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Dua Lipa X Jaguar X You: “Want To” (Pace Remix)

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First launched at Sugar City in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3 September 2018, the Dua Lipa X Jaguar remix of “Want To” was created based on her driving style in the Jaguar I-Pace, the marque’s very first electric car or Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).

British singer and model Dua Lipa’s driving style was recorded by the Jaguar I-Pace’s intelligent sensors. With data such as the electrical energy utilised and how she accelerated and braked, the “tempo, arrangement and overal feel” for the “Want To” remix was created.

Dua Lipa with the Jaguar I-Pace. Photo: © Jaguar / Neal Haynes.

Even Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes and French actress Alix Bénézech (who plays a French police agent in the 2018 movie Mission: Impossible – Fallout), who were present at Dua Lipa’s gig in Amsterdam, created their own remixes of “Want To” driving Jaguar’s I-Pace.

Dutch supermodel Doutzen Kroes at Sugar City in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3 September 2018. Photo: David M. Benett / Getty Images for Jaguar.

Besides Jaguar I-Pace drivers and owners, fans of Dua Lipa can also create their own versions of her song by using Jaguar’s remix software found on http://remix.jointhepace.com.

According to Jaguar, the app allows music fans to remix Dua Lipa’s track using Spotify streaming history. This means using data from the music the person listens to, from the average tempo of the playlists to the mood and energy of the music, and rearranging the elements to create a personalised remix version.

British singer Grace Carter performing at Sugar City in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3 September 2018. Photo: David M. Benett / Getty Images for Jaguar.

Those who do not have a Spotify account can still create a remix in the app by tapping a rhythm on their their mobile to “set the pace” of a new version of the song.

Born in London in 1995, Dua Lipa’s parents were Albanians from Kosovo.

French actress Alix Bénézech at Sugar City in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 3 September 2018. Photo: David M. Benett / Getty Images for Jaguar.

The Jaguar I-Pace can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds and has a range of 470km (292 miles).

Interestingly, it is rumoured that Dua Lipa may well sing the theme song for “Bond 25”, the working title for the twenty-fifth James Bond movie that will be released on 25 October 2019 in the United Kingdom.

British singer and model Dua Lipa. Photo: David M. Benett / Getty Images for Jaguar.

This will be actor Daniel Craig’s fifth and final performance playing the British master spy. Omega fans may well be wondering about the next Omega watch Craig will be wearing and even perhaps wonder if Dua Lipa will either perform or wear an Omega .

One thing is for sure, fans of Dua Lipa who are in Singapore will be able to catch her performance at the Formula One Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, 16 September 2018.

Omega Speedmaster: The Original Moon Watch

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Omega Speedmaster Professional ST 105.012, first introduced in 1964. This is the “original Moonwatch” because this model was the first to land on the Moon in 1969. The Speedmaster ST 105.012 was the model worn by US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during Apollo 11 for that historic 20 July 1969 moment at 10.56pm Eastern Daylight Time when Armstrong became the first man to land on the Moon. Photo: © TANG Portfolio/TimeWerke.

Omega’s iconic Speedmaster chronograph is regarded as the “Moonwatch” as it was the first wristwatch that landed on Earth’s only natural satellite.

That historical day was on Sunday, 20 July 1969 at 10.56pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) or 2.56am Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) on 21 July when American astronaut Neil Armstrong planted his foot on the Moon, forever sealing his name in history books as the first man on the Moon.

That event therefore occurred on 21 July 1969 at 10.26am Singapore and Malaysia time. In 1969, the time zone setting for Singapore and Malaysia was UTC + 7.30 hours.

What Omega Speedmaster watch was used on the first Moon landing in 1969?

While most would loosely refer to any Omega Speedmaster as the “Moonwatch”, technically speaking, only one particular model was used by US astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on their historic 1969 Moon landing.

In the words of the immortal Connor MacLeod played by Christopher Lambert in the 1986 movie Highlander, “There can be only one.”

That “only one” or the “original Moonwatch” was a fourth generation Speedmaster Professional, the ST 105.012, that was first introduced in 1964.

For those who wish to watch that historical moment, here is one video by NASA found on their YouTube channel which we recommend: The Flight of Apollo 11.

For those who can’t get enough of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, here is a much longer version of the Apollo 11 mission, also from NASA: Restored Apollo 11 EVA. Do note that this video is 3 hours long.