Piriou’s Yersin, the 250-foot expedition yacht that made its debut at the Monaco Yacht Show, is the first yacht from the French shipyard. The yacht’s owner, Francois Fiat, chose the yard because he wanted a boat that would be as robust as the commercial vessels Piriou has built in its 50-year history.

Fiat named the boat after Alexandre Yersin, the Swiss born, French scientist and adventurer who traveled the world to find cures for diseases like rabies and the bubonic plague. Fiat and Piriou had three c…

Glashütte Original democratizes its travel complication.

“What we had in mind initially was to generate a new innovation that would express how people perceive traveling through [multiple time zones],” says Glashütte Original CEO Yann Gamard, summarizing how his company planted its flag in the most contemporary mechanical complication area of travel watches. “We found the challenge so large, we decided to make an ultimate watch out of it.” 

The Grande Cosmopolite Tourbillon, released in 2012, w…

On January 30, guests at the Naples Winter Wine Festival in Florida will not only have a chance to take home vino of exceptional varietal and vintage, but also a vehicle more difficult to obtain than a bottle of 1934 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti—the first Rolls-Royce Dawn drophead coupe available anywhere. Even though production of the courtly convertible begins in February, the entire first year’s yield has already been spoken for, making this a car to be coveted.

One of the most notable charity auction…

Out-of-the-box design allows Bulgari to squeeze a tourbillon into its thinnest dimensions ever.

“When we sent the design for the Finissimo to our case maker, they called to tell us that we had forgotten to send them the file for the case back,” recalls Guido Terreni, managing director of Bulgari’s watch division. The unusual integrated case back construction was just one strategy that Bulgari’s watch designers utilized to produce 2014’s Octo Finissimo watches, the brand’s entry into ultra-thin timepieces. O…

Ferrari Fans will soon get their fill at the annual Gooding & Company Scottsdale Auctions, held January 29 and 30. Among the automotive artistry available this year are cars from the collection of Tony Shooshani, an esteemed devotee of the Italian marque. Prominent examples from his Prancing Horse pantheon will be for sale, including a 1990 Ferrari F40, a 1995 Ferrari F50, and a 2003 Ferrari Enzo—each model a memorable milestone for the brand.

With a title that paid tribute to Ferrari’s 40th anniver…

Bergdorf Goodman’s prestigious Fifth Avenue store in New York City has undergone its largest renovation since the late 1990s, creating a new jewelry salon and improving customers’ shopping experience. Envisioned by Linda Fargo (senior vice president of Bergdorf Goodman’s fashion department) and executed by architect Michael Neumann, the refreshed space is just as much a work of art as the jewelry showcased throughout. The new decor pairs a pearl-and-matte-gray color palette with stone flooring and touches of m…

Sports cars are, in their purest form, exercises in minimalism, abiding by the well-worn maxim, “less is more.” The 2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder embraces an extreme approach to this philosophy by omitting air conditioning and audio systems from its standard equipment list to save weight—yielding, in return, greater speed. Additional mass is trimmed through further equipment removal, including the jettisoning of the Boxster’s hydraulic top mechanism (saving 24 pounds) and numerous incremental deletions, such as …

The 2016 Masters Tournament will tee off in Augusta, Ga., this April, and the Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee (located an hour outside Augusta on the shores of Lake Oconee) is giving golf lovers the ultimate chance to experience the action up close and personal with its five-night Masters package for two. From Atlanta, guests will fly by private aircraft to the resort, where they will spend their stay in an executive suite with access to the exclusive Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge. On the first and last days of …

Wherever the road trip takes you, these vehicles will get you there with speed, comfort, and style. Some of these vehicles have cavernous cabins and enough trunk space for a weeklong trip, while…

Alberto Esquivel had intended to build a family home in the foothills of Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains, a modest country abode where his children could ride Andalusian horses among grazing cattle. Five years after breaking ground, the Costa Rican native has instead created Hacienda AltaGracia, Central America’s most exciting and authentic new luxury resort. Opened last June—and operated since July by Auberge Resorts—the 860-acre property offers a true taste of Costa Rica with morning hikes to see sloths and…