Making its debut at the 2015 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, the Cartier Crash Skeleton is a limited-edition reinterpretation of the brand’s iconic Crash watch from 1967. Like its predecessors, the Crash Skeleton’s platinum case features a unique, asymmetric design that gives the watch the appearance of fluidity. In order to fit inside a case with such unique proportions, Cartier had to develop an equally unconventional design for its new mechanical movement. The resulting skeletonized caliber feat…

The New York–based Bomber Ski, which serves as an official supplier of the U.S. and Canadian ski teams, has added new limited-edition designs to its Artist Series collection. The skis, which start at $2,500, bear the vibrant artwork of the renowned U.S. neo-expressionists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring. Portions of Basquiat’s Self Portrait as a Heel, Part Two and Fishing are shown on the new skis. Bomber, founded in 2010, has also unveiled new Stars and Stripes skis decorated with a U.S.-flag motif—and …

While fashion designer Alexander Wang is used to dressing the body, his desire to adorn the home has recently been revealed in a new collection with iconic Italian leather manufacturer Poltrona Frau. The creative director of Balenciaga, as well as creator of his namesake brand of noir clothing, often described as downtown-luxe, Wang collaborated with Poltrona Frau on a line of exclusive lounge furniture that appears cool, relaxed, and modern—a giveaway to the pieces’ chic provenance.

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A new collection from Vibrational Furniture will launch on 1stdibs on February 18, offering artist Danna Weiss’s signature wood-cum-gemstone designs for the first time through the online art and furniture dealer. Priced from about $6,000 to $24,000, the new line is slated to include at least eight functional one-off pieces, including coffee tables, side tables, and shelves, all handcrafted by Weiss at her appointment-only showroom, currently located in Venice, Calif. The one-of-a-kind pieces unite such wood va…

The capital of Helvetia following the Roman conquest of what is now Switzerland during the first century BC, the historical city of Aventicum (present-day Avenches) also served as the inspiration for the new Christophe Claret Aventicum, which debuted last week at the 2015 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie. Located about an hour from the watchmaker’s manufacture in Le Locle, Switzerland, Aventicum has long been a fascination for the company’s founder, Christophe Claret, who worked with the Avenches Rom…

The history of the Daimler-owned Maybach brand is long and storied, but with sales struggles in recent years, a Maybach vehicle has not been built since 2012. Last fall, Daimler announced that the legendary marque would become a sub-brand of Mercedes-Benz (also owned by Daimler). In November, almost simultaneously at the autos shows in Guangzhou, China, and Los Angeles, the first model from the new Mercedes-Maybach brand was unveiled.

The 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 (MM S600) is outfitted with the same 6-lit…

The latest underwater vehicle from the Netherlands-based submersible manufacturer U-Boat Worx, the HP Sport Sub 2, is also its most compact to date, requiring a footprint of just 71 square feet of storage space and weighing only 4,850 pounds—nearly 3,000 pounds less than the company’s next smallest sub. Because of its compact size, the sub can easily fit in the tender garage of nearly any yacht longer than 100 feet without a requiring a refit. It is also light enough to be launched and recovered with existing …

On February 6, Artcurial Motorcars will bring more than 300 exceptional automobiles and pieces of automobilia to the block at the 2015 Rétromobile Salon Official Auction in Paris. And considering that the 2014 Rétromobile auction set a record for collector-car sales in France, expectations are high for this year’s event.

A major highlight of this year’s auction will be the sale of the Baillon Collection, a group of 60 historic barn-find vehicles discovered last year in the west of France. The collection ori…

The Red Bull Air Races are back for an eighth season, with new stops this year in Sochi, Russia, and Chiba, Japan—and with luxurious accommodations from which to view the action. For the races, world-class aerobatic pilots fly in fast, loud, challenging competitions, racing on a tight low-level course marked by inflated pylons. New rules instituted last year require all the pilots to fly similar single-engine propeller-driven airplanes, keeping the competitive emphasis on skill and speed. The season launches F…

Hot on the heels of the debut of the Esperante Spyder last year, the boutique U.S. automaker Panoz has revealed its wider, more powerful sibling, the Esperante Spyder GT. Weighing in at just 3,300 pounds, thanks largely to its lightweight aluminum body, tubular-steel subframes, and carbon-fiber superstructure, the GT delivers an excellent power-to-weight ratio. The car comes equipped with a standard 560 hp V-8, though it can be upgraded with an optional supercharged engine that produces in excess of 750 hp. Bu…