Hublot big bang Classic Fusion FIFA World Cup Watch

Hublot Classic Fusion FIFA World Cup。

The Classic Fusion FIFA World Cup watch is an exclusive piece, limited to just 100 pieces but with the Hublot brand set to be Official Timekeeper for the  2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup tournaments, it is surely only a taster of further releases to come.  Having stolen a march on his rivals by clinching the deal to become the first Official Timekeeper in the history of the World Cup it would be naive to presume that global marketing expert  Jean-Claude Biver, CEO of Hublot would waste this golden opportunity.
With a watchcase, dial and bezel crafted from pink gold, the 45mm piece is a celebratory tribute to the FIFA World Cup Trophy which is sculpted from 5kg of 18 carat solid gold. A mini version of the prestigious trophy appears on the satin finished dial of this Classic Fusion and is also engraved onto the back of the watchcase.

Hublot build on their superb F1 portfolio of watches

The piece was unveiled as a celebration of the iconic Italian Grand Prix circuit, The Autodromo di Monza where each year thousands of tifosi quite literally turn the  tree-lined track red with Ferrari flags and merchandise.  The 48mm piece features an openworked dial with an added layer of sapphire crystal.

The hour markers and F1 logo at the 9 o’clock position have been applied to this crystal  giving an ethereal 3D impression.  The hands and markers are an eye-pleasing combination of red and white superluminova and the black ceramic bezel is inscribed with “Formula 1 Monza”.
The Hublot Calibre HUB4400 with power reserve of 42 hours is at the heart of this striking piece which comes presented on a black rubber and Nomex (the flame resistant material found in racing overalls and gloves) strap with complimentary red stitching.

The Hublot F1 King Power Monza will be a limited edition of 200 pieces worldwide and has the added kudos of being unveiled on a weekend which produced the first  Ferrari win at the circuit since 2006.

Uniquely the King Power Monza features a red tinted sapphire crystal which Hublot describe as resulting in  “unprecedented brightness”, and if the image is anything to go by it would appear that  M.

Biver and his creative team have once again produced a stunner.

Seiko Astron featuring both GPS watch

That is a complete feature set for Seiko’s first step into the GPS ring and pricing and practicality seem to be greatly improved over the Citizen Satellite Wave (990 unit limited edition, $3800 USD).

The Astron looks good too, like an upgraded Casio Oceanus and we really like that the styling is relatively reserved and still offers a second timezone display (essential feature on a travelers watch). With four models offering high intensity titanium or stainless steel, “hard black” coatings (dlc?) and ceramic bezels, Seiko has designed a watch that will be bought and worn.

The Swiss aren’t the only ones launching new watches right now, Japanese super brand Seiko has announced a new GPS enabled watch called The Astron. Seiko devotees will note that the Astron is the same name given by Seiko to the first quartz watch ever made, circa 1969.

 The new Astron is definitely a technological flagship for Seiko as it features both GPS and solar charging. The Astron’s 7×52 quartz caliber will connect to no less than four GPS satellites and will both sync the time AND correct the timezone for your current location.

Seiko says the Astron knows all 39 of the world’s timezones and can, at the press of a button, sync the time (takes ~6 seconds) and the current timezone based on location data from the Astron’s GPS connection (this takes ~30 seconds).

The New Rolex Sky-Dweller watch

Only time will tell if buyers will accept the Sky-Dweller as a top tier offering from one of the world best known watch brands or if it will fail to find the same rabid fan-base that surrounds many of the marques more conservative models.

The way I see it, the Sky-Dweller is a bitter-sweet design from Rolex. On one hand, you have a complex but practical movement that integrates multiple complications into a simplified and pusher-free user interface and Rolex should be celebrated for the technical design and its implementation.

 I will do my best to explain these, but please see the included video as the visual is quite helpful. The annual calendar complication means the Sky-Dweller can account for how many days are in each month so, with the exception of leap years, the Sky-Dweller won’t need to have its date advanced for months with less than 31 days.
On the other hand, the Sky-Dweller is neither pretty or classic in terms of its visual design. It is essentially a large Datejust with a somewhat messy dial that may appeal to some well-heeled travelers.

