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Holland & Holland – Innovation in Colour

A new bespoke offering for clients of the “Royal” portfolio.

Holland & Holland, the leading gunmaker, has been aiming for perfection since 1835. Now the company has hit the target again. For the first time in its 191-year history, Holland & Holland is offering clients the opportunity to add colour to the engravings that adorn the sides of its world-renowned bespoke sporting shotguns.

A ground-breaking new technique brings shading and blending to the company’s iconic pieces and enhances the storytelling ability of the famous Holland & Holland engravings. This advance gives patrons in its “Royal” portfolio the choice of a wide-ranging palate, elevating their custom-made commissions with colour and vibrancy.

As Mike Jones, Head of Marketing, Holland & Holland, puts it: “The application of colour to our fabled engravings allows clients far greater artistic expression. Holland & Holland’s innovative approach exceeds industry standards, providing astonishing accuracy through intricately detailed shading and blending, for any pictorial scene.”

Holland & Holland bespoke coloured engraving detail on the top lever.

The story of how this pioneering colouring technique was developed is worth retelling.

Thanks to the company’s industry-leading engraving skills, Holland & Holland’s clients have been able to use…

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Based Upon Twist/D Piano

The art of sculpting sound

Based Upon, a leading creative house producing beautiful and highly desirable luxury artworks has hit a sweet note with its revolutionary new contemporary instrument, Twist/D. Created from scratch, Twist/D offers a unique twist on the conventional piano. This very innovative instrument crosses art with functionality and experience. A truly pioneering work of art, it sets […]

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H. Moser & Cie. and Alpine F1

A rare and fast-paced partnership

Now under the ownership of the Meylan family, H. Moser & Cie. has joined the racing grid with a collaboration with Alpine F1. Two limited-edition versions of its Streamliner Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Alpine have been produced, one in French racing blue (100 pieces) and the other in the Alpine F1 pink of its main sponsor, […]

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Pop-Colour Sport Watches

A bright summer on your wrist

Vibrant, impactful and always fun, pop colours brighten up any look and are a great way to show your personality. Somehow, they have always found their way into fashion and this season, the trend has extended to our wrists. Following the most popular hues this summer, we bring seven striking sports watches, unapologetically bold. Show […]

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IWC celebrates 10 years of partnership with Lewis Hamilton

An immersive experience at Battersea Power Station

It’s been 10 years of partnership between luxury watch brand, IWC Schaffhausen, and Lewis Hamilton. The collaborations was most auspicious from the beginning. Out of the seven F1 world championships won by Hamilton so far, six have taken place since his venture with IWC. In fact, the season they joined forces (2013-2014), Hamilton finished top […]

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Tissot and Le Tour de France

A story of passion, endurance and time-keeping

Le Tour de France is rightly billed as the world’s most famous, and toughest cycle race. In the 121 years since its debut race (1903), Le Tour has been a source of extraordinary sporting achievement, controversy, and even death. The overall winner is the cyclist with the lowest combined time, hence the importance of having […]

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Vacheron Constantin Les Cabinotiers – The Berkley Grand Complication

The new king of hyper-horology

Grand complication watches are fascinating horological pieces. If nothing else, they carry many complex mechanical functions that often are made to share elements (for example day, date and month in a calendar) and fit into one tiny machine. There is also the fact that a lot is learnt in the research and development of the […]

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Rolls-Royce Cullinan II

Super-luxury travel takes the next step

When the Cullinan was first introduced back in 2018, Torsten Müller Ötvös, then CEO of the company, stated,”Cullinan dramatically evolves the parameters of super-luxury travel. It is effortless, everywhere.” The high sided, imposing car, was developed mainly at the request of modern-day clients who wanted an all-capability car to drive themselves. Soon, the elegant SUV […]

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Hublot Arsham Droplet

A future relic pocket watch

Through their banner “Hublot loves art”, the Swiss brand noted for their innovative spirit, has produced watches that are an artistic work in their own right, as well as a timepiece to be worn. The latest artist to join forces with Hublot is Daniel Arsham, the American famed for his past-future visionary works. From a […]

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Aston Martin DB12 Volante

Take a drive on the wild side

Convertibles come with an aura of freedom and adventure that any coupé will find difficult to match, but they are often seen as less accomplished than their roofed counterparts. This, however, is not the case with the Aston Martin DB12 Volante. This is a sports car blessed with levels of handling and performance to compete […]

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Bentley 1927 3L Le Mans team car “Bitch”

The starting point of the “Bentley Boys” era at Le Circuit de la Sarthe

From the three Bentleys that took part in the Le Mans race in 1927, only one, “Bitch”, is still “alive”. Its current owner, Michael Dacre, has been invited by Concours d’Elegance Villa d’Este to enter it in the Dawn of the Performance Age Class A competition. Here we share with you the story of this […]

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Range Rover SV Burford Edition

As unique as The Cotswolds

The Cotswolds is a bucolic picture postcard of fantasy English villages; gilded honey-stone hamlets with verdant greens where the vicar might umpire cricket matches, red telephone boxes, gastro pubs and cutesy cottages Farrow & Balled to within an inch of their life. Which leads us to the long-wheelbase-only top-of-the-Range Rover SV, which is exactly the […]