Best Things Money Can Buy
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The antique and the modern create the 'write' mark
In 1912, Austrians Edwige Hoffmann and Heinrich Helm started making Montegrappa pens, named after Mount Grappa in Italy. From the very beginning, these pens have been made with precious metals like sterling silver and 18-karat gold, resins, and celluloid. Traditional and antique techniques of crafting jewellery are combined with the latest technology to make each of these pens
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Gaggan Anand: Top chef
Gaggan Anand's eponymous Bangkok restaurant has now been ranked as Asia's finest. The drummer-turned-deconstructive cuisine star shares the story of his meteoric rise and his most preferred dining experiences
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Watches for the moment
In 1958, also the International Geophysical Year, Jaeger-LeCoultre created a chronometer for scientists on mission. It was capable of withstanding the magnetic fields of the North Pole while losing none of its precision. The Geophysic line from JLC, which revives the legendary name, comprises the Geophysic True Second and the Geophysic Universal Time and is an original collection with an uncluttered design, and a new Haute Horlogerie caliber
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Indians are willing to pay if you give them quality: Jean-Marc Lacave
Moët Hennessy's Asia Pacific head Jean-Marc Lacave believes India is a complex market with a huge potential for the luxury spirits company
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India is luxury's next frontier
Like good wine, India's luxury market is maturing slowly but surely. As Indians spend on the finer things in life, the luxury market may touch $14 billion in 2016
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Crafting the best golf courses
Gary Player, a former golf great, now crafts the playing field. He tells us what goes into designing some of the best courses
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Custom-made fragrances
To have perfume crafted exclusively for you, using some of the world's finest flowers and oils, is the ultimate in luxury. After all, a custom-blend fragrance is the story of your life
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Speed with sustainability
Technology has made it possible to club one of the ultimate luxuries—speed—with one of the most urgent necessities—sustainability, says Bertrand D'Souza
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Beauty brands ride on India's longing for eternal youth
The business of beauty is gaining momentum in India as men and women turn to the host of premium luxury brands that lure them in with the promise of eternal youth and glamour
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The Mercedes-Benz S600: A fortress on wheels
The Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard looks like another luxury model from the automaker, but this fortress on wheels has been built to withstand heavy attack without compromising on speed
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A second coming for Ferrari and Maserati
Italian luxury car brands Ferrari and Maserati are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that their re-entry into India is a success