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Longines marks 50,000,000 milestone with Master Collection watch

January 8, 2019/21.58

Longines has commemorated its 50 millionth timepiece with a new watch previewing a new addition in its Master Collection.    The Swiss company, a subsidiary of the Swatch Group, says it has closely and authentically tracked its production, originally recorded in books until 1969, before the use of microfiche in the 1970s and 1980s, then […]

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Maurizio d’Este: remembering a great hotelier

January 6, 2019/23.10

Baglioni Hotels mourns the sudden passing on Christmas Day of a dear friend and colleague, group vice-president and general manager Maurizio d’Este. Mr d’Este, a legendary travel professional was the epitome of Venetian elegance and graciousness, and served in many roles over a long career. He was GM at the Baglioni Luna in Venezia and […]

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BRM Chronographes shows French blue Disque de frein watch

December 27, 2018/10.10

BRM has announced a new addition to its Disque de frein watch range, its design based on exactly what its name suggests in French: a brake disc.    BRM has shown a blue version, joining the ones on offer on its website in black, yellow, orange and red.    There are traditionally two versions available […]

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Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti, wins Miss France 2019

December 15, 2018/23.22

Bertrand Noël/SIPA/Miss France/TF1 Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti, has been crowned Miss France 2019, succeeding Maëva Coucke.    Chaves is 23, and holds a master’s degree in management as well as qualifications in negotiation and customer relations.    The top five contestants were Lauralyne Demesnay, Miss Franche-Comté; Morgane Soucramanien, Miss Réunion; Vaimalama Chaves, Miss Tahiti; Aude […]

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HRH the Duchess of Sussex a surprise presenter at the Fashion Awards

December 11, 2018/2.47

John Phillips Mike Marsland/BFC The Fashion Awards, formerly the British Fashion Awards, have become one of the fashion industry’s most celebrated nights. As usual, the British Fashion Council, which runs the event, slowly drip-fed media over the last six weeks on this year’s developments: that Jack Whitehall and Alek Wek would host on December 10 […]

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Lift your spirits and your skin in time for the holidays

December 9, 2018/9.09

Looking younger may forever be is a priority for most of us, so the fast-approaching holiday and red carpet season make it a an urgent necessity. Sure, there’s lots of marvellous make-up and fabulous facials that do a decent job of covering up or provisionally improving our reflection, but those are temporary. Life is too […]

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Organically speaking

November 30, 2018/11.21

After a stressful (and scarier-than-usual) October, it was wonderful to step out and head to Organic Spa Magazine’s fifth annual Travel and Wellness Media Event. This event happens to be one of our favourites, and we like to think of it as a bit like Hallowe’en in the sense that you get handed a bag […]

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