To the great list of city counterfeits - the fake Gucci, the fake Rolex - now add this: The fake restaurant letter grade. www.nydailynews.com | 9/4/10 8:10 PM

"The winner of the 1989 Miss Brazilian Grand Prix beauty contest has just been declared and here comes Randy in Rolex and briefs.

www.topix.net | 9/3/10 8:31 PM

Vanessa Puzio of Melrose Jewelers states, "Spain is finally coming out of the recession and consumers are buying luxury goods once again.

www.topix.net | 9/2/10 6:00 PM

Coming in two large sizes of 48mm and 55mm wide, Kyboe , a Netherlands based watch brand offers very large sized fashion watches that comes in a ludicrous array of color combinations. Just visit their site to find the many, many color combos available of the "Giant watch." Although it comes in two sizes and many colors, the watch itself is basically the same design. A mixture of elements from various dive watches, the dial feels very Rolex Explorer in theme. The case is in steel, and inside the watch is a Japanese Miyota quartz movement. Strap is rubber, and the main allure is the fashionable fun associated with the large size and wild colors. Not sure how much the watches are available in the US yet, though they are in many parts of Europe and Asia. Probably coming to the US more as their size, cost, and image would likely work here. Price looks to be about $200. Look for them soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Vanessa Puzio of Melrose Jewelers states, "Spain is finally coming out of the recession and consumers are buying luxury goods once again.

www.topix.net | 9/2/10 10:14 AM

&$&$No. 9 Ana Ivanovic&$ &$ &$&$Income:&$ &$7 million U.S. dollars &$&$Sponsors:&$ &$Adidas, Yonex, Rolex &$ &$Ana Ivanovic (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)&$&$ &$ 【1】 english.people.com.cn | 9/1/10 10:42 PM

New Delhi News.Net Wednesday 1st September, 2010 Luxury watch brands like Rolex, Bvlgari, Omega, Tissot and Longines are eyeing the booming market in India, but they say expanding business is a tough task because of lack of right retail locations and high rents.

www.topix.net | 9/1/10 8:02 AM

New Museum in New York and the recent Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne. Sejima is a break from recent biennale directors in that she is a) a woman (the first, in fact) and b) a practising architect. ... story.venezuelastar.com | 8/31/10 5:32 PM

&$&$No. 9 Ana Ivanovic&$ &$ &$&$Income:&$ &$7 million U.S. dollars &$&$Sponsors:&$ &$Adidas, Yonex, Rolex &$ &$Ana Ivanovic (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo)&$&$ &$ 【1】 english.people.com.cn | 8/31/10 12:09 PM

Scott Pruett celebrates his win Saturday in Montreal. The Montreal 200 on Saturday marked another milestone in a dream season for Daytona Prototype drivers Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.

www.topix.net | 8/29/10 4:14 AM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from New York jumped over 65% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 8/24/10 3:53 PM

Within just a few blocks from my office, street vendors will sell me a Versace T-shirt or a silk tie from Prada, cheap. Or I could get a deal on a Rolex watch or a chic pair of Ray-Ban shades. These are not authentic brand-name products, of course. They are inexpensive replicas. But they make me look and feel good, and I doubt any of my friends can tell the difference.

That’s why we buy knockoffs, isn’t it? To polish our self-image and broadcast that polished version of our personality to the world--at a fraction of the price. But does it work? After all, we first have to convince ourselves of our idealized image if we are going to sway anyone else. Can we really become Ray-Ban-wearing, Versace-bedecked sophisticates in our own mind, just by dressing up?

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You know that tape of a factory defected Real Doll humping on a pile of hairy caca? Well, Spencer Pratt has pulled the pricing gun out of his culo and stamped that tape with a bright orange sticker that reads: $5 MILLION. This is what Spencer told TMZ anyways.

Steve Hirsch of Vivid, who is negotiating with Spencer for the tape, doesn't seem to think this amount is totally and utterly fucked up. Right now in a control room up in heaven God has just opened up the clear box covering up thee red button. His finger is hovering above it as Bea Arthur, his second in command, shouts, "Just push beadammit!"

Spencer also tells TMZ that he has enough footage to fill an entire website, "I will knock Club Jenna out of the water. When I realized how much Kim [Kardashian] was making, my logic is this is the best thing I can do for my ex-wife. Kim is on the cover of Allure right now. Heidi isn’t on the cover of Allure."

To reiterate, Vivid might pay $5 million for a Twit and Twat sex tape! A sex tape! $5 million for a snuff film I can sort of see, but not a regular sex tape!

