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Fortis Spaceleader Volkswagen Design White Watch

Last year my favorite new Fortis watch was the Spaceleader. The futuristic chronograph watch was designed by the Volkswagen Design team and offered as a special limited edition of 2,012 pieces. I first wrote about the Fortis Spaceleader watch here. For 2011 Fortis is offering two additional limited edition versions of the Spaceleader Chronograph. Each have white dials and are great looking in a sort of "Omega Speedmaster evolved" sense. One model has a white rubber strap and the other models has a black rubber strap. The case is in polished steel and is "wrapped" by the strap structure. Fortis and Volkswagen really hit on a good design and I think these new color variations will be just as popular as the original Spaceleader watch. Inside the watches are Swiss ETA Valjoux 7750 automatic movements. Look for these timepieces soon.

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

Gallery: Fortis Spaceleader Volkswagen Design White Watch

Tags: chronograph, fortis, limited edition, spaceleader, watch, white

Paul Picot C-Type Watch For Women

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The Paul Picot C-Type is a very under-recognized sport watch, and now it is also a very under-recognized sport watch for women. Sad that more people won't ever see or hear of this watch because it is pretty nifty. Coming in mostly white, the C-Type for the ladies is 32mm wide in a steel case with large rotating diver's style bezel and a mother-of-pearl dial. The face of the watch also has a series of diamond hour makers. The transition between sport and chic in smooth - Paul Picot does femme activity watches well in my opinion.

Inside the watch is a Swiss automatic mechanical movement and it has a domed sapphire crystal. Like any good diver's watch, the C-Type is water resistant to 300 meters. When you are tired of the gleaming white look of it, you can swap out the white rubber checkerboard patterned strap for a black one.

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

Tags: c-type, lady, paul picot, watch, watches, white, woman

Swarovski Octea Sport White Ceramic Watch

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Couldn't resist, could you Swarovski? The allure of making a white ceramic watch was just too powerful. White ceramic watches being highly in style and in demand, and with Swarovski's hit Octea Sport collection, it was just a matter of time before a white ceramic version was offered. Well it isn't a ceramic watch in the purely traditional sense with a ceramic case and bracelet. Swarovski in a sense is doing things their own way. This is more a matter of replacing their standard use of faceted crystals with facet cut pieces of white ceramic.

Therefore, you have a 39mm wide steel case with a faceted crystal in the bezel (which looks great). The case has ceramic elements built on it. The face has a white lacquered watch dial, and a white rubber strap with ceramic element built into the strap (which in other models would be crystal). Inside the watch is a Swiss ETA quartz movement. The Octea Sport is one of my favorite women's watches of today, and now with the almost all white tone will garner further appeal. Look for it in 2011 and probably still priced under $1000.

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

Tags: ceramic, octea, sport, swarovski, watch, white

Rougois White Ceramic Ladies' Chronograph Watch

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Chanel, oh Chanel, what influence you have had on the luxury women's watch market. Not only did you make the color white, the tone of the town, but you also opened up doors to legions of brands looking to benefit from the market of lady's (and men) who could not afford Chanel prices. At first people had little choice but to fawn over 'ye old J12,' but now that ceramic is becoming more affordable to the mainstream, most anyone can have a sexy white ceramic watch.

While the Chanel J12 (and a few others) still set the bar in terms of quality and designs, there is a huge market of white ceramic watches out there for today's woman. One here is the Rougois White Ceramic Ladies' Chronograph. Just a nice simple 40mm wide (wears a bit small) watch in white ceramic with steel accents on the case. With a price online of $239.95, you get a handsome amount for your money.

Dial is easy to read though I would have preferred the hands to be a touch longer, and with a bit more contrast. Elements are applied, and there is some lume on the dial as well. Inside the watch is a Swiss Made ISA quartz movement with a 30 minute chronograph, subsidiary seconds dial, day of the week, and the date.

