IWC (II): PORTUGUESE

IWC Portuguese history

The Portuguese watch commemorates to those navigators discoverers of new continents. In the Thirties of century XX two Portuguese retailers, Rodriguez and Texeira, obtained that IWC made the first IWC Portuguese wristwatch creating the flattest mechanism until then with caliber 74. In 1993 a limited special series made, to which later followed the Chrono-ratrapante Portuguese, the Portuguese Repetition of minutes, the Chrono-automatic Portuguese and the Portuguese Automatic 2000 with automatic device of IWC calibrates 5000. Caliber 5000 is impressive with 286 mechanical pieces in 37 groups and 44 rubies.



IWC Portuguese Chrono-Automatic

Without any doubt, my favorite is the Portuguese who appears in the photo the one in steel Chrono-Automatic Portuguese. It has a mechanism of mechanical cronógraph with automatic cord, a small secundero with shutdown device, crystal of convex sapphire and is impermeable up to 30 meters. And a diameter of 40,9mm, really a great watch.

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IWC: THE PILOT WATCH

It does already more than 130 years, Florentine Ariosto Jones founded the International company watch company on Switzerland but the qualified personnel of Geneva was there distrustful and he was against its plans and then he went to Schaffhausen next to Johann Heinrich Moser who made pocket clocks in this locality.

IWC Mark history

The first link of the aviator clocks was the IWC Mark IX who dates from year 1936 and counted on a mechanism of manual cord caliber 83. In 1945 it was created the Mark X whom the “Broad Arrow” takes to engraving in its box and the letters w.w.w abbreviation of watch wrist waterproof. Also in the Forties, the Great watch of aviator with a box of 55mm of diameter and equipped with a mechanism of watch of modified pocket of IWC
made caliber 52s.c. The following one of the saga was made Mark XI between 1948 and 1984, being its main buyers the Royal Air British Force and air lines worldwide. It counted on a mechanism of manual cord caliber 89.



In 1988 it left to the market the chronograph aviator who appears in the photo and that I have the luck to have. Of 1992 it is the Double chronograph and already in 1993 IWC Mark XII, updated version of the Mark XI and who later would be replaced by IWC Mark XV. In 1998 the flying watch UTC makes, that is characterized by a window in which the universal time continues working parallelly the own hour of the watch. In 2002 the Great watch of aviator with caliber 5011 is already created, reinterpretación of the created one in the Forties with a box of 46,2mm. Finally it is necessary to mention recently been born IWC Mark XVI in two sizes.

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MARIA CALLAS

THE BEST EUROPEAN FOUNTAIN PENS

THE BEST EUROPEAN FOUNTAIN PENS BRANDS:


BEST ITALIAN FOUNTAIN PENS

- ANCORA
- COLUMBUS
- RADIUS
- PENCO
- TABO
- NETTUNO (Superba)
- TIBALDI
- AURORA (Etiopía, Topolino, 75-Anniversary)

- MONTEGRAPPA (Jumbo, Dragon)

- OMAS (Paragon, Arlecchino, Lucens,Ferrari)
- VISCONTI
- STIPULA
- DELTA (Pompeya, Venecia)
- MARLEN



BEST GERMAN FOUNTAIN PENS

- FABER-CASTELL/OSMIA (Super progress)
- TROPEN (N.800-Ambassador)
- PELIKAN (N.100)
- MONTBLANC(Meinstertück, Wilde, Poe)


BEST FRENCH FOUNTAIN PENS

- STYLOMINE(303 Model)
- GOLD STARRY
- BAYARD (Excelsior 574)
- EDACOTO (Edac visible)
- WATERMAN (Serenité)
- DUPONT

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THE BEST AMERICAN AND BRITISH FOUNTAIN PENS (VINTAGE AND MODERN)

THE BEST AMERICAN AND BRITISH FOUNTAIN PENS BRANDS:


BEST AMERICAN FOUNTAIN PENS

- WATERMAN ( Ideal, Patrician)
- PARKER ( Duofold, Vacumatic)
- CONKLIN(Endura, Nozac)
- SHEAFFER(Lifetime, Balance)

- WAHL EVERSHAP ( Personal Point y Doric)
- CHILTON- BEXLEY
- KRONE




BEST BRITISH FOUNTAIN PENS

- DE LA RUE ONOTO
- MABIE TODD
- CONWAY STEWART(Churchill, Caseine)
- PARKER(Nueva Duofold series)
- STEPHENS
- WYVERN
- BURNHAM

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PHAIDON DESIGN CLASSICS: THE DESIGN ENCYCLOPEDIA

PHAIDON DESIGN CLASSICS

The Phaidon publishing house has gathered in three volumes its work Design Classics compendium of the 999 better designs of an ample variety of objects from chairs to cars happening through coffee pots and a long etc until arrived at 70 different categories. It gathers designs born in the last two hundred years. Between the designers they honor mythical architects like Le Corbusier, Eames, Breuer or creators like Achille Castiglione or Antonio Citterio. One has really been to select those objects that are outstanding to remain in the time thanks to their aesthetic beauty, its formal puridad and for its materials. This selection has been made by prestigious architects, journalists, designers and critical.




