The year 2025 is the Year of the Wood Snake. This is a rare combination that happens only once every 60 years. The snake – sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac – symbolises wisdom, intuition, and strategic growth. The wood element represents growth, stability, and creativity. In many mythologies and religions,
Artisan watches are becoming increasingly sought after, with auction prices for unique or extremely rare pieces now in seven figures. Testament to this trend is the fact that Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was recently seen wearing a Greubel Forsey Hand Made 1. It was a serendipitous event as the Greubel
The Maldives is mostly renowned for romance. The picture-perfect Indian Ocean islands have always been a very popular luxury destination for couples. But what is not so well known is that the Maldives is also a terrific destination for those looking for an adrenaline-fuelled experience. It’s a thrill-seeker’s paradise. Those
After three years in the making, the Amar Gallery is bringing to London Hélène de Beauvoir: The Woman Destroyed, a unique exhibition featuring paintings and works on paper from the 1950s to 1980s by this French artist, crucial to the feminist movement. Often overshadowed in the past by her older
After 270 years, Vacheron Constantin certainly know how to get a celebratory party started. With the anniversary year upon them, they’ve wasted no time in releasing a watch that collectors have been asking for: the Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222 in steel, complementing the gold version from 2022. The same dimensions
During the whole month of January, luxury New York department store Bergdorf Goodman is celebrating master gold and silversmith, sculptor, and jeweller Sabine Roemer, who started her artistic journey back in 1995, at a small workshop in the Black Forest. At 15, still at school, she did a week of
On Christmas Eve, we feel it is appropriate to bring you the recently released MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase, a first in terms of our planet’s appearance from space featuring as a complication in a wristwatch. It celebrates the first time that human eyes saw our planet rising on the horizon,
Christmas is synonymous with the chiming of bells. Chiming watches – also known as striking watches – combine exquisite craftsmanship with the elegance of sound. They use gongs – hammers – to produce exceptional examples of auditory beauty. However, creating a loud, clear sound is a real challenge for even
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