Over the dial is a sapphire crystal and the ceramic bracelet is nicely tapered for a more elegant look. While the watch does not totally standout as different from its competitors, it does have a nice selection of parts, a chic look, and certainly satisfies in terms of price when it comes to getting a white ceramic woman's watch.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com

Gallery: Rougois White Ceramic

Tags: CeramicWhitePsp, chronograph, Rougois, RWCC34, WatchPhone, white, women

Delaneau Amazone Blueberries & Rectangular Dôme Invisible Damier Watches

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Filed under: Jewelry, Timepieces / Watches

Creative women's watch maker Delaneau offers up two new timepieces that use their jumping hour/jumping minute mechanical movement. These provocative jewelry creations are visually interesting, and have a welcome old-world feel to them. As though the designs are from the past, but served up fresh in these two new watches.

Both pieces feature the brand's caliber 1608 automatic movement that has discs to display the hours and minutes that move immediately (as opposed to slowly) when the time is right.

The Amazone Blueberries watch is 42mm wide in 18k white gold with about 10.5 carats of large baguette cut diamonds on the bezel. There are much more brilliant cut diamonds on the dial as the leaves, while the blueberries are done in large blue sapphire cabochons. Really a lovely art jewelry piece with a nice movement. The strap is blue satin mixed with crocodile.

With the Rectangular Dôme Invisible Damier watch, Delaneau plays with decorative textures on a watch that reminds me a little hand bag with handle on the top in terms of the shape. The watch is 40mm wide and also in 18k white gold. Again you have about 20 carats of diamonds and sapphire on the case, and another large set of baguette cut diamonds and sapphires on the dial. It has a similar style of blue satin and crocodile strap as the Amazone Blueberries.

Such play with high-jewelry watches and blue and white colors makes for a nice tone with winter season from Delaneau. Such watches are incredible expensive, but beautiful nonetheless.

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

Tags: blue, delaneau, diamonds, sapphires, watch, watches, white

Rado Ceramica White Watch

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The last few times I discussed Rado, I mentioned how they were really stepping up their game for 2010. Even the watches that I didn't personally like were moving toward being much more relevant. The Ceramica name has been used since 1980 when Rado released the first ceramic watch. They were an instant success due to the look and durability of this type of ceramic. The basic modern shape of the watch has persevered today, and is available in this angular style in white (as opposed to black). There are two different dial choices in a dark silver or gold tone. Movements inside these Ceramica watches are likely Swiss quartz movements. I anticipate the Ceramica White watches will come in a few sizes for both men and women. Look for them soon.

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

Tags: ceramic, ceramica, rado, watch, watches, white

Ebel Beluga Chocolate Watches

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What about Beluga caviar? No, Ebel opts for the sweeter (less salty) Beluga with a new limited edition line of women's watches called the Beluga Chocolate. Coming in three colors the watches feature dials that resemble bricks of chocolate (are the watches also scented?) The names of the specific models? You guessed it "Dark (Black) Chocolate, Milk Chocolate, and White Chocolate."

The Beluga is actually an older watch line name that is being reintroduced after its debut in 1985. The watches are 37.5mm wide in 18k white gold that are decorated with 68 precious stones around the bezel and lugs. Based on the watches, the stones are either black, brown, or white diamonds (about 1.08 carats per watch).

The luxury watches contain Swiss ETA quartz movements, have AR coated sapphire crystals, and come with matching satin straps. Ebel even worked with chocolate maker Max Chocolatier to create special Beluga chocolates in honor of the collection. Not sure how man pieces will be in this limited edition or the price. Look for them soon.

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

Tags: beluga, black, chocolate, ebel, milk, watch, watches, white

Linde Werdelin "The White Watch" For Women

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While this isn't exactly a brand new timepiece, it is a revision of their 3-Timer watch made for women's tastes (and wrists). Basically the first Linde Werdelin watch made specifically for women. While the 46mm wide steel case is the same as on the men's model, the strap has been made shorter, and is here in a white pointed calfskin leather. I like the white color application inside of the hex screws. Linde Werdelin has been playing with the idea of coloring in this area, and I think it works nicely.

