A brief history of Guerlain

This former family business is now in the hands of a multinational, but some of the original 19th-century products are still available, says Anna Chesters

James Patterson’s Private Vegas: a $300,000 self-destructing book for the superfan

A special edition of the crime-fiction king’s new novel will include a five-course dinner with the author, gold binoculars – and a very limited time to read it

Cartier owner’s shares hit by Swiss currency turmoil and Hong Kong protest

Shares in Swiss watchmakers were hardest hit, because the central bank’s decision to scrap the currency cap will make their goods more expensive in vital foreign markets