Omega sets sail!
A watch firm and an America’s Cup yachting team from the same country sound like quite a winning combination and that is exactly what happened to Ernesto Bertarelli’s Team Alinghi, sailing out of the Société Nautique de Genève back in 2003. Switzerland was the first land-locked nation to hold the Auld Mug (as the world’s […]
Dukes Hotel London
There is no better time to plan a trip to the heart of historic and cultural London than now, with international travel restricted and a minimal amount of tourists in town. Dukes Hotel is perfectly situated in Mayfair surrounded by some of London’s most historic landmarks, restaurants and shops, among them Fortnum & Mason, The […]
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 […]
El Vermú De Tast
The Mallorca based catering company Tast Culinary Projects has surprised the public of the eponymous Balearic island with the opening of El Vermú de Tast, a classic “vermutería” located in the centre of the beautiful village of Soller, in Mallorca offering traditional tapas, dishes and novelty cocktails all with the best of local produce . […]
Leaders for a coming decade of crises
I heard the emergency alarm before anyone else as I was the first to find him sprawled across the fire. A sudden stroke had reduced this tall, proud man to a crumpled mess and as his daughter – who is also my mother- froze, I pushed the telephone into her hands, tended his burns and […]
Handmade
Everyday most of us enter a new environment, a shop, an office or the home of a friend. These spaces have been designed and built, filled with artefacts, machines and decorative accessories. On the most part, we focus on the people we are with and don’t think of the individuals who have helped construct the […]
Diving into summer with Bell & Ross
Whether it is beach or pool, one of the great things about summer is the water; the relaxed and carefree days where the timed routine and the drudgery of the office commute become a distant memory. Dive watches have, to some extent, become an essential summer wrist accessory. Not that we will all be likely […]
The Old Royal Naval College
The Old Royal Naval College is the centerpiece of Maritime Greenwich, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that has become one of London’s most popular venues and visitor attractions (including the Cutty Sark and the Royal Observatory), attracting over 1.2 million visitors every year. Originally a Tudor palace (known as Greenwich Palace at the time), this […]
All Over – Philippe Favier
Working closely with curator Thierry Raspail, the highly original Philippe Favier has devised an exhibition “all over” the 45 rooms of the magnificent former episcopal palace, overlooking the Rhône. Born in 1957 in Saint-Étienne, Philippe Favier now lives and works between Paris, Nice and the Vercors, his personal haunt. This unusual artist is one of […]
Nomos
In a sense it seems obvious to design a watch around Bauhaus principles. As its central axiom, the Bauhaus movement attempted a unification of individual artistic vision with principles of mass production and everyday function. Think of it this way, any object designed under Bauhaus principles should look aesthetically complete but equally functional in its […]
