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EC155-B1 – Eurocopter EC 155 DAUPHIN

Formed in 1992 from the merger of German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) and the helicopter divisions of French Aérospatiale, the Eurocopter Group is a global helicopter manufacturing and support company. The efﬁcient EC155 B1 represents beauty and functionality combined.

Developed by Eurocopter from the Dauphin family for civil aviation use, the Eurocopter EC155 is a long-range medium-lift passenger transport helicopter. It is Eurocopter’s top-end 5-ton twin-engine helicopter. Depending on the customer configuration EC155 can cary up to 13 passengers along with 1 or 2 crew. EC155 B1 offers very latest technologies innovations such as the 5 blade Spheriflex main rotor and an outstanding autopilot to provide the highest safety and comfort. State-of-the-art glass cockpit and avionics considerably reduce the pilot’s workload.

The tail rotor has 10 blades irregularly spaced around the hub. These improvements have substantially reduced the external noise, which is now 4.5 dB below the current standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Today Eurocopter has established itself as the standard for VIP helicopters.

The EC155 B1 is equipped with two Turbomeca Arriel 2C2 turbine engines, which offers significant power and delivers a long range as well as the fastest cruising speed in its class. Interior includes soft leather club seats, adjustable reading lights, power sources for laptops, cabin air-conditioning as well as air outlets for each passenger.

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The World’s famous watch returns to market

- Patek Philippe Supercomplication -

One of the world’s most expensive watches goes up for sale again!

The sale of the Henry Graves Supercomplication will take place in Geneva on November 14th, fifteen years after it was sold for a record-breaking sum of $11 million. The last time the watch went on auction in 1999, it became the most expensive watch ever sold in an auction.

The gold pocket watch that features 24 complications was originally created by Patek Philippe in 1933, specifically for Henry Graves, a prominent New York banker and probably the most famous watch collector of the last century. The Patek Philippe Supercomplication measures and displays 24 different pieces of functions — including a perpetual calendar, moon phases, sidereal time, power reserve, and indications for time of sunset and sunrise and the night sky of New York City. It is one of the most sophisticated pocket watches every manufactured and it took 5 years to make and features over 900 individual parts!

The Supercomplication is a gold, open-face clockwatch complete with Westminster chimes, also known as the ‘Mona Lisa’ or ‘Holy Grail’ of watches. The supercomplication was born of Graves’ desire to outdo the Grande Complication pocketwatch of American auto maker James Ward Packard.

This time Sotheby’s will offer the 18-karat gold pocket watch with an estimate in excess of $17 million. The upcoming sale coincides with the Swiss watchmakers’ 175th anniversary.

Koenigsegg One:1 world’s first megacar

Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance sports cars. New Koenigsegg one:1 is one of the most exclusive production car programs ever envisaged.

The Swedish specialists are taking the hypercar to the next mega level. New Agera One:1 is the first production car with a one megawatt of power (1,341 horsepower). The horsepower to kilogram ratio is a perfectly balanced 1:1, so it goes beyond super or hyper and is actually the “world’s first megacar.”

The extraordinary power are generated by twin-turbocharged, 5.0-liter V8 from the Agera R. Redesigned seven-speed dual clutch transmission is connected to the massively powerful engine, and takes a single technician three weeks to build. The seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and electronically-controlled differential makes sure all that grunt gets to the wheels.
Top speed is around 273mph, and it go from 0-100km/h in 2.8 seconds, 0-300km/h in about 12 seconds and 0-400 km/h in 20 seconds. The engine is flex-fuel-capable and able to run on gasoline, race fuel, or E85.

Only six examples of the extreme hypercars were built, and they’ve all sold out already. But you’ll be able to buy a form of it. “We’ll have the 2015 Agera up next – essentially a facelift – but it will feature a lot of the One:1 technology: the active chassis, the rear wing, the suspension, everything,” says Koenigsegg spokesman Andreas Petre.

Unfortunately you can not buy this megacar, but the magnificent Koenigsegg Agera R is available for purchase, and you can check it out in our shop. The One:1 actually is extreme model based upon the Agera model series.

Brooklyn clocktower penthouse apartment

If you buy this apartment, you’ll always know what time it is. Actually, you will live inside of the clock, in the beautiful Brooklyn. Pretty impressive right?

A former factory built in 1914, the ClockTower was developed into luxury condos by David Walentas. Located in the Clock Tower building in downtown Brooklyn, the incredible 7,000 square foot penthouse features 14 foot tall clock faces on every wall that allow plenty of natural light, while also providing amazing views of the Brooklyn Bridge and New York Harbour.

