‘The retro obsession of the pre-pandemic years has given way to something more unfettered and fun’
HOW LUXURY WATCHMAKERS FOUND THEIR MOJO, P84
The Issues
40 HOUSE OF CARDS
Chris Hawes investigates whether Companies House is equipped to protect the UK from financial skulduggery
46 MODERN FAMILY
As the ‘Queen Bees’ of family law edge towards retirement, we ask 13 leading figures of the next generation how they see the industry evolving
54 MURDER ON THE TRADING FLOOR
Trading markets are suffering volcanic shocks, says Robert Jackman – nowhere more so than the London Metal Exchange
58 A STERN APPROACH
Patek Philippe president Thierry Stern tells Timothy Barber why he chose to stop making the venerable brand’s most popular watch
58
Arcadia
63 NICK FOULKES
The twin joys of New York and architect and interior designer Thierry Despont
64 DAISY DUNN
Why the Romans could tell us a thing or two about coping with inflation
65 RORY SACHS
Sri Lanka faces political worries, but tourism will be key to its recovery
66 JOHN ARLIDGE
The moral dilemma facing publishers of luxury titles and their advertisers
67 SAM LEITH
Apple TV’s Severance is dystopian – but it doesn’t have to be that way in reality
68 EDWIN SMITH
On sailing manoeuvres with watch brand Richard Mille on (and around) St Barth
70 JOHANNA DERRY HALL
Whisky makers are showing plenty of entrepreneurial spirit
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The Good Life
75 EL PALACE’S NEW KING
The influence of El Bulli at Barcelona’s most exciting new restaurant
76 PRIMEUR SUSPECTS
Jonathan Ray sizes up the 2021 Bordeaux en primeur vintage
77 TEAM SPIRIT
Two beloved luxury brands have paired up to produce a product to savour
78 MATTERS OF IMPORT
Petrossian is going to great lengths to make the UK a major hub for its caviar
80 BELLISSIMA!
Mark Walton marvels at the MC20, perhaps Maserati’s last petrol supercar
84 A FAIR SHAKE UP
Timothy Barber found a burst of innovation and fresh thinking at the first major watch show in almost three years
88 KEEPERS OF THE FLAME
How the revered glassmaker Lalique continues to charm the world as its factory reaches its centenary
94 BUSINESS CARDS
Daisy Dunn finds out why spirituality has gone luxe, with CEOs and HNWs looking for advice from the great beyond
98 MIDAS
With Julie Montagu, aka Viscountess Hinchingbrooke