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To celebrate the Prancing Horse’s Formula 1 racing history, Cabestan and Ferrari have partnered to jointly design and produce a limited edition luxury timepiece. Recently, this incredible creation, Scuderia Ferrai One Limited Edition, which deeply inspired by Ferrari race car technology and design, launched to people. And immediately got the fame “The most exclusive watch ever to honour automobile racing”.

The result of this magical collaboration: 8 cubic centimetres of pure mechanical perfection and exacting design perfectly embodying the Scuderia Ferrari DNA.

The case of Scuderia Ferrari One Limited Edition by Cabestan embodies speed, power and aerodynamic perfection, and is made of a titanium alloy created for components of Ferrari Formula 1 cars. The single crystal enhances the distinctive visual lineage that is unmistakably Ferrari. On the sides, a special magnesium alloy was used to create likenesses of race car wheels and the lug nuts, that are emblematic of motor sports.

The motor is perfectly visible with its large wheel, stylishly engraved lightweight aluminum rotary drums and carbon fiber center plate. Even the leather strap, captures the emotion of Daytona leather seats of Ferrari automobiles.

The nucleus of the motor with its vertical gear-trains is a vertical tourbillon coupled with a miniature chain and fusée, a 6-speed automatic transmission, that compensates the torque curve of the mainspring and delivers a constant force to the movement resulting in amazing accuracy : ± 1 second per day.

The result is an exceptional timepiece, perfectly embodying the passion, excitement and performance of the Scuderia Ferrari.

If 60 pieces limited and each costs 300,000 euros didn’t make this Scuderia Ferrari One Limited Edition by CABESTAN out of reach for you, then pay a little attention to another thing, this limited edition will only be made available to Ferrari clients, so, get a Ferrari first.

Scuderia Ferrari One Limited Edition by Cabestan Techenical Data

Design

- Jointly developed by Jean-François Ruchonnet and the Ferrari Design Centre team inspired by Ferrari Formula 1 racing technology, materials and design.

Motor

- Calibre CAB EC 101, manually wound with Swiss lever escapement, entirely conceived, developed and built by the Cabestan manufacture.

- 809 components fully assembled and regulated by hand.

- Tourbillon regulated at 6 positions with constant force delivered by a system comprised of a chain and fusée (6-speed automatic gear system to equalize torque).

- Frequency: 21 600 alt/h or 3 HZ.

- Bréguet-style overcoil, Geneva stud.

- Balance amplitude : 240°.

- Vertical system of nickle-plated bronze wheels; rhodium-plated bottom plateand bridges; steel pinions.

- Stainless steel 160 mm chain with 235 links and 156 rivets, assembled manually.

- Central divder in carbon fibre composite used in Ferrari Formula 1 cars, with Scuderia Ferrari logo.

- Manual finishing of all components : beveling, polishing, drawing, graining and hooping.

Display

- Hours, minutes and seconds displayed on three engraved aluminum rotary drums, markings in Super Luminova using Ferrari fonts.

- Power reserve of 72 hours displayed on an engraved aluminum rotary drum, markings in Super Luminova using Ferrari fonts.

Chassis

- Case made of titanium, supplied by Ferrari, with a hand-fitted thermo-formed crystal.

- Two functional side wheels for rewinding and time setting with stainless steel centre and magnesium rims; two decorative side wheels.

- Sapphire case back showing the commemorative plate and the limited series number out of a total of 60 timepieces.

Bracelet

- Bracelets in high quality Ferrari leathers with handmade edges, folded back and sewn, with interior leather in red or yellow.

- Deployant buckle with dynamometric rewinding key stored under the metal cover.

Accessories

- Dynamometric stylus for rewinding and time setting.

- Handmade wooden storage case.

- Ferrari anti-counterfeiting security label.

- Booklet for ownership certificate, instructions and guarantee.

