The Zermatt GMT by IceLink

IceLink is a young Swiss-American watchmaker, which adheres to the principal of catching attention at any cost without losing the focus for quality mechanisms. The Zermatt GMT, named for the famous Swiss ski resort, is for this reason showing five dials telling you the hour and minutes of New York, London, Dubai, Hong Kong and your individually adjusted home time plus a perpetually rotating seconds dial. The huge case, 63x43mm to be precise, is crafted of titanium with a 18kt rosé gold coating. In the inside works a ILMM1 caliber, which revolves at 28.800 vph and provides a power reserve of around 2 days.
Price tag: $44.000
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The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai

When the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai opens its doors at the end of this year, it will be the new tallest dedicated hotel building in the world.
Standing at 1,099-feet tall (355 metres), the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai is just 26 metres shorter than the Empire State Building in New York.
The Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong, which sits on floors 102-118 of the 1,588-foot International Commerce Centre remains the highest hotel in the world.
The twin towers will have 1,608 guest rooms — 804 in each — and around 25 per cent will be suites. The towers will have combined car parking facilities for 1,000 vehicles and 28 lifts.
The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai will open in two phases, with the first section featuring 804 rooms and numerous restaurants and lounges.

Along with more than 5,000 sq m of event space, the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai will also have nine restaurants and five lounges, along with a world-class spa, health club and two ballrooms.
The Marquis endorsement is reserved for iconic properties in the Marriott International portfolio, defined by their scale, grandeur and location.
The new JW Marriott in Dubai will be the first JW branded property outside of North America (after the JW Marriott Marquis Miami).
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Azerbaijan is planning to build the world’s tallest building

Azerbaijan is planning to build the world’s tallest building – taller than both the Burj Khalifa and the upcoming Kingdom Tower to be built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Azerbaijan Tower, which is set to break ground in 2015, will  rise more than a kilometer in height, or 3,444 feet, upon its completion in 2018 or 2019,
The Azerbaijan Tower is being built on a series of artificial islands, called the Khazar Islands, constructed in the Caspian Sea off Garadag, southwest of Baku.

The tower is the centerpiece for a massive, $100 billion mixed-use master plan with housing, schools, retail and a Formula 1 racetrack.
Developers plan to break ground on the tower in 2015, with construction is slated to finish by 2019. The entire Khazar Islands are expected to be finished by 2022.
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The Habtoor Palace project

The Al Habtoor Group, a UAE-based development firm, plans to build a new triple-hotel complex in the heart of the Emirate as part of a $1.3 billion project.
The “Habtoor Palace” formed of two skyscrapers rising from a five-storey podium base, will see over 1,600 rooms added to Dubai‘s hotel scene.
The rest of the complex is designed as a ‘lifestyle experience,’ Al Habtoor says, with a luxury spa and multiple restaurants and banqueting facilities.
The attraction will also include a huge theater, complete with a hydraulic central stage, water features and movable floors.

A designer shopping arcade and sports academy will top off the project, Al Habtoor says, while 37,000 square meters of gardens will also be included.
Although the project isn’t likely to get underway until later this year and won’t be complete until 2015, concerns have already been raised about the effect of the extra rooms on the Dubai hotel scene, where supply already far outstrips demand.
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The Cavalli club in Dubai's bill of $105,000

An undisclosed guest of the Cavalli club in Dubai, whose $105,000 (AED387,988 including taxes) bill went viral and has indeed stirred quite a controversy.
On the January 2nd of this year, the guest decided to indulge in order to bring in the New Year and his birthday in good spirits by throwing a party for his personal guests. Apart from the special cake slices, there were many other items which individually added up to the amount such as the 6-liter bottle of the Cristal champagne for $34,030, 13 bottles of Roederer Cristals champagne for $22,933, a 3-liter Cavalli Vodka for $1,348, and 4 bottles of Chivas Regal 12-year old Whisky for $1,187 amongst different beverages. 
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Launch of the luxury World Island Beach Club at The World Dubai

