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Review of Ulysse Nardin Classico Lady Watch

March9

Following the creation the new men’s models in the Classico collection, Ulysse Nardin has recently launched a lady’s Classico model that features an exotic bird made of jewels and colored enamel. And the rest of the dial is paved with dazzling diamond.Personally, the dial design does not grow on me. It is a bit gaudy and blase to me, though Ulysse Nardin must originally want to create an emotional lady’s watch.

Ulysse Nardin Classico Lady Watch

The case, sized at 35mm, is crafted from 18k white gold. While I quite resist the dial design, I find the nice jewelry touch of this watch-The lugs and the bezel are also set with diamonds. I love the lug shape and the crown that has a ring of sapphires around it. And the watch comes with a blue alligator strap that matches the blue enamel and the sapphires perfectly. By the way, such color matching is very popular nowadays.

This new Ulysse Nardin lady’s watch is powered by an Swiss automatic movement that has a nice decorated 22k gold rotor. Via the sapphire crystal on the case back, you can have a very clear view of it. Personally, I love to spend more time in admiring the movement than the watch dial.

I expect that the next Classico lady’s model from Ulysse Nardin would be give more imagination and to be more emotional

Feb Designer Handbags Check List

March4

I admit I have fallen love with Valentino this spring. And the following is part of my handbag list in Feb. 2010.

Valentino 360 have a very special position in my heart. I was deeply obsessed with red Valentino 360 Hobo last year. And now I find my new favorite- Valentino 360 Embroidered Shoulder bag. I am glad that today’s designers still play the lace art tastefully. The bag itself is crafted from stone fabric and is overlaid with off-white straw floral embroidery. Like other Valentino 360, it has a large beige leather bow that serves as a fold-over closure. The leather stamped logo plague is found both on the back and the satin-lined khaki interior. There is a zip pocket inside as well. Overall, it is beautiful and elegant, very nice choice for a lady. It goes for $1,195.

It is weird that I do not like jewelry that shines too much such as diamond ring. But I like shiny bags. For example this Christian Louboutin Lolita Mirror Shoulder Bag-not sure why Louboutin calls it “Lolita”. But obviously, it a born eye-catcher.It will sure bright up the wearer’s overall outfit and mood. And I think not every one can handle it. By this, I mean only women of exceptional style can match its extraordinary splendor.

Sized at 19″W X 14″H X 4″D, it is actually very large. It features double goldtone chain straps that match its copper-mirror-effect material perfectly. The lining is read satin. And there is small wallet made of same material of the bag inside.

A fabulous handbag like this should be matched with fabulous outfit. So it is terribly wrong to have casual ensemble when you carry this bag. The retail price for this bag is $995

And I spot a Christian Louboutin bag that I can carry to attend evening wear. It is the Christian Louboutin Mia Satin Evening Bag which is quite simple yet elegant. I really love its clean lines that makes it a perfect accessory to go with an evening dress.

Sized at 8″W X 6″H X 2½”D, the little bag is lined with peachy-red satin and has classic logo plate and a small pocket inside. The adjustable goldtone chain is very exquisite and durable. The bag also comes with the classic Louboutin heels and other shiny hardware. The retail price is also$995.00.

Review of Swarovski Octea Sport Orange Watch For 2010

March3

As world famous crystal watch maker, Swarovski makes nice fashion watches as well. The Octea watches launched last year impressed lots of people with the excellent design. They were beautiful fusions of the brand’s superb crystal craftsmanship and ladies’ sport watches.My brother loved the design very much , but unfortunately  Swarovski did not make a men’s version.

For 2010, Swarovski has come up with a new Octea model featuring an orange tone which is nicely applied to the dial, bezel and the strap. The new watch, sized at 39mm, is crafted from stainless steel and has a number of crystals set in it. I think its rotating diver’s bezel is really unique to the watch world with Swarovski crystals on it. The watch design is basically the same as previous models, but the watch itself looks much more sporty. The swan logo at the 12 o’clock position is always my favorite details. Now it looks same attractive in orange. And there is another Swan logo on the crown as a cabochon. The watch is completed by a  steel bracelet or a rubber strap. Both straps  have been set with faceted stones that set off those on the bezel. Beating inside the watch is a Swiss quartz.

I am sure few women can refuse a sporty, cool yet affordable watch like this. And men can also take it home if they do not resist those faceted stones. As far as I know the Swarovski Octea Sport watches normally goes for about  $800 – $900 in price. And I think the price of the new model will be in the same range.

