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Temple iPad Cases and Bags

Temple is really going crazy with the iPad products, making everything from iPad bags to iPad portfolios to more traditional (if that word can apply to technology-related products) iPad cases and sleeves. Temple finds inspiration in vintage military pieces, often actually salvaging and repurposing old WWI era materials and products, resulting in stylish, sturdy, and environmentally friendly pieces that can enhance both your wardrobe and your lifestyle. The Leather iPad Case shown here is made of oiled leather and canvas and features both horizontal and vertical viewing options, a padded leather shoulder strap, one internal pocket and sells for $186. See more in the gallery below.

Via Acquire

Gallery: Temple Bags for iPad

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Piaget Emperador Temple Diamonds Watch - $3.5 Million

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

What happens when you have a ziggurat of diamonds on a watch? Well this... For 2010 Piaget has successfully crammed in more diamonds into an Emperador style watch. It is like the difference between Wheaties and Total breakfast cereal. Total has twice (or whatever) the fiber, in the same size bowl! How does Piaget fit that much fiber, err, I mean diamonds into a watch?! Looks like it has over 1200 diamonds all over the watch. Wowy! The secret is the pyramid style "temple" design of the watch case. It actually opens up, twice. First is a little hatch over a smaller mother-of-pearl and diamond watch face. Then the watch opens up again to reveal a large face with an exposed one minute tourbillon and power reserve indicator. With this much surface space, Piaget is able to fits the hundreds of diamonds into the design of the Emperador Temple Diamonds watch.

So much jewelery, so much.. watchery. The timepiece contains a variety of stone cuts. The watch has baguette cut stones, brilliant cut stones, and one emerald cut stone that tops off the stack o' precious gems. The watch case fits the Emperador style mold, and inside the watch is two movements. The grander of the two being the tourbillon. Not too sure whether the top movement is mechanical or quartz. The purpose of a watch like this? To show off. It brings new meaning to the concept of "pyramid power." At the very least, the heap of diamonds on your wrist will get you nice tables at restaurants and extra expensive drinks at the bar. Piaget made this watch as one-off piece that went for a price that was somewhere in the rage of $3.5 million. Though their doors and arms are wide open to you should you decide to fund a second model for your personal wearing pleasure.

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

Tags: diamonds, Emperador, Piaget, temple, watch

Luxury Car for Shaolin Monk

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos

The Dengfeng City government in China has given the gift of a luxury sport sedan worth 1 million Yuan (about $125,500) to Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, for helping to promote local tourism. The temple is considered to be the birthplace of king fu and attracts millions of tourists to an otherwise poor area. Even with the fame of the temple, many feel that the car was an inappropriate gift for a monk, since they are supposed to be "renowned for their austerity." Others thought that it should not matter that Yongxin is a monk, since by running the temple he does so much for the region. The abbot seemed pleased with his prize and said "I dream of getting a bigger prize next year."

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