Wednesday 12 October 2011

The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai ‘Best Hotel In The World’ 2011




The readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine in the U.S. have named The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, China the ‘Best Hotel In The World’ in its 24th annual Readers Choice Awards for 2011.
Two top awards were bestowed upon the hotel in one evening, Best Hotel in Asia Pacific, and then Overall Best Hotel in the World.
The Conde Nast Readers Choice Awards are derived from the Condé Nast Traveler Readers Choice Survey.

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Hublot F1 King Power Suzuka Watch


Hublot has created the F1 King Power Suzuka version watch, which is dedicated to the upcoming Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix to be held in Japan.
This ‘Suzuka’ features several differences from the norm, and the major one is use of Zinchronium in watch’s construction. The casing, and the hour and minute hands are made of this metal and the exposed skeleton of the movement inside is also the same. The sub dials, which perhaps indicate divisions of seconds, stopwatch and power reserve use black ceramic instead.
The satin finishing for both is hopefully common. The 48 mm wide main dial has the crown for rewinding the watch’s power reserve, and also the stopwatch on the right; rewind crown near the 3 ‘o’ clock and the stopwatch at 4 ‘o’ clock position. The strapping, which uses the white-red color combo of stitching and fabric finishing, has been inspired by the Japanese flag.
At a recent event, a special version of this limited edition timepiece was auctioned off to raise funds for the Kids Earth Fund which is looking to rehabilitate children affected the 2011 tsunami in Japan. However, all the other editions for sale will have the markings from 0-250, indicating the limited edition of availability. 

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Stars of Africa floating diamonds' by Royal Asscher Diamond Company


Harrods showcases 'Stars of Africa floating diamonds' by Royal Asscher Diamond Company, responsible for cutting some of the most famous diamonds in the world.
This collection was actually launched in 2009 that is a tribute to the Royal Dutch family for the extension of the Royal title earlier this year. Harrods will display and retail the largest items of this Stars of Africa jewelry in UK. The collection includes rings, earrings, bracelets, cufflinks and pendants of several designs that will appeal you in the most desirable manner. Every piece is uniquely designed in a case that has diamonds and other rare stones. The stones flow with the help of special fluid filled in the case that adds glitter and elegance to the stone.

Just 55 rings are being fashioned for this limited edition collection. The rings that are custom made to pay homage to the Dutch Royal family are orange and white diamonds set in 18k white gold. Floating in medium size rings the colored diamonds looks breathtaking on the shank of the ring.
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