Monthly Archives: August 2008

Bracelet style Seiko with high contrast E-Ink tech titanium wristwatch for women introduced at BaselWorld 2007 weighs in at 80 grams and features a 360-degree continuous sapphire crystal face. 6.9mm thickness and a USD2,000 debit to your credit balance.

Note : Seiko e-ink won the 2006 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève prize for electronic watches.

Buy one for mum?

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No idea what to get your super-rich dad for his birthday?

How about a special edition Dutch style city bicycle from Gucci’s 8-8-2008 Limited Edition” collection commemorating the Beijing Olympics. Only USD3,400. Ahem.

Cyclelicious

You mean the one with the turbo?

Yessir!

The one that does 7.9 seconds?

Sounds right! And 127mph I might add…

Gosh!

The amazingly cute Fiat 500 gets a dose of machismo and lots more grunt in its Abarth guise.

Fiat 500 Abarth

  • 1368cc from 4 cylinders
  • grunt 135bhp @ 5500rpm
  • torque 152lb ft @ 3000rpm
  • 5 speed manual
  • Fuel and CO2 : brilliant 52.3mpg and 155g/km
  • 0-60mph: 7.9sec
  • max 127mph
  • £13,800 approx

Great write-up from Sunday Times. My favourite line :-

“Pootling about town is also a doddle”

Art :

Büro Wehberg is the architect of this stunning 40 meter pool floating in Wolfsburg harbour. It is just a part of  the Kraftwerk spa at the Ritz-Carlton.

Looks great at night.

And here’s a daytime shot.

The Ritz-Carlton Wolfsburg is found within the vast Autostadt, the Volkswagen theme park.

Moco Loco