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The crowning glory of Louis Moinet’s first decade comes up with an entirely new concept for the first ever chronograph-watch

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The inspirational master watchmaker Louis Moinet (1768 – 1853), the true inventor of the chronograph (1816) and the creator of some extraordinary clocks for Napoleon Bonaparte, Tsar Alexander Ist, American Presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, or King George IV of England, was one of the greatest watchmakers of Europe. The Louvre Museum in Paris, … Read more

2015 Royal Salute Coronation Cup – international polo at its best

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A quintessentially British picnic in the Royal Salute ‘Secret Garden’, a timeless floral hideaway created by award-winning gardener Stephen Woodhams. The Royal Salute Coronation Cup is the UK’s most prestigious international polo match. After a hard fought match featuring the sport’s top players, His Royal Highness, The Prince of Wales presented prizes for England after … Read more

The future of luxury goods – from toxic waste urns to a compass that helps you get lost

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A refreshing new exhibition at the V&A questions what luxury is and where it’s heading … and proves that £100k watches and fabulous fur hats count for nothing if you don’t have the ultimate luxury of time and space

Beyond the bling: the most pointless luxuries ever

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A bubble-bath necklace? A DNA vending machine? An unwearable gold hat that took 12 years to weave? Through a collection of priceless, pointless and surprising objects, the V&A’s new exhibition asks: what is luxury?

Camera-makers focus on adapting to smartphones’ market surge

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The rise of smartphones has hit sales of top of the range cameras, but Sony is looking at the bigger picture