Any book that includes a quote describing Enzo Ferrari as “a great bloke to work for” has clearly explored the more cobwebby corners of motor racing history. But what else would you expect from Palawan?...   read more >>

A sky blue time-zone ring - and lemon yellow hour-markers - make the latest limited-edition (to 250 pieces) chronometer from Graham one of its most colourful...   read more >>

Photographs featuring the British supermodel Kate Moss, 1960s French actress Brigitte Bardot and Bond girl Shirley Eaton in lustrous make-up for the 1964 film ‘Goldfinger’ are some of the items to be offered for sale in London on 17 November...   read more >>

In our Icons of Watchmaking series, horological expert Gisbert L. Brunner presents classic watches with a cult status. This week, we look at the unusual DiaStar by Rado...   read more >>

Works from Man Ray, David Hockney, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein are some of the highlights of a 78-lot catalogue of Modern Art to be auctioned by Phillips de Pury later this month...   read more >>

Are you looking for a new holiday home with 360° views of the sea? If so, then the Huldra oil rig in the North Sea may just fit the bill. Admittedly, there are no car parking spaces, but ample room to land your helicopter may offer sufficient recompense...   read more >>

It was at Brooklands in 1911 that Sir Malcolm Campbell first named a car ‘Bluebird’ – and in celebration of the 100 years that have passed since this landmark event, GTO London is creating 100 pairs of hand-crafted cufflinks...   read more >>

It’s a dilemma for classic car owners: do you replace your car stereo with a new one which illuminates the interior like a fortune-teller’s booth, or do you stick with the original, aesthetically harmonious unit and its lack of modern practicality? Well, maybe Porsche has the answer...   read more >>

In our Icons of Watchmaking series, watch expert Gisbert L. Brunner gives us some insight into timepieces with a cult status. This week, we put pedal to the metal with the Porsche Design P'6530 Chronograph from 1980...   read more >>

Sellotape, Hoover, Tipp-Ex – only a few product names ever manage to become generic terms, and the car which succeeded against all others is the Jeep. Coinciding with the 70th birthday of the prototypical SUV, Delius Klasing Verlag has published an autobiography of the marque, fittingly only giving it the title of the brand...   read more >>

Conrad Leach, who for the past nine years has been artist in residence at the Louis Vuitton Japan/Celux gallery, now has his work on display in London...   read more >>

The Voyage is one American yacht designer’s vision of what would happen if Aston Martin decided to expand its product portfolio onto the water...   read more >>

Back in May, Classic Driver revealed the first two pictures in a series of 100 images by Rankin, commissioned by Rolls-Royce to celebrate the centenary of the ‘Spirit of Ecstasy’. Now, a wider selection of these dramatic, evocative images have been released...   read more >>

Method: take two inflatable swimming pool toys and two wire wastepaper baskets; inflate toys; insert one in each basket through pre-cut holes. Now add price tag of £2 - 3 million...   read more >>

The latest in our series by expert Gisbert L. Brunner of groundbreaking watches is another waterproof timepiece with dramatic styling, born – when else? – in the 1970s...   read more >>

Monte Carlo-based yacht manufacturer Wally has revealed its new luxury day boat: the Wally//One...   read more >>

New York-based artist Jonathan Brand has built a 1969 Ford Mustang entirely out of paper – in original size and with every detail faithfully recreated. The exhibit is currently being displayed at the Hosfelt Gallery in New York, attracting much interest...   read more >>

The biennial charity event known as ONLY WATCH took place again at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, with 40 unique watches achieving a staggering 4.5m euros in aid of the victims of Muscular Dystrophy...   read more >>

In our ‘Icons of Watchmaking’ series, Gisbert L. Brunner provides his expert opinion on wristwatches with a cult status. This week, we dive into exciting underwater worlds with the Panerai Luminor Marina...   read more >>

Aston Martin’s stylish stylist, Marek Reichman, had a new set of threads for this year’s Goodwood Revival. Not for him grandad’s old ARP uniform, no, it was to Savile Row he looked for the ultimate, tweed-based ‘Driving Suit’...   read more >>

The bobsleigh run is one of the most exciting winter sports in existence – whether you’re a participant or spectator. The daredevil teams of two or four thundering down the ice are gripping to watch, but the newer trend of monobob is attracting more and more attention...   read more >>

One might more normally associate the words ‘football’ and ‘Pininfarina’ with the latest purchase by a highly paid star of the Premier League...   read more >>

This week, watch expert Gisbert L. Brunner explores space… with the Omega Speedmaster Professional...   read more >>

Following the author’s previous work on photographer Rodolfo Mailander’s Ferrari archive, Karl Ludvigsen has produced another large-format book, with Porsche race and road cars of the early 50s as its subject...   read more >>

