Luxury Lifestyle

Controversial Luxury Watches   Can you imagine things becoming as controversial as people or even more controversial? Well, there exist a number of controversial luxury watches that have stolen the limelight from some people or have placed them in the spotlight. Yohan Blake Watch by Richard Mille The 2012 Olympic Games in London was marred with a number of controversies, including the custom-made Richard Mille watch used by Yohan Blake. There’s nothing controversial about the timepiece itself, no naked people or body parts on its face. What made it controversial is that fact that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) only allows athletes to wear clothing or accessories/equipment from the official sponsors. In the 2012 Olympics, the official time keeper was not Richard Mille but Omega. Mille is known for making beautiful timepieces with high price tags. Blake’s reportedly costs $500,000. Photos of Blake wearing the watch have gone viral within hours, with plenty o...

The RMS Titanic, a British ocean liner sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New York, US in 1912. 2013 marks the 100 th  anniversary of the sinking of this ocean liner which was considered the ultimate in luxury and comfort with a gym, high class restaurants, swimming pool, libraries and opulent cabins. To commemorate the sinking, Romain Jerome, the makers of unconventional luxury watches have brought out a limited edition watch called the Steampunk Titanic 100 th  Anniversary Watch.   Romain Jerome – The Unconventional Luxury Watchmaker Generally, luxury watch makers stick to creating safe and stylish designs that sell easily. Unconventional watch designs are comparatively rare because of the prohibitive costs involved. Additionally, the manufacturers are not sure of the market for unusual time pieces. Romain Jerome however, is known to create somewhat unconventional luxury watch designs that are unique. The Swiss watchmaker offers products that are...

The top luxuries in the world. 1. Martell Main product: Drink. Score: 33.1 Martell is a manufacturer of cognac, founded by Jean Martell in 1715. It was sold in 1988 by the Firino-Martell family to Seagram and again in 2002 to the Pernod Ricard Group, which also owned the Cognac brands Biscuit and Renault, sold to Altia in 2010. The cellar master was, up to the 1980s, from the Chapeau family (in the way that the cellar masters of Hennessy are from the Fillioux family ). Much of Martell Cognac is produced from wine from the Borderies region, in contrast to other companies, which mainly sell fine Champagne Cognac. Borderies Cognac has a more nutty taste. 2. Audi Main product: car. Score: 32.9 AUDI Aktiengesellschaft designs, engineers, manufactures and distributes automobiles and motorcycles. Audi oversees worldwide operations from its headquarters in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. Audi-branded vehicles are produced in seven production facilities worldwide. AUDI AG h...