Month: April 2009

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“April showers bring May flowers,” oh how I love this time of year! Why? Because it’s when Mother Nature brings an abundance of rain with colorful rainbows that rejuvenate the earth’s plants in May, of…

Luxury resorts are working hard to keep afloat, and keep staff employed as travelers cut back from five star to four star hotels. Rather than cut prices, the Acqualina Resort and Spa in Florida is offering…

Did you know that Dubai has mountains? While Dubai suffers through the credit crisis, designers are heading for the hills for the next outlandish development.

Villas and housing units, a dam-like hotel…

If you want to strut your stuff on your wedding day, the Peacock wedding dress may be just the right design for you. Forget the fact that the male (it is a peacock, after all) is the more brightly colored…

This spring, give your closet a testosterone-induced flavor with the latest menswear-inspired ladies’ fashions. Tuxedo jackets and bow ties are the hottest thing in the women’s department. Slip on some…

Candy Spelling, estranged mother of Tori Spelling, has decided that her 57,000 square foot mansion is just a tad bit large for her and her pooch.

Candy Spelling just released her book “Stories from Candyland”…

According to an editorial photo shoot for Vogue Nipon, Lady Lust is on the streets of the Big Apple.

The title reads, “On the streets of New York, warmer weather means fashion that screams sex. Gotham…

You know the old saying, “getting there is half the fun?” If you “got there” in the Hotelicopter, getting there is ALL the fun.

The Hotelicopter is made from a Russian Mil V-12 helicopter. Only two prototypes…

Filed under: Timepieces

It is common for a watch brand to partner with a sports celebrity to design or brand a watch model, but doing so with a basketball star is quite rare, unprecedented even. Why that is, is unclear, as watch companies seem to prefer the likes of tennis and golf stars. Leave it to Nubeo, a relatively new luxury brand started in 2004 and headed by Spain born Ivan Castro to decide Kobe Bryant was a good sports celebrity to partner with and tread new ground. The relationship is more than just having Bryant be a brand ambassador which is common. Bryant has commented that he has actively been involved in the style and design of the watch – even the title “Black Mamba” is taken from his court nickname.

Nubeo boasts that it has created the world’s most complex watch case (given all the parts), with overall designs of the watches being influenced by Jellyfish and the ocean environment. The Black Mamba is certainly more oceanic in theme than reptilian (as the black mamba is a snake), though the look is certainly futuristic and forward thinking with its organic curves. At least three limited edition Nubeo Black Mamba watches will be made available – each with different amounts of decoration. The most limited in number will be the pictured Black Mamba MVP, which has rings of baguette cut sapphire crystals which have a “Whiskey” color. The 48mm wide case is made from black titanium (with some DLC coating) and ceramic – while black sapphires frame two of the chronograph subsidiary dials on the face. Inside is an automatic mechanical movement of undisclosed origin. The pictured model will go for about 5,000, less for the models without as many sapphires. It is true that the economic status quo does not make it an ideal time for a new luxury watch release, but with limited numbers and niche market appeal, Nubeo (and Bryant) are confident in the Black Mamba’s market success.

Ariel Adams publishes the watch review site aBlogtoRead.com.

Nubeo + Kobe Bryant = Black Mamba Luxury Watch originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

 

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