Luxury Leisure: The Italian luxury fashion house of Brioni is expanding their offering of select gentlemen’s leather goods with an incredibly stylish new watch box. Crafted of the world’s finest genuine alligator skin and lined with suede and glove-soft leather, the box is priced at $5,000 and comes in classic brown, black and red. Featuring gold-plated hardware it provides suitably stylish storage for six timepieces in removable compartments, along with a separate slim portfolio to hold additional watch straps.
The box is the perfect repository for your collection of Rolexes and Patek-Philippes. Brioni was founded in Rome by Gaetano Savini and Nazareno Fonticoli in 1945 and upholds the best Italian sartorial traditions. Famed for its hand-sewn custom tailored suits starting out at $4,000 and running as high as $47,000, the firm provided 007’s evening wear for several of the James Bond films and has also outfitted the likes of Al Pacino, Eric Clapton, Donald Trump and Prince Andrew.
Luxury Cigars: Is there a cigar smoker in your life that deserves to be treated royally? If so, then present his royal highness with the most kingly of cigars of them all, a His Majesty Reserve cigar from Gurkha. Just one of these 7.5-inch is a $750 investment in what many pundits and enthusiast call the greatest cigar ever.
The premium cigar, a.k.a., HMR, is sold individually or in a box set of 20, which sells for $15,000. This is a yearly limited-edition specialty. Only 75 boxes or 1,500 cigars total were prepared for market this year. The elaborate infusion process to bring a box of HMR to market involves a rare mix of the finest tobaccos and an entire bottle of Louis XIII de Remy Martin cognac, which ranges approximately from $1,500 to $3,800 per bottle.
Luxury Leisure: London luxury goods firm Dunhill has come out with an exquisite gentleman’s games set finished in exotic shagreen for $50,000. The Shagreen Games Compendium is handmade by expert artisans exclusively for Alfred Dunhill and is inspired by some of the finest pieces in the Dunhill archive. The games chest is formed using cedar wood and then covered in the very finest grey shagreen leather (derived from the skin of male rays) and elegantly trimmed with ebony with stainless steel hardware.
The shagreen provides a protective element as it is remarkable durable. The Compendium contains shagreen-embellished chess, backgammon and noughts & crosses boards with all counters and pieces finished in sterling silver. A bottom tray houses two packs of Dunhill playing cards, poker dice, bridge score cards and Dunhill pencils. The firm is also offering a matching watch or cufflink box in the same cedar, shagreen and ebony style and a limited edition fountain pen with an 18 carat gold nib and shagreen covered barrel.
Luxury Leisure: To all those on the East Coast and the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. being hit with a second major snowstorm in a week, you are the inspiration of this presentation of the brand new Polaris 2011 800 Rush Pro.
You can have a blast at a winter resort out on the snow trails while straddling one of theses beauties sledding through snow trails. There are snowmobiles made for performance, and snow depth as well as crossover models that ride well over any type of snow conditions.
The snowmobile is 9 feet long, 4 feet wide nearly 4 feet tall, and weighs 464 pounds. It is powered by a 2-cylinder 795-cc engine and has a pro-level suspension. There are hand and thumb warmers and heated handgrips that are priceless. The optional electrical start is a nice feature too.
Gift Ideas: If you are in search of a source that is platinum when it’s time to buy a special gift, GiftGenius.com could make you an all-star gift-giver with a click of a mouse. Whether the situation calls for a present for him, for her, for the kids, for the family, or for business clients, looking here is a smart move for just about any occasion—like Valentine’s Day.
Ivanka Trump recently blogged about them on her Web site. Sure, her jewelry line is currently listed as an editor’s choice. But it gives you an idea of the quality of selections offered. If you are curious and don’t want to waste too many clicks, go the Web site’s “Gift Finder,” select the recipient for whom you are buying a present, choose the occasion, slide that price-range bar all the way to the right to $500 and above, click on “Find’ and pages of gift ideas pop up.
Tip: Nothing is perfect. Give it a few seconds to work its magical search, as it takes a moment for the gift selections to pop up. See for yourself. It’s worth the wait.
Collectibles: The ball Alex Rodriguez hit for his 500th homerun in the Major Leagues sold for $103,579 to an anonymous buyer online. SCP Auctions were the administrators of the proceedings. While the baseball A-Rod hit for his 500th homerun did not sell for nearly as much as other recent big-homerun balls in recent years, a six-figure payout for a sports collectible is noteworthy.
