By CRYSTAL GOH

Florence-based fashion house Salvatore Ferragamo has unveiled their six timepiece collections for 2009. Embodying the brand’s focus on beauty, each piece in the six lines features the Italian house’s signature craftsmanship, with a winning combination of luxury, creativity and style.

Many of these collections draw their inspiration from the brand’s rich history, with the Palagio collection tracing its roots to traditional Florentine architecture, the Assoluto and Gancino collections designed around the iconic shape representing the Ferragamo brand, and the Vara and Salvatore collections paying tribute to the fashion house’s famous ladies’ shoes.

The collections’ Italian design flair is supported on the inside by Swiss-made mechanical movements, provide precision on top of an array of styles from the trendy to the classic, from the stylish to the luxurious.

Customize your look with a touch of color with the Vara’s eye-catching interchangeable straps, add a touch of glamour with the diamond encrusted Assoluto, or pick the F-80, an automatic Tourbillon in an 18K gold case for the modern jetsetter, produced on demand in limited edition.