Nokia’s luxury phone division, Vertu has announced the release of three new editions to the its stable of Ferrari branded mobile phones. The Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari Nero will comprise of 2009 limited edition handsets in sleek black leather, while the Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari Rosso and Giallo will be produced in vibrant red and yellow respectively. A close working partnership between Vertu and Ferrari has enabled the material and design cues from the cars to be integrated seamlessly into the Vertu Ascent Ti. Frank Nuovo, chief of design for Vertu said: “The original design for the Ascent Ti was heavily influenced by the dynamic power of luxury sports cars and working closely with Ferrari has enabled us to progress this vision. The new Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari editions are the definitive automotive-inspired handsets – bold, balanced and with the unmistakable character of the Prancing Horse.” The Vertu logo is complemented by the famous Ferrari Cavallino, that appears on the front and back of the phone. As with all Ferrari phones by Vertu, the Ascent Ti Ferrari editions use the same leather and stitching as the latest Ferrari car interiors. The battery cover mirrors the distinctive bonnet detailing and on the handsets, the sides of the Vertu Rosso are sculpted to reflect the louvers, found on various Ferrari cars. The handset is made using the finest materials, including a sapphire crystal screen and a chassis built from high grade titanium that gives the Ascent Ti its distinctive name. Ti’ is the chemical symbol for Titanium, the non-corrosive element with the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal and an ability to withstand extreme temperatures. The new ringtone collection features recordings of original Ferrari engine sounds taken from the F430 and the 612 Scaglietti. In addition, the musician, Dave Stewart has also blended these unique engine sounds into his musical selection of ringtones composed exclusively for the Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari collection. Alberto Torres, President, Vertu commented “Ferrari and Vertu share a passion for design and an uncompromising attitude to craftsmanship – we are thrilled to see the signature elements of the legendary Ferrari’s created in Maranello, Italy, being meticulously handcrafted into the Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari handset at our workshop in England.” The Vertu Ascent Ti Ferrari takes material and design cues from the Italian car maker. Heavily influenced by luxury sports cars, Vertu worked closely with Ferrari. The Ascent Ti Vertu Ferrari Rosso uses the same leather and stitching as the latest Ferrari car interiors. The battery cover mirrors the distinctive bonnet detailing, while the sides are sculpted to reflect the louvers, found on Ferraris. The Ascent Ti Ferrari has a sapphire crystal screen and a chassis built from high-grade titanium. ‘Ti’ is the chemical symbol for Titanium, the non-corrosive element with the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any metal. The Ascent Ti Ferrari has recordings of original Ferrari engine sounds taken from the F430 and the 612 Scaglietti. In addition, the renowned songwriter and musician, Dave Stewart has blended engine sounds into ringtones. http://www.luxcellphone.com candy-plm.ltd Article sources: http://www.luxcellphone.com/blog/?p=439

Consumer Reports, one of the most valued authorities when it comes to reviews and comparisons regarding different models of cars has announced the top high-performance sports car – Porsche 911. The commendation was released after a number of reviews and comparisons were pored over and analyzed.

Consumer Reports made an in-house testing laboratory. It also considered several aspects aside from the aforementioned. Other aspects include the car’s actual performance, acceleration, braking and other capabilities and features.

The famous magazine used different scoring system than that of the accustomed system used to rate minivans, sedans and other vehicle. This fact was stated by David Champion, senior director of Consumer Reports’ Auto Test Center. Champion added “While the scoring was still heavily weighted toward safety, including emergency handling, factors like acceleration were given more importance than, for instance, trunk space.

Consumer Reports has also anonymously purchased all the vehicles it tested from retail auto dealers. This is to preclude qualms involving the results of the testing. Though the scoring system employed was different from that of the customary, said scoring is reliable and more efficient.

According to the testing Porsche 911 beat the Chevrolet Corvette Z06, the Dodge Viper and 11 other high-performance luxury sports cars. It was mentioned in CNN that the prices of the cars used ranged from $45,545 for a Lotus Elise to $105,855 for a Mercedes-Benz SL550.

The impressive award is nothing new to Porsche. In fact, said automaker has also bagged the first place as the most prestigious luxury automobile brand. Said award was given by Luxury Institute, New York. The survey of the Institute was conducted in May this year.

Porsche is continuing its legacy as the most luxurious brand and its models complement said label. For Porsche that is the way to go – and the way up is still favorable to said automaker.

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