Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic - A History Making Event
A very special event is taking place this summer in NYC.
It is The Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic. It will take place on Governors Island on Sat, 31 May and will be the first time Polo will be played in NYC for over 70 years.
Ralph Lauren is sponsoring the team called Blackwatch which includes [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment
Sotheby’s flawless white diamond is talk of the town…
Sotheby’s didn’t sell a 72.22-carat, “D” flawless white diamond at its Asian diamond sale last week. The large diamond which had a pre-sale estimate of $10-12 million, attracted a final bid of HK$73 million ($9.24million).
But never fear the diamond was later sold to a private buyer for an undisclosed sum.
The stone (pictured left) was [...]
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Posted on May 19th, 2008 | No Comments
Art work hits $30m record
A Lucien Freud painting scoops the world record for the highest price paid for a work by a living artist.
Benefits Supervisor Sleeping went for a whopping $33.6 million at Christie’s in New York, shattering the previous record by $10 million set last November.
Sue Tilley, a government worker in the UK, finds herself in the spotlight [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2008 | No Comments
The most expensive dessert in the world is…
The Frrozen Haute Chocolate (yes it is actually written with three ‘r’) was unveiled at Serendipity-3 restaurant in New York after Guiness World Records researchers determined the $25,000 frozen hot chocolate was the most expensive dessert in the world.
Stephen Bruce, owner of Serendipity 3, partnered with luxury jeweler Euphoria New York to create the “Frrozen [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2008 | No Comments
Australia- One of the most trusted countries to do business with
Australia is the third most trusted place in the world to do business- rating above the US and Britain, according to research.
The Dun and Brad Street Asia Pacific Risk Index showed the Lucky Country was also seen as the least risky country in the Asia-Pacific region followed by Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore.
On a global [...]
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Posted on May 17th, 2008 | No Comments
Watch market in Australia in 2007 worth $135 million.
In 2007 Australia imported $135.3 million worth of Swiss watches alone.
Brands that were popular came from old European names such as Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Breguet and Rolex.
Then we have the tradional brands such as Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Breitling, Cartier, Girard-Perregaux, IWC and Vacheron Constantin.
The newer must have items were also a big hit such as [...]
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Posted on May 8th, 2008 | No Comments
