Breguet developed the tourbillion and the self winding watch and they continue to innovate with the Classique Chronometrie. This watch use a newly patented magnetic pivot to offset the negative effects of magnetism in watch movements and improve the precision and reliability of the mechanical watch. The magnetic pivot consists of a carbon-steel balance staff and a ‘rare-earth’ magnet behind each endstone. It is a beautiful piece with fluted caseband, welded lugs, engine turned dial and open-tipped Breguet hands.

Creative agency Mother and The Kaleidoscope Trust are sticking two fingers up at homophobia in Russia this Christmas.
The Russian LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community is facing increasingly harsh treatment at the hands of authorities. Attacks on gay people are rising, in a country where homosexuality has been classified as a mental illness since 1999. So, this Christmas, Mother is sending something To Russia With Love.

Heathrow Airport is now using driverless pods transporting passengers in Terminal 5.
These pods can carry up to four people between the business car park and the main building, and their batteries recharge themselves between rides.
It is estimated they will cut the number of bus journeys around Heathrow by 50,000 per year, BAA added.
They use laser sensors to navigate their way around and have safety features that enable them to stop immediately in case of danger.
The University of Bristol research engineers came up with these colourful slug like vehicles.

Food unites us during the Christmas period as we indulge and bond with others in its presence. Levanah Reyes-Wainwright shares her picks for the ultimate Christmas soiree.

To give or not to give?
Christmas is nearly upon us and there has never been a better time to primp, preen and polish yourself to perfection. Levanah Reyes-Wainwright picks out the best luxury beauty products for the festive season.

The new tour de force from the Hydro Mechanical Horologists.
This watch employs liquids, the traditional enemy of horology, using bellows that pump transparent oil and water around. Where the two immiscible liquids meet in a tube tells you the time. Hydro mechanical horology at its most excellent.
$129,000
http://www.hytwatches.com/Collection/Watch/Item/h2-5.sls

The BMW i8 is a plug-in hybrid that brings together the advantages of electromobility and innovative engine technology. The result is an extraordinarily dynamic driving experience, combining impressive efficiency with extremely low CO2 emissions. The BMW i8 is a sports car, reinvented. It’s more efficient, through intelligent lightweight carbon construction and an aerodynamic design. It’s also more sustainable, featuring highly-efficient BMW eDrive technology and the use of recyclable interior materials.

Treat friends and family to these divine chocolate brownies.
Makes 16 squares for tea or 64 mini squares for canapés.
200g butter
200g dark chocolate
3 large eggs
275g caster sugar
100g plain flour
30g cocoa powder
70g milk chocolate
70g white chocolate
1 Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180C/160 fan
2 Line a 23cm square tin with a large piece of baking paper. (This will enable you to lift the brownies out of the tin easily.)
3 Chop the white and milk chocolate into chunks and leave to one side.

…visit the EAT ME! Exhibition (8th Nov 2013 – 7th Jan 2014)
If you are on a diet or trying to stay away from indulgence before Christmas then this exhibit is definitely one you want to attend with a full stomach. As a winner of the ‘Prix Gourmand’ and ‘Best Food Photographer’ award, it is no surprise that >frenchartstudio has decided to showcase highly regarded and distinguished photographer Jean Cazals solo exhibition.

There are two things happening in Nicolas Winding-Refn's ode to redemption, and one thing that isn't. Let's take them one at a time.