For easy access to each of the floors, the triplex penthouse is equipped with a glass walled elevator. The residence features 3 bedrooms along with 3.5 bathrooms, 50-foot high ceilings, modern kitchen, spa-like baths with radiant heated natural stone floors, glass wall tiles, fixtures and fittings by Dornbracht, smart Home technology with Crestron system for heating, AC, lighting, AV and sun control. Custom kitchen by Canova is adorned with white lacquer cabinets, Pietra Cardosa sandstone and stainless steel countertops with integral sinks, and appliances by Gaggenau and Sub-Zero.

From your soaking tub you can gaze at the Manhattan Bridge to the Statue of Liberty. Also sky roof cabana and open deck providing amazing views from The Verrazano Bridge to the Empire State Building.

This stunning ClockTower Penthouse has been reduced from $25 million all the way down to $19 million. This year, unable to find a buyer willing to purchase what would be the most expensive property ever bought in Brooklyn, Corcoran Group Real Estate is handling the listing with an asking price of $18 million.

BMW Roadster bike

The historic car show Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is an elegance competition for classic and vintage cars, but it is also a place where makers take advantage of the event to showcase some of their upcoming models.

Automotive concepts like the Gran Lusso Coupé, BMW Zagato Coupe and motorcycles like the Concept 90, and just-revealed the gorgeous Mini Superleggera Vision are not all that BMW has to offer. At the recent Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance on Lake Como, BMW unveiled a stunning new bike called the Roadster Concept.

Ultra-modern motorcycle is built around the latest air- and liquid-cooled boxer twin, an 1,170cc engine officially rated 125 horsepower and 92.2 pound-feet of torque. That power is routed to the rear wheel via a cardan drive.

Roadster Concept’s beautifully styled seat is fabricated in aluminum and wrapped in Alcantara to provide a modicum of comfort. Up front there is a thin swath of LEDs for the headlights. A spoiler under the engine hides the huge resonator/muffler at the core of the Roadster Concept’s exhaust system. As on the HP2 Megamoto, triangulated steel-tubing trellis are painted metallic blue. Details with the colors (such as this one) give this motorcycle remarkable look.

Currently there are no words on production plans but this powerful BMW’s urban bike deserves to be on the street. More information about extreme motorcycles you can find in our shop. Who knows, you might find one that really suits you.

Alfa Romeo 4C

Translated almost perfectly to reality, the 4C life began several years ago as a concept car at the Geneva Motor Show in 2011. The special Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition will arrive in dealerships this summer (it will be limited to just 500 units) while the standard 4C coupe will arrive in fall.

The Alfa Romeo 4C is a mid-engined two-seater, with a carbon-fiber body, an aluminum suspension, powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder engine that sends power to the rear wheels through a dual-clutch gearbox. Harald Wester, CEO of Alfa Romeo said: “The all-new 4C marks the return of ‘the great Alfa Romeos’ and represents the purest formation of the brand’s DNA with its supercar-levels of performance and innovation, all while focusing on making the driver an integral part and completion of the machine.” For sure this car is very impressive and looks really great. With all its features, the Alfa Romeo 4C is currently one of the most interesting cars on the market. Let’s take a closer look at its details.

Alfa Romeo 4C will get the 1742-cc turbo four (transversely and mid-mounted) making 237 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque, as well as the six-speed dual-clutch automatic and manual rack-and pinion steering.

From the exterior of the car is visible an adaption of the exhaust system which results in a sportier (darker) sound. You can choose from six paint colors: Black, Rosso Alfa, White, Basalt Gray, Rosso Competizione and Madreperla White.

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Omega Constellation Pluma 2014

Omega is a Swiss luxury watchmaker. In 1917 Britain’s Royal Flying Corps chose Omega watches as its official timekeepers for its combat units, as did the American army in 1918. This year Omega unveils extremely elegant new watch for ladies and managed to go one step further in the production of women’s watches.

Beautiful Omega model – the Omega Constellation Pluma is a gorgeous ladies’ watch. The “Pluma” took its name from the Latin word for feather.

The 27mm timepiece comes in three colourways, white and gold mother-of-pearl with a red gold bezel, a blue mother-of-pearl dial or a champagne mother-of-pearl dial with a yellow gold bezel which.
The blue dial is created using a technique that coats the underside of a white mother-of-pearl with a black paint. The blue model has a case, bezel, and bracelet all in stainless steel. The dials of the Constellation Pluma have 11 diamond indices set in 18-carat gold holders and a date window at 3 o’clock.

