How To Pick The Perfect Watch

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What’s In A Watch?

Here’s the thing about a good watch: it’s a lot more than just some timepiece for your wrist. Certainly, this is a primary function of a watch; but there’s so much more to it than that—especially given the options available today. Watches require careful manufacture, and when you get one that’s well-made, it can actually increase in value over time.

You’ve got to ask yourself: why are you buying a watch? Do you merely want a convenient timepiece always just a glance away? Are you looking to acquire some wearable wealth as an “eject button” financially, for when the unexpected happens? Are you looking for a status symbol? Are you trying to stay “hip” with modern technology accessorizing? read more

Fast Fashion: Ralph Lauren Watch Inspired by a $40 Million Dollar Car

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Ralph Lauren Skeleton watch

Check out the Ralph Lauren Skeleton watch, inspired by the $40 million dollar 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic coupe. The exquisite beauty of such an iconic car can stop time, so the watch is there to keep it. Famed fashion designer Ralph Lauren also designs rather fashionable luxury watches inspired by exotic sports cars. Lauren also happens to own an extensive luxury car collection.

Ralph Lauren is known for both is exotic car collection and limited edition luxury watch offerings inspired by them. Lauren’s latest stimuli have been exotic automobiles from throughout the 20th century. This Skeleton watch is intended to bring to mind the detailed dash of the 1938 Bugatti 57SC Atlantic coupe with its Amboyna burl wood and stainless steel. read more

Trending: Shining Some Light on the Diamond Massage

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Diamond massage

There are endless ways to make money disappear, but is the diamond massage a thing? Seriously? It seems that there are individuals out there willing to part with anywhere from $300-$100k to be surrounded by diamonds and at times rubbed with them. To these innovative people I ask: Have you ever considered just milling about Cartier or perhaps a hot stone massage?

For a price, you can shower yourself with diamonds. The precious stones can only become a permanent memory, as they are kept by the spas.  read more

Bulgari Octo Maserati Watch is On Time

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Bulgari Octo Maserati watch

Maserati continues to ring in their 100th anniversary in supreme style with a (kind of) limited edition Bulgari Octo Maserati watch. There will be 1,914 watches made, to commemorate the year the luxury carmaker was founded. It is a limited edition, though with a production amount approaching 2k, it is not on the extreme side of slight.

The Bulgari Octo Maserati watch celebrates Maserati’s 100th and Bulgari’s 130th anniversaries, respectively. What better way to mark an occasion than with a luxurious timepiece?  read more

Bugatti Lifestyle Boutique: The Collections Get a Home

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Bugatti Lifestyle Boutique

Dangerous curves are ahead for Bugatti, just not the type they are known for! With the launch of the Bugatti Lifestyle Boutique, the brand enters the fashion realm in style. The Bugatti family has a rich history encompassing many forms of art–so a move into high-end clothing should be seamless.

The display shelves inside the store are comprised of carbon fiber and aluminum as a nod to the luxury vehicle components used in the fleet. The shape of the shelves resembles a spoiler. 

Bugatti Lifestyle Boutique drives the brand home and directly into the closet. Many automotive brands also offer clothing lines and specialty items, think Ferrari and Lamborghini. In fact, Ferrari stores generate quite an impressive revenue stream for the Horse. With the Bugatti Boutique such a new concept, it is not clear if they will enjoy the same success just yet, though it certainly seems likely. read more

Those Rare Aston Martin One-77 Cars Inspired a Luxury Jewelry Line

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Aston Martin jewelry

There are just 77 examples of the glorious Aston Martin One-77 car in the world. They are so pristine and amazing that they have inspired a line of luxury jewelry by John Calleija. Take the time to enjoy each stunning piece of Aston Martin jewelry and reflect a bit on the jewel that is the Aston Martin One-77 exotic sports car.

John Calleija is one of the most creative and well-respected jewelers in the industry. For him to set his sights on the Aston Martin One-77 certainly speaks volumes of the car, and the resulting jewelry collection is equally desirable. read more

Dempsey Racing & Porsche Design Attempt to Stop Time with Track-Inspired Watch

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Dempsey Racing & Porsche Design

Patrick Dempsey has long possessed the ability to make time stop for women, now the celebrity racer is trying to do the same for men with a special track-inspired timepiece. Dempsey Racing & Porsche Design house have joined forces to create a limited edition watch.

Buyers should time themselves saying the rather consuming name: The Porsche Design Dempsey Racing Limited Edition Chronograph watch. It is a blended expression of both upscale style and the sport of racing.

The Porsche Design Dempsey Racing Limited Edition Chronograph timepiece at a glance: read more

The Most Wanted Lamborghini Tonino Spyder Watch

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Lamborghini Tonino Spyder Watch

Each year brings a new lineup of luxury cars, and their upscale luxury watch counterparts. This year, the Tonino Lamborghini Spyder watch is stealing the show at the Doha Jewelry and Watches Exhibition. The striking Tonino Spyder watch is offered in ten themes and it looks like a challenge to choose just one. The exotic Lamborghini Tonino Spyder watch comes in ten different color themes, models numbered 1100-1121. Can you choose a favorite? The 1100 orange and black model is pictured above. read more

The Most Expensive: $318,000 Hublot Ferrari Watch

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Hublot Ferrari watch

Hublot has created a limited edition Ferrari watch that costs more than most of the  actual cars. For the bargain price of $318,000, brand fans can wrap the MP-05 LaFerrari watch around their wrists. Compared to the million-dollar-plus LaFerrari supercar, the Hublot Ferrari watch seems like a bargain.

The watch that costs more than a Ferrari car

Hublot designed the MP-05 LaFerrari watch to show appreciation for its association with the Ferrari brand. The watch is quite complex, much like a Ferrari. It features 637 individual components, a tourbillon, and can function for 50 days with no power. The watch sort of resembles a supercar engine, which is pretty cool. read more

Ralph Lauren Bugatti Inspired Watch

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Bugatti Inspired Watch

For those who may have missed it, the Ralph Lauren men’s watch collection includes a very special edition, one inspired by his 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Gangloff drop head coupe. There are many luxury watches inspired by exotic sports cars, but this one continues to stand out.

The Bugatti inspired watch designed by Ralph Lauren is fantastic

The watch features the same wood that lines the dash of the rare classic car, can you spot more inspirations? It was the interior cabin of the Bugatti that inspired Lauren’s racy watch. The interior is classic yet sporty, ideal trimmings for an upscale men’s watch. A company spokesperson explained more about the line: “The fashion label’s new line of watches are designed along the theme of an African safari, which the Bugatti wood lends itself to nicely.” read more