The dial is white, with steel hands, and applied steel hour markers. Linde Werdelin uses light colored lume to match the white look of the watch. Although the watch is 46mm wide, it wears smaller. The dial itself is 42mm wide and it has a nice feeling over the wrist. I've seen this style watch on women before, and it looks just fine - especially as large watches are in. With the smaller strap, the watch should fit nicely. As the watch is a Linde Werdelin 3-Timer at heart (which I reviewed here), it is a GMT timepiece with a Swiss ETA 2893-2 automatic movement on the inside. Limited to just 51 pieces, "The White Watch" won't be easy to find. Price is 4,680 euros.

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

Tags: 3-Time, Linde Werdelin, watch, white, women

Hillary Clinton Seen Wearing Chanel J12 Watch

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Filed under: Timepieces / Watches, Celebrity Shopping

While not the only watch she has ever been seen wearing, former First Lady and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was just seen wearing a white ceramic lady's Chanel J12 watch. Probably the most popular luxury women's watch around the world today, the Chanel J12 single-handedly made ceramic the "it" material for luxury watches. She is seen wearing the most simple version of the watch - meaning it doesn't have any diamond decoration. Though it does appear as though she is wearing the automatic mechanical version of the watch. The image above is from a State Department press photo of Clinton while talking to a boy's softball team in Azerbaijan. Clinton is wearing the watch right next to a pearl bracelet. Clearly she was intending the white to go with her outfit. Her husband Bill, is a well known watch lover and probably got Hillary into timepieces. While the Chanel J12 is a nice watch, it is extremely common. I wonder what less known timepieces Hillary might have. Thanks to Eric W. for sharing the image with me.

See the original photo here.

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

Tags: Chanel, clinton, Hillary, J12, watch, what, white

Swatch Automatic Chrono Right Track White Or Blue Watch Giveaway

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These are two good looking Swatch watches. Fresh from the Automatic Chrono collection, Swatch offers two new versions of the Right Track model, and we have got one for you. Enter below to win your choice of a Swatch Automatic Chrono Right Track White or Right Track Blue watch (you can click on those respective links to see more details about them or buy one. We previously offered a Swatch Automatic Chrono watch giveaway here that was so popular, Swatch agreed to another round for this new model. The watches are handsome, and have a great sense of civility, but also modern design to them. You can think of one as a man' piece, and the other as a woman's piece, but they are actually unisex and larger at almost 45mm wide. The cases are in Swatch plastic with alligator print leather straps and mechanical automatic calibre C01.211 movements from ETA. The watch bezel is metal, along with the dial and hands. A pretty chic look, retailing for $370 each. View the gallery below for more images. Check them out, enter to win, and enjoy a cool Swatch watch for the summer. Follow Swatch on Twitter here.

THANKS TO ALL WHO ENTERED. THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER.

To enter, leave a comment on this post sharing why you'd like to win the watch. The giveaway ends on June 28th at 8:00pm PST. See additional rules below.

* To enter, leave a confirmed comment below.
* The comment must be left and confirmed before June 28th, 2010 at 8:00PM Pacific Time.
* You may only enter once.
* One winner will be selected in a random drawing.
* One winner will receive one Swatch Automatic Chrono Watch in a choice of white or blue valued at $370.
* Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, and the District of Columbia, who are 18 and older.

See full giveaway rules here.

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

Gallery: Swatch Automatic Chrono Right Track White and Blue Watches

Tags: Automatic, blue, Chrono, giveaway, luxist giveaway, Swatch, white

Nina Critia Sandals

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Filed under: Shoes

Wouldn't these Nina sandals be perfect for a sunny summer wedding? Whether you're the bride wearing a free flowing long chiffon dress, a bridesmaid or a wedding guest, the Critia Sandals ($80) would be ideal. They exude a softness and charm by using a single oversized flower as its focal point and only adornment. The heel is only 3 1/2 inches so they'll offer you a little bit of height and comfort throughout the day. Even if you aren't getting married or attending a wedding anytime soon, the Critia Sandals are also available in a wide range of eye popping candy colors, like fuschia luster, ruby and grape, so you can wear to any special event.

