Diamond Necklace by Nirav Modi sold for $5.14 million
The highlight of the Sothebys Hong Kong auction (October 9th) was the Diamond Necklace by Nirav Modi that sold for $5.1 million. This amazing Diamond Necklace is made of thirty-six graduated brilliant-cut diamonds ranging from 1.25 to 6.19 carats, each spaced by a smaller brilliant-cut diamond, the diamonds together weighing 88.88 carats, mounted in platinum, length approximately 430mm.
The Bird Repeater by Jaquet Droz
Jaquet Droz unveils The Bird Repeater, an authentic automaton with a cam system directly inherited from the century of Enlightenment, and it calls upon the resources of all the decorative crafts of the Jaquet Droz Atliers d’Art, La-Chaux-de-Fonds. In a stunning visual show, The Bird Repeater represents a pair of Blue Tits, symbolic of Pierre Jaquet-Droz’s native Jura region, together over the nest containing their fledglings. No...
Victoria’s Secret $2.5 million Floral Fantasy Bra
Floral Fantasy Bra Gift Set and the Bombshell Fantasy Fragrance was designed exclusively for Victoria’s Secret by London Jewelers of New York. Alessandra Ambrosio shows off the $2.5 million Floral Fantasy Bra Gift Set, a bra and a matching belt embellished with over 5,200 precious gems, including amethysts, sapphires, tsavorite, rubies, white, pink and yellow diamonds. The bra features two detachable diamond flower pins, with a...
The World’s Most Expensive Cocktail
3 months ago a $77,000 Cognac Bottle the a key ingredient for a drink aim to be the world’s most expensive cocktail, falling from a table. Now Salvatore Calabrese try again and this time breaks the Guiness World Record for the world’s most expensive cocktail with ‘Salvatore’s Legacy’. In front of two witnesses and a crowd of leading bartenders, press and photographers, Salvatore open the 1788 Glos de...
Skull Motif Art-DNA by RJ-Romain Jerome
RJ-Romain Jerome unveiled Art-DNA, a collection of 10 unique timepieces all of them featuring a recurrent motif in John M Armleder’s work: the skull. These Art-DNA pieces are made of polished steel. The skull motif applique is raised and serves to decorate the hammered, polished dial. The underside of the applique is lacquered with a color revealed by a subtle play of shimmering reflections on the dial. Each unique piece is a...
The new cufflinks by Richard Mille
We saw before expensive cufflinks but the cufflinks by Richard Mille are complex and extremely technical. In fact two years of work went into creating and designing these cufflinks, consisting of no fewer than 38 components each. Made from grade 5 titanium (a diamond-set version will follow soon), Richard Mille cufflinks inaugurate a groundbreaking and patented mechanism that opens the bars using a push-piece. Instead of using a...
Brad Pitt is the first man to represent N°5
For the first time in the history of N°5, a man agrees to represent the most feminine of fragrances. And this man is Brad Pitt (48 year old actor). No for charity, for seven million dollars. The commercial advertising campaign for Chanel No. 5 was directed by british director Joe Wright known for Pride & Prejudice (2005) movie. Brad Pitt follows in the footsteps of Coco Chanel, Marilyn Monroe, Catherine Deneuve, Lauren Hutton,...
Fashion Trends: Men’s Bracelets by Shamballa
Designer Mads Kornerup created Shamballa Men’s bracelets made of nylon macramé woven with gold and gemstones in a wide range of styles and become one of the hottest men’s accessories for this fall. The latest variations, which range in price from $11,500 for a classic Shamballa Jewels bracelet with a pavé diamond bead to more than $100,000 for styles with numerous diamonds and gems, are now available with colored diamonds, Colombian...
BeoPlay A9 by Bang & Olufsen
Bang & Olufsen unveiled its latest premium sound system, wireless BeoPlay A9. With an unusual and provocative design create a complete sound solution that is as easy to listen to as it is to decorate with. With the launch, B&O PLAY extends its innovative range of wireless sound systems with the most powerful performer yet. Just plug it in, connect it wirelessly to your iPhone, iPad or Android device, and BeoPlay A9 starts...
Vertu Constellation Blue
Vertu introduce Constellation Blue handset. Lapo Elkann has added his personal design touch to this cosmopolitan handset, combining highly crafted materials with his passion for the sea and its vastness as the underlying inspiration. Vertu Constellation Blue use five different shades of blue. Vertu Constellation Blue dimensions: Length: 116mm Width: 61mm Depth: 13mm Weight: 170g Product Characteristics: Polished ultra hard blue PVD...