http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs Vialuxe Blog - Ultimate Destination for Luxury watches, Jewelry and lifetstyle. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:53:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the amount of travel that takes place in November and December, its natural to turn thoughts horological to timepieces that make journeying a little easier.  The IWC Spitfire UTC is one such watch. Delightfully understated with its brushed stainless steel case and smartly designed rhodium-plated dial, the Spitfire UTC watch ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/11/19/Timepiece/iwc-spitfire-utc-a-perfect-watch-for-holiday-travels The Girard-Perregaux ww.tc is surely one of the most successful high luxury travel watches of all time.  A virtual "face" for the world time complication, the handsome ww.tc is as useful as it is easy to use and mechanically sophisticated. One of the finest variations of this Girard-Perregaux classic is the ww.tc ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/11/14/Timepiece/girard-perregaux-wwtc-perpetual-calendar-practicality-and-prestige Among the Pre-SIHH 2009 news which starting to  trickle out, is word that Panerai will bring forth a new, titanium version of its Luminor Chrono Daylight 44mm.  Aside from the choice of grade-5 titanium, the chief distinguishing points of this model are the brilliant metallic blue dial, and the re-designed ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/11/13/Timepiece/panerai-luminor-chrono-daylight-44mm-titanium-coming-soon The Audemars Piguet Offshore collection never fails to amaze me with its continual ability to keep collectors salivating.  As soon as a watch fan gets his or her hands on a particularly rare model (for example, the forged carbon Team Alinghi, or the Juan Pablo Montoya)  Audemars Piguet will bring ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/11/07/Timepiece/audemars-piguet-royal-oak-offshore-survivor-sure-to-induce-collector-mania The Louis Moinet Magistralis is a fantastic new addition to the world of exclusive haute horlogerie.   The Magistralis, which ViaLuxe first reported on back in June, is remarkable for several reasons.  First of all, you have the beautiful minute repeating movement with perpetual calendar and monopush chronograph--had it been manufactured ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/11/05/Timepiece/louis-moinet-magistralis-over-the-moon-spectacular Creme de la creme jewelry watches with high-prestige complications are a unique breed, whether they are intended for women, or men.  Dazzling both technically and aesthetically, such timepieces daringly straddle a line that makes some connoisseurs slightly uneasy.  For those who want the ultimate, however, the siren song of such ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/10/31/Timepiece/zenith-starissime-minute-repeater-diamonds-and-chimes For the company who has been teaming up with famous designers for decades to create exclusive jewelry collections, the partnership between H. Stern and fashion designer and living icon Diane von Furstenberg was just a matter of time.The DVF collection has something for every woman. The Love Knot collection is ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/10/31/Jewelry/diane-von-furstenberg-designs-for-hstern To honor the matriarch of Greek mythology and the goddess in every woman is the H.Stern Hera collection. As patroness of marriage and childbirth, Hera protected and looked after the interests of married women and mothers. Her role was critical to the life and well-being of the culture. H.Stern has ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/10/31/Jewelry/h-stern-honors-the-goddess-hera Among an already extraordinary collection of H.Stern jewelry, the Highlight Stars collection shines with a unique brightness. Colorful, square-shaped jewels with elegant cuts are held with a warm embrace and on radiant display by the high-polished 18k noble gold split-shank. In an interesting juxtaposition of partially hid and partially magnified, ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/10/31/Jewelry/the-starlight-of-the-hstern-highlight-stars-collection I've always harbored a fair share of admiration for the "Acqua" dive watches from the Bulgari Diagono Professional watch collection.  Sober, as a dive instrument should be, yet subtly stylish, these self-winding timepieces have always seemed a very reasonable luxury watch alternative to the sometimes overwhelmingly profuse Rolex Submariner and ... http://www.vialuxe.com/Blogs/index.php/2008/10/30/Timepiece/bulgari-diagono-professional-acqua-nicely-updated-in-2008