06/30/2014

BMW plugs into electric car market

BMW’s most expensive model combines an electric motor and a lightweight carbon-fiber frame to get better gas mileage than the Toyota Prius and accelerate faster than a Porsche 911, demonstrating the breadth of its technology at a time when Tesla is

06/27/2014

Luxury Brand Lovers Are Secretly Masochists, Study Suggests

New research reveals that rejection actually boosts desire for brand affiliation. Customers who visit high-end boutiques are more actually more likely to purchase and display items when snobby salesclerks have snubbed them.

06/25/2014

Get me to the world on time

Luxury houses are putting watches at the heart of their travel accessories lines. Time to join the jetset, says James Collard

06/15/2014

London: Europe's top watch stop

As Watches of Switzerland opens its new Mayfair flagship - the biggest fine watch emporium in Europe - Nick Compton reflects on London's rising appetite for quality timepieces