2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013: Girard-Perregaux’s Haute Horlogerie collection. Girard-Perregaux’s Constant Escapement Haute Horlogerie timepieces took 5 years of development. Let’s take a step back in time with Girard- Perregaux at BaselWorld 2013, one of the most prestigious watch and jewellery show in Switzerland. Based on the ground-breaking prototypes presented in 2008, it has taken five … Read more
2luxury2 at Baselworld 2013. In 1912 Jacqueline Hermès wears the first wristwatch ever created by Hermès. As a child Jacqueline could not wear a watch attached to her clothing or slipped into her pocket. Especially for her, her father devised an ingenious “porte-oignon” or pocket-watch holder designed to fasten it onto the wrist. Drawing upon … Read more
World’s largest economies in 2020: Euromonitor International’s forecast In 2020, emerging markets will dominate the top five largest economies (China, USA, India, Japan and Russia), acording to Euromonitor International‘s analyst insight “Forecast: WORLD’S LARGEST ECONOMIES IN 2020”. The most symbolic shift will be when China overtakes the USA as the largest economy globally, say the authors of the … Read more
At the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in Geneva, Switzerland, Bombardier, the world’s only manufacturer of both planes and trains, and NetJets, the worldwide leader in private aviation, unveiled the new Challenger 350 aircraft, with deliveries expected to begin in 2014. The aircraft has an exceptionally quiet cabin, hand-crafted leathers, meticulously designed wood … Read more
French wines triumphed at 2013 Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, the international wine contest held this year in Slovakia, the 1st Central European country to host one of the world’s top five wine competitions. The competition has revealed critical insight into the latest trends within the world of wine, providing a snapshot of the global industry that … Read more
World’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition Bombay Sapphire gin house challenged professional bartenders from around the world to create a cocktail inspired by Tuscany, the home of the juniper berries, which lies at the heart of Bombay Sapphire gin. The aim of the World’s Most Imaginative Bartender competition was to inspire the endless creativity that is at the … Read more