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IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar Limited Edition Watch For Ace Jewelers

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Ace Jewelers , an Amsterdam based watch and jewelry shop has a special exclusive limited edition IWC watch. If you live in BeNeLux or Nordic region of Europe, this is the store where youll want to get this piece and Ace will only have five of them. The watch is the limited edition of 250 pieces IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar, in black with orange trim. It is a beautiful thing and combines the allure of a pilot watch, with the complication of IWCs fantastic perpetual calendar automatic movement. In addition to a full calendar, the watch also displays the year, moon phase (in both hemispheres) and has a power reserve indicator (the movement has a full week of power reserve). The watch, in steel, is a large 46.2mm wide. Ace Jewelers is adding value to the watch by including a limited edition SwissKubik watch winder to the set. Working with SwissKubik, Ace Jewelers designed the winder to have a black leather housing with orange contrast stitching to match the look of the timepiece. The

Special Offers at Italys Il Salviatino, One of the Hottest Hotels of the Year

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Heres your possibility to measure ignored rates during Hotel Il Salviatino, named Hideaway of the Year in the 2011 Andrew Harper Grand Award Winners. Perched upon the Tuscan slant in Fiesole with gorgeous views of Florence, the elegant villa was also named to Travel + Leisures It List 2010. Reserve the Early Booking Offer until April 22, 2011 as well as get complimentary Dine Around half board (normally 82 euros per person) or the 20% discount upon 2011 rates. Available for travel from May 1- December 31, 2011. Another prohibited offer: Score the 50% discount upon the Best Available Rate for all suites, inclusive of the full American breakfast, with the One Price for All package, accessible through April 22, 2011.

A Porcelain Room kit renders an instant gilded makeover for $750,000

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If we need a new room for your home, it can be quite a calamity to reconstruct things from scratch. But if we are seeking for a porcelain makeover instead head over to Moscow where Russian artist Victoria Smirnova has written as well as created a porcelain kit that can be installed directly in to your room. The room size 8.5inches wide as well as 49.2 inches in length is ideal as well as a artist advises contrasting colors like green, purple, black or yellow for that thespian effect. The room, now in Moscow, will cost we $750,000 as well as can be shipped worldwide.

Louis Vuitton Monte Carlo stole with Swarovski strass to keep you warm

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Winter seems to be up in full-throttle, as well as what approach to take which dusk travel in the chill than be dressed right as well as in lan! One more superb further to your winter habit comes from Louis Vuitton with the pleasing feather-light cashmere Monte Carlo stole.The 23.6-inch broad as well as 67.6 in. wide stole features Louis Vuitton motifs as well as Swarovski strass woven delicately to give it which additional shimmering effect. The 100% cashmere stole is labelled at $1,140 as well as is accessible in noir (black) as well as violet colors.

A Laptop so Minimal, it Hides

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If you suspicion Apple couldnt probable facilitate a aesthetics of a MacBook Pro line any further, take a look during a HIDE laptop. The ultra minimalist design hides all ports when closed. Aside from a tiny hinge as well as indentation to help lift a cover, it just looks similar to a solid aluminum block. Its naive as well as utilitarian. I unequivocally similar to it. Designer: Youri Hong ---------- Yanko Design Timeless Designs - Explore wonderful concepts from around a world! Yanko Design Store - We have been about some-more than just concepts. See what's prohibited during a YD Store!

Dual Purpose LUMI Mask

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LUMI is a worlds first nap mask that not usually blocks light, but additionally simulates sunrise. It focuses on dual strong nap cues, dark and light, to help you fall defunct with ease and arise feeling alert and refreshed. we think its brilliant. Designer Taylor Franklin Hide has already reached his idea of 10k but theres still seventeen days left. Pledge $50 or more and youll receive a LUMI Mask. Designer: Franklin Taylor Hide (KickStarter) ---------- Yanko Design Timeless Designs - Explore wonderful concepts from around a world! Yanko Design Store - We have been about more than only concepts. See what's prohibited at a YD Store!

