If you missed the United-Nations-designated International Day of Happiness on March 20, don’t worry, be happy: Chopard is keeping the happy times alive with a new collection of its signature Happy Sport watch collection. The new Chopard models, famous for the five or seven diamonds that move randomly between two sapphire crystals over the watch […]
From Rolex and Patek Philippe to Cartier and IWC, timeless timepieces from the world’s biggest watch show. This year’s edition of Watches and Wonders was a little light on wonders, but there were still plenty of innovative and unforgettable timepieces, including several record-breakers. Piaget debuted the thinnest tourbillon, which clocks in at svelte 2 mm, […]
Not content with already having set eight records for creating the world’s thinnest mechanical watches, Bulgari has done it again, beating its own record of 1.80 mm thickness to produce a mechanical watch that is only 1.70 mm thick (and 40mm wide). And not only does this Bulgari timepiece work, it works better than most […]
Working with The MET for its Masterpiece on the Wrist program, Vacheron Constantin interprets this Winslow Homer Northeaster painting on a watch dial. Sometimes being in a world-class museum, surrounded by some of the best paintings and sculptures in history, can be somewhat overwhelming. For Vacheron Constantin, the world’s oldest continually operating watch brand, the […]
Sotheby’s New York will hold an auction focused on signed jewels titled, “From the Vault Exceptional Signed Jewels” on March 7 in New York. It’s part of the auction house’s “Luxury Week” series of sales highlighting fine watches, wines, whiskies, handbags and accessories, and of course jewels. The Sotheby’s jewellery sale of more than 220 […]
It’s almost that time of year again. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so we’ve curated some of our favourite luxe gift options that are sure to help ignite the romance this February 14. Oakridge Ovata Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV: $29.99 From the Yarra Valley, this sparkling wine is the perfect combination of both […]
Amouage Cristal & Gold Man and Cristal & Gold Woman will be available from February in Australia. With only two units of each fragrance in the country, the collector’s item will set you back $2,990 a pop. To celebrate their milestone 40th birthday, perfumery house Amouage is re-releasing Crystal & Gold Man, and Crystal & […]
TAG Heuer has always been known as a pioneer in watchmaking – something it proves regularly with its creations. Such is the case with the brand’s use of lab-grown diamonds in select timepieces. In fact, it wowed the world when it announced the TAG Heuer Carrera Diamant d’ Avant-Garde technology – wherein it grows and […]
From Rolex’s emoji Day-Date to the reborn Tag Heuer Carrera Skipper, watch brands are dialling up the fun. Among the buzziest releases at Watches and Wonders in 2023 was a Rolex Day-Date with a jigsaw puzzle–inspired enamel dial. Rolex then dialled up the playfulness by replacing the words in the day window with inspirational terms—including […]
Memorabilia from HBO’s hit show Succession headed to auction over the weekend via US Heritage Auctions – and raked in a total of US$627,000 (AU$945,000). The ‘ludicrously capacious’ Burberry bag worn to a family event in the show, mocked for its huge size, is now carrying, who knows? Perhaps flat shoes for the subway? But […]