Rolex Oceania’s re-designed headquarters in Australia encompasses a first-of-its-kind watchmaking training facility as the luxury watchmaker poises for growth in the region. Luxury Swiss watchmaker, Rolex, has announced the inauguration of its new Oceania headquarters following an extensive redevelopment of the historic 6-story Centenary Hall building on Exhibition Street, Melbourne. The extensive refurbishment of the […]
A number of towns in Europe are so worried about their dwindling populations that are offering purchasing grants, cheap rents and cash payouts for moving there — and for having babies — to new residents, including foreigners, as encouragement to relocate. The initiative is not new and the towns that have already put in practice the funding […]
International travel is proving resilient in the wake of the pandemic – but the trips look slightly different. Travellers are prioritising ‘bucket-list’ experiences, which tend to have a much higher price-tag. Bucket list holidays are on the cards for more than a quarter (28.6%) of Australians in 2023, Luxury Escapes’ 2023 Travel Trends report found. […]
McLaren has unveiled its new supercar, the 750S. This latest mid-engine V8, rear-wheel-drive performance model replaces the exotic carmaker’s 720S, a benchmark-setting sports car in production from 2017 through the end of 2022. That’s a long run for any model in today’s highly-competitive supercar market, and as noted in our recent Farewell to the King story, the […]
It’s been ten years since Bang & Olufsen unveiled the now iconic Beosound A9. The collaboration with Danish designer Oivind Slaatto is as much a piece of furniture as it is as a speaker – and now they seem to have pulled it off again. So, is it worth the $1,800 price tag? The Scandinavian […]
Want to live like a member of the Roy family? As Succession’s Season 4 continues, viewers get an even deeper glimpse into the lives of the ultra-wealthy Roy family, including their homes. While it was only on screen for a few seconds, the Manhattan penthouse of Kendall Roy at the start of Episode 4 showcased his glamorous living […]
Australia has been allocated 42 of the 1,700 bottles of a rare and unusual 40-year-old whisky release. Five are going to bottleshops. The rest will be sold through a database of high-net-worth whisky lovers. Read on to find out how to get on the list. In the final in a series of three Epicurean Odyssey […]
As luxury watchmaker TAG reflects on 60 years of its iconic Carrera timepiece, Forbes Australia sits down with chief marketing officer, George Ciz, to track its journey to icon status. Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer is celebrating 60 years of Carrera, launching a new collection and campaign to mark the occasion. And it truly is […]
Gold Coast’s iconic Palazzo Versace hotel has confirmed its agreement with the luxury fashion house will not be renewed, and will expire midway through 2023. Once Gold Coast’s most luxurious hotel, it opened in 2000 after Soheil Abedian, the founder of Australian property development company Sunland Group, visited the House of Versace in 1997 to […]
These individual pieces—whether entirely new or based on a reworking of a collection—were among the highlights of the fair because of their conceptually sound engineering and design, their ingenuity and their craftsmanship. Watches & Wonders 2023 was the second since Covid-19 disrupted the world but really the first full watch fair since the global pandemic […]