A valuable watch requires specialised insurance, regular servicing and maintenance, repairs, and secure storage and travel considerations. Or you risk losing value. For a lot of watch collectors, it’s the journey that counts: finding the perfect watch, tracking a grail piece, sitting on a waitlist, and in the meantime discussing the whole process with a […]
I needed a cigarette after my first trip around the block in the handsome, powerful Targa 4 GTS – and I don’t even smoke. It is not the cheapest 911 nor the lightest 911, but it’s one of the most satisfying. And why shouldn’t it be? Output is 532 horsepower and 449 pound-feet of torque. […]
Few Swiss watchmakers are so synonymous with disruption as Hublot – famed, and occasionally notorious, makers of the Big Bang. Founded by Carlo Croco in 1980, the company first rose to prominence for introducing watches on rubber straps – a combination then virtually unheard of in the luxury watch industry. Since then, the brand has […]
Aman, Nobu, Bulgari, Baccarat and Mandarin Oriental are among the luxury hospitality groups heading to the Maldives as record arrivals, private residences and an airport expansion fuel the country’s next resort boom. For decades, the Maldives has been known for its dreamy overwater villas, clear blue lagoons, and the promise of total relaxation. This image […]
A Heuer Monaco Reference 1133B, circa 1969, worn by Steve McQueen in the motion picture Le Mans, is the top lot of Sotheby’s Important Watches auction in New York on June 15. The watch is accompanied by hundreds of pages of documentation—including correspondence between the film production and Heuer, as well as more than 200 […]
The unveiling of a new electric supercar from Ferrari sharply divided the internet Tuesday morning as traditionalists described the design as “an Apple product on wheels” and supporters praised the luxury brand’s bold attempt at a reinvention. Key Facts Crucial Quote “The Luce does not look like a Ferrari. It looks like the concept for […]
Book a Rolls Royce, a private jet, a super yacht or even an exclusive Monaco F1 package with one phone call using Hype Luxury. This one-stop shop luxury startup is one of India’s fastest-growing ultra-premium mobility and lifestyle brands for ultra-high-net-worth individuals, built around the idea that luxury transportation should be as accessible as booking a hotel […]
The Audemars Piguet x Swatch ‘Royal Pop’ will go on sale May 16. The watch collection combines Swatch’s technical innovation with Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak design The much-hyped, much-celebrated—and much-debated—Audemars Piguet x Swatch “Royal Pop” has officially arrived. The watch will go on sale May 16, with the two companies releasing the first official images […]
The partnership between Phillips and senior consultants Aurel Bacs and Livia Russo continues to reshape the global watch auction market. Now in its 11th year, the collaboration achieved another milestone with The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIII, held May 9–10 at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva. The sale totaled more than $96.3 million, making it […]
An exclusive group of Ferrari race car collectors and Riva yacht owners had gathered at the Monaco Yacht Club recently when Ferretti Group CEO Alberto Galassi said, “Love is more powerful than reason.” Now, that’s not what most CEOs would say in private, let alone in public. But, Alberto Galassi is simply not like most […]