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Tags: flower, heels, nina shoes, sandals, special event, SpecialEvent, wedding, white

George Angelopoulos Leather Hold All, Handbag of the Day

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Wearing a white bag seems to be synonymous with warm weather. I've always steered away from them because of obvious reasons – no one wants to wear a dirty white bag. And yes, you can clean them, but in my eyes, they never look as sparkling white as they once did. Nonetheless, if you are better at keeping your white bags pristine, you may like the Leather Hold All by George Angelopoulos ($1276). Given its size, it would serve well as your summer go to 'I-carry-everything-under-the-sun' bag. It's minimally detailed with silver toned hexagonal accents on both the front and back, double leather handles and a longer detachable shoulder strap and a zipper closure.

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Tags: george angelopoulos, handbag, handbag of the day, white

MM6 Maison Martin Margiela Perforated Leather Hobo, Handbag of the Day

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The MM6 Maison Martin Margiela Perforated Leather Hobo is a bag that functions like an article of clothing.

Due to the shape (the depth of the plunge and the width of the opening, gathered at a small point at the top), when you throw this over your shoulder, it becomes a major part of your outfit, even though on its own, it looks somewhat nondescript.

This soft, perforated white leather bag is 20"W X 12"H X 1"D. Depending upon your style, this could add a hefty helping of 1980s to a bright color or fashion-forward sophistication to a pale metallic. The bag is lined in an attractive beige and includes a snap closure and inside open pocket.

The MM6 Maison Martin Margiela Perforated Leather Hobo is available from Saks Fifth Avenue for $495.00.

Tags: handbag of the day, hobo, MM6 Maison Martin, MM6 Maison Martin Margiela, white

Kooba Hadley Leather Satchel, Handbag of the Day

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The Kooba Hadley Leather Satchel is an attractive new bag with a rather unusual zipper placement.

At first, we thought that it was a little impractical, albeit pretty, to put a horizontal zipper across the middle of a double-top-handled satchel. Then, we realized the side zipper doesn't open the bag; it's actually just to a side pocket, and there is another zipper on top of the bag. Whew! It's actually win-win.

This 12"W X 6½"H X 4"D bag is made of soft white leather and features art-deco-esque triangular stitching, goldtone hardware, and purple imported Italian fabric lining. This is great for day or night, and will look fabulous with all your spring colors. There is a detachable crossbody strap to ensure your pristine white leather never has to touch the ground.

The Kooba Hadley Leather Satchel is available from Saks Fifth Avenue for $475.00.

Tags: handbag of the day, kooba, satchel, spring handbag, spring handbags, white

Christophe Claret Dual Tow Watch In Black & White

by Ariel Adams (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Timepieces / Watches

The master watch maker's brand Christophe Claret's first watch the Dual Tow, now will come in a tuxedo style black and white version. Already the watch is bought via a handy customization tool where the buyer opts for a wide range of options including colors and materials. This new combination of colors also represents titanium as a material for the complex watch case. While titanium has been available for the Dual Tow from the beginning, I personally saw and enjoyed the watch in its gold form.

Christophe Claret's workshop has special machines no where else available. The watch case is made up of about 67 parts and is cut using their 17 axis cutting machine. The precision of a machine getting closer to the dexterity of human hands. Though no hands could be trusted to make such parts given the need for water resistance. While I haven't seen titanium out of Claret's shop, I imagine his technique will render it beautiful as a case material.

There is one major concern about the watch that Christophe Claret is addressing - the reliability of the rubber belts used to tell the time. It is true that rubber degrades over time with bending. As such, it is reasonable to infer that the belts of the Dual Tow watch would wear out over a short period of time. Christophe Claret has thus engaged in a series of tests to prove that the belts are hardy. Apparently they stress tested the belts to simulate over 60 years of usage and the belts survived nicely apparently. The full results of the testing haven't been announced yet. Price for the limited edition watch varies, but is roughly in the $400,000 - $500,000 range if my memory serves correct. Configure one here.

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

Tags: black, christophe claret, ChristopheClaret, dual tow, DualTow, watch, white

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