Iconic Concierge Fall 2022

L’EPÉE 1839 TIME FAST BUCHERER BLUE
L’Epée, famous for its finely crafted clocks
that range from the traditional to the fanciful,
is mostly known for its collaborative efforts
with MB&F, resulting in some of the most
original table clocks ever made. This time,
though, L’Epée teams up with high-end
retailer Bucherer to create a unique series
of the Time Fast clock, shaped like a singleseater
race car from a bygone era.
Made of an aluminium body and finished
in signature Bucherer Blue, the time is visible
on the left-hand side of the 40cm long and
4.7kg heavy car. The two black and white
cylinders for the hours and minutes rotate as
time progresses. The entire in-house movement
is wound by pulling back the car similar
to a friction toy car. The power reserve is
8 days. Limited to 18 pieces. CHF 33,000.
www.lepee1839.ch
PRODRIVE RACING SIMULATOR
Prodrive is actually a legendary motorsport name that
has found success in building some of the best rally
cars on the planet, including the legendary Subaru
Rally cars that Collin McRae piloted to victory in 1995.
This racing pedigree lead them to create one of the
best plug-and-play racing simulators on sale today.
Sculpted by design house CALLUM and featuring a
carbon fiber tub that floats in a canopy made of 16
layers of birch wood, the simulator uses a 49-inch
AOC Dual-QHD 5k resolution curved monitor, a mechanical
pedal box, and is powered by a bespoke
simulator computer with a 12GB GeForce RTX graphics
card and 16GB of memory. The price of getting
one of the best racing simulator experiences possible?
US$50,000.
www.prodrive.com
VAONIS HYPERIA SMART TELESCOPE
Following the release of the Stellina telescope in 2018
and the Vespera model less than a year ago, telescope
maker Vaonis recently introduced Hyperia, a brand-new,
ultra-powerful scope.
Standing 2.10m tall, the motorized Hyperia is made from
zicral, an aerospace industry alloy, and weighs 75kg.
It features a 24 by 36 full-frame back-illuminated Sony
IMX455 monochrome sensor with a 61-million pixel
resolution and “91% quantum efficiency”, paired with a
massive 1050mm f/7 apochromatic triplet lens.
Vaonis designed the Hyperia to be modular and upgradeable
over time, so users can replace the existing
sensor with the latest technology on the market as it becomes
available. US$45,000.
www.vaonis.com
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