CES 2011: Monster unveils jazz-tuned Miles Davis Trumpet headphones

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At CES final year, Monster announced a partnership with a Miles Davis family to hurl out a line of Miles Davis headphones, as well as during this years CES show, a organisation has announced a debut of a Miles Davis Trumpet high-performance in-ear headphones. The new headphones have been being offering in a specifically packaged set along with a seminal Miles Davis album Sketches of Spain in a specifically remixed as well as remastered chronicle in Monster High Definition Stereo (HDS) as well as High Definition Surround Sound. The headphones will be shipped with a Monster ControlTalk headphone cable that can be used with a iPhone as well as iPod for song playback control. Designed in each approach to be as revolutionary as a iconic musician, Miles Davis Trumpet headphones have been precision-tuned to imitate a pointed nuances as well as singular acoustic tones of jazz. Most notably, they underline a worlds smallest drivers. The new Miles Davis Trumpet headphones exaggerate a jazz-inspi

From the Heart by Steuben: A tender expression of your deepest emotions

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Steuben, manufacturer of handmade art potion as well as crystal, featuring blown, cut as well as etched designs, is well known for creating objects which bring wish to vital as well as symbol a passage of time. Valentines Day is only around a corner as well as if we have been seeking for some cool present thought to stir your beloved, we competence want to consider something from a From a Heart collection by Steuben. Some of a engaging pieces from a collection include Our Love ( $9,400 ): Sure to stir your love, this cut with a chisel captures an evocative impulse of dual swans engaged in a dancing. Infinite Love ( $4,700 ): This Steuben cut with a chisel shows pristine white swans flapping together on a misty lake at dawn. The heart they share is done of 18-karat rose gold. Key To My Heart ( $3,500 ): Shes starting to adore it for sure. The cut with a chisel shows a 18K golden key placed on a heart-shaped bed of crystal. Internal Flame ( $850 ): A undiluted present to show how sexual

Real Estate Beat: Ferris Bueller's Ferrari house

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List Price: $1,650,000 The Property: This suburban Chicago home became important after it appeared in a 1986 movie Ferris Buellers Day Off. In a movie, a 5,300-square-foot residence was owned by Ferris Buellers friend, Cameron Frye. In a scene from a movie, Frye sends his fathers Ferrari through a single of a houses potion walls as well as into a woods. Its a same mid-century Ferrari residence which was listed in 2009 for $2.3 million, though right away a list cost has been marked down to just $1,650,000. Designed by architects A. James Speyer as well as David Haid, a Ferris Bueller House is an extraordinary architectural treasure. Physical Address: 370 N Beech St, Highland Park, Illinois, United States The Setting: Earlier, Sudler Sothebys International Realtor Meladee Hughes has pronounced which being in this home is similar to vital in a tree house. Located in Highland Park, Illinois, a 5,300 square foot residence offers incredible views of a surrounding woods. The ? la mode sty

Swarovski India Gets Ruchita Sharma to Head its Marketing Operations

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Swarovski is receiving India as well as its marketplace seriously. They have been upgrading their operations in the country. They have appointed Ruchita Sharma as the Marketing Operation Manager for Swarovski CGB (Consumer Goods Business) for Swarovski India. She brings with her international bearing as well as knowledge as well as the really great bargain of the oppulance marketplace in India. Ruchita is an IIM, Ahmedabad graduate who went upon to do oppulance management from Essec Paris. She is basically the Literature vital from Lady Sri Ram College, New Delhi. Ruchita has more than 12 years of professional experience. She is considered some arrange of specialist upon entrance strategies for oppulance brands. She is the selling consultant as well as really great during implementing code development plans. Prior to her appointment during Swarovski Ruchita was associated Globaluxuria, the business height upon oppulance in UK, as Head of Strategic Planning. Earler in 2006 Ruchita was a

