The new Jaeger LeCoultre 101
Despite its vintage, the Jaeger LeCoultre 101 watch that is produced today is much the same as it was when first made but for a few adjustments along the way. The 101 harks back to a bygone age where etiquette decreed that a lady was only to wear a watch during the daytime, not for […]
Be more alive
Yoga is not limited to the performance of a few asana on a yoga mat. Yoga is a self-development practice that progressively pervades day-to-day life. Here is a small “first thing in the morning” practice that you might want to try even if you do not practice yoga and do not intend to. You wake […]
Sam’s Riverside Hosts Two Celebrity Online Quiz Nights
Good news at last! One of our favourite riverside restaurateurs has come up with an ingenious plan to keep us sane and entertained. While we wait with anticipation for Sam and his incredible team to reopen their doors, we have Quiz night. Personally I can’t wait. Drawing on his impressive address book and a few […]
Musée Atelier Audemars Piguet
Founded in 1875 by Jules-Louis Audemars and Edward-Auguste Piguet, the company remains a family business today that has not been sold at any point in history, a very rare case in today’s watch world. In 2014, the Swiss manufacturer asked the architectural firms Bjarke Ingels Group and CCHE to design an expansion to their historical […]
The Iconic Trench Coat
How far is it from battlefield to catwalk? Not very far when you look at the trench coat, a classic that in the century since it trod through the mud of Flanders remains, in essence, unchanged on the catwalks of Burberry, Hermès and Bottega Veneta today, but for a few tweaks here and there. Originally […]
Ferrai at 24 heures du Mans
Ferrari Museum. Maranello. Until April 15th Seventy years of Prancing Horse victories at Le Mans are celebrated in this exhibition, which looks back over the 36 wins recorded on the French track, with the help of some of the cars that competed in the famous races plus multimedia and interactive contents. Visitors are welcome by […]
Bvlgari, the triumph of a classic
On the night of the 14th January The House of Bvlgari was named “Best Jewellery” of 2020 at the “Best of the Best Awards” in Shanghai, during which the Hurun Research Institute’s “Best of the Best” Chinese Luxury Consumer Survey 2020 was released, with Bvlgari topping the awards list for “Best Jewellery” after making the […]
Longines World’s Best Race and World’s Best Racehorse Awards
Opening photo: Crystal Ocean in the ‘Prince of Wales’ Stakes (2019) While other girls grew up hearing the cheering for one or another football team, I was brought up hearing my father’s excitement about horse racing. Among many other races, every year, he would fly to Paris to attend the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe […]
AP House, London
In the last few years, we have seen several jewellery and luxury watch brands opening private spaces in key locations around the world to offer their valued clients a home away from home experience, which is revolutionising the concept of luxury retail space. Audemars Piguet has taken the idea to a new level with the […]
Do We Dream Of Electric Cars?
Electric vehicles first appeared in the mid-19th century. But their high cost, low top speed and short battery range, compared to that of later internal combustion engine vehicles, led to a worldwide decline in their use. A century later, we realised that oil reserves are not infinite and that the pollution caused by motor vehicles […]
