replica painting done on mother of pearl as well. Realize that the dial was an extreme pain for Bovet to do. It took the artist over a month to accomplish. Mainly because replicating that iconic Mona Lisa smile is almost impossible especially in miniature.

The 42mm wide gold watch can be three things. First it can be a pocket watch when attached to the gold chain. You can remove the chain and attach it to the alligator strap and module to make it a wrist watch. Lastly there is a way to make it a little desk clock. Now you know why it is called the "Trilogy." The movement is a Swiss automatic which has an 22k gold rotor. The Bovet Trilogy is a unique one-off watch for Only Watch 2009. It is an imaginative and worthy addition to the auction, and hopefully will fetch a good price as this unique watch brand certainly deserves more attention. Fancy shmancy, and I oh, so want one.

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

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Mona Lisa Yacht

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Yachts & Sailing

It's an ambitious thing to name a yacht the Mona Lisa. This 60-foot yacht which is now for sale was designed to be a classic sailing yacht for amazing adventures because she is capable of being self sufficient for several months. The Mona Lisa is an expedition sailboat expedition with an ice-reinforced aluminum hull. Special features of this yacht include a heated enclosed pilothouse, a transom garage for secure storage of the dinghy, a hydraulic anchor storage system, a recirculating hot water conservation system and backup generators for running the important equipment. The Mona Lisa could be used as a luxury cruising yacht by a couple, or as a research vessel by a small team. She was listed at $2.7 million but is now for sale for $1,998,000 through David Walters Yachts.

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Banksy Auction Sets Record

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions

Even though Angelina Jolie paid nearly $400,000 for a few pieces from the graffiti artist Banksy last month in Los Angeles, his works have never reached a price that high at conventional auctions. But the prices are creeping up as his works gain a wider audience. At a Sotheby's auction in London, a set of six pictures of Kate Moss, done in the style of Andy Warhol, sold for about $94,000 (£50,400) and a sketch of the Mona Lisa, "sprayed green and with paint dripping from her eyes," went for almost £109,000 (£57,600). The prices were much more than double their estimates, setting new records at auction for the artist's work.

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