Configured for longer stays, the waterfront Watch Hill Inn opens in a favorite Rhode Island resort town.
Why Go: Victorian-era mansions surrounded by manicured hedges and expansive lawns are a signature of Watch Hill Village in Rhode Island, as are the red-roofed lighthouse and historic children’s carousel. The quaint coastal town supplies salty air and a slower pace to travelers driving in from New York and Boston. The area’s top hotel, Ocean House, was demolished and completely rebuilt in 2010 with replica …

Sonic beauty is always an attribute of the world’s best audiophile equipment, which rarely possesses similarly appealing visual aesthetics. Indeed, when not the focal points of a room design, massive power amplifiers and winding cables can be very unsightly to non-hobbyist music lovers. Realizing this, the Parisian company Devialet set out to connect impeccable audio engineering with the wider audience of both audiophiles and causal listeners. The company’s new Devialet 240 ($17,495), Devialet 170 ($9,495), an…

Aside from its signature ultra-comfortable driving shoes and handmade leather goods, Tod’s is giving men another reason to visit its Beverly Hills boutique with the J.P. Club, a men’s lounge on the top floor. Named for J.P. Tod, the company’s original name from the late 1970s, the Beverly Hills J.P. Club is the brand’s first in the United States. Initially unveiled at the Tod’s flagship store in Milan last summer, the J.P. Club is designed to provide a luxurious space where clients can create bespoke items fro…

MALIBU, CA– In an “unprecedented landslide decision” by Robb Report editors and a panel of guest judges made up of members of the exclusive Robb Report Club, the Ferrari F12berlinetta has been selected as the luxury lifestyle authority’s 2014 Car of the Year.
Now in its 21st year, the award goes to an automobile whose technical excellence, styling, and performance captivate Robb Report’s judging panel. This year’s Car of the Year competition involved 100 judges and was held at the beautiful Meadowood resort i…

While most private-jet manufacturers boast about their wide range of choices for interiors, Airbus is offering a simpler option for busy buyers: off-the-shelf interior designs. Introduced in April, the new Airbus ACJ319 Elegance model features a nearly 79-foot-long cabin that is fitted with two bathrooms and a galley at the front and a bedroom with a private bathroom at the rear. In between, the cabin is divided into three areas that owners can fill with a range of predesigned modules for conducting business, …

When BMW introduced its short-lived 1 Series coupe, the E82 platform embraced the “pleasure of small.” To fans of BMW’s iconic 2002, it was an answer to the 3 Series—which had slowly bloated in size year after year and which, despite greater performance and amenities, had become altogether different cars from their series progenitors. Enthusiasts clamored for an ultimate 1 Series, imagining a pugnacious M variant in the spirit of the much-loved original M3, the E30 series built from 1985 to 1992. 
For 20…

In the late 18th century, during the second half of his watchmaking career, John Arnold—founder of Arnold and Son—devoted himself to creating the world’s most precise and rugged marine chronometers, for use by the British Navy. Arnold and Son’s modern-day Instrument Collection pays tribute to these timepieces with watches that are visually informed by the historical pieces and continue their pursuit of ultimate precision. One of the latest entries in this collection is the limited-edition Arnold and Son DSTB, …

The design and artisanship of Berber women are being celebrated with an expansive exhibition at the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent in Paris through July 20. Berber Women of Morocco showcases more than 600 handmade objects, from tapestries and pottery to garments and jewelry, all made and used by women from the Berber people of Morocco. Opened last month, the exhibition highlights the personal collection that Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergé assembled starting with their firs…

With the introduction of the Lexus RC 350 F Sport, which made its world debut earlier this year at the 2014 Geneva International Motor Show, the Japanese carmaker adds to its lineup of RC coupes. The new two-door coupe’s aggressive exterior styling is borrowed from the LF-CC concept that debuted at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. Lexus built the new model on the GS sedan platform, with the same width as the GS but a wheelbase in between those of the GS and IS models, which helps improve the new car’s handling. Aest…

Though Graff is primarily known as a purveyor of jewelry and gemstones, since 2008 its Geneva-based watchmaking division has been producing high-end timepieces with visual cues that reference the company’s mastery of gem cutting and setting. One of the latest additions to the brand’s MasterGraff collection, the Diamond GyroGraff, is a new version of the GyroGraff equipped with a bezel covered with 72 diamonds that weigh more than 8 carats in total.
A staple feature of Graff’s watches is their faceted bezel, a…