2016

A New Icon

Piaget’s new Polo s presents a beautiful cushion dial surrounded by a 42mm case, as well as the see-through, pristine sapphire case back in which the watches internal movements are displayed. A number of stainless steel links snake their way…

Looking Back

In the late 1990s, Sylvester Stallone was going through something of a career crisis. He’d decided to hang up his boxing gloves and his gun holsters, and was attempting to rejuvenate his image as an actor. He wanted to star…

Korloff Voyager Pens Collection

Following the launch of its reversible Voyageur watch collection, Korloff has upheld its tradition of adding an accessories line to its watch collections. In this case, the new watch collection has been twinned with a new writing instrument. The brand…

Stow Collection

Stow, an evolving collection of luxury travel accessories, is making waves across the globe, and has already begun garnering attention in the Middle East. Crafted from high-quality, “butter-soft” leather, the brand’s delicately moulded phone charger cases, jewellery rolls and trinket…

In Conversation With Felix Gesnouin

Virtuozity catches up with Felix Gesnouin, the face of Roberto Cavalli’s frist male fragrance UOMO. Being the face of a perfume is quite new for you, could you describe this experience? The Uomo fragrance campaign is a new step for me…

Essence Of The Maldives

While the Maldives, the resort archipelago of about 1,190 coral islands, probably occupies the top spot on millions of people’s dream holiday lists, getting in and out is less glamorous than you might think. Unless you’re a high-flying CEO of…

Meet iPhone 7

One of the highlights of yesterday’s Apple event in San Francisco was the announcement of the latest addition to the iPhone family, the iPhone 7. The new smartphone boasts the same screen size and shape as his predecessor but it…

The Robusto Revolution

There has been no greater upheaval during my five decades in the Havana cigar trade than the change in the preference for sizes of cigars. Had I prophesied 40 years ago that, one day, the most popular Cuban cigar size would…

Shirt Shift

The world of bespoke tailoring revolves around sharp suits, but it doesn’t have to end there. Virtuozity explores the world of bespoke shirt making. IN THE WORLD OF bespoke tailoring, the hand-made suit is and probably always will be the…