It may not have a 188 mph top speed like the 911 Carrera S or be as beautiful as the 918 Spyder hybrid, but the Porsche P1 has something that other models from the German carmaker can never claim: It is the very first Porsche made—ever.
While it is true that the first model under the Porsche brand was the Type 356 in 1948, the P1 was the inaugural vehicle design of the inventor and automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche, who built this electric car in 1898, when he was just 22 years old. Now, after more than a…

The 1923 New York Yankees world-championship watch presented to George Herman “Babe” Ruth will cross the auction block on February 22 at Heritage Auctions’ Sports Platinum Night Auction in New York. Estimated to draw more than $750,000, the pocket watch is among the most important pieces of New York Yankees memorabilia in existence, according to Chris Ivy, director of sports collectibles at Heritage. The watch was awarded to Ruth, along with similar ones to all of his New York Yankees teammates, when they defe…

The all-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R has received a makeover for the 2015 model year—and a bump in starting price for the base Premium model ($101,770) and the Black Edition ($111,510). The starting price for the Track Edition remains $115,710. (Destination charges are another $1,595.) The Premium and Black editions hit dealerships this month, but the Track Edition—and an even more potent variant, the GT-R NISMO—will arrive later this year.
The 2015 models feature an updated front and rear design, including new LE…

Two and a half centuries ago, in 1764, King Louis XV authorized the foundation of the French crystal house Baccarat. To celebrate its sestercentennial, the company is hosting yearlong festivities that include exhibitions, grand openings, and special releases. The first of these new releases is the eye-catching Baccarat Harcourt Chessgame, created in collaboration with the Japanese designer Oki Sato. The chess set’s pieces are based on Baccarat’s Harcourt 1841 collection of stemware, the oldest collection in th…

The Swiss watch manufacturer Hublot launched its first mechanical watches in the early 1980s—a bold and contrarian move at a time when most manufacturers were abandoning complicated mechanisms for quartz. Over the past three decades, the brand known for its contemporary sports chronographs has continued to push boundaries, becoming the official timekeeper of Ferrari and the FIFA World Cup and creating high-performing and beautifully designed gear and accessories inspired by its watches. Following carbon-fiber …

In early January, the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) welcomed to Las Vegas more than 150,000 attendees, which the Consumer Electronics Association says beats the attendance record set at the 2012 CES. The vast majority of these attendees crowded the Las Vegas Convention Center, but the nearby Venetian Hotel hosted a smorgasbord of demonstrations for the world’s leading high-fidelity audio-equipment manufacturers. And while this year for these companies proved to be more evolutionary than revolutionary, t…

Jim Young—a co-owner and the vineyard manager of the Robert Young Estate Winery, whose father, the late Robert Young, planted the first Cabernet Sauvignon vines in Northern California’s Alexander Valley in Sonoma County in the 1960s—launched his own label in 2006 with his wife Kathleen Young (neé Kathleen Kelley). Kelley and Young Wines, with Jim as the winemaker, uses grapes from the 317 acres of benchland and hillside vineyards of the Robert Young estate, which supplies 95 percent of its fruit to other label…

In addition to its Vitruvius-series motor yachts launched in the last few years, including Exuma and Galileo G, the Italian yacht maker Perini Navi is also well known for its large and luxurious sailing yachts. Two of its most recent examples—Seahawk and State of Grace, which both debuted at the 2013 Monaco Yacht Show—are available for charter in the Caribbean this winter before heading to the Mediterranean this summer.
Seahawk, which was delivered in November, is the first launch in Perini Navi’s 197-fo…

Imbibing Friday-evening cocktails (especially after a week of deadlines) has become a cherished editorial practice here at the Robb Report headquarters in Malibu, Calif. And for the last couple months, a sort of simplified Manhattan has been the cocktail of choice. Late last year, the bourbon maker Woodford Reserve released its latest cocktail mix-ins: Bourbon Cherries ($16.95) and Aromatic Bitters and Sassafras and Sorghum Bitters ($16.50). And while these mix-ins will make any cocktail that calls for th…

The Norman stirs up the roar of the 1920s in the thoroughly exuberant city of Tel Aviv.
Why Go: Right next to the treelined Rothschild Boulevard, the Norman has unassumingly moved into a bustling, elegant neighborhood in central Tel Aviv. The project took over two adjacent apartment buildings built in distinct styles during the 1920s. The yellow one has a traditionally decorous vibe, with sophisticated ornamentation and white shutters, while the simple, straight lines of the blue one look as modern as they di…