Founded in the mid-19th century, Lange & Söhne have become a name synonymous with chic Swiss watch design and production. Their two new styles are no exception.
The first is the Little Lange 1 “Soirée” (£26,800). There are two styles of this ladies watch, both of which are limited edition and both come with a metallic-silver crocodile or aquamarine ray leather strap and are adorned with 63 sparkling diamonds.
Each one is a composition of 18-carat white gold, mother of pearl and, for the first time, have diamonds on the lugs and the dial. Not only are they the most gorgeous watches, but A. Lange & Söhne’s position at the pinnacle of the watchmaking world means that they are collectors’ items and therefore have great investment potential.
The second is the Grand Lange 1 (£16,300), which has been re-launched with a new face. It is an enlarged version of A. Lange & Söhne’s very first wristwatch – the Lange 1 – and is available in yellow gold, pink gold and platinum with matching monochrome solid-silver dials in champagne, argenté and rhodié. This is traditionally a man’s watch but its elegance means that it also ties in with a growing trend for women to wear complicated men’s watches.
Probably one of the finest pieces of jewelry we have seen recently was this totally original and utterly stunning Zip Necklace from Van Cleef’s Collection Une Journée à Paris.
It’s origins are in a celebration of the humble zipper AKA the closure system that was first used on aviator jackets and sailors uniforms in the 1930s. It was from here that in 1939 the Duchess of Windsor suggested to Renée Puissant, the brilliant creative director and daughter of Estelle and Alfred, that someone should make a piece inspired by this clever device. The result was an utterly stunning jewelled necklace that could be worn open as a necklace or closed as bracelet.
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Posted by Bob Bulmer on Tue 29th July 2008 at 03:49 AM, Filed in Expensive Jewelry
From October 2008 you’ll be able to get your mits on this stunning Jeremy Hoye Kustom Tanzanite ring made up of a 18ct white gold band with 8.43ct tanzanite and 0.85pt pave set white diamonds, retailing at £9,750.00 ($19,000 approx).
Jeremy Hoye is renowned for his iconic designs and trend-setting collections. The brand showcase unique contemporary hand crafted jewellery stunning in its originality and individuality, that challenges current fashions.
Designed in the 1940’s in the ‘Officine Fontana’ labs of high precision instruments and components, Ilvo Fontana designed a professional wrist watch specifically for pilots.
The project was not completed for commercialisation due to the instability in Europe at the time… but the first batch of watches were produced in 1999. Italo Fontana decided to resurrect his grandfather’s project and developed the stylish watches you see before you. Welcome to U-Boat watches!
Flightdeck 18K Gold CA – £12,700.00 ($24,892)
50mm Flightdeck Automatic Chronograph
Movement: Valjoux (ETA 7750) – Soigné
28,800 Alternations/Hour (8 ticks per second)
Case: Single Block of 18K Gold
Black Alligator Strap
Waterproof to 100m
Unique U-Boat Left-Hook Crown which opens up hand movement – Designed for Scuba Divers
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Flightdeck Gold Bezel – £5,560.00 ($10,900 approx)
43mm or 50mm Flightdeck Automatic Chronograph
Movement: Valjoux (ETA 7750) – Soigné
28,800 Alternations/Hour (8 ticks per second)
Case: PVD & 18K Rose Gold
Face: Carbon Fibre Finish
Black Alligator Strap
Waterproof to 100m
Unique U-Boat Left-Hook Crown which opens up hand movement – Designed for Scuba Divers
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To mark the 150th anniversary of Boucheron, La Maison Du Chocolat were recently called in to recreate the unique style of a Boucheron snake necklace… but in chocolate!
The chocolate version is truly a work of art directed by the Creative Director of Chocolate at La Maison du Chocolat. It’s not all chocolate though… it has a The 20.08 carat tinted yellow diamond for a tongue.
We were recently invited to go and see the necklace in its full glory (and try a few chocolates of course) at the London flag ship store. Heavily guarded, the necklace is on a tour around the globe which includes locations such as Japan, Russia, India, America as well as a few other exclusive locations.
It’s for sale too… at £600,000! We were advised by the Commercial Director of Boucheron that there has been some interest in the piece, but it recently endured a slight problem in Japan when all the flashes from the Japanese paparazzi started melting the snake!
Would you wear it? Ermmmm… nope and I probably wouldn’t eat it either (although it’s gonna be delicious). No doubt it will make a nice valentines gift for a billionaire!
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