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Maggie Cheung Named Piaget Ambassador

Published: 3/31/2008 8:09:00 PM

Keywords: Jewellery | Watches | Events | Watch Fairs 2008

The House of Piaget now has an Asian face for its dazzling collection of watches and jewelry – that of award-winning Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung. Photography by Patrick Demarchelier
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Geneva‘08: The IWC Vintage Collection

Published: 3/31/2008 12:00:00 AM

Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008

Few are the houses of haute horlogerie that boast multiple collections that are all immediately recognizable. IWC is one such maison and, in recognition of its strength in breadth, it is releasing...
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Geneva ‘08: Piaget’s Altiplano 40mm

Published: 3/30/2008 10:08:00 PM

Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008

Bigger and bolder are the watchwords of the watch industry these days, along with the very real drive to control more and more of the production process. For Piaget, this is not the whole story...
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Basel ’08: Breitling Superocean Heritage Chronograph

Published: 3/30/2008 8:20:00 PM

Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008

Last year at BaselWorld, Breitling presented a true take-it-or-leave-it proposition in their Superocean Heritage watch, which though a real departure from their current aesthetics, is a very real part of the brand’s history.
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Geneva ’08: Ballon bleu de Cartier

Published: 3/30/2008 6:08:00 PM

Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008

Cartier opens the watchmaking year at SIHH 2008 with a new version of the Ballon bleu de Cartier, this time with a masculine touch. Still the quintessential dandy watch, Cartier displays its peerless design savvy with ...
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Masterpiece Squelette from Maurice Lacroix

Published: 3/30/2008 4:05:00 PM

Keywords: Watches | Watch Fairs 2008

The evolution – some would say revolution – at Maurice Lacroix shows no sign of abating, even judging from the very first pre-BaselWorld news. Following from the debut of the vaunted manufacture movement...
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2009 Pontiac Solstice Coupe

Published: 3/30/2008 2:05:00 PM

Keywords: Automobiles

Pontiac goes retro with the 2009 Pontiac Solstice coupe, unveiled at the recently concluded New York Auto Show. With sleek lines and...
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Eiffel Tower Gets A Makeover, Or Disaster?

Published: 3/29/2008 2:05:00 PM

Keywords: Travel

In a move that some may find amusing and others obtrusive, the French will slap on a gigantic webbed carbon Kevlar observation deck that doubles the size of the Eiffel Tower’s current deck.
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Arrivederci Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera

Published: 3/29/2008 10:22:00 AM

Keywords: Automobiles

Lamborghini has announced Thursday it will stop making the Gallardo Superleggera. The Superleggera makes way for...
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Ovopur Water Dispenser

Published: 3/29/2008 2:09:00 AM

Keywords: Home Furnishings

Whilst the Ovopur Water Dispenser looks like a bizarre artistic spin of a water droplet, one cannot deny the contemporary design would make a splashing statement of style in any home.
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