But in all seriousness, this couldn't be more of a scam even if Spencer said the tape also starred an exiled Nigerian prince, a free Rolex watch, a sexy Russian bride and a box of 93% 0ff Pfizer.

www.dlisted.com | 8/21/10 7:38 PM

Lindsay Lohan will not be prosecuted over a $35,000 Rolex that went missing ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.

www.foxnews.com | 8/19/10 12:00 PM

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Lindsay Lohan will not be prosecuted over a $35,000 Rolex that went missing ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ. As we first reported ... the L.A. County Sheriff's Department considered Lindsay a suspect in the disappearance of the Rolex that one of… Read more

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.17.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We can't exactly say that we've always liked the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion - mainly because this is the first year that the event, formerly informally known as the Monterey Historics, is using that title. No matter what they call it, though, we have to say that we're glad some things never change. By that we are referring to the fact that the paddock is open to everyone and that the cars you see are some of the most amazing vehicles you've ever laid eyes on. Even the non-race cars that serve as basic transportation for the drivers while in town can be achingly captivating.

We just couldn't resist walking around for a couple of hours and banging off a few hundred photos. There are race cars returning to their stalls, some heading out to the track, others just parked and still others undergoing open-heart surgery. There are display vehicles and street cars, along with a few celebrities on hand to participate or just admire them. We've put together a gallery of a few dozen of our favorites below.



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Monterey 2010: Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion paddock walk originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Turkey jumped over 65% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 8/17/10 1:57 PM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Turkey jumped over 65% over the same period last year.

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This year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion was actually the first one ever run, as there was a name change to go along with last year's change in management. The former Historics are now the Reunion, but name change aside, the event was still the same old week of wheel-to-wheel racing action. Now we know that you can see that kind of action on any given Saturday or Sunday, but the players are usually much, much newer.

Classic and vintage race cars from every era of motorsports are what make this such a wonderful event. There are literally hundreds of your favorite old race cars running in the nearly twenty classes of racing action. Legendary race cars like Ferrari SWBs and Lotus 23s, Porsche 962s and Trans Am Mustangs, Cobras and Vettes as well as F1 cars, Can-Am racers, NASCAR, Indy cars, and so on and so on. The classes take you from the under 1500 cc Minis up to the 1,000-horsepower 917Ks, with almost everything imaginable in between.

We were out there for hours and hours watching, listening to, feeling, smelling and enjoying these vintage racers, and we've assembled a sizable gallery to help convey what that was like. Click any image below to see our massive high-res gallery.



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Monterey 2010: Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion puts vintage racers back on track originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dan Gurney is one of America's most accomplished motorsports personalities. Drawn together for this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion were a couple dozen examples of the cars that helped transforme Gurney into a living legend. Dan got behind the wheel of over 50 different types of cars during his 312-race driving career. His All American Racers (AAR) team was responsible for creating and campaigning some 157 more race cars piloted by 66 different drivers over a period of about 35 years. Gurney's touch was felt in Formula 1 , sports cars, NASCAR , Indy , Trans Am , Can-Am , Formula Ford and Formula 5000.

Click through the gallery and you'll see cars like the dark blue Eagle Gurney-Weslake V-12, which is regarded as one of the most beautiful Grand Prix cars ever built. The Henry Ford Museum also shipped out the same red Ford GT40 Mk IV that Gurney and A.J. Foyt drove to victory in the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. That win marks only All-American victory in the legendary 24-hour enduro's storied history. When Gurney took to the winner's podium after the race, he spontaneously shook his congratulatory magnum of champagne and used it to spray everybody within range. That victory celebration has been copied by countless racers ever since.

Other highlights from the gallery include some of the Eagles that played major roles at Indianapolis in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the Toyota GTP Eagles that defined that era of IMSA Sports car racing. There's also his Formula 1 Porsche; his game-changing, rear-engined Indy 500 Lotus-Ford; the 1960 "Birdcage" Maserati that he and Stirling Moss drove to victory in a rainy and fog-shrouded Nürburgring 1000 km race; his 1963 NASCAR Riverside 500 winner; the Can-Am "McLeagle" and a 1970 Trans Am series AAR 'Cuda just to name a few. Click any image below to see the whole gallery, and be sure to check out the rest of our ongoing Monterey 2010 coverage .



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Monterey 2010: Dan Gurney honored at 2010 Motorsports Reunion originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Monterey's classic car week means a long days of big events, with Concorso Italiano and The Quail anchoring our Friday schedule. We've brought you a sampling of those shows already, but the parade of race cars from Laguna Seca over to the Quail cries out for a little video. The cars come in, the owners take a little break, and then the whole parade heads back to the track. The cars selected for the side trip are usually chosen to match the theme of the year's Quail gathering.

