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W&F 101.1 And 102.1 Watches

New watch brand W&F based out of Prague has recently revealed their first watches - the 101.1 and the 102.1. Influenced by modern sculpture art, the pieces have very unique looking dials and cases that have a hand-made feel to them. Actually, they are hand-made - with that being written right on the dial (at least on the white colored dial). The dials themselves are done in enamel, each applied in a unique manner. The periphery of the dials have lume dots for the hour markers. The real interest is all in the hands. The hour hand looks like a futuristic Frisbee flying through the air, while the minute hand looks either like a strange colored lipstick container or a bullet. The watch dials certainly are artistic. Whether or not you like them is a matter of taste, but reading them is another story.

W&F stands for "Wei & Friends." It is hard not to think that W&F was influenced by MB&F "Max Busser & Friends," for the brand name. The watch cases themselves are in steel and 44mm wide (12mm thick). Inside the watches are hand-wound Swiss ETA Unitas 6498 mechanical movements. I like the large off-centered crowns. These timepieces remind me of what UTS timepieces would be like if they suddenly had a thing for modern art. Prices for these W&F watches will start at 1,790 euros.

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

Gallery: WF 101.1 And 102.1 Watches

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Pure Gold High Heels

by Rigel Celeste (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Shoes

This past weekend a jewelry shop was showcasing a a pair of high heels made of pure gold (up to 680g of it) in Wuhu, Anhui Province. There's very little information available on the shoes, including who designed them (although we do know they're Italian), how much they cost, or if there's more than one pair in existence (and if not, what size is this pair?).

Although they are shiny and unique, I doubt they really expect anybody to wear them any place other than a photo shoot perhaps? I doubt you could even walk in them normally, never mind the fact that the design isn't even that flattering.

Thanks Magie!

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