As long as the rich and famous pursue a lifestyle decorated with “a few of their favorite things,” the duPont REGISTRY™ will continue to purvey the “best of the best.” From the most sought after categories like exotic and collectible cars, fine homes, mega-yachts, and, as featured in the October 2009 edition of the Buyers Gallery of Fine Automobiles®, the finest timepieces the world has to offer. The duPont REGISTRY™, without a doubt, sets a new bar on the age old saying, “time is money.”
It is said that wristwatches became fashionable as a result of their use by soldiers in the First World War who needed access to their watches while their hands were full. These first wristwatches, called “trench watches,“ were designed with pocket watch movements, and consequently were large and bulky with the crown at the 12 o'clock position like their pocket watch predecessors. Today, the modern wristwatch is more than just a timepiece. Sought after and collected by enthusiasts who see them as nothing less than wearable art and markers of social status, watches can say many things about those who wear them. Like the cars they drive and the homes they live in, these watches allow duPont REGISTRY™ readers to make a silent yet highly visible statement that expresses an individuality as unique and rare as the timepieces featured in this special edition.
Replete with colorful depictions of sought after brands like Ulysse Nardin, who also offer a line of luxury hybrid smart phones in the issue, boardroom types can now accessorize not only their wrists, but also their important conversations with Ulysse Nardin’s Chairman Phone for a mere $12,800 to $49,500 depending on which model they choose.
Making a showing in this year’s edition are sought after brands like: Corum, Bell & Ross, Blancpain, Bovet, Breitling, Campanola, Chronswiss, Franc Vila, Milus, Polanti, Romain Jerome, Stockinger, Ulysse Nardin, and Hublot.
Readers can bear witness to a partnership of master craftsmanship with the Bentley Motors integration of a Brietling into the dashboard of one of their most sought after models. How about a watch crafted with real steel from the Titanic and the Harland and Wolff shipyard where it was built? A Ferrari owner can now complete the weekend drive ensemble with a limited production Franc Vila timepiece inspired by and designed to look and feel like an actual part of the legendary Italian thoroughbred.
From their sensible and purely fuctional beginnings, watches have a come a long way. Television and Hollywood stars like Jerry Seinfeld, who is regulary seen wearing one of his many Breitlings, or Tiger Woods putting in “well under par” in a sporty and handsome Tag Heuer. And let’s not forget reality TV star Hulk Hogan who’s muscular wrist is usually decorated by one of his favorite Bell & Ross timepieces. They set the pace and the rest of us follow, or maybe not. Because when it comes to luxury timepieces, there is certain to be one out there that is just as individual as the person who wears it.
The October 2009 edition of the duPont REGISTRY Buyers Gallery of Fine Automobiles® featuring the special insert of A Buyers Gallery of Fine WatchesTM is available at newsstands everywhere. Readers can view the issue online at www.dupontregistry.com
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