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Archive for July, 2007

SUGAR DADDIES : your GF’s next car is here…

July 20, 2007

 
Well yes BMW has taken all the stress out of  the sugar daddies of the world by taking the funny question “what car can I give to lure out the young hotties?” and giving you the solution with this :
the 2008 BMW 1 series coupe…
Very nice, cute and inexpensive (compared to other Beemers…)
Note: All black [...]

Another HUBLOT sighting… this time Paris…

July 20, 2007

Hublot is hitting Paris and not the “ditzy” one but the city of lights. In opening it’s FIRST Paris Store. Very quaint and very exclusive, not that large but again everything is smaller in Europe… Enjoy.
8 Points for nice see through film on store entrance.

WRIST CANDY

July 20, 2007

 
Will if it’s good enough for “PUFF DADDY” then it must be good enough for HUBLOT. The fine swiss watchmaker has opened a dedicated Boutique in the quaint town of St. Tropez. And to honor this event it has released a limited edition what dedicated to the towns POLO club… named of course St. Tropez [...]

Ze Germans are coming…

July 13, 2007

 
Think Mercedes Benz is an old man’s car?… well the boys at Mercedes are on a mission :  NO MORE BORING CARS!… and their first salvo is the new 2008 C36 AMG… this puppy will have 18 inch wheels standard, special contured bucket seats and a howling supercharged engine worth 457 BHP!…
The charming man wants [...]

Goes great with your FERRARI Tie….

July 10, 2007

 
DUNHILL has just released their provenance edition Ferrari GTO limited production cufflinks.  These cufflinks are in homage to the famous 1962 Ferrari GTO and are sculpted in the cars shape. One curious detail is that they’re actually crafted from the aluminum panels of an ORIGINAL GTO!…
Available in limited quantities at select Dunhill stores.
8 points for [...]

Perfect for that sun bathing beauty in St. Tropez

July 10, 2007

Louis Vuitton has introduced the Denim Raye Beach towel, inspired by it’s extremely popular denim collection. This towel incorporates the “Trunks & Bags” logo used by LV since 1905. Made of jaquard cotton. It’s dimensions are 160 x 90 cm (sorry for the metrics – they’re french after all)

Wrist Candy

July 10, 2007

 
Patek Philippe continues to dazzle us with it’s latest entry from it’s Art Deco inspired GONDOLO  collection. the Gondolo Ref. 4949 features a caliber E19C Patek Philippe Movement. It features a white gold case with wasselton cut diamonds on the sides and a silk strap.
7.5  points for elegance and restraint

I’ll have a double MOCHI expresso… Craft

July 8, 2007

Italian Shipbuilder MOCHI CRAFT has introduced their newest sport theme motor yatch with the DOLPHIN 74. Growing away from their typical fisherman style line into a more sophisticated luxury line design and placing them in the league of  RIVA and PERSHING (also owned by the FERRETI Group). The Dolphin 74 sleeps 7 in comfortable luxury [...]

Wrist Candy

July 8, 2007

Cartier in honor of the summer has released a new version of their classic Santos model, this one named the SANTOS 100. Only difference is that it has rubber straps and that it comes in a very YING and YANG  black and white styles.  Actually makes me want to have a Cartier…
The Charming Man approves

I say Charles,….

July 8, 2007

… I do wish someone would make a motoring themed pen…just so bored of writing useless notes to the staff with my montblanc.

Well you are in luck Nigel, the italian pen maker Tibaldi has just introduced their BENTLEY themed pens. Complete with alluminum churned metal detail, a classic pattern of every Bentley interior. Only 600 [...]