Ralph Lauren has updated its Automotive Skeleton model, with a new steel version of the timepiece. The watch combines both polished and brushed steel, as well as luxurious Amboyna burl wood for its bezel. Other design elements of the Automotive Skelton reference classic cars, and particularly the rivets used to secure one of the Ralph Lauren’s classic race cars. The first model in the line was released back in 2015, alongside the Sporting Automotive Chronograph which drew inspiration from a 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic rumored to be valued at over $50 million USD.
Elsewhere, the new steel version features a range of the same touches as previous Automotive Skeleton watches including the size of its case and the dimensions of its hands and dial. Lastly, it is powered by a hand wound mechanical movement that has been made in Switzerland and specially customized for the American brand. The watch is set to retail for around $34,200 USD, head over to the Ralph Lauren site for more information.
As anticipation builds for Chanel’s colette take over later this month, the French fashion label has now revealed its latest watch release. Dubbed the CODE COCO, the watch is inspired by the brand’s classic Chanel 2.55 purse and is available either with or without a diamond-set bezel.
Other features of the watch include a 38.1 x 21.5 mm black lacquered dial with a high-precision quartz movement sitting underneath. This dial also features a rotating metal bar which can be set in two positions: one that exposes the time and another that conceals it.
The CODE COCO watch is priced at $5,000 USD for the plain stainless steel option, or $9,100 USD for the version with a diamond-set bezel. There is also a version that comes in white gold and is entirely encrusted with diamonds, but that watch is strictly limited to five pieces in the world and is priced at $956,000 USD.
James Jannard is what you would call a “serial entrepreneur.” The American designer and businessman founded Oakley in 1975 and launched Red Digital Cinema Camera Company — a photography and VR manufacturer that created visuals for the likes of The Great Gatsby, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Prometheus, etc — in 2007.
One of the several homes that Jannard owns is a Brutalist house located in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. The imposing 18,000 square feet citadel was designed by iDGroup architects and inspired by the Stonehenge. The structure took five years to complete and features a giant circular courtyard lead to a rectangular house covered in exposed concrete and aluminum. A metal door opens to an elliptic car park which looks onto the central lounge area, over an infinity pool and out to a spanning downtown LA view.
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