The World Dubai will see its first island open to the public this week with the launch of the luxury World Island Beach Club.
“We will be opening in the first week of January,” said Reza Sinnen, operations manager at the beach club, based on the island of Lebanon.
The resort was originally scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2011 but pushed back its launch following construction delays.
The exclusive resort, which could cost members up to $10,890 a year to join, hopes to capitalise on the Dubai development’s potential as a tourism destination.
Facilities include a 100-seat restaurant, cabanas, a lounge area and entertainment facilities, alongside a pontoon that can accommodate up to 80ft yachts.
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Emirates to introduce Wifi on A380

Middle Eastern airline Emirates has announced the launch of wireless internet access on board its fleet of flagship super-jumbo A380 aircraft.
Customers flying the massive planes, which operate between Dubai and destinations such as Paris and London, will now be able to use wifi-enabled devices on selected routes, Emirates confirmed December 12.
Eleven of the airline’s 19 planes have now been kitted out with the technology, with the remainder of the fleet following suit in the coming months.
Emirates, which has a total of 71 A380 aircraft on order, says that from next summer, the planes will be delivered with the technology as standard.
Prices start from $7.50 for mobile devices, which will be sufficient to keep a Blackberry user connected all the way between Paris and Dubai, and $15 for laptops.
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Space rings

Space rings, which were unveiled at the recently held Dubai International Jewelry Week, are available as 2 separate categories, namely Space Wedding rings and Space rings, these will indeed be exclusive with only 50 units of each available on sale.

They are available in 2 options: space rings, and space wedding rings. The space wedding rings are available as a pair for $17,000 each which will have men’s and a woman’s ring in them. Rather delicately handcrafted and polished, they indeed make the occasion special for the bride and groom. Each of these rings has been engraved with serial number of production, from which customers get to choose and buy.

The space rings are more generalistic, and are meant for collectors of exotic jewelry. These are also a limited edition set with 50 produced overall, but come with a lower price tag of $12,000 each. However, the lucky customers will each get a USB pen drive, which will have documented details of the space flight in which these rings will be there, and also a separate certificate testifying the authenticity of these rings. 

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Burj Al Arab Diamond ashtray

The luxurious $7,250 diamond ashtray with the Burj Al Arab hotel logo, is made of borosilicate glass and is adorned with three fine diamonds. Each of these is a 0.15-karat diamond in G color with VVS 1 purity. The diamonds are placed in such a manner that it resembles to a crown and just beneath the diamond shines the logo of Burj Al Arab, the luxurious seven star with four-digit nightly room rates. This ashtray will reach its buyer in eight to twelve weeks.
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Blancpain X Fathoms

Blancpain unveiled in The Dubai Mall, their latest diver the imposing X Fathoms timepiece. The comprehensive diver features a depth gauge that measures current and maximum depth and a retrograde gauge for decompression which is enabled by a lever located at 10 o'clock. 
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Alfred Dunhill to open a restaurant in Dubai

Alfred Dunhill, the man behind the eponymous fashion label, Dunhill, is all set to launch the third overseas restaurant in Dubai. The Dubai restaurant is set to open in January 2012 that will be situated next door to the Dunhill fashion shop. This will be the first restaurant that the British luxury retailer will open in Middle East.
Established in the 1890s in London, Dunhill has one of the finest restaurants in London itself that is located in Old Bond Street, Mayfair. 
The restaurant is said to open in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers Dubai that is awarded as Business Traveller’s Best Business Hotel in the Middle East for 2011.

Alfred Dunhill is already doing well with his luxury brand, Dunhill, and has over 220 stores across the world. The company has crossed its boundaries from lifestyle items to the restaurant business and is running all of these very successfully. The Dunhill’s Hong Kong branch has already been rated as one of the best restaurants in the city.
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