Further more, the month itself is cleverly shown on the dial via an aperture at each hour marker (see photos, eight o’clock is a different color so the Sky-Dweller is indicating it’s August), very cool.
The fact that Rolex is not making a steel version of the Sky-Dweller could make this new model something of a novelty but I also I think that it is indicative of Rolex’s slow-but-steady march away from their tool watch roots.

Pricing has yet to be announced but given that a white gold 36mm Datejust (ref 116139) had a 2011 price of $20,500 USD, it’s safe to say that the Sky-Dweller, with its host of technical additions and improvements, will retail for far more.

Late last week, we showed you two new divers from Tudor and while they arguably stole the show from big-brother Rolex, that doesn’t mean Rolex didn’t come out and play at all.

The big announcement from Rolex this year is the new Sky-Dweller which offers some fantastic technology but unfortunately wraps it up in a dial design that seems to have left Basel attendees rather cold. This new 42mm model comes in the three variations seen below and offers a technological first for Rolex, a watch with both an annual calendar and dual timezones.

奢侈品电商能走多远

有句古话说得好：三十年河东，三十年河西。如果这句话用奢侈品电子商务行业，应该是“三年河东，三年河西”会比较确切一些。这也变相反映了奢侈品电子商务网站瞬息万变的现状。自之前数家耳熟能详的知名奢侈品电商网纷纷倒闭关门后，大家似乎对奢侈品电商的未来有了些许担忧，也少了当初盲目跟风的热情，变得理性起来。其实，每个新行业的崛起都需要时间的验证，经过市场的洗牌后，最后能坚持下来的都有一定的理由，所以存在即合理。而奢侈品电商作为一个新兴行业，势必在未来数十年内，通过不断摸索，优胜劣汰，寻求一条真正适应市场需求和行业游戏规则之路。
由于奢侈品电子商务在中国尚处于起步阶段，各种不同的运营模式共存，我们通过以下例子可以看到各模式的差异化。

2012春季全新限量版Nespresso奈斯派索 NAORA 咖啡

 Nespresso奈斯派索推出极具个性的 2012 年春季限量版精选咖啡 Naora，邀请资深咖啡爱好者共享独特的沁人咖啡新体验。
Naora的制作过程如同酿制美酒一般细致、精准，它延续了 Nespresso奈斯派索对于新型香氛的不懈追求。Nespresso奈斯派索一年推出三款限量版咖啡，为俱乐部成员带来令人欣喜的味觉体验，更好的诠释出Nespresso奈斯派索的专业品质。
在与哥伦比亚咖啡种植农民联盟紧密合作的同时，Nespresso奈斯派索咖啡专家拮取酿酒灵感推出先进的“晚采收（late harvest）”技术，采用严格的品质控制让咖啡果实在过熟前的最后一刻才摘下。极为精确的控时，使 Naora 呈现非凡的芳香与风味，萦绕黑加仑与蓝莓的清新果香，带给 Nespresso奈斯派索咖啡爱好者温暖沉醉的宠爱时刻。
严苛的品质控制是Naora浓郁醇香的秘诀，也是Nespresso奈斯派索的咖啡专家们面临的最大挑战。Naora 咖啡强度为5，口味醇厚且略带苦调。源自哥伦比亚地区高品质Arabicas咖啡豆，因其泡出的咖啡口感温和甜美而闻名世界。
此外，该地区理想的种植气候 为Naora平添了一份自然的香气，营造出更为精致的口感和丰富的层次感。果实较长的成熟期使其味觉上的层次感更加丰富，且弥漫野生黑加仑和蓝莓香调。 精选哥伦比亚Arabicas咖啡是制造Naora的原料, 因为它是唯一可以在树上持续成熟的品种。在这个成熟过程中，Arabicas咖啡的果实密度增高颗粒变大，同时它们最大程度的吸收营养成份，使得Naora最终的芳香达到极致。
Naora 的制作过程精确而严格，因为即便是那些刚刚过了最佳采摘日期的咖啡果，其带入的发酵味感亦会破坏了整体的口感，影响最终的味蕾体验。
Naora 作为Nespresso奈斯派索最新的限量版咖啡，是Nespresso 16 款恒久优选咖啡之外，匠心独具的一次精心调配。

