By Shereen Shabnam Miami is a playground for celebrities and on the boardwalk of the coast area where the elite converge, sits W South Beach, a beachfront oasis in the heart of Miami’s most famous and visited coastal line. I stayed there to experience not just their room but their cuisine and enjoyed walking through…
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Impeccable Hospitality – The Langham, London
By Shereen Shabnam Creating exceptional guest experiences since it opened as Europe’s first grand hotel in 1865, The Langham, London continues to enhance its offerings more than 150 years later. Despite visiting London for years, I finally visited the property last year for an afternoon tea and it is indeed a hotel that gives you…
The Rado True Phospho wins 2018 Good Design Award®
Rado adds another prestigious international design award to its collection Collecting its second design award this year, Swiss watch brand Rado has once again proven its status as a forward thinking player in the design world. This time the brand has received the prestigious 2018 Australian Good Design Award® for the True Phospho – a…
Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon Double wave flags off second season of maison’s winning Pirelli partnership
The second season of Roger Dubuis’s winning association with Pirelli was launched at the Monaco F1 Grand Prix, with the launch of the new Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon. Minutes after the race finished with Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing crossed the line and took the chequered flag, this super high-spec model hit…
Rado DiaMaster Diamonds
Your time to shine Minimalist design, classic style and durable, modern materials are the key attributes of Rado’s DiaMaster collection. New models for 2018 include those using precious diamonds in a way that has great significance in the Rado ‘master of materials’ story. Now, combining the high-tech materials Rado has created over years of experience…
Eberhard & Co. Scafograf Black Sheep, different by nature
After the success of the Scafograf 300, first presented in 2016 and winner of the ‘Sports Watch Prize’ at the prestigious Geneva Grand Prix d’Horlogerie, followed by last year’s GMT version, Eberhard & Co. has chosen to make the ‘Scafograf’ even more captivating and exclusive with a special limited edition, the name of which conveys…
Corum Admiral Legend – Nautical inspiration
Corum is decorating the dials of its new Admiral Legend pieces in entirely natural materials. With eight variations crafted from mother-of-pearl or wood, the brand is reconnecting with its original heritage of artistic crafts while building on the marine inspiration of its Admiral collection. Featuring three hands and date, a chronograph or a small seconds,…
Skydance: The Sun – shining amid the immensity of the galaxy
As a prelude to a much-awaited announcement about ladies’ watches at Baselworld, Louis Moinet has just unveiled the very first reinterpretation of its ladies’ watch, now dubbed the “Skydance”. “Our style has matured a lot over the last ten years, as have our decorative techniques,” explains Jean-Marie Schaller, Louis Moinet’s CEO and Creative Director. “It…
RM 71-01 AUTOMATIC TOURBILLON TALISMAN
This watch, featuring an in-house automatic tourbillon movement, embodies the vitality of the brand commitment to the feminine. The mechanism incorporates a new automatic tourbillon that is slim, ultrahigh performance and enhanced with sparkling diamonds, mother-of-pearl, onyx and black sapphires. The ten variations of the RM 71-01 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman weave together the cutting-edge technicity specific to Richard Mille…
The Classics Automatic Heart Beat: Luxury at your fingertips
“Affordable luxury” and “Live your passion!” aren’t just slogans at Frederique Constant. They’re the goals that drive the dedicated designers and ultra-talented engineers to constantly strive for timepieces that are visually stunning, unfailingly reliable and technically superior, while remaining reasonably priced for those who truly appreciate fine watches. With this motto in mind, Swiss Watch…