Only Watch: Girard-Perregaux’s Vintage 1945 XXL
Girard Perregaux has assembled a visually enticing extension of the iconic Vintage 1945, maintaining its pure “Art Deco” housing design. Within its titanium DLC case, lie a beautiful, transparent...
View ArticleBuilding Your Dream: A Replica 1959 Ferrari Testa Rossa
Following the tragic 1955 Le Mans accident, Ferrari anticipated a reduction of capacity for sports cars and began designing a 250 GT V-12 engine: The name ‘Testa Rossa’ was first used by the Prancing...
View ArticleSaint Laurent Revives its Couture House
The furniture includes both the House and Hedi Slimane’s private collection composed of modernist, Art Deco and XVIII century French pieces. Perhaps we should have known right from the onset when...
View ArticleGocycle – The Sybaritic Answer to E-bicycles
Envy the convenience of rising bike commuters no more. Hailing from London, comes a luxury e-bicycle that improves both the power output and ergonomic design of a two-wheeler. Gocycle might just rise...
View ArticleOnly Watch 2015: Vulcain’s Cloisonné Grand Feu Pegasus
A true artisanal beauty, Vulcain carves a new version of their 50s Presidents watch with a Grand Feu cloisonné enamel dial festooned with 12 diamonds for hour indices. It features the inspirational...
View ArticleGucci Bamboo for Her
With great power, comes a fragrance defining today’s Gucci woman. The pleasant scent echoes the characteristics of bamboo: strength and durability. Emanating different facets of the contemporary lady...
View ArticleLiving Off The Land
Ocean Pacific “With the Euro in a trough, this is one of the best times to buy a boat,” comments Edward Tan. The Director of Hong Seh Marine’s sweeping statement has us listening. Since majority of...
View ArticleDior’s Guiding Star – The Rose des Vents Collection
As folkloric traditions continues to set a precedent for many jewellery maisons, corralling esoteric symbolism and humble handicrafts, it is bewildering at best to think that one of fashion’s most...
View ArticleOnly Watch 2015: Speake-Marin’s Resilience “One Art”
Speake-Marin’s Resilience “One Art” model keeps all the familiar impressions emblematic of the original series including the famous Piccadilly case in red gold, a pared back white enamel dial powered...
View ArticleSharp Turns
Turning 30 this year, Andy Meyrick’s story could have been about what went wrong in the former youth academy footballer’s career. However, vying against the likes of Wayne Rooney, who was born in the...
View ArticleOng & Ong 65BTP-House: An Exemplar of How the Top 1% in Singapore Lives
Most recognise the late President Ong Teng Cheong as a dutiful public servant who attempted to audit Singapore’s vast holdings but few realise that he was also one of the founding partners (together...
View ArticleAugust Cover Star: RM27-02 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal
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View ArticleThe Definitive Bond: Omega Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition
Since MI6 looks for maladjusted young men, who give little thought to sacrificing others in order to protect queen and country. You know… former SAS types with easy smiles and expensive watches. While...
View ArticleReturn of a Legend: Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955
A reinvented legend, the new Historiques Cornes de vache 1955 appears in a 950 platinum 38.5 mm- diameter case that is water resistant to 30 metres and features delicately polished ‘cow-horn’ lugs. The...
View ArticleFit for a King: Stay at the Palace of Versailles (Soon)
The gardens of Versailles extend over 800 hectares and were created in the “jardin à la française” style. If you think it’s already pretty regal at the 6-star St. Regis, wait till you get a load of...
View ArticleThe World’s First Megacar: Koenigsegg One:1
Named for insane 1:1, horsepower to weight ratio, Koenigsegg’s One:1 is the world’s first street legal sports cars with the heretofore unheard of dream equation. Just two months (22 June 2015) ago, the...
View ArticleCoolest Watch from the West: ARTYA Son of Gun Russian Roulette
Yvan Arpa can be considered an eccentric Swiss watch designer, beginning his career as an academic in mathematics before a stint in martial arts tourneys and cross-country adventures brought him back...
View ArticleCruise Stylishly: Cartier Ronde Croisière
“Croisière” is French for “cruise” and incorporating signature Roman numerals, the Cartier Ronde Croisière is a stylishly appointed quasi-diver’s watch capable of depths of up to 100 metres. It’s true...
View ArticleWatches & Wonders: IWC Portofino Monopusher Chronograph
The Portofino Hand-Wound Monopusher (Ref. IW515104) from IWC Schaffhausen was last seen as a piece-unique at the Tribeca Film Festival. The last time we saw a Portofino Hand Wound Monopusher...
View ArticleParadisiacal Sanctuary: Hideaways Club Santisook Villa
It’s not called Eden. At least the “Garden of God” mentioned in Genesis 14 isn’t;In fact, no Biblical celebrities from Adam to Zachariah, ever specifically call the verdant paradise a derivation of the...
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