Mounted on a stainless steel case with a matching bracelet, the white mother-of-pearl model features the diamond set 18-carat red gold bezel.
The watch is propelled by the high-end mechanical movement – Co-Axial Calibre 8520 and comes with a full four-year warranty. The timepiece is also water resistant to 100 metres.

Pal-V One – flying car

Ever dreamed of owning a flying car? Well, from dreams to reality, the world of the flying cars is here! You can now purchase your own personal flying car PAL-V One for $395,000 with deliveries starting in 2016 with a maximum production capability of 150 units per year for the first two or three years. Now you can fly-drive to almost any destination!

This spectacular machine promises an unforgettable ride on the road and in the air! Technically it’s a three-wheeled motorcycle that transforms into a gyrocopter. Pal-V One can reach speeds of up to 112 mph and goes from 0 to 60 in under 8 seconds when driven on the road, and takes just 10 minutes to convert between modes. Personal Air and Land Vehicle (Pal-v) uses an autogyro flight system, with a 230-horsepower gasoline engine spinning a rear-facing propeller and an auto-rotating, retractable main rotor to generate lift. So if the engine fails, the craft still can land safely thanks to the lift generated by its auto-rotating main rotor.

Fly out of a traffic jam is not so simply because Pal-V requires 540ft of runway to take off and 100ft to land. But it flies below 4,000ft, so interfering with commercial air traffic is not an issue. Once the engine stops, the propeller folds itself automatically into the driving position.

A main requirement was to create a land-air vehicle that anyone could use. For that reason, the company has created a 3D simulator so people can practice take-offs, landings, and steering, before getting behind the stick of the real thing. They even simulate many real airports around the world that people might take off from.

Outstanding Nouveau Yacht Concept

British designer Andy Waugh has celebrated the launch of his new studio and released 90m Nouveau superyacht concept which is absolutely stunning. In 2008 this talented designer joined the team at H2 Yacht Design where his first major project was the award winning 35 metre Meya Meya which was launched in 2010.

Finally, this year Andy has launched his own brand and he already has three concept yacht designs, each one absolutely gorgeous and unique. Inspiration for 90m Nouveau superyacht comes from the classical exponents of the Art Nouveau style including Alphonse Mucha and Antoni Gaudi.

The main deck features two VIP cabins. There are also dining and lounging spaces, leading out to an aft deck with an infinity-style swimming pool. Above is an owners’ deck with balconies on both sides. Elegant spiral staircases here link the decks above and below.

The topmost deck houses a sun deck with splendid views and soothing Jacuzzi. Water runs from a waterfall on the sun deck spa pool, through narrow channels edging the bridge and owners’ decks to the main deck swimming pool. Exterior styling provides an enhanced sense of light and space.

This is a concept that really pushes the boundaries of the yacht aesthetic. Luxury yacht Nouveau is aimed at the more modern client who prefers to define themselves by their style and taste in design.

Idolwood Lagoon Estate

Bermuda is made up of 181 islands, islets and rocks. Most of these are uninhabited, but eight of the larger ones are linked by bridges and one causeway. Australian television pioneer Reg Grundy has put his luxury waterfront property in Tucker’s Town up for sale for stunning $38,250,000. Tucker’s Town is a small, exclusive community in St. George’s Parish, Bermuda at the mouth of Castle Harbour, on Tucker’s Town Peninsula on Bermuda’s main island.

Idolwood Lagoon Estate, is set on 4.27 acres and comprises a beautiful main house of approximately 10,350 sq.ft. and three separate cottages together offering an additional 4,000 sq. ft. It overlooks a secluded tranquil lagoon with turquoise waters and a sandy beach. The impressive main residence was completely rebuilt in 1997 includes 5 bedrooms suites, a study with half bathroom, a spacious 2-storey entrance hall, grand living room, formal dining room, kitchen, family room and two-storey library.

Three separate cottages are composed of “Summer Cottage”, “Little Moss Cottage” and “Mayfield Cottage”.
“Summer Cottage” is a self-contained guest cottage with studio kitchen and patio overlooking the lagoon.
“Little Moss Cottage” has 2 bedrooms suites, living room with open plan kitchen and outdoor terrace as well as a studio annex with bedroom.
“Mayfield Cottage” could offer 3 bedrooms, one en suite, and two half bathrooms with entrance hall, kitchen and living room. This impressive cottage allows you to watch right to Castle Harbour, a large natural harbour in Bermuda, from your own terrace. Castle Harbour is located between the northeastern end of the main island and St. David’s Island.

Mr Grundy, the man behind the Restless Years, Wheel of Fortune game show on radio, Young Doctors, Sons and Daughters, Neighbours and Sale of the Century, listed his home with Rego Sotheby’s International Realty.