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Natural History Sale to Offer Gold Crystal for Estimated $170,000

By timbaysinger • May 21st, 2010 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

Next month, Heritage Auctions will offer a selection of exceptional crystals at their Beverly Hills, Calif. showroom. The top item at this Natural History Auction is a Gold Crystal that is estimated between $170,000 and $225,000.



Patrizzi to Auction F.P. Journe Watch for $450,000

By timbaysinger • May 17th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Highlighting its June sale of “World Time” watches, the Sonniere Souveraine from F.P. Journe will be offered for an estimated $450,000 to $550,000.



Codecasa Unveils New 50m Superyacht

By timbaysinger • May 17th, 2010 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Yachting

Codecasa Shipyard recently unveiled their new 50-meter superyacht. Designed in collaboration with naval architect Andre Bacigalupo, the 50s is currently in its final design stages.



Sotheby’s to Offer Rare Manet Self-Portrait for £20 Million

By timbaysinger • May 11th, 2010 • Category: Collect, News & Noteworthy

Next month, Sotheby’s London will offer up a portrait by one of the most iconic figures in art history, Edouard Manet. Self-Portrait with a Palette is estimated between £20 million to £30 million.



Vacheron Constantin Opens Second Boutique in Istanbul

By timbaysinger • May 11th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin opened its second boutique in Istanbul.



Aston Martin to Make V12 Vantage Available in North America

By timbaysinger • May 10th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

By the end of this year, the V12 Vantage – the most powerful production sports car in Aston Martin’s history – will be available for purchase in North America.



Paul Allen Selling his Tatoosh Yacht for £125 Million

By timbaysinger • May 7th, 2010 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Yachting

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, has placed his yacht Tatoosh on the market. Already the owner of the Octopus, the 9th-largest yacht in the world, Allen is selling his Tatoosh (26th largest) for £125 million ($170 million).



Rolls-Royce iPhone App Lets You Design Your Own Ghost

By timbaysinger • May 6th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

In order to keep up with the times, luxury car manufacturer Rolls-Royce has come out with its very first application for the iPhone and iPod touch.



German Tuner Refines the Bentley Continental

By timbaysinger • May 5th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

Wheelsandmore, the German individual tuner for sports and super-sports cars, has refitted a Bentley Continental into the Wheelsandmore Bentley Ultrasports 702.



MB&F Debuts New “Frog” Horological Machine

By timbaysinger • May 4th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Bringing a sense of playfulness into his sleek and futuristic horological machines, Maximilian Büsser has given his new version of the HM3 an amphibious flavor.