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BMW Individual 7 Series Composition by Steinway & Sons

Anyone who's ever bought a grand piano knows that they can cost as much as a car. Sometimes more. Now BMW has returned the favor with a special-edition luxury sedan.

Called the 7 Series Composition, the unique vehicle is a joint effort between BMW Individual and Steinway & Sons. It features either black or white paint specially applied with a three-layer clear coat, a gold pinstripe and special 20-inch wheels. The interior meanwhile is trimmed in merino leather (black or white to contrast the exterior), lambswool carpets, Alcantara headliner, special embroidery, and of course piano black trim.

No word on pricing, but the special trim level can be ordered on any model in the 7 Series range.

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Steinway & Sons Seconde Metronomique Watch

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

Famous German piano maker Steinway & Sons has been also making watches for the last few years. Not directly I am sure, but via a partner who creates timepieces "in tune" with the theme of high-end pianos. A new watch with the Steinway & Sons name on it offers an interesting complication that fits quite nicely with the theme of the musical brand.

The Seconde Metronomique timepiece has a small metronome on the dial that "beats" each second, moving from side to side. It is unclear as to the audible nature of the complication, but it is an interesting feature and appropriate for the theme of the timepiece. It is part of the hand-wound caliber C60 mechanical movement that has a power reserve of 38 hours. Behind the metronome hand is a revolving gear with a lyre image in it, along with another lyre image on the deeply engraved guilloche gold and enamel dial.

The watch case is 43mm tall by 26mm wide and 10mm thick. The Steinway & Sonds Second Metronomique is part of a limited edition of just 300 pieces. This will be segmented in 100 pieces in either yellow, rose or white 18k gold cases. Certainly an interesting piece for music lover or instrument collectors.

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

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