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Hublot and Formula 1 have announced their partnership with Hublot becoming the official watchmaker for Formula 1.
The start of the multi-year deal for Hublot will be marked with the brand-new F1 King model watch, a limited edition of the company’s King Power model.
Maintaining the popular large case sizing which has become synonymous with Hublot, the F1 King comes in a matte black aesthetic with ceramic case and subtle nods to F1 set against the background of the watch’s face.
The Hublot F1 King will be released in a limited run of 500 watches with each watch numbered between 01/500 to 500/500.

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Prices for antiques in China have risen sharply over the past five years and now galleries all over the world over are waiting for the nation’s cashed-up collectors to spread the wealth overseas.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Netherlands’ Tefaf Maastricht, New York gallery director James Hennessy said that internationally things were looking up in the antique market, but all eyes were on China.
“Business is better than last year,” Hennessy told the Bloomberg news agency.
“The market for Chinese art expands with the Chinese economy. There are thousands of collectors in mainland China who are seeking out works in the West.

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Cigars on 16th March 2010 |
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Legendary Cuban Cigar maker Cohiba has teamed up with Ferrari to make a portable in car Humidor, specifically designed for the Ferrari F430 and 599 GTB.
The humidor requires no installation and costs $885 and comes complete with a dozen Siglo VI Cuban cigars.


This mini bar from T.T. Trunks is unique in that it not only has room for champagne but also coffee, which makes it a little more versatile and a potentially great addition to a guest room.



Imagine a cellphone crafted with the same horological insidiousness of churning gears, analogue dials and mechanical parts as a Swiss watch.
That’s the idea behind the Celsius X-VI-II’s mechanical cellphone. The phone is made with 547 mechanical parts, and it features a tourbillon in its hinge.
The unique combination uses a patented Remontage Papillon mechanism that mimics butterfly movement, and is activated when the wings are unfolded.


Nicolas Sarkozy wears a Girard-Perregaux 1966 Annual Calendar and Equation of Time, Palladium case.