Bentley has created a new colour – ‘Breeze’ – for the Continental GT Convertible which debuts at this week’s Frankfurt motor show. And, to complement the colour, Bentley Collection is launching a small range of exclusive leather goods...   read more >>

The latest in Gisbert L. Brunner’s series on iconic watches is the Bauhaus-styled Tangente from German manufacturer Nomos...   read more >>

If you've ever wondered why your dinner jacket is also known as a Tuxedo, Simon de Burton has the answer. It’s all down to the 19th Century New York millionaire James Potter, the Prince of Wales, and the urgent need for a smart jacket...   read more >>

From an early career that included a short spell at Ferrari in F2 and F1, to more than three decades at the top of sports car racing and multiple Le Mans wins, Derek Bell has lived many enthusiasts’ dreams...   read more >>

In our Icons of Watchmaking series, expert Gisbert L. Brunner presents timepieces with such cult status they literally 'stand the test of time'. This week, we take a look at the Lange & Söhne Lange 1...   read more >>

This is a book about the ‘rebirth’ of a 1936 yacht, the marine equivalent of a barn-find, restored and relaunched thanks to Italian luxury watch company Officine Panerai...   read more >>

Considering its international launch at the European Southern Observatory at Paranal, Chile, the home of the project’s Very Large Telescope, it’s a pity IWC did not simply name its newest creation ‘Very Complicated Watch’...   read more >>

Having stepped out of the luxury and comfort of a motor car graced with a 'flying B', an owner may feel a little less than well-looked-after in a regular restaurant. That could never happen in the recently updated 'Bentley Room' at Mosimann's private dining club in London...   read more >>

The latest timepiece in our Icons of Watchmaking History series is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. Here, Gisbert L. Brunner takes a look at the wristwatch with a special twist.   read more >>

The Morgan Motor Company (old, yet somehow funky) has joined up with British clothing brand Superdry (new, and decidedly ‘happening’) to present both a special edition of the 3 Wheeler and a matching leather jacket...   read more >>

This year’s Panerai British Classic Week in Cowes, on the Isle of Wight, saw 71 vintage and classic yachts facing weather that ranged from gales on the opening day (severe enough to put paid to the around-the-island race), to 20-knot-plus winds on the second day, plus a full spectrum of light breezes and rain throughout the remainder. Yet the camaraderie and friendly competition was as strong as ever...   read more >>

As part of our Icons of Watchmaking series, wristwatch expert Gisbert L. Brunner provides his insight into timepieces with a cult status. This week, his attention is focused on the elegant 'Portuguese' from IWC...   read more >>

Gaining entry to the Royal Yacht Squadron clubhouse, on the Isle of Wight, can be as difficult as opening a Colchester oyster, writes Philip Rathgen...   read more >>

Maybe it’s a tad early for ‘Mad Men’, but there’s definitely something retro about Tanner Krolle’s new 'York Slim Line Computer Case'...   read more >>

In our Icons of Watchmaking series, timepiece expert Gisbert L. Brunner gives his opinions on wristwatches with cult status. This week, attention is focused on a modern classic: the Hublot Classique from 1980...   read more >>

With Britain's red grouse population currently ducking for cover in advance of the Glorious 12th, writes Simon de Burton, it seems fitting to bring you details of the annual Sporting Gun auction taking place at Auchterarder's swish Gleneagles Hotel this month...   read more >>

The Ferrari 250 GTO is already one of the most exclusive cars on the planet: but what if it were in 24-carat gold? As a scale model, of course...   read more >>

This week, watch guru Gisbert Brunner considers the famous ‘Carrera’ from motor racing watch specialist of the 60s and 70s, Heuer...   read more >>

The BMW Abbate wooden boat is one of the top lots at the upcoming Power by BMW auction in Munich this autumn. The stylish speedboat is one of only two prototypes built with a full-blooded BMW V8 engine...   read more >>

If the marine equivalent of a Ferrari 458 Italia is a luxury speedboat, then the Fiat 500 Abarth surely equates to a little rubber boat. Welcome, then, to the SACS – Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. Yes, it’s a dinghy, made by Italian boatbuilder SACS...   read more >>

Now, why hadn’t someone thought of this before? Of all the places to market a ‘designer shisha pipe’, the upmarket Knightsbridge store Harrods, now owned by the Qatari royal family, is just the place...   read more >>

This week’s watchmaking icon feature by expert Gisbert L. Brunner is the Regulator from Chronoswiss, the German manufacturer founded by Gerd R. Lang in the early 1980s....   read more >>

Stunning photographs of the most beautiful Wally yachts are a highlight of the Monaco boat-builder’s redesigned website. And by clicking on ‘view image full screen’, the visitor can dispense with the menu and – via the online gallery – be transported to the glorious world of Wally...   read more >>

