I’ve gotta give Xtraordinary Adventures credit for bringing the price of a flight to space down from the $200,000 Virgin Galactic is planning on charging. But still, $95,000 is a wee bit out of my price range.
The company is now booking flights into space, which will begin in 2012, on its Lynx reusable space [...]
This is the Tree Hotel, designed by Swedish architects Tham and Videgard. As you can see, it is nearly invisible as it is a box made of mirrors.
It was once a concept that others mocked, saying it was “computer-generated eye candy, impossible to build, and death for birds”. There is apparently a special film [...]
The famous Flower Clock at Bürkliplatz, presented to Zurich by Beyer in 1985, has been given a fascinating, new summer attire. To mark the 75th anniversary of Zurich’s Succulent Plant Collection, this summer the five-metre wide clock face is decorated with a wide variety of succulent plants.
The face represents the waves of the lake, while [...]
The round Vulcain Golden Voice is distinguished by its classicism and its understated beauty; while the square Golden Voice model is directly in line with the current trend towards shaped watches and meets the expectations of a youthful urban clientele.
More vibrate reminder than alarm in its new Golden Voice version, Vulcain Calibre V-10 nonetheless retains [...]
The two Baume brothers setup their first watchmaking house in the Swiss Jura mountains in 1830. In 1918, William and Paul Mercier entered into a partnership. Years later, in 1999, Baume et Mercier joined the prestigious Richemont group, along with such notable brands as Cartier, Piaget, and Jaeger-LeCoultre. With such good company, it is no [...]
Due to the great success of the limited edition version in 2005, Tissot comes again this year with a special ice-hockey sports watch designed around this fast-moving sport for which Tissot is the official timekeeper for the World Championships, to take place in 2006 in Latvia.
Available as a non-limited version, this watch is again inspired [...]
The new Hublot Big Bang chronograph reduced to ‘41mm’ is distinguishable by the multilayered construction of its case, and bezel complete with 6 ‘H’-shaped titanium screws, sunken, polished and blocked, like those found the first 44mm Big Bang chronograph. It is available in 18K red gold, steel or ceramic, and even with diamond setting.
An interesting [...]
WHEN: May 01 – 04, 2006
WHERE: Reliant Center
1 Reliant Park
8400 Kirby Drive
Houston, Texas 77054
BY WHO: SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers)
222 Palisades Creek Dr.
Richardson, TX 75080
USA – United States
WHO: Offshore Technology Conference
Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the world’s foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of [...]
Automatic movement exclusive Gerald Genta entirely decorated with the hand, finished old but, equipped one perpetual day of the month 48 months with indication of the days of the week, the date, the months of the year over 4 years and the leap years. Reserve of 45 hours walk. Octagonal box in red gold SN [...]
WHEN: April 17 – 21, 2006
WHERE: Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center
6000 W. Osceola Parkway
Kissimmee, Florida 34746
Orlando, USA
BY WHO: Spie (International Society for Optical Engineering)
PO Box 10, 1000 20th St. Bellingham
WA 98225-6705
With more than 5,700 engieers, military personnel, technical managers, and scientists, the unclassified SPIE Defense & Security Symposium offers a unique [...]
