Rachel Leroy, Author at Expensive Places

Dec01

ArtyA Shams Bicolor “Precious Black 1/1”

Yvan Arpa started fiddling around with skulls at a time when doing so was still held to be beyond the pale in watchmaking. Since then, as everyone knows, this particular symbol of life and death has been widely used right across the industry. Now ArtyA’s CEO and designer have gone to the other extreme by taking on a prevailing trend in watchmaking aesthetics – the skeleton watch – and giving it the full ArtyA treatment. The result...

Sep20

ArtyA Butterfly Set Tourbillon

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Diamonds are wrested from the depths of the Earth; majestic, brightly-coloured butterflies fly high above. In between, with its head in the stars and its feet firmly on the ground, ArtyA has captured the essence of both to bring the Butterfly Set Tourbillon to life. This has never been done before in a watch, and Artya has dared to pair this with one of the watchmaking’s most traditional complications, it’s own high end flying...

Aug25

Voice-Activated Hotel Rooms

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Guests Can Control Temperature, Lighting and More Simply By Using “Hey Siri” Imagine asking a hotel room to turn up the air conditioning when it gets too hot or to turn on the lights before getting out of bed. Well, the future is here and it just checked in at Aloft Hotels. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT) today unveiled the results of its top secret “Project: Jetson” experiment, and are excited to today...

May19

DMC 488 GTB “Orso”

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DMC’s German founders decided to give Ferrari 488 GTB a chance, by improving its aerodynamics as well as its power: Introducing the DMC 488 GTB Orso. The engineers started subtle with an elegant Stage 1 kit. On the visual side DMC added a sword and a spoiler for the front bumper. Latter one is supported by vertical fins. The sides are now prominent placeholder of the company’s aero skirts, and the rear has got a new diffuser and a...

Mar10

ArtyA Cumbere Tourbillon & Son of Sound Magic Black Tourbillon

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Designed by Yvan Arpa and engineered by MHC, Manufacture d’Horlogerie Contemporaine, the two new Son of Sound Tourbillon retain their unique aesthetic signature – a guitar-‐shaped case, patented by ArtyA. At six o’clock, these versions feature a flying tourbillon displaying the passing seconds. Opposite it, at twelve, is the barrel, with a fully redesigned bridge. The assembly is housed in a fully open-‐work X-‐shaped structure,...