This year, organizers went with a group of cars that were being featured at the track as well. Bugatti had a particularly large turnout at this year's Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion , bolstered in part by the presence of the new Veyron Super Sport , which made its first track appearance in the U.S. About three dozen Bugs were entered in class 4A, and most made the trek over to Quail Lodge. As the video demonstrates, they sounded fantastic. Take a look and listen after the jump .

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Monterey 2010: Bugatti GP cars swarm The Quail [Video] originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Italian phenom Matteo Manassero had a one-stroke lead with three holes to play in the Rolex Trophy on the European Challenge Tour, but couldn't hold on for his ...

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In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Argentina jumped over 70% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 8/13/10 2:10 PM

Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Retailer, Today Announced That It Has Become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in Argentina Including Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza, Tucuman, La Plata, Mar... story.venezuelastar.com | 8/13/10 9:34 AM

Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Retailer, Today Announced That It Has Become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in Argentina Including Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Rosario, Mendoza, Tucuman, La Plata, Mar... story.venezuelastar.com | 8/13/10 9:34 AM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Brazil jumped over 65% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 8/12/10 2:44 PM

Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Retailer, Today Announced That It Has Become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in Brazil Including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Belo Hor... story.venezuelastar.com | 8/12/10 9:20 AM

Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Retailer, Today Announced That It Has Become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in Brazil Including Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasilia, Fortaleza, Belo Hor... story.venezuelastar.com | 8/12/10 9:20 AM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from South Africa jumped over 65% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 8/11/10 9:04 PM

Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Watch Retailer, today announced that it has become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in South Africa including Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Germiston, Pretoria, Port Elizabeth, Bloemfontein, and East London.

www.topix.net | 8/11/10 8:27 AM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Saudi Arabia jumped over 75% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 8/9/10 8:04 AM

Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Watch Retailer, today announced that it has become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in India including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune, Surat, Kanpur, and Jaipur.

www.topix.net | 8/7/10 11:28 AM

A group of thieves who were fleeing after breaking into a jewellery store in Britain hurled Rolex watches at chasing police personnel. story.venezuelastar.com | 8/5/10 5:20 AM

A group of thieves who were fleeing after breaking into a jewellery store in Britain hurled Rolex watches at chasing police personnel. timesofindia.indiatimes.com | 8/5/10 5:12 AM

Ahoy captain! Why I needed to begin with that cheesy, cliche phrase I do not know.. but Zenith calls the watch the "Elite Captain," which sounds just as cheesy. The "Elite" part of the name comes from the collection - which is a mid range of models from the 'reinvented' luxury brand. I believe that most Elite watches have in-house made Zenith movements. At least the Elite Captain does. Zenith has been offering watches with in-house made calibers at prices that are comparatively very reasonable - starting in the $5k - $6k range I believe. Not sure about the price of the Elite Captain, but with its relatively simple three-hand date automatic Caliber Elite 670 movement, it shouldn't be too much.

In steel or gold, the Elite captain comes in a few versions. Each in a 40mm wide case with various dial colors. The model here with its swanky looking metal bracelet and sharp dial is my favorite. It is a very handsome watch in a classic sense, quite the direction that Zenith is trying to take. Enough watches like this and they just may succeed. Looking at it again, it is starting to feel like a solid alternative to a basic Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch. What do you think? Look for the new Elite Captain watch soon.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Zenith Elite Captain Watch originally appeared on Luxist on Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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August is here, meaning it's time for our annual pilgrimage to Monterey for the smorgasbord of classic and collectible cars that awaits. Events there include Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival , The Pebble Beach Tour , Concorso Italiano , The Quail , the auctions , The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion , Concours d'LeMons and the granddaddy of them all - The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance . We'll be on hand to cover it all for you, just in case you can't make the trip yourself.

For those of you more inclined toward American iron, Hot August Nights is going on and there's the annual Woodward Dream Cruise happening in Detroit as well. Those are in addition to many other end-of-summer-type events happening around the rest of the country, like New York Autofest, Legends of Motorsport: Corvette Grand Sport, BMW West Coast Summer Concours, The 53rd Annual New Hope Automobile Show, Columbia River Concours d'Elegance, The Milwaukee Masterpiece, The Morgan Adams Concours d'Elegance, BlackTop Nationals, 4th Annual Garage Cruise, 15th CARS Inc. Open House, 20th Annual Sultans Car Show, Vista Rod Run 21, VW Jamboree, 40th Annual North - South F100 Run and the 10th Annual Woodies at the Beach to name several.

