Thursday, Apr. 15, 2004

The A List

By Amanda Greene, Carmen Lee, Yuki Oda and Ulla Plon

SAN FRANCISCO Philippe Starck's clocks for Oregon Scientific are a big hit at Saks Fifth Avenue. They come in three colors, display the local weather and project the time onto the ceiling

HONOLULU A diving watch is a must for Hawaii-bound beach bums. Breitling's $3,250 Chrono Superocean 803 has enhanced water resistance to a depth of 1,650 ft.

MONTREAL Swiss Army's super-durable Victorinox luggage is taking off at the Aeroports de Montreal. This 20-in. wheelie bag, among the most popular, sells for $199

NEW YORK CITY Leica's Digilux 2 ($1,850), sold at B&H Photo, may look retro, but it has all the features of a modern digital camera, including a 64-MB memory card and a rechargeable battery

CHICAGO Tumi's newest luggage collection is fashioned from high-tech hybrid fabric. One of the best-selling pieces at Marshall Field's is the silver Balance backpack ($195)

ORLANDO Tailored to business travel, Samsonite's Outline 5 ($219.95) is a top seller at the company's Orlando stores. Its removable waterproof pockets isolate damp items

LOS ANGELES At Best Buy, TV execs are lining up for the new Archos Video AV320 ($499.95), which can record up to 80 hours of video and MP3 audio from a TV or stereo for instant playback

LONDON Smythson of Bond Street, maker of chic address books, is selling out of its new pigskin Portobello handbag ($1,305), which features a laptop pocket

PARIS Parisiennes are flocking to cool concept stores like Colette to snap up the latest high-tech gadgets. One must-have is Panasonic's silver-dollar-size SV-SD85 digital audio player ($249.95)

STOCKHOLM Nokia's 7600 is the hot item at hip boutique Asplund. The groundbreaking imaging phone can capture video clips with audio and download real-time television news

BERLIN Shoppers at KaDeWe favor Rimowa's new polycarbonate Salsa Plus line, which is as light as soft luggage yet as indestructible as hard cases ($289 and up)

FLORENCE Globe trotters drop in at the Santa Maria Novella pharmacy for all-natural beauty products like cocoa-butter hand cream ($45) and pomegranate soap ($18)

MILAN Travelers in this busy city know that the only way to go is first class. Ferragamo's calfskin identification tags ($90) are a popular accessory for weekend jaunts

TOKYO The most popular luggage at bustling Narita airport is always Louis Vuitton--specifically the Pegase 60 upright roller ($1,540) in the classic monogram canvas

HONG KONG Professionals in the Central district are buying up Sony's PEG-TH55 Clie ($400), which has a digital camera, video and MP3 audio players and a voice recorder built in