One Small Step For Man, One Watch Collection For Mankind. The Moon Dust DNA Watch Collection

Moon Dust-DNA Watches from Maison Romaine Jerome

Authentic Moon dust, fragments of the Apollo XI and Soyuz spacecraft, as well as elements from the International Space Station (the strap is made from an astronaut's suit that has actually been on a space mission) have been integrated into the newest collection of exceptional timepieces from Maison Romain Jerome.



As part of its DNA of Famous Legends concept, featuring timepieces inspired by and created in tribute to the great legends of our times, the Maison Romain Jerome presents its second exclusive collection, entitled Moon Dust-DNA. Legitimately proud of its Titanic-DNA collection dedicated to the world's greatest maritime legend, Romain Jerome launches out into space in homage to the most fascinating human adventure of all: the conquest of space.

The models vary, including brown or black faces that have mineral and moon dust depoits, rose gold or white gold and several various bezel accents:









The design of the Moon Dust-DNA collection is inspired by and incorporates the DNA heritage of the great players and major figures in the conquest of space. The materials composing the models in this collection incorporate authentic fragments from the aerospace universe such as moon dust as well as fragments of the Apollo XI and Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS).


above: creator and CEO Yvan (Ivan) Arpa

Moon Dust-DNA features
• A lunar dial based on a mineral deposit including Moon dust;
• A 46 mm steel and titanium case incorporating steel from the Apollo XI spacecraft;
• Rusted steel paws including fragments of the Soyuz spacecraft; and
• A strap composed of fibers from a spacesuit worn during the ISS mission.*


*Romain Jerome guarantees that the origin of each of these materials is duly certified by a legal document authenticated in Switzerland. Each piece in the Moon Dust-DNA collection will also be accompanied by a certificate from the Association of Space Explorers (ASE) saluting the approach of Romain Jerome and the tribute it is thereby rendering to the conquest of space.


Romain Jerome
Rue Robert Céard 8
1204 Geneva, Switzerland
T: +41 22 319 29 39
F: +41 22 319 29 30
www.romainjerome.ch

Never saw his watches made from actual pieces of the Titanic?

See those here.

The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Has A Luxury Safe To Match - And Other Bugatti Goodies.

If you thought Bugatti just made luxury vehicles, like the stunning Veyron 16.4 shown above, let me enlighten you. In addition to their own collection of luxury goodies, Bugatti, in conjunction with German luxury safe manufacturer, Stockinger, has come out with a limited edition (only 50 will be made) safe available in the same colors as the Bugatti Veyron 16.4. After all, one's safe ought to match one's luxury vehicle, right?



The Bugatti Safe by Stockinger is made of an armored material which protects is against almost any threat including a diamond cored drill normally used to break into safes.



The safe is heat and water resistant and includes special alarms to tell if the safe has been moved or damaged, the Bugatti safe also comes with a GPS sensor which allows it to be tracked anywhere in the world.


Above: the Bugatti Veyron 16.4

The safe is available in all the same colors as the Bugatti Veyron:


as well as interior materials and leathers. The interior is totally customizable in terms of the quantity of shelves and drawers. Only 50 Bugatti Safes will be made.

Now .......what does one keep in a Bugatti Safe? How about some Bugatti items?

Let's start with Bugatti Bling.... Bugatti Diamonds, designed by Dieter Sieger:


How about a Bugatti pen by Ferrari Da Varese?



The Bugatti 370 Watch by luxury horologist Parmigiani Fleurier is worth a post all its own.







Or a sterling silver and rock crystal Bugatti Treasure box:


Okay, well that ought to be enough items for you to spend your disposable income upon.

The Million Dollar Christmas Gift. Okay, So It's Actually The $950,000. Gift

Now, this is what I call the ultimate gift. Time and Travel.

You get four audaciously gem encrusted watches plus a trip for 4 to the rain forest (stay in 3 different luxury accommodations) and throw in a $30,000.00 charitable deduction to boot.

All for the price of $950,000.00 USD.


Zadora Timepieces has partnered with Robb Report Beginning November 8th 2007 until January 8th 2008 to offer the Robb Report Limited Edition Zadora Timepieces Rainforest Collection and Rendezvous.

Package Description:
The Zadora Timepieces’ Robb Report Limited Edition package begins with four bejeweled, rain forest–themed watches, continues with a rain forest eco-adventure in Costa Rica, and culminates with a $30,000 donation to the rain forest preservation organization of the purchaser’s choice.

