Moda Mall is a high-end shopping complex in the ground floor of the World Trade Center. It derives from Villa Moda, a Kuwaiti luxury department store, featuring fashion and clothing items from top designers, founded (1992) by Sheikh Majed Al-Sabah, the 35-year-old nephew of Kuwait's Amir.
Bahrain's Moda Mall is as upscale as anything I've seen anywhere. The store selection and interior design is over the top. Designer stores include Louis Vuitton (photo), Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Hermés (photo, pocket watches), Stella McCartney, Roberto Cavalli, Vertu, Versace (photo), Valentino, amongst others. Most amazing are the watch and jewellery stores such as De Beers, Tiffany & Co., Boucheron, Chopard, Chanel Jewellery, Van Cleef & Arpels, and the king of haute horlogerie, Patek Philippe (photo). I can just imagine some sheikh coming in (between falconry events) and making an impulse purchase of a few PP Sky Moon Tourbillon wristwatches for himself and family. Just in case you didn't know, a tourbillon counters the effects of gravity by mounting the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage, ostensibly in order to negate the effect of gravity when the timepiece (and thus the escapement) is rotated. Originally an attempt to improve accuracy, tourbillons are still included in high end modern watches as a demonstration of watchmaking virtuosity. Check out www.thewatchavenue.com for haute horlogerie.
Bahrain's Moda Mall is as upscale as anything I've seen anywhere. The store selection and interior design is over the top. Designer stores include Louis Vuitton (photo), Christian Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Hermés (photo, pocket watches), Stella McCartney, Roberto Cavalli, Vertu, Versace (photo), Valentino, amongst others. Most amazing are the watch and jewellery stores such as De Beers, Tiffany & Co., Boucheron, Chopard, Chanel Jewellery, Van Cleef & Arpels, and the king of haute horlogerie, Patek Philippe (photo). I can just imagine some sheikh coming in (between falconry events) and making an impulse purchase of a few PP Sky Moon Tourbillon wristwatches for himself and family. Just in case you didn't know, a tourbillon counters the effects of gravity by mounting the escapement and balance wheel in a rotating cage, ostensibly in order to negate the effect of gravity when the timepiece (and thus the escapement) is rotated. Originally an attempt to improve accuracy, tourbillons are still included in high end modern watches as a demonstration of watchmaking virtuosity. Check out www.thewatchavenue.com for haute horlogerie.
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