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Nina Ricci N030 Watches For Ladies

February22

Watch brands put a number of effort, money and time to create new case shapes and dials that are nice-looking and interesting. Nothing is impossible especially when it comes to ladies watch field

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.Well Nina Ricci has created the N030 watch that features elongated lug and small ellipse case surrounded by another bigger ellipse. The case has the crown set on the its apex, The neat dial, with just 4 hour markers(at each quarter),three hands and the name of “Nina Ricci”, comes with several color/style options including standard white, white with machine engraving, mother of pearl, mauve and chocolate. The 4 hour markers are available in Roman numerals, baton markers and the letters of “NINA”. I really like this artistic watch as it is also very easy read.

I can not help but imagine how this beautiful watch looks like on the wrist. I am sure it will match a woman’s hand nicely given its unique design. The watch case is crafted from stainless steel and is meticulously polished. It also available in PVD coated. rose gold plated, and diamond decorated version. What is more, there are at least six different strap options available. I think the reason behind these so many options is that Nina Ricci want to make owners of N030 feel that the watch they have is unique.

The N030 watches are powered by  Swiss Ronda quartz movement.The dial is covered by a mineral crystal with special sapphire treatment that ensure better resistance to scratches. But I think this collection need a better name to match the beautiful designs.

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Salvatore Ferragamo New Gancino Charms Collection for Women

February21

Salvatore Ferragamo has launched a brand new ladies collection-the new Gancino Charms collection. It is said that these watch was manufactured through the license issued by one high-end division of Timex watches. I do not know what does Gancino mean. And I find its pronunciation is not good for a beautiful baby like this. Actually, I am afraid Gancino is not a good name for almost all products.

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The watch, sized at 36mm, is crafted from stainless steel. The case also comes with a IP gold coated  version. There is an signature Ferragamo charm dangling off the watch. It does not server as the crown, which is integrated into the case at 3 o’clock. The smooth bezel features a stone section near the crown. The dial, having machine guilloche engraved pattern, is further decorated by naturals stones. There are lots of options for the decorated stone including smokey quartz, rhodolite, citrine, amethyst and diamonds. The one decorated with diamonds is the most expensive and luxurious model. The dial loos pretty cool with the guilloche pattern and the Ferragamo logo.

The new Salvatore Ferragamo Gancino Charms ladies watches are powered by reliable quartz movements. I think they will be sold at the Ferragamo shops with expensive price tags.

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Beast BLK and Rock Candy Beauty Limited Edition Watches

February20

Both Rock Candy and Chouette are strange to me. But since i know that these two brands has together launched a set of two fashion watches-the Beauty and the Beat, I get to know that Chouette is a top brand that leads the watch fashion and lifestyle in HongKong. And their new watch offerings have proved what they are and what they can do.    Dressing in dark black, these ladies watches look quite cool and still feminine. And they have a playful touch that will definitely attract not a few women. Personally, I love the Beast watch that features all black case and sexy pink hands that soften the a bit masculine case design.

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The watches do not have any impressive technical details. Their cases are crafted from stainless steel and coated with PVD. Beating inside the watches are high quality quartz movements. The bezel is a eye-catching part with small pyramids, and the watch crown shines with a black crystallized Swarovski stone as cabochon.The Beauty watch has a luxury dial that has paved with 502 Swarovski stones, and it has low-key gray dial. Compared with the Breast watch that has a subtle sporty feel, this version is much more aggressive though still  subdued.

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Both versions maintain adorable legibility. And each model is limited to 300 pieces. The price for Rock Candy Beauty watch is  $900, and $$640 for the Beast Watch

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Review of Perrelet Diamond Flower Prestige Edition Watches

February12

Following the great success of the Diamond Flower Rotor watches launched in last year, Perrelet decides to make the success even bigger with more beautiful interpretation of the sporty luxury watch that featured steel case and rubber strap.

Perrelet Diamond Flower Prestige Edition Watches

The pictures are three of the new versions. Set with diamonds on the lugs, bezel, and dial, they look quite attractive yet fashionable with a warm feminine touch. Done in white gold or rose gold, the watch case is sized at 38mm and is completed by a high quality crocodile strap in matching color . The size is a large enough for men of small wrist and reasonably big for women. It is still feminine in this dimension thanks to interesting and beautiful designs.

These watches really shines with luxurious diamonds. The diamond amount on each model varies. And the white gold version has applied more than 100 diamonds that amount to 10.48 carats. The brown version boasts a chocolate mother of pearl dial that features a diamond decorated flower, and the pink version present an impressive visual feast via mixing diamonds and rubies.

