Likening luxury accessories and designer products to high-end art is nothing new; in fact, most style aficionados who own an Hermès handbag will readily agree that their bag is akin to, if not better than, a high-value piece of art. Hermès has earned this level of respect through a combination of notable collaborations and timeless…
The Aquanaut has long been recognised as the watch that Patek Philippe developed for a younger and more modern audience. It takes on many of the characteristics and hallmarks of the earlier Nautilus but presents them in a way that seems more casual. All that, without detracting from the understated luxury that buyers continue to…
When you picture a Chanel handbag, the chances are that you are envisioning something with quilted fabric, a long chain-link strap, a flap-style front, and the interlocking CC logo clasp holding the flap closed. Well, did you know that this is a culmination of years of history from inside the house of Chanel? The Classic…
There are luxury handbags, and then there’s the Hermès Birkin bag. In a class of its own, synonymous with not only the rich and famous but also with a market that values quality and craftsmanship above all else, the Birkin bag is arguably Hermès’ more popular model – designed from a chance meeting on an…
With Rolex a renowned name in the luxury sector, you won’t be surprised to learn it’s a favourite among the rich and famous. From red-carpet sightings to the odd Rolex appearing in a movie, not only do these watches speak of wealth and sophistication, but they also tie their owners into an exclusive club of…
You’d be hard pressed to find an accessories brand with more market presence and prestige than Rolex – and yet, getting your hands on an authentic and genuine Rolex timepiece can be, for everyday buyers, extremely difficult. That is, until you know where to look. The coveted status of every Rolex timepiece that is released…
Buying any luxury item of jewellery is often more challenging than people think, with the retail market closed to most buyers unless you are a celebrity, a known buyer, or spend months or years on a waitlist for a specific item. The market around luxury accessories today means that demand is usually heavily undercut by…
Looking at the history of a luxury brand like Van Cleef & Arpels, you can generally expect to find a number of motifs that underpin the brand’s reputation, and that continue to appear across different collections and releases over the years. For some, it’s a logo or a concept – for others it’s a material…
The Rolex Yacht-Master was released in 1992 as a reworked version of the Submariner, combining everything that Rolex and its core customers loved about the Submariner and inputting it into a new and even more luxurious design. This has long been the story that surrounds the Yacht-Master, an innovative professional model that is made to…
Renowned as one of the top luxury brands in the world, combining exceptional quality and craftsmanship with a price tag to match, you probably won’t be surprised to hear that an authentic Hermès bag cannot be purchased at any basic retailer. The process for buying luxury goods has changed over the years, with a renewed…
