In another sign the world is coming back to normal: The return of the Habano Cuban cigar festival in Havana, Cuba, next February. The announcement was made this past week by Habanos, S.A.
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The XXIII Edition of the Habano Festival will be held Feb. 27 to March 3, a wide-ranging program of activities surrounding fine Cuban cigars and Cuban culture. Specialist, distributors and aficionados all come together for the week, with music and fine food. Attendees will get to tour renowned Habanos factories, plantations, seminars with interesting lectures, contests. Over those three nights they will get a sneak preview of the latest Habanos, S.A. novelties.
More details coming down the line soon on this great Cuban cigars event.
Tic talk: New releases from Omega, Bremont, Audemars Piguet and Chopard
Bremont
Housing the high performance Bremont manufactured ENG365 calibre movement, the Fury is a 40 mm timepiece with a polished stainless steel Trip-Tick case. That was constructed at Bremont’s Headquarters The Wing in Henley-on-Thames, England. $5,995 pounds ($6,880 USD) for both black and blue dial variations.
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Chopard
Check out Chopard’s L.U.C Full Strike “Día de los Muertos”, the watchmaker’s salute to Mexican culture through an annual timepiece edition dedicated to the Day of the Dead festivities.
Crafted as a one-off, the new L.U.C Full Strike “Día de los Muertos” model in ethical 18-carat white gold is entirely hand-engraved with blackened details over its entire case and bezel. It frames a black dial adorned with the iconic calavera skull symbol. The watch is also equipped with L.U.C Calibre 08.01-L, developed by Chopard Manufacture in 2016. The mechanical minute repeater movement strikes the hours, quarters and minutes with timeless, crystal-clear notes. 42.5 mm in total diameter.
Price available upon request.
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its iconic Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet launched two Royal Oak Selfwinding sets in 37 and 41 mm. Both are illuminated by some of the most beautiful gemstones.
The two sets are composed of ten white gold selfwinding hours, minutes and seconds timepieces. Each is entirely paved with a different baguette-cut gemstone. Looking at them, they form a rainbow when all the pieces are put side by side.
The different watches are adorned with some 800 baguette-cut coloured stones of the exact same hue, all custom-cut to offer intense and pure colours. The gemsetting was accomplished by long-time partner Salanitro, a company specialised in watch manufacturing and stone setting. Price is available upon request.
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