Haute Horlogerie: Piaget indulges in a romantic tale under Venice&Samarkand skies

Watches & Wonders 2015: Piaget unveiled its first complication watch collection dedicated to woman and presented some of the finest masterpieces developed in 2015. On the occasion of this third edition of Watches and Wonders Hong Kong exhibition, Piaget confirmed its uniqueness and its expertise as a watchmaker and jeweller by the unveiling of two … Read more

Picture-perfect: Côte d’Azur – straight out of a magical storybook

The enticing South of France has it all. Anything is tolerated as long as you have the money to pay for it or you’re a VIP. Welcome to the epicurean Côte d’Azur – one of the most exclusive stretches of coastline in the world. Just pack your swimsuits – and your status items, of course. … Read more

Winning the uber jackpot. 5 things to buy from an investment perspective

Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once – Paulo Coelho – What would you buy if you won the lottery? What to do after winning a hyper jackpot? This fantasy exercise is always really amusing, conjuring images of … Read more

Upper crust: buyers pay up to £5.5m for apartments with pizza lifts

Four luxury flats on the Strand sold for between £3m and £5.5m, with all mod cons including butler’s lift from restaurant next door

Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière brings digital punk to Paris catwalk

Show at Frank Gehry-designed gallery, featuring models resembling wild creatures from Mad Max, sees fashion house marry high art with big commerce

Britain’s super-rich cash in on low interest rates with £1m mortgages

Number of £1m-plus mortgages granted to lenders has risen by a fifth, with private banks main funders of central London trophy properties