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Trust, Certified: Audemars Piguet Becomes Its Own Watch Keeper
The Swiss maker of the Royal Oak has opened a marketplace for its own pre-owned watches. The most interesting product on it is not a watch. In brief: Audemars Piguet (AP), the independent Swiss manufacture founded in 1875 in Le Brassus and famous for the octagonal Royal Oak, launched The Watch Keepers on October 26.…
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How to Keep Up Outdoor Exercise as the Days Get Shorter
The clocks change, you finish work, and it is already dark. The run or the ride that felt easy in summer now feels like a chore, and the sofa looks very cosy. Many people stop outdoor exercise at this time of year, and then find it hard to start again when the days get longer.…
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Open Doors, Smaller Doors: Reading LVMH’s Weekend of Craft
For three days in October the world’s largest luxury group let strangers into its workshops. Here is what changed, who got in, and why it matters. Every so often luxury does something delightfully counterintuitive: it gives away what it normally guards. From October 16 to 18, LVMH, the group behind Louis Vuitton, Dior, Moët &…
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Press Pause: Six Reasons Luxury Has Fallen Back in Love with the Analog
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in Art, Beauty, Cigars & Spirits, Design, Fashion, Gifts, Gourmet, Hi Tech, Holiday, LUST, Pets, SHELTER, Sport & Health, Watches|JewelryIn a world that can generate anything in seconds, the rarest luxury is something that cannot be rushed. In our piece on the Rimowa x Faber-Castell case we said luxury loves the analog. Here is the evidence. By “analog” we mean objects that work through hands, materials and mechanisms rather than screens: turntables, pens, film…
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Ferrari Wants You to Hang a Hood on Your Wall, and Rock Stars Already Parked Theirs in a Museum
The most famous car brand on earth has figured out how to sell you the idea of a Ferrari, even if you never turn the key. There is a point in every luxury empire’s life when the core product, however magnificent, is no longer the only way to monetize devotion. Hermès has scarves, Ferrari has……
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Why a Paris courtroom just told the upcycling industry to put down the scissors
Your Grandmother’s Chanel Buttons Just Got a Restraining Order There’s a particular kind of person who spends a Sunday afternoon prying vintage CC buttons off a thrifted tweed jacket, gluing them onto a chain, and calling it “reworked couture.” As of this season, that person has a legal problem. On May 21, 2026, the Paris…