李湘 人气下跌明显不如谢娜何炅

曾经是湖南卫视当家花旦，自从离开大本营后，李湘的影响力一天不如一天，人气下跌最为明显，平时也就发些新闻，利用宝贝女儿照片炒炒人气。李湘的影响力大不如前，微博就是很好的证明，当年在快乐大本营时与何炅平起平坐，甚至还超越何炅。再看如今，何炅谢娜在微博的粉丝都过千万，而李湘的微博粉丝不到他们的十分之一，贵为昔日的内地娱乐主持一姐，李湘的微博粉丝不到200万确实狼狈，真是岁月催人老。

徐怀钰 与唱片公司闹翻事业跌入谷底

徐怀钰是继天后张惠妹之后仅在台湾发行首张专辑销量破百万张的歌手。凭借优异的表现，徐怀钰迅速登上了“天后”的宝座。但好景不长，2001年因唱片公司投资失利，欠下1千万美金，徐怀钰从此身败名裂，推出歌坛达6年之久。07年她回归歌坛后，昔日的大批粉丝早已烟消云散，她不得不走性感路线来换回人气，多次在公开场合故意走光，结果却更令人心生厌恶，得不偿失。此后更是与唱片公司闹翻，徐怀钰的演艺生涯真正跌入了谷底！

新版《倩女幽魂》举行了首映庆典，导演叶伟信携主演古天乐、刘亦菲、余少群、惠英红、徐锦江、李菁、林鹏、巩新亮等全明星阵容出席。在录制现场，树妖姥姥惠英红在主持人经纬的“煽动”下，带领林鹏、巩新亮等小妖大显魅惑之功，古天乐、余少群、刘亦菲则被逼大爆爱情观，极少在公开场合谈论感情的古仔更称愿为爱牺牲一切，甚至生命。首映庆典由《中国电影报道》主播经纬联手戴军主持，晚会现场斥巨资按一定比例还原了兰若寺的场景。当天是影片开机以来台前幕后主创们面对媒体的首度大集结，众人在舞台上满满一字排开，架势十足，刘亦菲对经纬颇为感慨的说“这是一个首映，但对我来说更像一个聚会。”片中分别饰演村长和铁牙的徐锦江和李菁在现场大玩穿越，两人的情景再现把现场一下带回到那个奇幻世界。而刘亦菲和古天乐则是在魔术师的表演中“凭空”出现，出场方式令人惊奇。在现场的爱情魔幻大考验环节，一向在公众面前沉默寡言的古天乐，在主持人经纬的不断逼问下大爆爱情观，称愿为爱情牺牲一切，包括生命。而在新版《倩女幽魂》中扮演宁采臣的余少群在回忆自己初恋时显得相当诗意，称初恋的感觉连天空都是蓝的。

女主角刘亦菲在现场以一袭长裙再现古典美女气质，在面临经纬的爱情大考验时，她显得相当谨慎，称爱一个人不用说出来，一切全在心里。扮演树妖姥姥的金像影后惠英红一出场就饱含杀气，虽然“诱惑”猎妖师樊少皇未果，却把主持人戴军迷惑得找不到北，甚至摔倒在地。

首映现场，幕后创作团队还在一首经典的《倩女幽魂》伴奏下，表达了对25年前的经典《倩女幽魂》的敬意，回忆到哥哥张国荣时，摄影黄岳泰不禁动容，称哥哥是一位特别容易合作的演员，对待每部戏都很认真，拍戏时也从不迟到。

黄晓明客串《春娇与志明》演洁癖男

彭浩翔(微博)导演，余文乐(微博)、杨千嬅(微博)、杨幂(微博)、徐峥(微博)主演的都市爱情喜剧 《春娇与志明》即将于3月底全国上映。片方昨日发布的一组剧照，黄晓明(微博)惊喜出镜客串。饰演 “洁癖男”的黄晓明蓄须帅气亮相，但令人大跌眼镜的是，他怀中搂着一个与他帅气外型反差极大的女生，颇具喜剧效果。

　　谈及此次合作，导演彭浩翔表示黄晓明非常义气，不但分文未取，还为角色贡献了很多点子。黄晓明则坦言自己一直都很爱彭浩翔的幽默，拍戏当天自己的笑点则是完全被调到了 “彭浩翔频道”，在被问及是否会有进一步的合作时，黄晓明风趣地说： “导演和我讲好第三部要拍《晓明与志明》。 ”