Here the eternal question arises from which are those keys that cause that a design remains immutable to the passage of the years. Without a doubt one is that object that far from being obsolete stays as a classic one. A good example is the Panton chair that when observing seems it an object of recent creation and nevertheless it is already almost fifty years old. The Apple
company is expert of the important thing that is a good design in products and Steve Jobbs takes care of to the millimeter all the details combining with masters an excellent software with icons like ipod or mac, with Jonathan Ive designs.

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SHAVED AND PERFUMS IN LONDON

GeoF.Trumper

Trumper, founded on 1875 in number 9 of Curzon street and with another store in of the 20 Jermyn st, already was distinguished by Queen Victoria and five subsequent monarchs. Their colonies of the collection that takes the name of its founder, and the one of extract of Lima are remarkable, roasted like their excellent creams and soaps of shaved, specially those of rose and violet. Equally its shaving brushes of tejón of high mountain of world-wide fame.

Floris
Floris, founded on 1730 in number 89 of Jermyn st has at the present time another store in number 703 of Madison avenue in New York. From the first royal warrant granted by King George IV in 1820 to today in which it shines those of Queen Elizabeth II and the one of the Prince of Wales, it has added sixteen royal appointments. Next to its masculine fragrances JF, Santal or Elite they are worthy of mention unisex from number 89 used by James Bond to special the 127 produced specially for the Great Duke of Russia Orloff in 1890. Or the line Zephyr you develop for the Savoy Hotel

Penhaligons,D.R.Harris,Truefitt & Hill and Taylor of old bond street

Penhaligons inagurada in 1870, emphasizes by its classic fragrances as they hamman bouquet of 1872 or blenheim created in 1890 for the Duke of Malborough, the favourite among others of Churchill to Andy Warhol. In number 29 of St James street we found perfumería of D.R.Harris (from 1790), in which they are possible to be found from traditional remedies like the reconstituyente Pick-me-up, to classic colonies like the Arlington happening through excellent aftershaves like the Pink, to extraordinaris fragrances of bath like “Verbena”. Truefitt & Hill of 1805 been in number of 71 St James street, is considered the barber's shop oldest of the world. Between its products it emphasizes the Trafalgar lines or a 1805 as well as product range for perfect and a placentero one shaved. And finally Taylor of old bond street
today located in Jermyn street, with an extensive variety of possibilities for shaved and its magnificent shoehorns of horn.

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THE BEST TIES IN THE WORLD

- Best ties brands



A good necktie is made up of three pieces. A clear example is Marinella , store of ties located in the seat Vittoria of Naples from 1914 and with outstanding personalities between its customer like Agnelli or George Bush. It offers to us more than 3,500 fabrics where to choose.

In England we must speak of Drake´s that emphasizes by the wide one of its neckties that de wears to the Duke Kent and Turnbull & asser, ties of highest quality and with an incredible fall in its silk. Without a doubt my favourites. Also in England is had to mention to Benson & clegg
, with its pretty ray neckties in representation of the regiments and Holliday & Brown, with ties sewn by hand.

In France it is Charvet with its store in the Vendome square and its sewn neckties by hand that enjoy the great prestige. Perhaps the most known is Hermes, that usually tells on diverse printings and that in my opinion they are not possible to be compared with previously mentioned. And finally I have to show my preference by the american knot on the windsor, although sure this is a question of pleasures.

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RENEWED ITALIAN LUXURY: ACQUA DI PARMA

Acqua di Parma

On the verge of fulfilling a century of existence, Acqua di Parma is one of the most made famous fragrances. It is born in a small laboratory of Parma with notes of fresh, modern and Mediterranean fragrance. In the Thirties its popularity of remarkable form grows and it is progressively become the colony of stars of Hollywood like Cary Grant, David Niven, Ava Gadner or Audrey Hepburn. From the Sixties the appearance of other colonies causes that it happens more unnoticed.Cordero di Montezemolo, president of Ferrari; Della Valle, president of the group Tod´s and Paolo Borgomanero is united to save this Italian symbol in 1993. Finally in 2001 he was bought by group LMVH.


Between Acqua di Parma fragrances they are the classic one, assoluta and lavanda. Also it is necessary to emphasize Mediterranean the Blue series: arancia of Capri, cipresso di Toscana, mandorlo di Sicilia and fico di Amalfi. For the feminine public it emphasizes the perfume and iris nobile. It is not necessary to forget its complements for the bath and its candles, and his recently Barbiere collection. My favorite is the Assoluta.