Motorsports aficionados have plenty of choices in August as well. Formula 1 hits Hungary and Belgium, while NASCAR visits Pocono, Watkins Glen, MIS and Bristol. The IndyCar Series stops at Mid-Ohio, Infineon and Chicagoland, while ALMS heads to Mid-Ohio, Road America and Mosport. WRC will be in action in Germany, while Rally America fans can catch the gang at the X-Games 16 and then at New Jersey Motorsports Park at the end of the month. LeMons brings its budget racing action to the LeMons Arse-Sweat-Apalooza and LeMons Mutually Assured Destruction of Omaha.

If none of those events appeal to you, check out our Google Calendar after the jump for even more listings, all with detailed info and links. And please don't forget to use the comments section to add or modify listings.

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Event Alert: August 2010 Calendar of Automotive Events originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 01 Aug 2010 13:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LOS ANGELES, CA July 31, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Time and Gems , an independent Rolex retailer, just announced that they will match any price on all their Rolex watches as well as offer 3% off all their inventory as a customer appreciation program.

www.topix.net | 7/31/10 10:49 PM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Canada jumped over 65% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 7/31/10 6:34 PM

Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers today announced that it has become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in the United States including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix, Philadelphia, San Antonio, San Diego, Dallas, San Jose, Detroit, and San Francisco.

www.topix.net | 7/30/10 10:08 AM

Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers, U.K.'s #1 Online Rolex Watch Retailer, today announced that it has become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in the United Kingdom including London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Bristol, and Manchester.

www.topix.net | 7/26/10 10:03 AM

Oct. 4-10 _ China Open, Beijing, H0 Oct. 4-10 _ Rakuten Japan Open, Tokyo, HO Oct. 10-17 _ Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China, HO Oct. 18-24 _ If Stockholm Open, Stockholm, Sweden, HI Oct. 18-24 _ Kremlin Cup, Moscow, HI Oct. 24-31 _ St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia, HI Oct. 25-31 _ Grand Prix de Tenis de Lyon, Lyon, France, HI Oct. 25-31 _ Bank Austria Tennis Trophy, Vienna, Austria, HI Oct. 25-31 _ TBA, Montpellier, Fr ... english.people.com.cn | 7/20/10 9:07 AM

March 1-7 _ Davis Cup I March 11-21 _ BNP Paribas Open, HO (Ivan Ljubicic) March 24-April 4 _ Sony Ericsson Open, HO (Andy Roddick) April 5-11 _ U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, CO (Juan Ignacio Chela) April 5-11 _ Grand Prix Hassan II, CO (Stanislas Wawrinka) April 11-18 _ Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, CO (Rafael Nadal) April 19-25 _ Barcelona Open BancSabadell, CO (Fernando Verdasco) April 25-May 2 _ Internazionali BNL d'Italia, CO (Rafael ... english.people.com.cn | 7/20/10 8:22 AM

Portero.com, which has undergone some much needed changes in the last year or so, is offering a chance for people to win a free pre-owned 18k gold Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date watch. Really simple to enter it seems. Go to Portero.com and there should be a pop up window asking you to enter. They want your e-mail address to tell you about their new selection of pre-owned luxury watch. If you opt in for that, you'll be entered to win this Rolex. No idea when the giveaway ends or about additional terms. You'll have to sail on over there to find out.

Ariel Adams publishes the luxury watch reviews site aBlogtoRead.com.

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Portero.com Pre-Owned Gold Rolex Watch Giveaway originally appeared on Luxist on Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Germany jumped over 70% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 7/17/10 8:08 PM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers' revenue from Mexico jumped over 65% over the same period last year.

www.topix.net | 7/16/10 1:55 PM

MEXICO CITY -- 07/16/10 -- Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Watch Retailer, today announced that it has become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in Mexico including Mexico City, E... story.venezuelastar.com | 7/16/10 9:06 AM

Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Watch Retailer, today announced that it has become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in Japan including Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Kyoto, Kobe, Fukuoka, Kawasaki, and Hiroshima.

www.topix.net | 7/14/10 11:40 AM

In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers achieved the #1 ranking for the search term "Rolex" and "Rolex Watches" and its percentage revenue from the Middle Eastern region jumped to over 5%. Vanessa Puzio of Melrose Jewelers states, "We have always had strong demand from Dubai and Abu Dhabi as many U.A.E. executives and even Shaikhs have come to our ...

www.topix.net | 7/11/10 5:11 AM