The NY Daily News in its reporting of the incident stated the amount the ball fetched was “modest” when compared to other big homerun balls, such as the $750,000 plus that the ball Barry Bonds hit to become MLB’s all-time leader in homeruns sold for, and the ball Mark McGwire hit for his 70th homerun, in 1998, that sold for more than any other MLB homerun ball at $3 million.
Nice pitch, NY, but you’re outa here! Follow the value. Those two balls are from record-breaking events, one-off events, while A-Rod’s 500th homerun is a personal milestone that has been achieved by others. Twenty-five MLB players have hit 500 or more homeruns in MLB history. It is like comparing apples and oranges. If A-Rod breaks Barry Bond’s records and those balls sell for less than Barry’s, then we can talk.
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Extra innings: Four players currently active have hit more than 400 homeruns entering the 2010 season.
Gift Ideas: We toss out gift ideas for special ladies for Valentine Day’s all day long. What about the special gentlemen out there? Is there a smoking guy in your life you want to make feel extra special on V-Day? Light his fire with a selection from Gurkha Cigar’s Grand Reserve.
The Churchill and the Torpedo of the Grand Reserve are available in natural or maduro. If size matters, and it may, the Churchill’s length is 7 inches, while the Torpedo is 6.5 inches long. The Grand Reserve is the cigar maker’s flagship brand. These cigars are cognac infused with Dominican binder and filler and Connecticut shade wrapper. The cigars are packaged in bundles of 30 cigars. Now that’s a whole lotta love!
Does he have a wicked side? Give Evil right back at him with a choice selection of Gurkha’s Evil brand cigars. Evil comes in five blends and assorted lengths. However, since it is Valentine’s Day, why not go with Evil XO?
January 29, 2010 | Contributor: Carly Zinderman Gift Giving: Many struggle to find the perfect gift, turning to clichés year after year. This Valentine’s Day can be different though, thanks to Bokks luxury gift giving services.
No matter what the occasion, UK-based Bokks has a special gift for it, and Valentine’s Day is no different. While the average person struggles to come up with just one perfect gift, Bokks offers a whole array.
The experts at Bokks can take care of everything, from planning an extraordinary day, filled with flowers from celebrity florist Rob Van Helden and chocolates made exclusively for Bokks by master chocolatier Bill McCarrick.
If that doesn’t strike your fancy, allow one of Bokks’ Gift Imagineers to provide you with a complimentary range of gift ideas. Bokks’ Very Personal Assistants can also help take care of your gift needs, even shopping for the gift themselves.
Bokks also offers very luxurious gift boxes, for Him and Her. The Valentine’s for Him is offered at £840 and includes: Glenmorangie Signet, Creed Cologne, Loro Piana Cashmere Scarf and a Knightbridge Chocolate Drawer. The Valentine’s for Her includes: Van Cleef Arpels Feerie Perfume, Baccarat Heart, Chelsea Chocolate Drawer and a Smythson 'Must Have' Notebook.
With so much thought in each gift, this Valentine’s Day must surely be something to celebrate.
Personal Security: Now that you have decided you are going to take that well deserved vacation, there are some very important tasks that need to be looked into. Of course, all of the fun things like the places you may visit, or the hotels you may stay at, or even the course you chart for your mega yacht. It is hard to reproduce the excitement and anticipation that one gets when they are planning for a fun packed vacation. The thoughts of tropical music in the background, the aroma of the suntan lotion in the air, the sounds of the blenders making your favorite mixed drink, and all of the fine dining that you can handle.
Leisure:Some guys never grow up and a theme park in Germany celebrates them. Part of a rising trend of “manusement" parks around Europe, Männerspielplatz allows man-boys to play with grown-up toys.
Translated, Männerspielplatz means “men’s playground” and is filled with all sorts of traditional male favorites. For an entire day, men (and women) can play on excavators, wheel loaders, caterpillars, Quad, ATV and other machinery.
Originally a temporary display, Männerspielplatz has become a permanent fixture for visitors to offroad, jackhammer giant boulders, shoot things with a bow and arrow, hang glide and more.
Other similar manusement parks have popped around Europe, including Tanks-a-Lot in the UK, where you can drive tanks over tiny machines and Diggerland, also in the UK, a fusion of amusement park and construction machinery.
With so much male testosterone, it’s no wonder that Trendhunter.com describes Männerspielplatz as a “Disneyland for Dudes.”
Pets: Three weeks ago I had an epiphany filled with guilt: how could I be savoring the freshest produce, the best organic milk, and the tastiest hormone free meats while Susie, my 5 year old spunky poodle, was eating the same canned dog food day in and day out? Not that I thought Susie should be tableside with me at the Michelin star restaurants I’m fortunate to frequent. I’ve just been more aware of what I eat and how great I feel. Therefore, perhaps Susie could be healthier and live longer with better food.
