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Luxury train pulls into Tehran amid Western tourism push
TEHRAN - A luxury train filled with Western tourists pulled into Tehran on Monday, after an almost two-week journey from Budapest taking in Iranian cities that reportedly cost up to US$31,000 a...
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The Hour Glass buys prestige watch chain for $13.3m
Luxury watch retailer The Hour Glass has completed its $13.3 million acquisition of retail chain Watches of Switzerland from the Jay Gee Melwani Group.The Hour Glass Group now has a network of 20...
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Burning passion: Chinese rich pay sky-high meteorite prices
URUMQI, China - One small cheque to a businessman, one giant leap for a meteorite: after journeys of millions of kilometres, rocks formed from the primordial soup of the solar system have landed on the...
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Rich pay sky-high prices for meteorites
One small check to a businessman, one giant leap for a meteorite: After journeys of millions of kilometers, rocks formed from the primordial soup of the solar system have landed on the walls of a...
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Two exquisite modern sculptures sell for $221.7 million at auction in New York
NEW YORK - Two masterpieces of modern sculpture sold for nearly US$172 million (S$221.7 million) at an auction in New York on Tuesday, a 1950 bronze by Alberto Giacometti for US$101 million and a...
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Gem Diamonds to sell first Botswana diamonds in February
The first diamonds recovered from Gem Diamonds Ltd's new mine in Botswana will go on sale in February, the company said on Thursday.The Ghaghoo mine, officially opened on Sept. 5, had produced 4,028...
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Jewellery collection inspired by Nizams on display in Singapore
The spectacular jewels of the Nizams of Hyderabad will descend on Singapore for the first time, as Art Karat presents its latest jewellery collection inspired by the jewels.The original jewels were in...
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All-American fashion on show at Ralph Lauren flagship store opening
Classic all-American fashion was on show as Ralph Lauren celebrated the grand opening of its first Polo Flagship Store in Singapore with a cocktail party.The 8,246 square feet duplex store is the first...
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Swiss pocket watch nets world record $24 million - Sotheby's
GENEVA - A gold pocket watch made by Patek Philippe for a New York banker in the early 1930s fetched 23.2 million Swiss francs (S$31 million) at auction on Tuesday, smashing the record for a timepiece...
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David Beckham launches his own Haig Club whisky label in Singapore
Football superstar and businessman, David Beckham, has launched his very own whisky label - Haig Club - today in Singapore at The Mill.In partnership with global alcohol industry leader Diageo, the new...
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Haig Club: Going against the grain
The Tipsy-Turvy columnist discovers there's more to Haig Club than just 'that David Beckham whisky'.The first thing you notice about Haig Club is the fancy bottle. With its almost square shape and dark...
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Law gets fashionable as labels learn to love litigation
PARIS - Long considered "too fluffy" for serious lawyers, fashion law has emerged in recent years as one of the most lucrative - and occasionally absurd - new battlegrounds for the legal profession.For...
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S'porean joins exclusive whisky group
He has been involved in the whisky industry for the past 24 years - a feat that has not gone unnoticed by the Keepers of the Quaich, an exclusive, international community of people recognised for their...
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Jewels no money can buy on show in Florence
FLORENCE, Italy - Diamond and ruby-studded jewellery crafted by celebrated Italian master goldsmiths Mario and Gianmaria Buccellati and inspired by Renaissance great Benvenuto Cellini are going on show...
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