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It has been more than 70 years in the making and was laid down in a small Scottish distillery the year before the outbreak of the Second World War. Yesterday the world’s oldest, bottled, single malt went on sale. It was originally laid down in a small Scottish distillery on October 15, 1938, the extremely rare Mortlach 70 Years released by Gordon & MacPhail under its “Generations” brand was piped into the Castle escorted by guards from The Highlanders, 4^th Battalion. Whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean described it as “a delicate, fresh, vital, fruity whisky, with unusual att ributes of waxiness and smokiness”. Only 54 full-size bottles costing £10,000 each, and 162 smaller bottles priced at £2,500, will go on sale.

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The Jurassic Tourbillon, whose dial contains fragments of authentic fossilised dinosaur bones, takes us on a journey into the past, around 130 million years ago. Qualified as exceptional by experts. While most of the rare fossils find a house in a public setting where they can be properly admired, Louis Moinet has innovatively housed these fossils for a unique admirer. The hand-wound watch features an 18K white gold case with 56 Top Wesselton VVS baguette diamonds (3.46 cts) on the bezel, a tourbillon cage at 6 o’clock and an indicator for the 72-hour power reserve at 12 o’clock. The timepiece is water-resistant to 30 m and also features genuine galuchat with 18K gold folding clasp.

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Swarovski is continuing to put its crystal footprint all over New York City, with the brand currently preparing to open two Swarovski stores in Manhattan. The ‘Crystal Forest’ retail design concept will be launched at the two new stores and they will join five Swarovski brand stores already in the city. The Crystal Forest design was created with the intent of maximizing the play of light on different materials. This will be achieved by the bedecked metal prism facades, textured walls featuring reflective white prisms that create an illusion of depth, white lacquer and mirror stainless steel finishes, and a combination of horizontal and vertical showcases featuring LED lighting.

The first of the new stores in New York will open at 1540 Broadway in Times Square on May 14 and will be followed by a second store opening at Penn Plaza in June. Square footage for the Times Square store was unavailable at press time, but the Penn Plaza location, at 430 Seventh Avenue, is a 1,550-square-foot space previously occupied by Tourneau.

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Bottega Veneta Limited Edition creates refined a dedicated and inspired by the Russian tradition. Four years after opening the first shop in Russia, here is the Clutch Moscow, large, made of woven Ayers in a lively shade of green malachite, a design inspired by the 1993 Stock Bottega Veneta, forits Spring – summer 2010. The iris purple suede lining contrasts with the green tint to the wonder and the closure in polished brass, antique gold and inlaid with polished malachite.
The design of the bag and its colors evoke the luxurious furniture of malachite and the interior of Imperial Russia. The glow dell’Ayers, coupled with carved and gilded brooch, recalls the delicious panels, articles and columns made in the nineteenth century by the famous Russian lapidary, is available only at its Tretjakovskiy Proezd store in Moscow in a limited edition of 30.

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Center of an upcoming, Sotheby’s has brought forth a rare neo-Gothic terracotta chimney piece belonging to the Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia and King of Hungary, in the late 19th century. The piece is touted to fetch up to $700,000. Made in the late 19th century, this 8.5-ft. tall chimney frame was built to stand guard at one of the many large fireplaces in the Hapsburg family palaces.

According to the highly regarded Vituoso Luxe report published this week, India and Vietnam have been named as the top emerging destinations for high-end travellers, with Cuba coming in third. Virtuoso CEO, Matthew D. Upchurch, said:  “Although favorites such as Italy and Australia appear on this year’s list of popular vacation locations, the results point to new interest in emerging destinations such as India, Vietnam and Cuba.

The survey also found that private villa rental is booming, and in another important though less surprising result, people are booking longer luxury holidays in 2010 to more distant destinations.

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Sometimes, the simplest things in life are the best, and it takes a good bit of flair to make these simple things the most brilliant. This individually handmade leather Saddle, designed especially for the Aston Martin DBS. Inspired by the high quality and durability of horse saddles, this unique saddle not only enhances your cars interiors but also provides you with ample storage space (including storage space for your bottle of wine). Every saddle is individually handmade by Robin Coleman in Warwickshire and each one takes two craftsmen at least 28 hours to create! Promising optimum comfort along with exquisite style, this leather saddle will definitely transform the interiors of your luxury car.

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The Italian luxury fashion house of Brioni is expanding their offering of select gentlemen’s leather goods with an incredibly stylish new watch box, in the world’s finest genuine alligator skin and lined with suede and glove-soft leather to represent suave charm and distinctive individuality. Providing stylish storage for six timepieces in removable compartments, the crocodile skin watch box features gold-plated hardware along with a separate slim portfolio to hold additional watch straps. Priced at $5000, the box comes in classic brown, black and red. The box is the perfect repository for your collection of Rolexes and Patek-Philippes

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Gresso has released a limited collection of Grand Monaco cell phones for women that embodies elegance, luxury and harmony. Crafted in red alligator skin, this stylish new phone comes with a titanium alloy covered high-tech ceramic casing. The keys on the dial pad are made out of steel and the surface is polished sapphire crystal and damage resistant, while the battery cover is fixed with a magnetic Smart Lock. For $2,800, the phone functionalities include WAP, GPRS, Bluetooth, SMS, MMS, email, EGDE, Java and a personal organizer.

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Fashion’s most iconic house of style, Chanel, announced a new launch for its Web site. The new Web site encapsulates the class and refinement of Chanel and makes buying Chanel signature products including fragrance, makeup and skincare easier.

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