Always travel in style - LV Keepall

We promised a few additional pics from the BaselShow and first up is the travel gear. We said it before and we'll keep repeating it: LV is the way to travel in style. LV'ss traveling gear is classic like Ray-Ban Aviators, Porsche 911s and Rolex Submariners are classic. The good stuff.

The main entrance of BaselWorld2011 from the LV point of view

The two featured bags are both Keepall 50s, the biggest LV's you'll get into hand luggage / carry-on. Note that one of them is equipped with the shoulder strap and thus has the addional leather strap on the side while the other is the regular version without said extras.

Keepall 50 with shoulder strap

Skip hardsided - softsided is the only way to roll. Unless you're Russian.

Vintage patina

Locked up

It's all in the details

BaselWorld 2011 Pictorial - A few watches

Yesterday we flew to Basel for a quick visit to BaselWorld, the worlds biggest annual watch fair. Most major brands are represented and present their new stuff for 2011. We had very little time but still managed to snap a few pics. In this post it's just watches, we'll feature a few from the trip and the atmosphere in another post.
Not new, still cool: the diamond/ruby/sapphire GMT-Master in white gold. Too bad it's missing the diamond encrusted bracelet!




The new Explorer II. Killer piece measuring 42mm. Word is it'll be €6.080 in The Netherlands.


The classics - here to stay. DD trumps DDII anyday, no matter what Rick Ross wears ;)



Another heritage piece from Tudor: the Advisor. This watch features an alarm. Word is it'll be around 4k in €. It seems Tudor is taking the NATO hype very serious. We love it.


Omega Planet Ocean.. we're not the biggest fans but this diamond version is pretty bad ass LOL!


This matte bezel is not too bad either.


Speedmasters featuring Omega's new chronograph movement. Note how the minute and hour totalizer are in the same subdial. There's also a Planet Ocean with the same mvt. Google it.


Blancpain had a display with vintage Fifty Fathoms which was actually one of the more interestings bits of the show besides the lovely hostesses.

Final pic for now: the new handwound Patek manufacture chronograph with perpetual calendar reference 5170. Price will be approx. 140k in €. Ouch. Makes both the 3970 as well as the 5970 seem like a good buy.

Cologne Watch Fair

Polo-power on the Autobahn - GMT 1675 - 16700

Yesterday we took a trip to Cologne for the quarterly watch fair. Autobahning for 2.5 hours but wow, it was worth the drive! Clear skies, friends and watches.. the good stuff!

Almost there..

The fair. Nice location right in the centre of Cologne

The watches were wonderful but did not come cheap. We managed to snap up a few to bring to The Netherlands though. They will be featured later this week.

The coffee sucked hard. Life sucks.