Each of the four bespoke watches depicts a different rain forest inhabitant, cased in 18-karat gold as follows:



Zadora Frog Prince Timepiece - executed in textured 18-karat yellow gold; the body is set in pavé tsavorites studded with blue sapphire cabochons. The frog’s feet are detailed in diamonds, and its eyes are ruby cabochons.



Zadora Poppy Flower Timepiece – executed in platinum and palladium 18-karat white gold. The flower is meticulously set with pavé of pink and white diamonds, rubies, and pink sapphires, giving an ombré effect to its voluptuous petals, while the pistils are minutely textured in black patina on platinum.



Zadora Ladybug Timepiece - adorned with a micro pavé of richly colored rubies and black diamond details, and encased in 18-karat yellow gold. The ladybug’s eyes are emerald cabochons.



Zadora Snake Timepiece - made of patinated palladium and 18-karat white gold. It is covered in black and canary yellow diamond pavé. The serpent’s pear-shaped eyes are emeralds, and it clenches a baroque South Sea pearl in its mouth.

Zadora Timepieces' precious quartet is a fine complement to the travel portion of this rain forest rendezvous package - a six-night, seven-day adventure for a family of four that includes:

Round-trip transportation on a Gulfstream V and all land transfers & ground transportation



One night in a Master Suite at the Costa Rica Marriott Resort (breakfast included)



Private visit to the Rain Forest Aerial Tram & Adventure Canopy Tour



Two nights in a deluxe ocean view bungalow at Lapa Rios Rain Forest Lodge with:
Three extraordinary meals daily-
Three guided tours: Rain Forest Waterfalls Hike; Horseback Riding; and the Osa Trail Jungle Walk



Three nights in a premium at the Four Seasons Papagayo Resort with: -Three extraordinary meals daily
-Round of golf
-Spa Therapy

Click here to download the actual itinerary.

For more Information and details of purchasing package please go to Robb Report by clicking here.

Funky Find of The Week: Watches Made From Parts Of The Titanic!

Titanic Resurfaces as Luxury Watch, BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Steel and coal from the Titanic have been transformed into a new line of luxury wristwatches that claim to capture the essence of the legendary ocean liner which sank in 1912.

"It is very luxurious and very inaccessible," said Yvan Arpa, chief executive of the three-year-old company that hopes the limited edition watches will attract both collectors and garrulous luxury goods buyers.


Ivan Arpa, CEO of "Romain Jerome" presents the "Titanic-DNA" watch that contains authentic parts of the Titanic ocean liner drawn from the ocean floor.
"So many rich people buy incredibly complicated watches without understanding how they work, because they want a story to tell," Arpa said. "To them we offer a story."

The North Atlantic wreck site of the Titanic, which hit an iceberg and sank on its first voyage from the English port of Southampton to New York, have been protected for more than a decade but many relics were taken in early diving expeditions.

Romain Jerome said it purchased a piece of the hull weighing about 1.5 kg (3 pounds) that was retrieved in 1991, but declined to identify the seller. The metal has been certified as authentic by the Titanic's builders Harland and Wolff.

To make the watches, which were offered for sale for the first time in Basel for between $7,800 and $173,100, the Swiss company created an alloy using the slab from the Titanic with steel being used in a Harland and Wolff replica of the vessel.



The gold, platinum and steel time pieces have black dial faces made of lacquer paint that includes coal recovered from the debris field of the Titanic wreck site, offered for sale by the U.S. company RMS Titanic Inc.

Arpa said the combination of new and old materials infused the watches with a sense of renewal, instead of representing a reminder of the 1,500 passengers who drowned when the ocean liner met her tragic end off the coast of Newfoundland.

"It is a message of hope, of life stronger than death, of rebirth," he said in an interview in Romain Jerome's exposition booth in Basel, where more than 2,100 exhibitors are flaunting their latest wares amid a boom for the luxury goods sector.



The company will make 2,012 watches to coincide with the centenary anniversary of the Titanic's sinking in 2012. Arpa said the young watchmaker would unveil a new series next year commemorating another famous legend, but declined to offer clues of what it is.

UPDATE: since this post, the titanic DNA collection of watches has expanded to include ceramic watches, gem encrusted versions and more:







See the full collection and learn more here.