Apparently, I’m not the only dog owner who has had this thought. A stroll down the dog food isle or a Google search for “dog food” will show anyone the plethora of pooch cuisine available. With so many options-canned, dried, raw, organic, “hormone free!,” “vitamins added!”-I decided to dig up some research and ask a few dog care experts what was best.
Luxury Leisure: Sex, power and money always make for a good read, but when combined with the first-hand account of a theater-school-dropout-turned-high-priced-working girl, you’ve got yourself one exciting page turner. This spring, you’ll have the chance to read the memoirs of Jillian Lauren, a young American woman who spent 18 months as a member of Prince Jefri of Brunei’s 40-girl harem.
Lauren’s sorted tale began when she was offered $20,000 to party for two weeks with the likes of a rich businessman, a proposition that ultimately led to a full-time gig for the 18-year-old beauty. As reported by Luxist, the book, Some Girls: My Life in a Harem, conveys Lauren’s candor and humor as she tells the captivating story of her life in the world of high-class prostitution. The book is filled with stories about Lauren and her exceptionally beautiful co-workers servicing the prince, who just happens to own the New York Palace and the Hotel Bel-Air, as well as his older brother, the sultan of Burnei and their high-rolling allies.
The candid memoir of this harem girl is expected to hit the shelves in late April, 2010.
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Luxury Leisure: The Italian luxury fashion house of Brioni is expanding their offering of select gentlemen’s leather goods with an incredibly stylish new watch box. Crafted of the world’s finest genuine alligator skin and lined with suede and glove-soft leather, the box is priced at $5,000 and comes in classic brown, black and red. Featuring gold-plated hardware it provides suitably stylish storage for six timepieces in removable compartments, along with a separate slim portfolio to hold additional watch straps.
Luxury Cigars: Is there a cigar smoker in your life that deserves to be treated royally? If so, then present his royal highness with the most kingly of cigars of them all, a His Majesty Reserve cigar from Gurkha. Just one of these 7.5-inch is a $750 investment in what many pundits and enthusiast call the greatest cigar ever.
Luxury Leisure: London luxury goods firm 
Luxury Leisure: To all those on the East Coast and the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. being hit with a second major snowstorm in a week, you are the inspiration of this presentation of the brand new Polaris 2011 800 Rush Pro. 
Gift Ideas: If you are in search of a source that is platinum when it’s time to buy a special gift, 
Collectibles: The ball Alex Rodriguez hit for his 500th homerun in the Major Leagues sold for $103,579 to an anonymous buyer online. SCP Auctions were the administrators of the proceedings. While the baseball A-Rod hit for his 500th homerun did not sell for nearly as much as other recent big-homerun balls in recent years, a six-figure payout for a sports collectible is noteworthy.
Gift Ideas: We toss out gift ideas for special ladies for Valentine Day’s all day long. What about the special gentlemen out there? Is there a smoking guy in your life you want to make feel extra special on V-Day? Light his fire with a selection from Gurkha Cigar’s Grand Reserve.
Personal Security: Now that you have decided you are going to take that well deserved vacation, there are some very important tasks that need to be looked into. Of course, all of the fun things like the places you may visit, or the hotels you may stay at, or even the course you chart for your mega yacht. It is hard to reproduce the excitement and anticipation that one gets when they are planning for a fun packed vacation. The thoughts of tropical music in the background, the aroma of the suntan lotion in the air, the sounds of the blenders making your favorite mixed drink, and all of the fine dining that you can handle. 
Leisure:Some guys never grow up and a theme park in Germany celebrates them. Part of a rising trend of “manusement" parks around Europe, 
Pets: Three weeks ago I had an epiphany filled with guilt: how could I be savoring the freshest produce, the best organic milk, and the tastiest hormone free meats while Susie, my 5 year old spunky poodle, was eating the same canned dog food day in and day out? Not that I thought Susie should be tableside with me at the Michelin star restaurants I’m fortunate to frequent. I’ve just been more aware of what I eat and how great I feel. Therefore, perhaps Susie could be healthier and live longer with better food.
Luxury Leisure: Sex, power and money always make for a good read, but when combined with the first-hand account of a theater-school-dropout-turned-high-priced-working girl, you’ve got yourself one exciting page turner. This spring, you’ll have the chance to read the memoirs of Jillian Lauren, a young American woman who spent 18 months as a member of Prince Jefri of Brunei’s 40-girl harem.
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