Today’s estate in pricey Montecito, California could actually, even at the high price of $18.8 million practically be considered a deal. After all this beachside home was once listed at $34 million (I also spotted an old listing for $24.75 million). The home has views of the Santa Barbara coastline, mountains and Channel islands all from the privacy of a gated enclave.

The property has a historic renovated Monterey Colonial main house with eight bedrooms and a three-car garage as well as a beach cabana, guest house and a fenced in beach area. A second parcel is also available for an additional cost and is home to a pool, patios, fountains and has permits for building a new four bedroom home. The main home is an odd mix, for the most part it has the casual look of a beach house but some rooms have a more formal and luxurious look. You can’t beat the location!

Reminiscent of estates on the Cote d’Azur with breathtaking views across the Santa Barbara coastline, Mountains & Channel Islands, this gated beach front estate affords exceptional privacy & exclusivity. Located on the most private of Montecito beaches, the lushly landscaped estate sits above 115 ft. ± of beachfront and is enhanced by a historic renovated Monterey Colonial main house with 8 bd,9 ba, 2 powder rooms & 3 car garage. The estate boasts improvements currently impossible to obtain per present-day restrictions: guesthouse, beach-side cabana w/fireplace, bath & dressing room, BBQ, sea wall & fenced private beach area. A permit is also in hand for further enhancements to the main house. A second parcel is also available for an additional cost and currently hosts a pool, patios, fountains & possesses a rare permit for a new, 4 bd, 4 1/2 bath, 2,900 sq. ft. home, 4-car garage, pool & steps to its own beach. Near shopping & restaurants & in the Montecito School District.

Right out of a financially troubled Franck Muller comes this beast of a luxury timepiece. I’ve never seen anything like it from the brand, and this Conquistador Singapore Grand Prix watch certainly is aimed at one of the few places right now where you can bet on luxury watch sales still taking place.

There are other versions of this new style Conquistador watch. The dramatic colors and design are what really get me. It is like Franck Muller is targeting Roger Dubuis in some odd manner it seems with these “talk to me designs.” This particular watch looks like a perfect compliment to Batman’s The Joker attire. Don’t you think?

Case comes in two forms. Either titanium and ergal (a type of aluminum alloy – think the red color on the watch case) or titanium and 18k rose gold. Size is 48mm wide by 62mm tall, and 14mm thick. Front and rear crystal is sapphire, of course. Inside the “statement rich” timepiece is an automatic Franck Muller FM caliber 7000 chronograph movement. Notable is the high level of decoration and platinum automatic rotor in the movement. The watch is limited to 80 pieces in the titanium and ergal, and 80 pieces in the titanium and gold.

See that polo-sporting playboy climbing out of the Ferrari convertible? Look at his shoes. They’re probably made by Tod’s. The Italian shoemaker has become synonymous with the exotic automaker, and not just because the chairman of the latter sits on the board of the former. Now the two kindred spirits have come together for a special line of driving mocs made by one for the other.

The Tod’s for Ferrari line consists of three models – the Leccetto (with laces), the Laccetto Tubi GT (with tassels) and the Mascherina Griglia (with a special emblem styled after the grille of the iconic 250 GTO). The latter two are available in black and brown suede, with the former also available in red and blue (in true Elvis style). Each feature insoles ribbed like the seats of a Ferrari sportscar, and are made in the same time-honored tradition that makes any pair of Tod’s loafers indispensable for the playboy lifestyle. They sell for 290 to 320 euros, and are available directly from Ferrari’s online store.