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Watches: Added Subtraction

To enhance a timepiece’s beauty, the designers at Piaget not so simply reduce its size. "Our business is to create thin and very elegant men’s watches," says company CEO Philippe L

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Robb Design Portfolio: Repeat Showing

A minute repeater’s appeal usually rests largely on how well the watch sounds. But Audemars Piguet (www.audemarspiguet.com) obviously invested much effort in making its new Millenary Minute Repeater a treat for the eyes as well as the ears. This timepiece, priced at approximately $377,000, is the latest in an unofficial ...

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Robb Design Portfolio: Repeat Showing

A minute repeater’s appeal usually rests largely on how well the watch sounds. But Audemars Piguet (www.audemarspiguet.com) obviously invested much effort in making its new Millenary Minute Repeater a treat for the eyes as well as the ears. This timepiece, priced at approximately $377,000, is the latest in an unofficial ...

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Motorcycles: Great Leap Backward

Quantum Leap is less a motorcycle than a proclamation from its creator, Eddie Meeks. His message is clear: Do not count me out, because I can still blow your mind

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Motorcycles: Great Leap Backward

Quantum Leap is less a motorcycle than a proclamation from its creator, Eddie Meeks. His message is clear: Do not count me out, because I can still blow your mind

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Home: Fancy That

Christopher Guy calls Singapore home; his furniture creations, however, seem to exist in a fantasy world. "I designed an Alice in Wonderland–inspired chair a couple of years ago and really didn’t think there would be much interest in it, but it turned out to be one of my best-selling pieces," ...

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FrontRunners: Cool Shades

Sally Sirkin Lewis, who has spent nearly four decades creating designs for her Los Angeles–based furniture and textiles company, has introduced J. Robert Scott Ombr

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From the Editors: The Man Who Sold Detroit

Even before revolution liberated the bodies of numerous highborn Frenchmen from their heads and sent others scurrying to the opposite side of the Atlantic, the cadet sons of noble houses sought the fortunes they could not inherit in the wilds of New France, which extended from Quebec to the Mississippi ...

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From the Editors: The Man Who Sold Detroit

Even before revolution liberated the bodies of numerous highborn Frenchmen from their heads and sent others scurrying to the opposite side of the Atlantic, the cadet sons of noble houses sought the fortunes they could not inherit in the wilds of New France, which extended from Quebec to the Mississippi ...

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The Macallan’s Newest Masters of Photography Collection

In 2009, Scotch whisky maker the Macallan launched its Masters of Photography Collection, the first release of which comprised bottles with labels showcasing prints from internationally renowned photographer Rankin. The second limited-edition release from that series, which arrived stateside in January, features labels courtesy of Scottish photographer Albert Watson and ...

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Car of the Year 2011: No. 5 Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG

Drive, BuyThe CL63 AMG can make a driver feel invincible. The big two-door displays a very sporty character when barreling down the road like a Teutonic hammer, yet at the same time it provides an overwhelming sense of protection, the kind usually associated with luxury SUVs. It is no surprise ...

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Car of the Year 2011: No. 6 Bentley Mulsanne

Comfort and JoyThe Mulsanne is designed to make the good life great. Just sitting in the driver’s seat—which feels more like a throne than a vehicular necessity—provides a sense of lofty serenity that can be described only as perfect

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