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Starhill Gallery, in collaboration with Tourism Malaysia for its third successful year, presents A Journey Through Time III, Asia’s largest luxury watch and jewellery showcase. A Journey Through Time III will run at Malaysia’s most prestigious shopping destination, Starhill Gallery, where the latest and most innovative luxury timepieces from 100 illustrious brands and renowned international watchmakers will be featured. For 2009, A Journey Through Time III dons a slightly different mantle to reflect on an issue long advocated by Starhill Gallery’s parent company, YTL Corporation, and Tourism Malaysia. This year’s theme - “Time For The Environment” - will pay homage to nature by creating more awareness on the environmental problems facing the world today. To amplify and support this year’s environmental theme, a special talk titled “Time For The Environment Insights” will be held, presenting alternative views relating to the environment and the luxury acquisition industry. The talk is scheduled for 9th December 2009 and will be led by Dr. Bernard Cheong, who is regarded as the most influential watch collector in the world. Brands To highlight its horological heritage, Breguet will fly in their rare and exclusive heritage timepieces for Les Montres Breguet showcase which will be on public display for the first time in Asia.
Bedat & Co will be illuminating this year’s AJTT with the Rainbow Collection. Imbued with exceptional finesse and radiance, the Rainbow Collection consists of 8 colourful and finely crafted timepieces set entirely with gemstones. Delivering another legendary hit, Romain Jerome amazes yet again with the astronomical Romain Jerome Moon Dust-DNA collection. Authentic moon dust, fragments of the Apollo XI and Soyuz spacecraft, and elements of the International Space Station has been integrated into this heavenly collection, making it a must-have item for watch aficionados. Mouawad, synonymous with Hollywood A-listers, will be showcasing its RM15 million dollar white & yellow gold necklace adorned with 285 white diamonds, 19 oval and one Marquis Fancy vivid yellow diamond weighing 21.11 carats and one magnificent 10.06 carat pear shaped pendant. Continuing in its legacy of excellence, Mouawad will also be exhibiting its diamond encrusted USD30 million dress called The Nightingale, which was created in collaboration with Jendela KL. From the Land of the Rising Sun comes a master watchmaker and a masterpiece whose movement alone is tagged at RM200,000. This very complicated timepiece is the product of the Shizuku-ishi Watch Studio, who will also be flying in watchmaker Mr. Katsuo Saitou, the current Gold Medalist (Mechanical & Quartz Watch Sector) of the National Watch Vocational Training Competition. Mr. Saitou was recently certified by the Japanese government as an Official Treasure of the Japanese Empire. Testifying to the ongoing quest for absolute precision, Jaeger-LeCoultre will present the new Master Grande Tradition, a masterpiece equipped with a silicone escapement that is a perfect blend of technical performances and noble watchmaking traditions. Jaeger-LeCoultre is also partnering with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in the Tides of Time & The World Heritage Marine Programme, supporting a list of endangered marine sites around the world. Richard Mille, sponsor of sleek sports event and creator of avant-garde timepieces, will be showcasing the much-anticipated RM019 Ladies’ Tourbillion and RM025 Diver’s Chronograph, which are two out of the five timepieces that were nominated at the Grand Prix d’Horlorogerie de Genève 2009. DeWitt will be presenting Asia’s first viewing of the Répétition Minutes Tourbillon GMT Antipode, an exceptional twin-face model housing the latest technological breakthroughs of 21st century Haute Horlogerie within an elegantly sophisticated case. Whereas most complications operate on separate movements, the Répétition Minutes Tourbillon GMT Antipode reveals three extreme complications within a single fully integrated movement. Acclaimed for creating fanciful and enviable timepieces, the House of Boucheron will be presenting the Chameleon Ronde “Seconde Folle”. This exceptional timepiece features a chameleon on an eternal hunt for a swirling insect; its tail curled up around a twig of intricately worked foliage and set with precious pink, blue or yellow sapphires, rubies and tsavorites to evoke nature at its best. Another poetic complication born of the whimsical interpretation of time is the Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Jour et Nuit (Day & Night watch). Its exclusive movement delicately turns a disk which, on a sky made of aventurine glass, unveils a yellow gold sun set with yellow sapphires, and then a white gold moon lit up with round diamonds and surrounded by dazzling stars. Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps, or more commonly known as MCT, is considered to be the new vanguard of a wave of exciting Swiss watchmakers. MCT will be showcasing Sequential One, a masterpiece where each function is based on a combination of elements rotating on 3-dimentional axes.
Another new brand to join A Journey Through Time is TW Steel. This simply refined and exclusive watch brand will be debuting with its latest CEO Canteen Collection. The opening of Valentio, Sergio Rossi and Kenzo flagship boutiques adds further glitz and glamour. These fashion house empires will host a series of high-profile dinners lending this iconic event that certain je ne sais quoi. A Journey Through Time would not be complete without performances by Datuk Siti Nurhaliza and Ning Baizura as well as the incredible Katherine Jenkins, an award-winning Welsh mezzo-soprano. For more information: Starhill Gallery |
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