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A Taste of France Comes to Montecito

By Ethan Ampel • Jun 24th, 2010 • Category: News & Noteworthy

For those in the market for a supreme residence with an uncanny resemblance to the French Riviera, look no further than the Villa Pelican. Tucked inside the charming California coastal town of Montecito, this Mediterranean-style home is  made up of twenty-two rooms–eight bedrooms, nine-and-a-half baths, a sun room, dining room, library, two powder rooms and a three-car garage.
This pristene mansion sits on .74 acres [...]



Range Rover and OverFinch Partner with Holland & Holland to Offer Luxury Off-Roader

By Andrew Seagrave • Jun 24th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

If you really know how to enjoy all aspects of your life, Range Rover, Overfinch and Holland & Holland have just the ticket. The three have joined together to create a $180,000 all-purpose sport utility vehicle designed to cater to the discerning off-roader who likes to get rough in style.  Only 100 of these high-end land [...]



Embraer’s Phenom 300 Embarks on a 40-City Tour

By Andrew Seagrave • Jun 24th, 2010 • Category: Aviation, News & Noteworthy, Travel

Flight Options, a leading aircraft fractional ownership company boldly claims that its newest aircraft, the Phenom 300, literally “renders the competition obsolete”. ”The Phenom 300 must be seen to truly understand how it exceeds every other jet aircraft in its class,” says Jay Heublein, Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Currently, the Flight Options team is on [...]



Maximilian Büsser & Friends HM4 “Thunderbolt” Watch Coming July 7th

By Andrew Seagrave • Jun 24th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Maximilian Büsser & Friends are known for producing some of the most radical horological machines on the market. In just a few weeks, they’ll be releasing their newest and most intriguing timepiece yet, the Horological Machine Number 4, otherwise known as the ”Thunderbolt.”
At first glance, when you look at this exclusive image of the HMN4, you won’t quite know what to [...]



London Art Auction Expected to be Most Valuable Ever

By Valery Lopez • Jun 23rd, 2010 • Category: News & Noteworthy

A once in a lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history has just arrived. On behalf of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Christie’s department of Impressionist & Modern Art in London will host an auction featuring 63 of the world’s most famous works of art. Among those, Pablo Picasso’s Blue Period “Portrait of Angel [...]



Amels 171 ‘Bel Abri’: Available Now for Charter

By Ethan Ampel • Jun 23rd, 2010 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Yachting

Luxury car aficionados want vehicles that are supreme in speed and style. It follows then, that they would want the same in a water vehicle. The brand new ‘171 Bel Abri’ from Amels delivers on all luxury fronts. In fact, when her designer, Tim Heywood, began mapping out the specs for the 171, he drew [...]



Urwerk Releases the CC1 Black Cobra

By timbaysinger • Jun 21st, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Urwerk recently unleashed the “Black Cobra,” the newest model (only 25 are being released) of the CC1 series.



Authentic 1952 Vincent Rapide on Sale at Bonhams for Estimated $100,000

By timbaysinger • Jun 17th, 2010 • Category: Automobile, News & Noteworthy

An original 1952 Vincent Rapide in Chinese Red leads the list of entries for Bonham’s upcoming auction of motorcycles in January.



Pininfarina and Bovet Release $300,000 Ottanta Tourbillon

By timbaysinger • Jun 16th, 2010 • Category: Horology, News & Noteworthy

Pininfarina, celebrating its 80th anniversary, has collaborated with Bovet to present the $300,000 Ottanta Tourbillon.



RoMa Yacht Put on Sale for €59.5 Million

By timbaysinger • Jun 14th, 2010 • Category: News & Noteworthy, Yachting

Recently-completed luxury yacht RoMa has been officially put on sale through brokerage firms Edmiston Company and Merle Wood.