With Omega having served as the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games since 1932, the bond between the world’s foremost athletic competition and the Swiss manufacture runs deep. For the better half of its tenure as official timekeeper, Omega has released special edition timepieces to mark the occasion, resulting in wild and wacky sleeper hits like the 1976 Seamaster Chrono-Quartz Montreal Olympics Albatross which features both an analog and digital display and the classic 2007 Omega Limited Edition Pocket Watch which commemorates the original stopwatches used to time the events of the 1932 ..read more

Hello Upper East Siders. Spotted: everyone’s favourite good girl has gone bad, with Queen B ready to blaze ahead of 4/20. American heritage knitwear brand St. John has teamed up with New York City-based cannabis lifestyle brand Edie Parker, with the duo riffing on the latter’s iconic Burn Bag. The unexpected face of the campaign? Leighton Meester, aka Gossip Girl’s Blair Waldorf. Related: The Devil Wears Farfetch In New Campaign Starring Leighton Meester Introduced last year, the Edie Parker Burn bag has become a favourite amongst niche circles for the retractable lighter that features on its ..read more

While we’d like to think we’re relatively on top of all the coolest car races, one seems to have slipped our notice. The Tour Auto in France is inspired by the Tour de France Automobile, which was created by the Automobile Club de France in 1899. In its most recent incarnation, the Tour Auto has been operating since 1992 and goes for five days, with the race open to historic vehicles that participated in the original event as run between 1951 and 1973, with a few exceptions for, well, exceptional cars. The Tour Auto travels from Paris to Biarritz across some of the most scenic routes in Franc ..read more

The celebrity haircare space is in no shortage of contenders, but that hasn’t stopped British singer Rita Ora from throwing her mane into the ring. Alongside Australian entrepreneur Anna Lahey, known for founding marine collagen brand Vida Glow, Ora has launched Typebea, a performance-oriented haircare brand aimed at addressing hair loss and damage. While Typebea technically sits alongside several other celebrity-founded haircare lines including Beyoncé’s Cécred, Tracee Ellis Ross’ Pattern Beauty, Jennifer Aniston’s LolaVie, Jonathan Van Ness’ JVN Hair, and Gabrielle Union’s Flawless (to name ..read more

As winter begins to wrap us in its cool embrace, it’s time to swap out lighter scents for something that cocoons us in warmth. The best winter fragrances are a multifaceted bunch, comprising everything from heady, seductive scents to comforting perfumes that act as an olfactory blanket, enveloping you in their embrace and serving as a panacea against the chilly air.  Table of Contents What perfumes and fragrances are best for winter? The best perfumes for winter in 2024 1. Guerlain L’Heure Bleue 2. Frederic Malle Portrait Of A Lady 3. Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille 4. Vyrao Witchy Woo 5. Fl ..read more

In recent years, IWC has become inextricably linked to its tool watches, whether it’s the plethora of pilot’s watches on offer or the recently revived Ingenieur. This year, the Schaffhausen-based manufacture is showcasing its duality of character, placing its Portugieser collection front and centre. Paying homage to the passing of time, IWC quite literally proves the classics are (almost) timeless, with the Portugieser Eternal Calendar featuring a moonphase that only requires adjustment once every 45 million years. Meanwhile, classic Portugieser Automatic models get sleek new updates, while a ..read more

Despite its choke hold over the watch world—and the luxury market at large—for many, the conversation around Patek Philippe begins and ends at the Nautilus. However, it would be remiss to overlook the Swiss manufacture’s high horology pieces. For close to two centuries, Patek Philippe has been bringing haute complications to the table with a robust range of world timers, grand sonneries, and calendar watches under its belt. For Watches & Wonders 2024, Patek Philippe is primarily iterating on its storied rather than creating; bringing back a collector’s favourite and updating key references ..read more

Jaeger-LeCoultre has long dedicated itself to the mastery of precision, with the manufacture spending the better part of the past two centuries in pursuit of unparalleled accuracy. While the manufacture is perhaps best known for its iconic Reverso—which it served up several iterations of last year—this year sees Jaeger-LeCoultre hone in on this core principle, debuting three new Duomètre references at Watches & Wonders 2024. Introduced in 2007, the patented Duomètre concept was developed to address the fundamental issue with any complex mechanical watches; namely, that any compli ..read more

Last year was a Black bay bonanza for Tudor, with the Swiss manufacture adding a slew of new references to the lineup. This year, Tudor has proven it’s the prince of the people; giving horological citizens what its big brother couldn’t. The manufacture has also given the lineup the Midas touch and added an elegant new reference to its underrated Clair de Rose line. Herewith, the new Tudor releases from 2024 we want on our wrists asap. Black Bay The flagship Tudor Black Bay has received a subtle refresh. Remaining faithful to the original design, the third generation of the Black Bay sees the ..read more

From a yacht-ready timepiece in precious metal to a more complicated take on its seminal rectilinear chronograph, there’s a lot to love about the new TAG Heuer releases coming out of Watches & Wonders 2024. Let’s get into it. Carrera Chronograph Skipper Based on an archival timepiece (that debuted in 1968 under the leadership of Jack Heuer), TAG Heuer made its return to the world of yachting with the release of the Carrera Chronograph Skipper last year. While that debut saw it executed in steel, the La Chaux-de-Fonds manufacture has released a rose gold follow up. Based on the ‘glassbox ..read more