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THE BEST ENGLISH SHOE

When it is spoken of the best english shoe is a shoe for all the life. Proof of it, is the existence of the service of change of soles that has all mark that boasts. My favorite is Crockett & Jones, founded on 1879 by Charles Jones and his brother-in-law James Crockett in Northampton. One is an excellent footwear between which it is possible to be chosen between oxfords, loafers, monks and the destined one to the field. In a superior level they are its Handgrade, that they count on oak sole and they bend them, of horse skin.They make shoes to Ralph Lauren and to Hackett.

Another mythical mark is Tricker´s, also located in Northampton and founded by Joseph Tricker on 1829, it counts on the distinction of Prince Charles. Between its collections it is possible to emphasize: the Jermyn Street, the 1829, City and the Country. When it talks about the shoe to size, John Lobb is the maximum exponent, where the shoes make without previous test and one is located in number of 9 St James in London.

Without forgetting to us Church, founded on 1921 and 1930 in the Madison avenue of New York. I could which English shoes even exist better but for most of people it is the more well-known mark English and continues being qinta essence of the English preparation.

Perhaps most exclusive they are Edward Green and George Cleverly . First, it was founded on 1890, acquiring the fame soon to make the best shoes of England. Second, it began to design its own models in the Fifties and counts on an establishment in the Royal arcade. Between its clients it is possible to mention from Rodolfo Valentino to Winston Churchil happening through Bogart and Clarke Gable.

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HUNT AND COMPLEMENTS IN LONDON

Although it is by all the well-known liking to the existing hunting in England, is interesting to allude to three icons of world-wide fame, with enormous tradition as much in the scope of the hunting like in the clothes and complements necessary to enjoy the English countryside.

Purdey & sons

In the first place Purdey & sons , possibly the most prestigious manufacturer of guns and rifles of the world. Founded on 1814, already he was distinguished as real supplier by queen Victoria, showing at the present time three distinctions of the real House: of queen Elizabeth II, Duke of Edimburg and Prince Charles. Located in the Audley House, 57-58 of South Audley street, its supply is not restricted to its famous rifles but that offers an enormous variety of complements, from all type of clothes, including exclusive footwear and complements like the crystal binoculars painted by hand or the limited series that annually Panerai
it comes developing in exclusive right for them whom never the number of 100 units exceeds.

Swaine Adeney Brigg

Another outstanding store is Swaine Adeney Brigg , located in number 54 of St James and who also counts on three real distinctions. Founded on 1750, it emphasizes by the variety of his supply, from the clothes and sastrería for the hunting, the pole or the equitación to his excellent umbrellas, canes, suitcases and everything what it is possible to be thought to enjoy unforgettable picnic.

Cordings

Finally Cordings would be possible to emphasize, located in number 19 of Picadilly. Founded on 1839, it has maintained an exclusive customer, from Duke de Windsor to Conan-Doyle, happening through different members from the Real House, to celebrities like Bryan Ferry or Eric Clapton, present co-owner of the store. In her all the necessary one of the purest English style can be bought. From elegant suits of tweed, with a single opening and three bellboys, happening through its well-known shirts to pictures tattersall, raincoats, shelters, to its incredible supply of trousers of velveteen, molesquín or fabric calvary. Its relation quality price is very good and even the “baggy extra fours” or as it pledges habitual.

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VINTAGE WATCHES RANKING

VINTAGE WATCHES RANKING:

- HEUER
- ROLEX
- IWC
- OMEGA
- HAMILTON
- BULOWA
- PANERAI
- CHRONOSWISS
- ORIS

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SHIRTMAKERS IN LONDON

Jermyn street is the nucleus of the shirtmakers in London. Perhaps less most well-known and than better Benson and clegg has known to conserve the tradition, is located in picadilly arcade and tailors of king Jorge I SAW, that they only sell preparation to size as much of shirts as of suits in addition to the neckties of the different regiments. Not less traditional but more well-known Turnbull & asser
, in the number 71 and shirtmakers of prince of Wales, who counts on a great fabric selection and emphasizes by his excellent shirts and neckties. In number 77 we were with Harvie & hudson, with its shirts of bold rays and his semi-cutaway collar. New & Lingwood, is not necessary to forget with its showy shirts to rays and their magnificent footwear, and Hilditch & key with establishment in numbers 37 and 73. More extended but of superb relation quality-price, T.M.Lewin that it offers three types of different necks (windsor, pow and prince of wales) and Hawes and Curtis , tailors of the windsor Duke, that tries to recover the prestige reached in its day. Finally, of is had to mention Budd piccadilly, strictly familiar shirt shop of the great prestige and Hackett symbol of british kit.

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