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Watches and Wonders 2023: Travel through time and watchkeeping

Watches and Wonder is one of the most eagerly anticipated events on the watchmaking calendar for the industry but this year's edition in Geneva is heralding a first by opening up its doors to the public.

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Meet the timepiece shaking and polarising the watch industry

H. Moser & Cie, which has been producing luxury watches for almost 200 years, has shaken up the rather conservative Swiss watch market by introducing a new physical timepiece that offers access to a digital world of NFTs, blockchain and metaverse. We met its CEO at its Schaffhausen factory.

Design

Why is Bentley discontinuing its iconic 6.0 Litre W12 engine?

Luxury carmaker Bentley is discontinuing its 6.0 litre W12 engine, which powers its most prestigious vehicles, to accelerate towards a more sustainable, electric future.

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Diving for pearls: from Qatari seabeds to glittering display cases

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Pearls were Qatar's first major export commodity. And despite competition from oyster farms, divers still go in search of nature's treasures

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Is Audemars Piguet's 'Ultimate Complication' watch worth €2 million?

Can you put a price on having the luxury of time? If yes is the answer then you can probably proudly wear Audemars Piguet's latest 'Ultimate Complication' in a way that's much more simple than its name suggests.

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Here's how you can spend a night with Seth Rogen in a luxury LA home

Seth Rogen is inviting overnight bookings at a luxury Los Angeles home filled with ceramics he has made himself - and will join paying guests for part of the evening, to offer pottery pointers.

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Opening ceremony of Atlantis The Royal in Dubai

Atlantis The Royal, billed as the world’s most ultra-luxury resort has opened in Dubai.

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Why more and more brides are going down the aisle in Dubai

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The Middle East destination wedding market is estimated to be worth more than €4 billion and for increasing numbers of couples their journey down the aisle is leading them to Dubai.

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Dubai sees a bumper year for property sales

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Dubai sees a bumper year for property sales in 2022 with over 97,000 properties changing hands.

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Nepo-luxury: The world’s richest man names his daughter CEO of Dior

This won't stop the "nepo baby" chat... LVMH’s Bernard Arnault, the world’s richest man, names his daughter CEO of Dior

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Artist Sacha Jafri on how to link humanity, charity and Rolls-Royces

"My work is quite average, when it's not linked to humanity." Sacha Jafri explains the meaning behind his collaboration with the luxury car manufacturer.

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Who are Europe's richest people?

Unsurprisingly, some of the richest people in Europe are also the money behind the continent’s most famous brands: L’Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Zara, Chanel and Nutella.

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Europe’s most luxurious hotel openings of 2022, revealed

The World's Best New Luxury Hotels 2022 have been unveiled by The experts at Luxury Travel Intelligence.

Art

World's 'smallest work of art on a diamond' unveiled in Amsterdam

If diamonds are forever and a girl's best friend, then adding the world's smallest artwork,to what already shines should makes them even more special.

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A passion for perfumes: BDK Parfums launches new fragrance in Dubai

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David Benedek's grandparents moved to Paris from Transylvania in the 1950s where they opened their first boutique in the Palais-Royale area.

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Got a spare €20 million for a dinosaur skull?

As the holiday season ramps up, Sotheby's auction house in New York is getting ready to auction off some of its highest value luxury items, ranging from multi-million dollar pieces of jewelry to historical artifacts and even a one-of-a-kind dinosaur skull fossil

Experiences

Travel is set to get more personalised in 2023. Here’s how

Hyper-personalised travel is on the rise as holidaymakers reject cookie-cutter itineraries.

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Why Spain’s black truffles are so popular

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Spain is rich in black truffles. Most of the production can be found in the northeastern Girona forest and central Teruel. Not only is there an abundance of these aromatic treasures to be found in the country, but Spain is also the world’s biggest producer of black winter truffles.

Experiences

NFTs: Your next holiday may be one-of-a-kind and slightly intangible

From exclusive hotels offering keyless stays to auctioneers selling one-off experiences, here's how NFTs are taking the travel world by storm.

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Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève: MB&F wins “Aiguille d’Or” 2022

Dubbed the industry’s equivalent of the Oscars, this celebration of the watchmaking industry and its players awarded its top prize to Swiss watchmakers MB&F, Maximilian Büsser & Friends.