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Cool Timing
Are you someone who likes ice climbing, diving to the bottom of
the ocean, surfing in dangerous waves or parachute-jumping from
steep cliffs? Do you still want to keep track of time and look irre-
sistible while hanging from a sharp ice formation or touching a
giant octopus? Then you’re the reason why the 230-year-old
watchmaking company Japy forged the Modèle 08 watch. All
unnecessary features have been discarded. Only the essentials are
here: Its robust mechanical movement with automatic winding is
perfectly sheltered inside a double-shell case of 316L stainless
steel. Its functional dials are protected by a thick sapphire crystal
which has been treated on both surfaces to prevent reflections,
and the crown is set in a protected housing, locked by a safety nut.
This awesome watch is water resistant up to 1000 feet (300
metres), and fitted on an oversized steel or leather band. A cool
watch for cool individuals. TLG
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Siggi Halliday
In the current issue of Condé Nast Traveller, Icelandic chef, Siggi
Hall’s restaurant, Siggi Hall, was named as one of the best one
hundred eateries from Rome to Rio. The magazine’s critique stat-
ed that restaurant Siggi Hall is a wonderful place to eat lobster
and salt fish dishes.
Siggi is, not surprisingly, delighted, but also believes that this list-
ing is of greater significance to Iceland: “I am, of course, hon-
oured that my restaurant was chosen, but I am most happy that it
is now written in black and white that Iceland is a place where
people can find gourmet food.”
Today, many visitors to Iceland are taking the opportunity to enjoy
not only fish, but beef dishes, since the environment here pro-
motes healthy produce. “We produce some of the finest meat,
fish, vegetable and diary products in the world here in Iceland,
and we are using new ideas and recipes to make first class
gourmet food,” adds Siggi.
Passengers will be pleased to hear that Siggi is now a menu con-
sultant with Icelandair and also works with icelandnaturally.com
as a culinary ambassador. But those wondering what put Siggi
Hall on the knife and fork map of the world, will have to taste for
themselves.
Restaurant Siggi Hall at Hótel Ódinsvé, Ódinstorg, 101 Reykjavík.
Open 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. (later on weekends). Tel. (+354) 511-6677.P
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