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ZERO S MOTORCYCLE

Let’s have some serious electrifying fun

Founded by a former NASA engineer, Zero Motorcycles was born to push the boundaries of technology and design. Like many great ideas, it all started in a garage, with the intention of transforming the riding experience on an electric bike.

Zero has changed the narrative for good. Electric riding is no longer the domain of scooters and “zip-around” little bikes. Now, it has become the realm of serious biking, but with the advantage that anyone can ride one.

For starters, you don’t need a motorbike licence, just a CBT (Compulsory Basic Training) that you can bypass if you have a full driving licence. Secondly, the new naked model, the 2024 Zero S, is light and low, making it very easy to drive despite its imposing appearance. I am 1.67m in height and weigh 53kg, and I was able to ride it as smoothly as my pedal bicycle, just looking a hundred times cooler. The Zero S has the badass silhouette of a MotoGP machine – minus the fairing.

I suppose all that working in NASA paid off. Zero bikes are light and seriously fast…

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Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Tourbillon SORAI

Talking to Kevin Pietersen about the limited time to save the rhino

Hublot’s commitment to conservation continues with another watch designed and made for SORAI (Save Our Rhinos Africa and India), an organisation set up by former England cricketer and brand ambassador Kevin Pietersen. This is the fourth limited edition watch to come out of the partnership that looks to add funds to help preserve the species and […]

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Urwerk EMC SR-71 “Blackbird”

Stealth haute horlogerie

The new Urwerk EMC SR-71 “Blackbird” released just before Geneva Watch Days 2024 is one more example of why the brand holds such a unique place in the luxury watch industry. It combines traditional watchmaking with notably different and futuristic designs. Often extravagant in terms of mechanics, materials and shapes, Urwerk timepieces have a certain […]

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Daniel Roth Tourbillon Rose Gold

The next chapter of the revival

After the success of the Daniel Roth Tourbillon Souscription earlier this year, La Fabrique du Temps presented at Geneva Watch Days 2024 a new interpretation, the Daniel Roth Tourbillon Rose Gold. Made under the expert direction of Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini – long-time friends of Daniel Roth and founders of La Fabrique du Temp – […]

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Geneva Watch Days 2024

An edition marked by collaborations and sophisticated variations

Against the backdrop of Lake Leman and in sweltering weather, once again watch lovers from all over the world came together at Geneva Watch Days 2024 (GWD). Mostly populated by independent and micro brands, this year we saw mostly either sophisticated interpretations of models in existing collections or ingenious collaborations. In terms of themes, there […]

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Tissot PRX UFO Robot Grendizer

The classic manga hero robot from the 1970s now on your wrist

As we approach the 50th birthday of Grendizer, Tissot has launched the PRX UFO Robot Grendizer. This special edition watch pays homage to possibly the most iconic manga robot that has ever existed. Created by Japanese manga artist and author Kiyoshi Nagai (pen name, Go Nagai) Grendizer and his pilot, Koji Kabuto, lead the war […]

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Rolls-Royce Phantom Scintilla

The Grace of the Spirit of Ecstasy herself

Rolls-Royce Phantom Scintilla is a goddess car. Taking its name from the Latin word for ‘spark’, ten of them are being produced, evoking the grace of the Spirit of Ecstasy herself. This extended-wheelbase homage has been one of the company’s most challenging undertakings in terms of its craftsmanship, with its embroidered interior featuring 869,500 stitches. […]

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Vacheron Constantin – Tribute to Traditional Symbols

The Metiers d’Art collection incorporates the Seawater Cliff Chinese motif in four limited-edition watches

Vacheron Constantin Tribute to Traditional Symbols is the last series in the Metiers d’Art collection, paying homage to the culture of Ancient China and its emblems, specifically the Seawater Cliff motif, which proliferated from the 14th century until the end of Imperial China in 1912, under the Ming and Qing dynasties. Based on two designs, […]

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Asprey Master & Serpent Bar Cart

The classic drinks trolley elevated to fine art

Award-winning Irish design studio Zelouf & Bell has created an extraordinary bar cart for Asprey London, drawing inspiration from three different icons: the “Streamline Moderne” luxury ocean liner SS Normandie, launched in 1932; the famed Hotel Normandie in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Stephen Webster London’s Master & Serpent brooch. Bar carts originated in the […]

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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 […]

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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, […]