Meistersinger Perigraph PVD

Observable torque is one attitude of MeisterSinger’s new PVD edition. Casual, sporty and the original MeisterSinger way of measuring time make this new Perigraph a very special model within the range. A second hand just points to how fast the minutes go by. So who needs it? Look at the big picture instead: hours and … Read more

Premiere: Christian Lacroix glasses

Christian Lacroix fashion house launches a collection of eyeglasses and sunglasses designed exclusively for men. To draw this first line, Christian Lacroix looked in its archives and chose to pick a little of the Hispanic world, Flamenco and traditions of the South Europe. The Christian Lacroix glasses are an echo of the creative principles of … Read more

Meydan horse racing and the Dubai World Cup promoted by Longines

Longines will be the official timekeeper for all equine events organised by Dubai’s sporting business and lifestyle centre Meydan. The sponsorship continues a five-year relationship between the two, and one that Humid Al Teyer, chairman and chief executive of Meydan group, has called an “historic agreement”. The Dubai World Cup enters its 17th year in … Read more

The flight of the Boucheron Butterfly Brooch

The unprecedented collection of jewels that Elizabeth Taylor acquired over her lifetime will go up for auction at Christie’s in New York on December 13th to 16th 2011 . Among her many stunning one-of-a-kind jewels is a Boucheron creation that has travelled far and wide before alighting on the shoulder of one of the world’s … Read more

Frugal and avant-garde: Fabergé in a New Light

The Fabergé Museum in Baden Baden, Germany paid €800,000 to acquire a work by the Russian artist-jeweler Peter Karl Fabergé – the official goldsmith of the Russian imperial family. The $1.1 million breakfst plate casts Fabergé in a new light. The artst was best known for the opulent Easter eggs created for Tsar Alexander III … Read more

Recycling to an art form? Lexus Fashion Workshop

The Lexus Fashion Workshop with Four Original Designs Made of Recyclable Lexus CT Hybrid Parts Lexus challenged four designers to turn one of the most progressive Lexus hybrid vehicles into fashion pieces, inspiring artists and people to recycle and to see things differently. 2,000 individual parts of a completely dismantled Lexus CT hybrid (a vehicle … Read more