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Some of the world's most coveted luxurious objects
Omega has introduced new colours and materials to its Seamaster Diver 300M – James Bond’s favourite watch, as seen on Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Latest models of James Bond’s Omega Seamaster Diver 300M watch

The Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition was worn by Craig in No Time to Die, and that model’s bronze gold alloy is back, encasing the Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8806.

Books and literature

To buy or not to buy? Sotheby’s puts Shakespeare’s folios under the hammer

High Jewellery

All that glitters: 6 new jewellery launches to know this spring

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Style Edit: Graff Butterfly 50th anniversary collection

Half a century since the first Graff Butterfly fluttered into our collective consciousness, the new spring collection has just landed.

Launched in 1975, the iconic Graff Butterfly has fluttered among us for 50 years. The latest collection has at its heart this showstopping diamond and emerald necklace. Photo: Handout
High Jewellery

Architectural jewellery? Meet the artists taking insp from other forms

Today’s designers are flipping the script on greats like sculptor Alexander Calder and artists Man Ray, Salvador Dalí and Pablo Picasso, who all dabbled in jewellery design.

Food and Drinks

Take a hammer to a US$48,000 whisky? Scotch distiller’s smashing gimmick

Amid a dip in the rare whisky market, The Glenrothes has made its exclusive The 51 single malt ‘effectively impossible to resell’.

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Architecture and design

How luxury brands are creating residences as stunning as their fashion

Haute fashion maisons bring the luxe design ethos to every inch of these exclusive homes, from interiors to state-of-the-art gyms and pools.

Top design brands have honed in on the luxury homes market, offering residences that exude designer style inside and out. Pictured: an infinity pool terrace at Design Hills by Dolce & Gabbana, Marbella. Photo: Handout
Asia travel

Had enough of Japanese hotels? US$8,700 buys a night in old castle

Be lord (and lady) of 400-year-old Fukuyama Castle in western Japan by booking a stay in its moon-viewing turret; meals, bathhouse included.

Architecture and design

Crazy new Dubai mega mansions cater to owners’ wild requests

Dubai developers are going to extraordinary lengths so that their luxury homes can compete with those in cities like New York and Hong Kong.

XXIV

The future of timekeeping? From jumping hours to ultra-thin wonders

Andersen Genève, Urwerk, Otsuke, SpaceOne and Konstantin Chaykin all bring their creativity to bear on telling the time in a distinctive way.

A different beat (from left): Konstantin Chaykin ThinKing prototype, SpaceOne Tellurium and Otsuka Lotec No.6. Photos: Hodinkee Japan
Luxury Hotels

Inside the Island Shangri-La’s newly renovated presidential ‘super suite’

The Shangri-La Suite includes a living room, dining room, bar, two bedrooms and three bathrooms – with the master bathroom featuring twin rainforest showers, a heated bench and an oversized bathtub.

The Shangri-La Suite at the Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong
High Jewellery

How jewellery brands are helping to preserve traditional crafts

In a rapidly evolving industry, luxury brands are investing in education to safeguard the artisanal skills that transform design visions into exquisite jewellery.

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Style Edit: Boghossian’s latest high jewellery release is a journey through time

Boghossian’s latest high jewellery takes inspiration from royal residences around the world, such as Bangkok’s Grand Palace, Beijing’s Qianlong Palace and Jaipur’s City Palace.

Hong Kong property

Art houses Christie’s, Sotheby’s show off flashy new Hong Kong showrooms

The auction houses’ glammed up spaces are a reflection of their desire to change the way they conduct business.

A view of Sotheby’s new space in Hong Kong. Photo: Facebook
High Jewellery

Style shoot: Van Cleef & Arpels’ latest high jewellery collection

Stevenson’s swashbuckling tale of buccaneers and buried treasure has excited young imaginations for more than a century, and now has provoked this dazzling tribute in gems and gold.

