Originally published in the December issue of Robb Report as “The Best of Haute Joaillerie Week”

Every July, Paris is aglow with elaborate haute joaillerie presentations. Timed to coincide with the haute couture fashion shows, these unveilings by elite international jewelers reveal for the brands’ VIP clients and members of the international press some of the year’s most imaginative and lavish designs. Each piece that appeared in this summer’s event, known by industry insiders as Haute Joailleri…

Originally published in the December issue of Robb Report as “Gift Wrappers (and Fillers and Binders): Muscle Cigars”

Camacho American Barrel-Aged 
Camacho has put a U.S. spin on the old Cuban cigar-making technique of maturing tobacco in rum barrels. The company has aged 6-year-old Honduran Corojo filler leaves in Kentucky bourbon barrels. After five months of maturation, those leaves were combined with Connecticut and Pennsylvania broadleaf maduro tobaccos and paired with a Connecticut broadleaf wr…

Nestled in the snow-capped mountains of Stowe, Vt., Topnotch Resort is a popular ski-in, ski-out lodge with posh guest rooms, two restaurants, and a 35,000-square-foot spa. The idyllic winter retreat has partnered with private air-charter company Tradewind Aviation to create the Sky Is Not the Limit.

The vacation package includes round-trip charter flights from Westchester County Airport in New York to Morrisville–Stowe State Airport in Vermont, round-trip airport transfers, and overnight accommodations…

It has been a record-setting year in horologic history. Two watershed watches, the most complicated ever made and one of the highest priced, both debuted during the past 12 months. In addition, major manufactures released increasingly innovative timepieces—in form and function—like clockwork. Before the last days of 2015 tick away, we look back at the men’s watches that really resonated with our readers. —Compiled by Viju Mathew

It is no secret; the holidays can be hectic. So when the season’s stresses become too much to bear, a quick respite in a nearby spa can be just the thing to restore your holiday cheer. Here are five Los Angeles spas with treatments designed to make the holidays a bit jollier.

No longer solely the milieu of men, many of today’s complicated timepieces reflect a feminine refinement, each exquisite example imbued with an elegance and beauty that belies the complexity beneath. Crafted by some of the world’s leading watchmakers, this year’s feminine offerings range from a tourbillon with a floral finish to a moon-phase complication orbited by diamonds. Completely enamored, we look back at the women’s watches of 2015 that have left our readers breathless.

—Compiled by Viju Mathew<…