This week, horological guru Gisbert L. Brunner considers the Cartier ‘Santos’, one of the first wristwatches and a watch truly born out of necessity...   read more >>

Italian luxury yachtbuilder CRN, a division of the Ferretti Group, today announced a new superyacht concept that combines the speed and fun of an ‘open boat’ with the comfort and seaworthiness of a traditional displacement vessel...   read more >>

The third in our series of ‘icons of watchmaking history’ – by expert Gisbert L. Brunner – examines a favourite of the 1970s night club scene, the Bvlgari-Bvlgari – so good they named it twice...   read more >>

Famous Swiss watchmaker Tudor has teamed up with Italian sportsbike specialist Ducati. Tudor will be the official timing partner to Ducati and a new chronograph has been produced to celebrate the cooperation...   read more >>

Swiss watchmaker Breitling, whose name is synonymous with air travel, has entered the games market with a new app which enables the chair-bound to take to the skies in the virtual cockpit of a P-51 Mustang...   read more >>

Hublot’s irrepressible CEO, Jean-Claude Biver, was joined by tennis legend Ilie Nastase and Time Products Chairman Marcus Margulies this week to unveil the company’s latest watch, the ‘Nastie Bang’, at its newest store, 31 Bond Street...   read more >>

Hendrick’s gin, with its cucumber taste, is a fairly unusual beverage; but nothing like as unusual as the company’s promotional campaigns. Take the Cucumbermobile. This is a customised 1961 Rover P4, complete with its own Hendrick’s and tonic dispensing bar in the boot...   read more >>

He might not look much like George Clooney, but 200 years ago, when being an ‘ambassador’ required wearing a wig rather than a wristwatch, the French-domiciled Abraham-Louis Breguet was the face of horology du jour...   read more >>

The second in our series of ‘icons of watchmaking history’ – by expert Gisbert L. Brunner – looks at the Breitling Navitimer...   read more >>

The Dracula Club in St Moritz is legendary. Known for hosting some of the world’s most exclusive parties, once a year the private Club – usually open only to members and their friends – unlocks its doors to the public for the summer Festival da Jazz...   read more >>

In our new series, ‘icons of watchmaking history’, expert Gisbert L. Brunner looks at a selection of watches which have achieved cult status. This week, it’s the 1972 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak...   read more >>

The very thought of something with ‘Daddy Cool’ embossed on it should get like-minded dad’s feet tapping involuntarily – it might also bring a smile to the old fellow’s face as the tinies trot into the bedroom this Father’s Day, 19 June...   read more >>

Chopard watch boss Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, well known for his support of the Mille Miglia both as a main sponsor and a competitor, last year took his passion for classic cars to a whole new level by introducing a wristwatch designed to look like an engine block...   read more >>

DesignworksUSA, the BMW Group design consultancy, has created an interior concept for aircraft manufacturer Dassault’s new business jet, the Falcon 2000S...   read more >>

With its ‘Art Deco in the Alps’ range of limited-edition fine art travel posters tucked away for the summer season, Pullman Editions has launched an all-new collection: a celebration of the romance and mystique of Ferrari...   read more >>

Bonhams’ Watches & Wristwatches department will hold two top-level sales this June. First off will be a sale in London on 8 June, closely followed by a US-based ‘simulcast auction’ on 16 June...   read more >>

With its light-faded numerals and less than immaculate dial, the 1942 Rolex chronograph that appeared as lot 129 in the Christie's flagship Geneva watch sale on Monday hardly looked a million dollars – but that’s what it fetched, establishing a new record price for any Rolex at auction...   read more >>

Corinthia Hotel, London – now open

London has a new luxury hotel, joining the ranks of the Capital’s finest 5-star establishments. The Corinthia Hotel at Whitehall Place, which opened in early May, has a fascinating history: from WWII until 2007 it was owned by the Ministry of Defence...   read more >>

Chopard Mille Miglia GT XL Chrono 2011

Reprising its trademark ‘racing tyre tread’ rubber strap and the famous red ‘1000 Miglia arrow’ logo, Chopard’s latest chronograph was launched at this year’s Mille Miglia retrospective...   read more >>

Rankin: Spirit of Ecstasy – Rolls-Royce commissions 100 images

The Spirit of Ecstasy was created 100 years ago and in celebration of this centenary, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has commissioned renowned photographer Rankin to capture 100 images inspired by the legendary Rolls-Royce emblem. The first two have already been revealed...   read more >>

Rocket man: JetLev Flyer takes to the air

The notion of a ‘jet pack’ to enable human flight has been around for more than half a century, but most people still regard it as a sci-fi dream of the future...   read more >>