Watches & Wonders: Driving a sports car with the new limited-edition Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon

      Laurent Ferrier’s love of sport led to the new limited-edition Grand Sport Tourbillon. Like all Laurent Ferrier creations, the Grand Sport Tourbillon, due to its protracted creation, is very exclusive and is limited to just 12 luxury timepieces. A passion for sport and racing cars: Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon Laurent Ferrier, … Read more

Jacob & Co is Capturing the Famous Bugatti W16 engine in a timepiece

 

 

A watch that any Bugatti Chiron owner should add to their collection.

@Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon

The Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon recreates the famous Bugatti W16 engine in a watch.

Ever since the first automobiles competed for the fastest laps and times, watches and cars have been inexorably linked. Car aficionados love watches, reveling in the mechanical precision, beauty, and performance of both. But watches could never capture the feel, energy, and power of a high-performance car engine.⠀

Everything in the new $280,000 Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon is designed to honor the Bugatti Chiron in a timepiece. The case is inspired by the flowing lines of the Chiron and the movement, or “engine block,” intended to duplicate the Bugatti engine, is placed under a massive sapphire crystal, on display for all to see. Visible from the top and through the Bugatti horseshoe grill, the animation and the inclined tourbillon are perfectly positioned to share this amazing movement with your friends.

@Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon

Push the right-hand crown of the incredible Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon and the engine comes to life – the crankshaft turns and the 16 pistons pump up and down, just like a true internal combustion engine. Two “turbochargers” on the side of the engine block spin while the engine runs, adding to the visual impact.

The crankshaft driving the engine animation is one of the smallest and most complicated watch parts ever manufactured, made out of one solid steel piece. The pistons, challenging to fabricate in their own right, are mounted onto the crankshaft at varying angles to maximize the show. Seeing them in action is simultaneously hard to believe and breathtaking.

Incredible to see and unbelievably complicated to realize (the movement is comprised of 578 components), the Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron Tourbillon timepiece has done something no one has ever even attempted before – seamlessly marrying engines and watches.

@Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon
@Jacob & Co Bugatti Chiron 16 Cylinder Tourbillon

 

Tondagraph Tourbillon and the sumptuous Tonda Métropolitaine – two hymns to Haute Horlogerie by Parmigiani

    The PF354 watchmaking movement of the new Parmigiani Tondagraph Slate has been produced entirely in-house. It contains no fewer than 295 components and has a power reserve of 72 hours. This new luxury watch from Parmigiani Fleurier, the Swiss brand of luxury watchmakers founded in 1996 in Fleurier, Switzerland, features a dial which … Read more

With the RM 52-05 Tourbillon Pharrell Williams, the Earth is observed from Mars

  Meet the first watch to bear the name Pharrell Williams – The Manual Winding Tourbillon Pharrell Williams. First watch to bear the name Pharrell Williams, the RM 52-05 is a watchmaking masterpiece conjuring the visions, fantasies, and other imaginary projections of this multitalented artist. Mankind has looked at Space from the Earth for time … Read more

Taking gorgeous pieces of technology one step further with a touch of gold

 

Is just a good phone not enough for you?

The mysteries of the far space excite the imagination.

In the new Discovery Solarius Collection, the Russian luxury brand Caviar introduced a new design of the iPhone 11 Pro incorporating 500 grams of gold, 137 diamonds, and tourbillon watches with the souvenirs from celestial bodies.

Caviar Solarius 2019- gold
Caviar Solarius; @caviar

“The luxury smartphone phone model turned out to be extremely weighty, but this provides special value to it as a bar of gold actually lies in one’s hands.”

The concentric circles of gold and diamonds, constantly moving tourbillon watch built into the luxury smartphone’s body symbolize the eternal life that Sun gives to our planet. The watch face features a precious yellow diamond called “the sunstone”.

“For everyone who wants to be involved in the heroic space exploration, want to embrace the romance of the interplanetary travel and solve puzzles of the vast Universe, we created the extraordinary Discovery Solarius collection. Now, everybody has a possibility to become an owner of the unbelievable wealth of the Solar System”, commented Caviar’s team of designers.

The collection also presents exclusive limited-edition models of iPhone 11 Pro and tourbillon watches with the built-in pieces of
celestial bodies: Discovery Solarius Mars version (19 pieces), the Moon (19 units) and the Discovery Solarius Tsarev Meteorite (99 units).

Titanium and red stone were used to depict Mars, carbon and cream stone were used to illustrate Moon’s mysteriousness, gold and bluestone were choose to paint Earth.

Caviar Discovery Collection 2019
Caviar Discovery Collection 2019; @caviar

According to Caviar, the pieces of the meteorite, Mars and the Moon used in the new uber-luxury collection, were mined at the places where meteorites of cosmic and planetary origin have fallen. “The pieces of Mars and the Moon were mined from the rests of the meteorites that had formed on these planets and fallen to the Earth. All the fragments of alien bodies are certified by the Expert Gemological and Mineralogical Consultation of the f the Mineralogical Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences,” said Caviar in a statement.

Caviar also released an extravagant collection with clothes that belonged to the legendary personalities: the iPhone 11 Pro Superior design line with Steve Jobs’ roll-neck, Mohammad Ali’s gloves and concert outfits of The Beatles.

Goldgenie Apple Iphone 11 Pro - 2019
Goldgenie Apple Iphone 11 Pro ; @Goldgenie

Goldgenie has added their own ‘Midas touch’ to the latest Apple addition

Goldgenie, the go-to customization service for a number of blue-chip organisations – including Lexus, Honda, Toyota and Nokia, is selling limited-edition models of iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max. Their smartphones are customised in 24k Gold, Rose Gold and Platinum. Goldgenie phones are sim Free/ work on ALL networks, and are provided with a lifetime warranty.

Last month, Goldgenie added a touch of luxury to the Blackberry Porsche P’9981. Milled from a solid block of 24-carat gold, the Porsche of Phones is finished with a 24-carat gold layer and features a limited edition number position on the camera cover, located on the rear side of the phone. “Luxurious doesn’t even begin to describe this phone, with only 25 units made worldwide this is truly a ‘one-of-a-kind’ gift. Or purely a purchase to spoil yourself with!” said Goldgenie. The company is one of the world’s premier gold-plating and customization brands.

In addition to this beautiful piece of technology, the owner will receive wired earphones, desktop charging cradle pod, polishing cloth and full documentation of your product.

The Porsche of phones Goldgenie BlackBerry Porsche P’9981
The Porsche of phones Goldgenie BlackBerry Porsche P’9981; @Goldgenie

GPHG 2019: Six watches competing for Calendar and Astronomy Watch Prize 2019

    Calendar and Astronomy men’s mechanical watches These men’s mechanical watches comprising at least one calendar and/or astronomical complication (e.g. date, annual calendar, perpetual calendar, equation of time, complex moon phases display, etc.) compete for The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG). The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) rewards high-quality watchmaking creations in … Read more