Van Cleef & Arpels: necklace, ring; Ferragamo: coat, dress. Photo: Olivia Tsang
Cartier

Q&A | How Cartier designed its latest Nature Sauvage collection

Creative director of high jewellery, Jacqueline Karachi, discusses the process behind designing such a collection, and picks out her favourite pieces from her years of work for the house

High Jewellery

4 jewellery highlights of August – from Chanel to Chaumet

Chanel’s Première watch is also a necklace, with a microphone and earphones to take and make phone calls or listen to music

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High Jewellery

Amber fires up: the gem’s journey from ancient forests to today’s jewellery

The fossilised tree resin is seen as a precious stone despite not having a mineral origin and has been used in jewellery in cultures from Ancient Greece to China

Amber is fossilised tree resin and has been widely used in jewellery for many centuries, with the likes of Iryna Karpova continuing that tradition today, as seen here with this ring. Photos: Handouts
Masterpieces

Why the jewellery industry isn’t giving up on natural diamonds

Louis Vuitton and Graff have launched new collections trading on the rarity of natural diamonds as demand for lab-grown stones slumps, with specialists De Beers slashing overall output

Masterpieces

Why jewellery remains a shining investment during troubled times

Jewellery was the second-highest performer on the latest Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index, with period pieces, coloured gemstones and single-owner collections the strongest subsectors.

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Style shoot: Boucheron’s Iceland-inspired Or Bleu high jewellery collection

Creative director Claire Choisne used waves of silver, sprays of precious stones and icicles of pearls to convey the power of the country’s majestic landscape

Boucheron’s Or Bleu high jewellery collection is inspired by Iceland and all its forms and force of water. Photography: Mike Ruiz
Masterpieces

No longer a girl’s best friend? Why semi-precious gems now rival diamonds

Boucheron’s More is More has onyx and mother-of-pearl, Cindy Chao used garnets and aquamarines for her Amour Butterfly, while Pomellato’s Armonie Minerali and Scarabeo both showcase semi-precious gems

Are semi-precious gems the new diamonds? From Boucheron’s More is More and Pomellato’s Armonie Minerali, to Cindy Chao’s Amour Butterfly, Planet Earth’s underrated beauties are showing their sparkle. As demonstrated by Boucheron creative director Claire Choisne. Photos: Handout
Masterpieces

Good as gold: how did jewellery perform at Hong Kong’s spring auctions?

Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction got off to a record-setting start and Phillips’ numbers are up too – but Bonhams’ and Christie’s sales are still to come

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Watches and Wonders Edit: Vacheron Constantin’s Égérie collection

Working with fashion designer Yiqing Yin, the watchmaker has produced the Égérie: The Pleats of Time and Égérie Moon Phase models

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Style shoot: Van Cleef & Arpels Perlée jewellery brings a rainbow of colour

Across a spectrum of colours, Van Cleef & Arpels rings and bracelets sparkle in a rainbow of hues to reflect your mood

Van Cleef & Arpels rings and bracelets to ornament any seasonal fashion moment, together with young fashion from designer brands. Photos: Mike Ruiz for Style by SCMP
Singapore

Singapore banking dynasty scion buys US$29 million mansion amid property lull

Grace Wee Jingsi, the youngest child of United Overseas Bank Ltd. CEO Wee Ee Cheong, is taking advantage of a lull in the city state’s high-end housing market to buy a ‘good class bungalow’, according to property filings.

Houses along White House Park, near the Botanic Gardens in Singapore. Last year’s transactions in the good class bungalow market were the lowest since 1996. Still, the class of property, which number about 2,800, are highly coveted by the ultra-rich. Photo: Bloomberg
High Jewellery

What are ‘semi-precious’ stones? The blazing-colour jewellery trend explained

Even big-name bands like Louis Vuitton, Van Cleef & Arpels and Cartier are giving opals and topazes their chance to shine as consumers look beyond traditional gems to more diverse pieces that may offer more than just a pretty sparkle

Luxury brands

6 luxury gifts for loved ones, from jewellery to colourful collectible homeware

Louis Vuitton and Boucheron bring the bling, but there’s also bold modern homeware from Ottolenghi x Serax and Marimekko, plus a necklace from Chantal Shafie that holds Nomad caviar

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