The St. Moritz Polo World Cup on Snow Becomes a Nations Cup This Year

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The St. Moritz Polo World Cup upon Snow has always been an sparkling eventuality as well as contest that people demeanour brazen to. This year for a 27th edition of a contest a format has been modified to make it a Nations Cup tournament. In a earlier editions of a contest a teams participating were known by a names of their sponsors, but this year a teams will paint their congregation nation of origin. The contest will be staged this month upon a solidified lake of St. Moritz. The countries participating in a contest have been France, Germany, Great Britain as well as Switzerland. The matches will be played from Jan 27 onwards with a finals taking place upon a 30th of Jan 2011. The congregation of a teams this year have been Philipp Maeder for Switzerland, Vivek Rawal for Great Britain, Thomas Wolfensberger representing Germany as well as Franois Le Barazer, playing for France. The players participating in a contest this year would be motivated more as they would be representing their

Yves Saint Laurent Arty Enamel Ring

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Yves Saint Laurent is the single of the most impeccably stylish fashion lines, as well as has been for decades. Their aesthetic tends towards sort the feminine, French classic character that women around the globe covet. This bohemian stylish ring is the good matter piece for day or evening, as well as at $195, is in few instances well-priced for the piece of designer jewelry. Of course, it is, as they say, paste. The gold as well as bluish are both faux, as well as the ring is actually made of tin. Thats hardly relevant, however, given the design is so spot on perfect. The textured finish on the goldtone steel unequivocally makes the bright blue stones pop in an eye-catching, prosperous way. This is the good gift for the girl with funky, though still elegant, style.

Giant Tuna Sells for $396k

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This 754 bruise tuna was held off the Northern seashore of Japan, as well as was the single of over 500 that went up for auction upon Wednesday. This extraordinary fish was bought by the owners of Kyubey as well as Itamae sushi restaurants for $396,000 upon the opening day of the Tsukiji fish market. Apparently, this is no ordinary fish market, as well as the opening day mostly garners huge gains. In 2001, the precious jot down was set when the 445 bruise fish sold for 20.2 yen. If you mangle down the price of this 754 pounder, it comes to the price of $526 the pound. Thats some tuna. The Bluefin Tuna is essentially quite overfished, as well as the lot of restaurants have taken it off their menus for this reason. But the Japanese go on to consume about 80% of all Bluefins held in the Pacific or Atlantic. New fishing restrictions have caused prices to rise, though even at exorbitant prices, it seems like theres still the solid marketplace for these fish.

Winter Ski Promotion: Powder-Packed Deals in Colorado, Utah, Whistler

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Skiers and snowboarders, take heed. Youll find great deals in snowy towering destinations across North America with a Ski Vacations Sale, using until January 31, 2011. Available for travel by February 28, 2011, a ski graduation is accessible during prime properties in Colorado, Utah, Whistler, and beyond. Here are a sale details: Save up to 25% during a Grand Summit Hotel during a Canyons Resort in Park City Get your 3rd night giveaway during Kimptons Sky Hotel in Aspen Save up to 33% during a Hotel Jerome in Aspen and The Lodge during Vail Save up to 30% during a Hotel Telluride Save up to 25% during a Fairmont Chateau Whistler 3rd night giveaway during a Four Seasons Resort Whistler 4th night giveaway during a Park Hyatt Beaver Creek Lodge

Apothecary by House of Fraser is Online Solution of Beauty Needs of Every Woman

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Online custom is growing stronger by a day. House of Fraser, a reward department store is receiving a thrust in a field with a launch of Apothecary online. It will not be just another online opening but has been grown as a brand brand new as well as exclusive sell concept. It is ostensible to be a slicing corner beauty emporium. It hopes to be a platform where a single can find brand brand new brands as well as experience a product in a loose environment. Apothecary will additionally work as a destination that offers solutions to real life problems. The brands available upon a portal will be a prudent mix of contemporary, classic, niche as well as tellurian brands. The focus would be to meet a needs of a woman, yet products for men will additionally be available upon a site. House of Fraser has grown a special Apothecary Collection to element a concept. The buying group of House of Fraser has worked hard to get special products done for a site. Several of a renowned perfumers have comb