《春娇与志明》广州宣传 杨幂病倒黄晓明救场

《春娇与志明》广州宣传遇杨幂突然病倒，让导演彭浩翔独自一人撑场早上的发布会以及晚上的影城粉丝见面会。最后一场的UME影城见面会上，彭浩翔意外携电影中客串布兰达的“未婚夫”黄晓明惊喜亮相，弥补不少粉丝们不能见杨幂的失望心情。

　　身穿一身黑色西装的黄晓明一亮相，就笑称自己为布兰达的“未婚夫”Ben，而不是那个姓黄的男演员，“我比黄晓明他长得好看”。顿时，引得观众笑声不断。看过首映的粉丝们都对黄晓明在电影中的客串演出拍烂手掌，而当主持人问到黄晓明是否“本色演出”时，黄晓明却调皮地说，“因为杨幂是我多年的朋友，导演当初说杨幂会参演，为了杨幂我就来了”。随后，黄晓明也都心情大好地不停与现场粉丝近距离握手、合照等互动，更建议导演彭浩翔现场送粉丝香吻。但导演彭浩翔表示，若《春娇与志明》票房过亿，便立即送香吻。

切尔西老板阿布给瓜迪奥拉准备了一份4年4000万镑的税后合同

在切尔西以1-2输掉周三的双蓝大战后，今日出版的《太阳报》披露，切尔西老板阿布已经准备给巴萨主帅瓜迪奥拉准备了一份4年4000万镑的税后合同，誓要将这名西班牙名帅挖到斯坦福桥。为此，一个切尔西内部人士披露，阿布不会轻易放弃追逐瓜迪奥拉，后者与巴萨的合同到今年夏天就要到期，而且双方的续约谈判一直没有进展，目前瓜迪奥拉在巴萨领着800万镑的年薪，但阿布给的1000万镑税后年薪将会让瓜迪奥拉轻而易举成为世界上最高薪的足球教练。
《太阳报》还统计道，在以900万镑代价炒掉博阿斯后，在过去9年，阿布已经花了超过2800万镑换帅，再加上收购球员的费用，阿布一共为切尔西投资了20亿镑，但目前切尔西依然距离称霸欧冠的目标很远，为此，阿布依然不会放慢脚步，而在俄罗斯富豪的眼中，瓜迪奥拉则是率领切尔西登顶欧洲的最佳教练人选。

日本地震灾区住宅重建几乎零开工

日本厚生省的统计结果显示，截至3月1日，东日本大地震重灾区岩手、宫城和福岛三县仍有约35万灾民“无家可归”，其中约27.6万人住在本县的临时住宅，约7.3万人住在外县其他地区的临时住宅。

截至2011年年底，三个重灾区的灾后重建住宅开工率为零。直到今年2月，重灾区重建住宅第一个项目——福岛县相马市一处约180户的项目才正式开工。重灾区中待建住宅最多的宫城县，2012年计划开工的项目只包括300户人家。日本灾区住宅重建为何步履维艰？

一是因为“众口难调”。当年阪神地震后，住宅重建因仅以入住速度为先，拆散了原有社区框架，致使邻里关系生疏，曾出现“孤独死”等现象。为吸取这类教训，此次重建住宅强调维系原有社区邻里框架，力求集体搬迁。然而，却出现了“众口难调”的现象：青年人希望搬迁高层新住宅，老年人希望原地重建；有希望住独门独院的，有希望住公寓的；经济状况好的希望居住宽敞一些，经济状况差的希望能有小户型，导致多次讨论也拿不出定案。

二是因为资金不足。例如宫城县南三陆町，去年6月就制定好集体搬迁计划。上级政府答复说，所需费用3/4由县政府和中央政府负担，1/4由南三陆町政府负担。然而，这1/4的费用就相当于南三陆町政府年度财政预算的5倍。

三是因为尚无地价。政府负责出资收购灾民原住宅用地。搬迁居民希望原住宅用地尽可能卖出好价，以减轻购买新住宅的经济负担，但几乎所有地区尚未核算出海啸灾区的土地价格。究其原因，一是地震灾区缺少鉴定土地价格的专业人士，导致鉴定进展缓慢；二是地价标准难以确定，按市场价格，灾区土地单位面积价格肯定低于受灾之前。

四是因为公共设施布局尚无定案。居民盼望市町村各级政府、医院、学校和商店等公共设施尽早确定规划地点，以作为居住区地点选择的考量因素。