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Art Hotels elevate your luxury travel experience
What is an art hotel? Art Hotels represent the latest innovation in high-end hospitality, where the luxury hotel experience is further enhanced by a curated art collection. Thoughtfully selected art pieces are integrated into both public areas and guest rooms, creating an atmosphere that ignites the creative spirit. Unlike mere decorative elements, the art is…
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H. Moser Endeavour is the perfect luxury watch for a black-tie vernissage
The H. Moser & Cie Endeavour watch is the perfect luxury watch for a black-tie vernissage. The H. Moser Endeavour collection exhibits elegant, contemporary minimalism in a classic round watch. These ultra-luxury Swiss watches feature dials in eye-catching vibrant colors produced with the watchmaker’s own fumé enameling technique. Fumé simply means smokey, referring to the…
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Montegrappa’s The Batman Pen: Be strong and write with a vengeance
The Batman pen from the Italian pen maker Montegrappa might cause you to be strong and write with a vengeance. Dark and brooding, this writing instrument evokes the strength steeped in the Batman myth. It is indeed a showable work of art. The Batman pen is the brawniest pen Montegrappa has ever made. Interestingly, Bruce…
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Franck Muller luxury watches are the vanguard of watch design
Franck Muller luxury watches are the vanguard of watch design. If your personal style is unconventional yet classy, these watches might be the right watch for you. Franck Muller luxury watches are identifiable by their distinctive shape, the “Cintrée Curvex”, a barrel shape commonly regarded as the brand’s unique silhouette. Similarly, the audacious numeral design…
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Lanier Pens, Art Deco details accent beautiful exotic wood pens
Art Deco pens from Lanier Pens For pen collectors and art collectors alike, the Art Deco pens from Lanier Pens are sure to get compliments. Lanier is a brand of pen specializing in hand-tooled writing instruments made of exotic woods. Jim Lanier started Lanier Pens in 2005 out of his home workshop. Since then, the…
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Superior writing instruments that celebrate music, food, and story-telling
Luxury pen designer Montegrappa creates superior writing instruments that celebrate the work of other artistic creators. Montegrappa pens are for people who get excited by the script of a finely crafted writing instrument. The feeling is much like witnessing a spectacular musical performance, enjoying a special dinner, or being swept up in an epic story.…
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The Art Watch is exclusive artwork on miniature canvas
We know how the fine watch business and the art world enjoy close ties. Yet, a luxury art watch is an artwork in itself, with the dial serving as a miniature canvas. From etchings to appliqué of gold on the dials, watchmakers have created limited-edition models that collectors covet. Owning one of these watches is…
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Audemars Piguet and the Royal Oak watch line
In an earlier article, we mentioned how fine art and luxury watches enjoy a close business relationship. This is particularly true with Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet (“AP” for short). The elite watch brand brings a strong presence to major art festivals and is an official partner of the Art Basel shows. Additionally, they manage a…
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The Breitling Superocean Heritage II shows the legacy with modern technology
First available in 1957, the watches of the original Breitling Superocean collection were intended for professional divers. These early Swiss watches have become collectible, with some models trading near six figures. In 2007, the Superocean Heritage I collection honored the 50th anniversary of the 1950s dive watches by keeping the simple design. Only the minimal…
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Vacheron Constantin is one of not many watchmakers
As you browse, deal, and network at high-end art events, remember to do some watch-spotting. You might notice Vacheron Constantin, a truly special watch brand. A Swiss watchmaker since 1755, Vacheron Constantin makes some of the most complication-rich and esthetically pleasing luxury watches in the industry.
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Luxury watches and Fine Art have an enchanting relationship
The worlds of luxury watches and fine art have long enjoyed a mutually beneficial relationship. Evidence suggests that buyers of fine art are also buyers of luxury watches, and vice versa.
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An Italian luxury pen to seal the deal
You are a big deal. You’ve negotiated the big art deal. Punctuate your success by using a big-deal pen to seal the deal.