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Celebrating The Birth Of A Master

A Lange & Söhne marks the anniversary of its founding with three watches named after the birth year of its founder.

Crossing Continents

Steve Leung joins Sanlorenzo’s list of design collaborators to bring an Asian touch to Italian yachting.

2020 Vision

We all know that it’s been a terrible year, but are there lessons to be learnt and when will our brave new world begin? Once again, Andrew Leci has none of the answers.

Pilot Programme

After a brief hiatus, aviator timepieces are back on Patek Philippe’s agenda.

Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT

Southeast Asia gets its own limited-edition Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT.

Serves You Right

Good service can make a difference when you’re dining out, but what are you looking for and what do you need to make the experience as good as it should be?

What Audi Is Going For With The E-tron

Audi wants to make electric cars standard fare and its vanguard on that front is the e-tron.

David Zwirner - The Art World's Leading Man

With galleries in four countries and a starry roster of artists, David Zwirner was at the top of his game when the pandemic struck. A smart digital strategy is keeping him there.

Can The 75 Liberty Save Learjet?

Aggressive competitors, challenging economics and a dip in the market all spell trouble. So what’s new about this launch?

Porsche's Best-Kept Secret

Psst. Have you heard about Zuffenhausen’s programme to build the 911 or Cayenne of your dreams?

The True Spirit Of Gift Giving

The perfect kind of gift is the easiest… and tastiest. Glenfiddich has an idea that may be right up your alley.

Out Of The Box

Tiffany & Co is quietly reinventing the codes of high jewellery.

No, Mr Bond, I Expect You To Drive

Sorry, James: Aston Martin’s DB5 Goldfinger Continuation leaves us stirred, not shaken.

Floating Villas At Silent-Yachts' Concept Resort

Solar-powered catamarans become floating villas at Silent-Yachts’ concept resort.

The Anti-GT

McLaren’s first stab at a very un-McLaren car ends up being more McLaren than anything.

French Polynesia Offers The Season's Much-Needed Escape

A reopened (and largely COVID-free) French Polynesia offers the season’s much-needed escape.

Fast Thinking

Behind the wheel of Rodin’s Fzed, there’s no room for second-guessing.

Time For Rehab

Collar looking frayed? Old coupe due for an overhaul? When the finer things need a refresh, some brands are dedicated to giving their products a new lease on life.

Disappearing Acts

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the thinnest of them all? Since 2014, that’s the question the world’s two most storied jewellery houses, Bvlgari and Piaget, have been trying to answer, locked in a battle to create the slimmest watches on the market. But it’s no vanity project. Manufacturing such ultra-thin timepieces requires an extraordinary level of technical prowess.

The Show Must Go On

Capella Bangkok is finally set to welcome guests this month. We speak to Nicholas Clayton, CEO of Capella Hotel Group, to find out what it’s like preparing a luxury hotel to open during a pandemic.

Dilemma For Murder

Trade wars between the US and China under the Trump administration are threatening to kill multilateral relations in the Asia-Pacific region. So who do we, in Asia, want to be the next US president and what are the likely ramifications?

The Monster Jet With High-Flying Interior Design

The world’s first ACJ320neo has an interior that’s more town house than cabin.

BEYOND POLITICS

Chee Soon Juan, the secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party, zeroes in on life outside politics.

Intellectual Agility

Agility Research & Strategy is showing the world how fluent it is with the affluent.

A Cut Above

Qatar Executive has launched Diamond Agreement, a new travel programme for its chartered flights. Mark Hardman, the firm’s acting executive vice president, reveals why this bold move makes perfect business sense.

Simple Pleasures

Rolls-Royce is rewriting the rulebook on what luxury and opulence means.

The Future Of Southeast Asia

Ten industry leaders put Southeast Asia under the microscope and tell us what’s needed for the region to fully unleash its potential in the near future.

Double Happiness

Equally gifted in watch as well as jewellery making, Piaget inhabits an artistic world infused with colour, light, gold and movement.

No One Is First Past The Finnish

When it comes to being happy, the Finns have it. But how, why and what can we learn from our Nordic friends? Andrew Leci navigates the world to find the happiest people on Earth and discovers that it’s all about give and take when it comes to contentment.

What Price Happiness?

There may be a lot of misery in the world, opinesm Chandran Kukathas, but for many, ‘there’s gold in them thar ills’.