In one of the stranger dalliances we've seen in quite a Bell & Ross replica watches while, perennial Hodinkee favorite Ulysse Nardin has partnered with a European tech firm to create the world's first "Hybrid Smart phone".It is called The Chairman (which should give you an idea of who their target market will be), and will be released in a run of only 1846 pieces (1846 was the year UN was founded).They claim to be using kinetic energy based on an actual UN rotor on the back of the phone (see picture to right).The only other details we could find were that it will be hand assembled, will come completely unlocked (meaning it can be used on any network, although we're sure only GSM) and "includes several components never seen before in a smart phone.
As people who love technology and love Rolex Datejusts replica watches, we have to admit we're pretty excited.We'll be sure to report back with more details as they are released at Basel World in the coming weeks.If you want to register to be one of the first to receive more information on this phone, click here to be taken to their official site.If you want to check out some very un-green products from Ulysse Nardin, click here.(via TimeZone) Hodinkee in Ulysse Nardin Friday, March 6, 2009 at 10:58AM
Vijay Mallya Being Swarmed By The PressYou've been hearing about it for weeks and now it's finally over.The much contested Zenith pocketwatch owned by Gandhi, accompanied by his iconic wire frame glasses, hand-made sandals, and dishes from which he ate his last meal, were sold today March 5th for a hammer price of $1.8million.This does not include the house fees associated with buying at Antiquorum.Their Rolex Sports Models replica watches standards are 20% of the first million, and then an additional 12% after that, bringing the final sale price for this lot to $2,096,00.00The winning bidder was Vijay Mallya, the owner of Kingfisher beer and airlines.