Beating inside the watch is the P-181 Swiss automatic movement. And the lotus floral design is in fact linked to the automatic rotor, and it moved around the dial when move around the watch. And I am very curious the looks of the ceramic versions that has not been unveiled. It is said the they will be available in black and white ceramic with similar designs.

The prices are unknown at this moment, but I am sure they must be higher than those of Diamond Flower Rotor watches given they are much more luxurious and dressy.

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Versace Eon Womens Watch and Versace Wish List

February8

Versace has released a small website for the upcoming Valentine’s Day 2010- Versace Wish List where they offer a selection of twelve new items(including Versace watches, shoes, and bags) for you choose from for your special somebody.This site just make your task for a perfect Valentine’s Day blissfully easy. The process is as simple as registering for marriage: you decide your favorite item, add it into your wish list , then share it with everybody you know.

Versace Eon Women's Watch

My favorate is the Versace Eon Women’s Watch. It is done in stainless steel with refined rose gold plating. It is fitted with a decent white mother-of-pearl dial featuring diamond hour markers. It has with a rotating ring that, in my opinion, borrows the design of Bvlgari watches. The ring  features Clous de Paris’ pattern on one side, and has Versace logo on the other. This Versace Eon Women’s Watch comes with two strap option: a matching rose gold plated metal sphere bracelet, or an elegant satin strap

Thanks to the assist of the boutique managers, the small site even offer a special customization service. You may leave a note for special engravings or specific  sizes. They will work hard to meet your requirements and make you Valentine’s Day 2010 as special as you have dreamed of.

And Versace gives extra interpretation of love-they will donate $10 to Haiti Disaster Relief for the first 500 lists shared-the point you do not have to buy the items on the wishlist you made and shared

Christophe Claret Dual Tow Watch Shows Up in Black and White

January30

Christophe Claret, a well-respected watch brand, has announced the launch of its first watch Dual Tow in classic and white version. As far as as know, this model has been custom made. The customization offers a vast selection in colors and material to the customer. Titanium, a light-weight and durable metal, is also available in the material option. Personally, I love the watch dress luxurious gold.

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The workshop of Christophe Claret is proud of its exclusive machines that you can not find in other places. The case, composed of around 67 parts, is constructed via their 17 axis cutting machine. The accuracy of this machine could be well compared with the dexterity of human hands. But thinking of the water resistance, the construction can only rely on the machine. As I have not seen any titanium watch from Christophe Claret, I am now quite looking forward to Dual Tow with a titanium case.

Many people concern the durability of the rubber belts that are responsible for time telling. As we know, the rubber ages with time. Therefore, it is scientific to speculate the belts used on the Dual Tow may degrades and become unusable with time. To address this problem, Christophe Clare has conducted not a few tests to show that the belts are reliable. According the test results, the belts can last at least 60 years and provide accurate time telling service at that period . Different versions come with different price tags. If my memory does not go wrong, the price range is within  $400,000 – $500,000

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Ralph Lauren Slim Classique Watch Reviews

January28

I know the real name of this beautiful watch is “Slim Classique”, but as I am feel much comfortable with English, I could like to call it Classic Slim. Put aside the name issue, the watch is absolutely a beauty that few people could say negative words before.

Ralph Lauren Slim Classique Watch on the wrist

The Ralph Lauren Classic Slim watch is comes with three sizes and is available 18k white gold and rose gold. The bezel has diamonds version as well. Ariel Adams, the owner of the very famous luxury watch blog-ablogtoread.com, has purchased a 42mm rose gold version which looks so damn beautiful on his wrist. What I could say, It sparkles when an exquisite touch meets a raw masculine.And with the impressive demonstration of this guy, I am sure that the Classic Slim is going to be my favorite watch offering from Ralph Lauren

The watch is just a around 5mm at thickness, and it houses a custom made hand-wound mechanical movement from Piaget watches. The movement, just 2.1mm thick, stores 40-hour power reserve.

The dial is is simple yet exquisite, and very easy to read as well. Two hands of  Breguet watches style and classic Roman numerals are responsible for time display. The bezel nicely sets off the dial design with retro guilloche pattern.

And this slim watch is fitted with thin alligator leather strap featuring shiny texture. In my personally opinion, men can go for larger size, and women can choose medium or small size.

To my knowledge, Classic Slim is the brainchild of  Ralph Lauren and Richemont. And Ralph Lauren contributed a lot in the design. What is more, it carried on the brand’s refinement and extension of the watch brand

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