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Photos Courtesy of OMEGA At first glance the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing may not have much to do with fashion (except for those super-chic spacesuits of course), but aside from all their tech gear, telescopes and research equipment, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong both brought their OMEGA Speedmater Professional timepieces with them. In a tale that seems better suited for the pages of a children’s story than a fashion magazine, two astronauts took off on an interstellar space mission and kept their wristwatches with them as backup timekeeping systems. To celebrate their first steps on the moon, OMEGA has released the Speedmaster Professional Apollo 11 45th Anniversary Limited Edition wristwatch to commemorate its part in the astronomical event. Imitating the color spectrum seen on the Apollo 11 lunar modules and the surrounding terrain, the OMEGA Speedmaster features a grey, brushed-titanium, 42 mm casing surrounded by an 18 karat gold, OMEGA Sedna gold bezel and matte black ta

The efficiency of public servants in Dubai is being increased by injecting speed in their logistics with high performing luxury/sports cars. First it was the Police department which acquired exotic cars like Lamborghini Aventador, Aston Martin and Bugatti Veyron to chase cases at top speed and now the Dubai Health Authority has acquired a Lotus Evora and inducted it in their emergency ambulance service as the ‘First Responder’. They hope to speed up the paramedics response time to emergencies. Apart from the British sports car the health authority has also acquired two Ford Mustangs. The custom Lotus Evora was showcased to the public last week at the Gitex Technology Week gathering at the Dubai World Trade Center. The new vehicle is not meant to be a standard ambulance to transport the patients but will be used by first responders who would now be in a position to start performing initial first aid within 3-4 minutes of receiving a call. The sports car, transformed as an ambulance,

You don’t think of Slovenia when you think of a supercar. But the tiny country has surprised the automotive world with Tushek Renovatio T500, the first supercar developed in Slovenia. It is being readied for its maiden appearance at the U.K.’s 2012 Salon Privé. It is the most prestigious platform the high end cars where the Slovenian creation is expected to take on better known models like the McLaren MP4-12C and Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Tushek Renovatio T500 is not being defensive at all and is full of confidence as it enters the world stage as it has been priced at $370,000 which is approximately $128,200 more than the McLaren MP4-12C and $125,848 more than the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. Both the cars are priced just under $250,000 including the destination charge. The Supercar is Based on Slovakian K1-Attack Kit Car The makers are obviously very confident about the Slovenian supercar which is based on the earlier Slovakian K1-Attack kit car. It is a road legal track car that i