Urwerk UR-T8 Transformer and UR-106 Flower Power. It’s not everyday you turn 20!

For URWERK’s designer and co-founder, Martin Frei, a wristwatch is an object that invites interaction, appealing to your visual as well as to your tactile senses. You don’t just wear your UR-T8, you engage with it. Let’s dive into the UR-T8 amazing mechanism. Urwerk‘s 20th anniversary celebration keeps going on and on all along 2017. … Read more

The Ins and Outs of Watch Complications

As with any area of luxury goods, a vast amount of time and skill go into the making of high-end watches. If done properly, a good timepiece will not only be a tool for time keeping but also a beautiful work of art. This can push up the cost of a watch but considering it … Read more

Zurich city guide: what to see, plus the best restaurants, bars and hotels

Yes, it’s big on banking and watches but don’t imagine the Swiss city is entirely straitlaced – this year it’s going gaga over Dada for starters

The most ultimate of driving journeys from behind the wheel of the SVAutobiography

The Most Luxurious Road Trip from behind the wheel of the most luxurious Range Rover ever produced: Land Rover Adventure Travel by Abercrombie & Kent. The Most Luxurious Road Trip On Earth takes in five continents, eight countries and nine of the world’s best hotels. It was developed by Land Rover and luxury travel company … Read more

The geek v the extrovert: Milan’s fashion face-off

Sensible shoes, specs and skirt suits competed with nightclub styling, 80s glitz and show-off frocks in Milan. But which look was better?

The art of French lacquer: Hermès Arceau Cheval d’Orient

To highlight the art of French lacquer, Maison Hermès gives life to three equestrian scenes from a dream-like Orient in the new Arceau Cheval d’Orient watch. Hermes’ enduringly entwined passions for artistic craftsmanship and the equestrian world. The artisan applies the first layers of lacquer – pigments mixed with a copal-based varnish – while respecting … Read more