A host of homes recently put up for sale by industry billionaires include what Zillow says are some of the most desirable home amenities of the moment, including under-counter refrigerators, art-deco features and elaborate outdoor spaces with a pool, shower and kitchens of their own. Key facts A Bel-Air billionaire’s playground A Bel-Air estate that already holds […]
Luxury brand Cartier has announced the 33 fellows selected for this year’s Cartier Women’s Initiative, including two Australians and one New Zealander. Cartier, which launched its Women’s Initiative (CWI) back in 2006, has recognised 33 women impact entrepreneurs for 2024 for their achievements and solutions to pressing global challenges. The winners of the CWI Awards […]
Watches and Wonders might be over for another year but that hasn’t stopped Omega, the official timekeeper for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, going for an early gold to mark the 100-day countdown. With just 100 days until the Paris 2024 Olympics, Omega isn’t just watching the clock—they’re resetting it. As the games’ Official Timekeeper, […]
The word on Rolex’s new introductions last week at Watches and Wonders, the annual Geneva watch fair, is that the brand has come back down to earth after last year’s groovy Day Date Puzzle watch and the whimsical Oyster Perpetual with a coloured bubble dial. This year we have instead the incremental tweaks and improvements […]
TAG Heuer is boosting its vintage-inspired Carrera Chronograph line with three new releases: a two-tone ladies’ diamond-set Carrera; a gold version of the Carrera Skipper; and a modern remake of the 7753N, a classic Panda Carrera from the 1960s. Among the original Carrera models designed by Jack Heuer in the 1960s was the Ref. 7753 […]
At Watches and Wonders Geneva, which started Tuesday, IWC Schaffhausen unveils a world’s first perpetual calendar watch. The brand says it boasts a moon-phase indicator that accurately tracks the celestial body for 45 million years. The Portugieser Eternal Calendar also incorporates a 400-year gear system to account for leap years and skipped leap years for […]
Cartier has many intriguing collections to offer this year at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2024, but it is this high-jewelled, high-art Animal Watch series that stands out. Almost since its inception, the venerable house of Cartier has treated the animal world with the respect and dignity it deserves—not to mention fully embracing the mystery and […]
While the world of haute horlogerie descends on Geneva for the big announcements of Watches & Wonders, Omega and Swatch seized the quiet before the storm to unveil new details about the highly-anticipated black Snoopy MoonSwatch Mission. Two years following the historic collaboration between Omega and Swatch, the introduction of the Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to […]
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 […]
The 24-metre maxi-catamaran, Spirit of Ponant, is set to launch in June this year, as the cruise operator looks to broaden its intimate sailing options. The new luxury catamaran accommodates up to 12 guests and four crew (a chef selected by Ponant, a seaman, a steward and a captain) and provides guests a cruise experience […]