To celebrate the J12’s tenth anniversary, Chanel is offering a totally new watchmaking complication where aesthetics bow to technical prowess. The Chanel Rétrograde Mysterieuse J12 features a specially developed movement which moves the crown from the side of the case to on the side of the dial to preserve the aesthetic curves of the watch.

Chanel Rétrograde Mystérieuse J12 - Black Ceramic White Gold

With the help of Guilio Papi, a new face of limited edition Retrograde Mysterieuse J12 watches with an even more complicated mechanism. These watches will be available as 10 limited edition pieces each in 18 carat gold and 18 carat pink gold. Laced with a tourbillon movement, the hands will run in the reverse direction between the 10 and 20 minutes each hour only to come back to its position after 10 minutes.

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Pioneering luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and electric carmaker Tesla Motors have teamed up in a worldwide partnership as the iconic Swiss brand celebrates its 150th anniversary. Come the Geneva Motor Show and Tesla Motors and you see a new custom collector’s edition of their electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.

Tesla Roadster from TAG Heuer and Tesla Motors

This one-of-a-kind collector’s car includes a unique interior by Tesla Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen, incorporating TAG Heuer avant-garde design elements and a specially designed center console due to host TAG Heuer’s cutting edge concept watch, to be revealed at this year’s Baselworld on March 18.  This car also features a TAG Heuer Meridiist mobile phone as well as a one-fifth second Heuer Limited Edition Stopwatch. This Swiss-made timepiece with mechanical movement pays tribute to the 1860 founding of the company and evoques the mythic revival of the brand’s vintage stopwatches.

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Following on form last year’s unveiling of the Citroen Revolte, this year’s Geneva Motor Show is showcasing the new Citroen Survolt as part of the French company’s continued efforts in electric vehicles. Probably one of the best looking concepts at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show floor, Survolt take best of Citroen Revolte concept and the Citroen GT concept.

Citroen Survolt Concept

Citroen’s latest concept car, the Survolt, is an unusual design study meant to show off a potential all-electric performance vehicle in an extravagant and “high-fashion” package.  Performance specs were not revealed on the two-seater, but the French automaker does state that the car has a “motor racing punch”. The design is impressive, featuring voluptuous bonnet and generous, sculpted flanks highlighted by emphatic wheel arches as well as a front end characterised by slim, horizontal headlights, a large oval-shaped grille with Citroen’s integrated double chevrons and an eye-catching vehicle badge design. The rear design is completed by the impressive spoiler, a must-have in motor sport.

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Limited Edition Fendi 24 Carat Gold Python Skin Bag

The most expensive purse ever made by Fendi, the luxury Italian brand, was unveiled at the new store in Las Vegas’ new retail palace, Crystals in the MGM City Center. The Fendi 24K Gold Handbag is made of 24 carat gold python snake skin. I don’t know where one would find a 24 carat gold snake to skin, but it’s probably just snake skin treated with 24 carat gold leaf.

Only limited edition of these bags will be made featuring a gold plaque with the serial number for each piece and carries a price tag of $36,000. Along with the golden version are a limited edition of 20 other bags that don’t have the golden finish but do have a numbered gold logo plate on the inside and each sell for $4,550.

Mappin and Webb, an extremely rare 1918 Sterling silver table cigar lighter realistically modelled in the form of a No. 5 Mills grenade, complete with detachable ring, folding clip etc, with rubbed engraving reading “To Brig. Gen Sir C. W. King, KCMG, MVO, from old members of this staff, R. N. M. and A. E. T., 1918″. Signed and hallmarked Mappin and Webb, Birmingham 1918.

Mappin and Webb - an Extremely Rare 1918 Sterling Silver Table Cigar Lighter

Said to be in excellent condition, this unique lighter measure 4in and is currently available from Pullman Gallery in London for £9,500 ($14,500).

At Tokyo Auto Salon 2010, a Honda Odyssey bedazzled with 70.000 carats of Kyoto Opal was introduced. Kyoto Opal is a new material created using gemstone synthesis technology developed by Kyocera and it is based on the same Quartz grains as natural Opal.

Honda Odyssey

By coloring Kyoto Opal artificially, a diverse range of hues can be produced. In addition, a variety of cuts can be achieved, overcoming the cracking and chipping that occur in natural opal. Kyocera’s Kyoto Opal has been combined with Jewel Paint, a new coating technology from Honda Net Nara, a specialist in sheet metal coating and car customization.

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Riding on the success of Nokia N97 mini, world’s top cellphone maker Nokia has unveiled the luxury edition of the smartphone. Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition is just like the normal version, but with 18-carat gold. If that wasnt enough, it also comes with apps like “ELLE 360Fashion”, which should totally help you keep your Fashion sense updated, to go along with your Bling Bling.

Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition

As for the specs, Nokia N97 Mini Gold Edition bundles a 3.2-inch touchscreen and full QWERTY keyboard built into its 14.2mm thin frame. It measures 113 x 52.5 x 14.2mm. N97 Mini packs 8GB of storage. The 8GB of on board memory can be expanded to 24GB with the addition of a 16GB microSD card. The mini runs on Symbian S60 OS just like its predecessor Nokia N97.

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