Cartlon Hobbs Gallery to Host Rare Regency Antique Sale

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The Cartlon Hobbs art studio in New York is all set to launch Inspired by Antiquity: Classical Influences on 18th as well as 19th Century Furniture as well as Works of Art on January 20th this year. Antiques have regularly drawn seductiveness of art devotees as well as this exhibition is sure to enthrall all patrons. The exhibition would execute the works of the famous interior engineer of the 18th century, Thomas Hope which would be showcased on February 14. The Cartlon Hobbs art studio in organisation with premier academics would unearth elemental pattern references referred to in the 40 marvelous pieces in the exhibition. The exhibits include the span of well-designed light imitative the swift griffin, the span of exquisitely forged ivory candlesticks in the form of canopic jars. The superb lights date back to 1802 as well as is insincere to have belonged to the famous engineer Thomas Hope himself. The candlesticks have been eighteen inches tall as well as have originated from the i

Worlds Most Expensive Tuna Auctioned Off in Japan

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Tuna is not unequivocally my prime food, though then again we dont like seafood i general. However, there are several people who wouldnt thoughts spending an additional sire upon this rather outlandish fish in sequence to get the mouthful. This time around, to prove the needs of the luxury consumer, Japanese fish markets have begun to sell outlandish fish. One of the fish that was caught off the cast of Japan landed in the Tsujiki central fish market as well as the bluefin tuna fish fetched the highest price during an auction this Wednesday. A Tokyo sushi club decided to squeeze it fr an strange 32.49 million yen, or scarcely $400,000. The tuna weighs 324 kilograms as well as is the single of the largest fish ever caught. It was caught nearby Toi in Hokkaido that is well known for its freezing meridian as well, during this time of the year. The locale is well known for the outlandish as well as fragrant bluefin tuna that is exported across the world. This fish however did not get lucky

VIDEO REVIEW: The Christopher Ward C60 Trident GMT, An Affordable And Authentic Automatic GMT

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Since a key by Rolex in a early 50's, a GMT snarl has proven to be a single of a some-more endearing as well as useful functions, even getting dressed a little of a favorite watches (such as this really early Rolex GMT. Developed primarily in cooperation with Pan Am, a GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) duty conveniently allowed pilots to track 2 time zones among transcontinental flights. While iconic as well as supremely stylish, a Rolex Master GMT (new or vintage) will set we behind a substantial amount of your hard-earned dollars. The upcoming, still unreleased C60 Trident GMT from Christopher Ward upon a alternative hand, will cost reduction than a coach sheet to London. "The Cheapest Most Expensive Watches In The World" Conceived in 2004 by three young chaps in a boat upon a stream Thames, Christopher Ward watches have endeavored to be "the cheapest many expensive watches in a world". To that end, their watches have embraced peculiarity in materials, movements, patt

11 Biggest Luxury Home Price Drops 2010

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Some hold which a Great Recession hasn't been an next to event devastater. While we can all determine which it has shot a cannonball by what was once a middle class, not everybody thinks which a uber-rich have experienced their fair share of a misery. Here have been some examples which competence prove otherwise. 1) Albemarle House, an elegant palace located in Virginia's Blud Ridge Mountains, came upon a market in 2009 during $100 million. In a blink, a cost was slashed to $48 million as well as now it sits listed during $24 million -- a $76 million or 76% cost cut. Think which didn't hurt? The home is near Thomas Jefferson's Monticello as well as James Monroe's Ash Lawn-Highland. The 25,000-square-foot categorical residence has 45 rooms as well as includes a theater, label room, library, as well as Islamic art studio which features an antique Syrian fountain. There is a pool, pool house, log cabin, hothouse as well as a series of staff cottages. The drift have bee

Say Hello to the New Four Seasons Baltimore

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Word upon a street is which Charm City will get its really own Four Seasons road house by a end of 2011. Luxury Travel Advisor has a scoop: Maryland Governor Martin OMalley will pointer off upon a understanding to approach $45 million in federal assist toward office building a whole of a $197 million road house in Baltimores Harbor East. Economic stroke as well as job creation were dual of a reasons cited for a financing. Economic stimulus, indeed. The Baltimore Sun reports which a road house plan is expected to create 1,273 office building a whole jobs as well as 577 full-time jobs. Overlooking Baltimores Inner Harbor, a 21-story road house has been under office building a whole but stalled due to financing. Now developers have been planning oppulance condos above a hotel. When a plan is completed, a office building will be a tallest in Balty. Image Via Baltimore Business Journal