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Formula One CEO Stefano Domenicali on the strategy behind the racing series’s growth
Formula One chief executive Stefano Domenicali reveals the winning formula behind one of the greatest corporate and cultural pivots in modern sports—transforming an insular racing series into a groundbreaking model that rival leagues around the world are desperate to replicate “You know, I love being behind the scenes and pushing this sport at the top level,” says Stefano Domenicali, the amiable Italian who has steered Formula One as president and CEO since 2021.
Josie Ho on breaking misconceptions about professions
Singer/actress Josie Ho and Ferrari’s new Roma don’t seem like the most obvious match. Granted she could easily stroll into the local Ferrari showroom and snap up its entire stock outright, straight off the floor.
Douglas So on Building one of Asia and Hong Kong’s Most Important Photo Collections
Douglas So’s passion for picture -taking led him to establishing f11 Foto Museum – one of the most important photographic collections not only in Hong Kong, but also in the region. Strolling through Happy Valley, you’ll almost certainly have noticed it, a distinguished three-storey edifice in shades of ochre, with exquisite Art Deco motifs and tall French windows opening onto curved balconies on the first and second floors.
Brights, Camera, Acceleration: The Best Wheels in Movies
Invented at roughly the same time in the late 19th-century, the automobile and the cinema were made for each other. From their countless encounters, we select a few of the more memorable. The automobile has been a prominent feature in our lives for exactly 140 years.
Reel Icons: The Most Legendary Cars in Cinema
Invented at roughly the same time in the late 19th-century, the automobile and the cinema were made for each other. From their countless encounters, we select a few of the more memorable. The automobile has been a prominent feature in our lives for exactly 140 years.
Lights, Camera, Acceleration: The Greatest Cars in Film
Invented at roughly the same time in the late 19th-century, the automobile and the cinema were made for each other. From their countless encounters, we select a few of the more memorable. The automobile has been a prominent feature in our lives for exactly 140 years.
Kai Tak: Memories of Hong Kong’s Former Airport
Kai Tak: Memories of Hong Kong’s Former Airport In Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong has one of the best and most efficient airports in the world. But the thrilling aerial approach to its former gateway at Kai Tak, which opened 100 years ago, remains the stuff of legend. It was as hair-raising an introduction to a city as could be imagined.
Car Couturiers Design: A Nod to Bespoke Craftsmanship
Prestige gazes wistfully back to the eras when, thanks to the efforts of bespoke coachbuilders and independent design houses, the motor car really was glamorous. If you thought cars all looked the same these days, well, that’s because they do. Indeed, without looking at the badge, could you really tell the difference between a Kia, a Toyota or the output from any one of the unaccountably huge number of automotive start-ups that have sprouted up in China in the past few years?
Repairing Vintage Timepieces: Restoring Bands and Hands
Prestige finds out from Michael Youngand Barry Cheungwhy Classic Watch Repair, their watch repair and restoration workshop in Central, enjoys an increasingly global reputation.
The New Richard Mille RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari
If there were any surprise regarding the tie-up between Richard Mille and Ferrari, which was announced in 2021, it was surely that it had taken so long for these two marques – each a giant in its respective sphere of endeavour, and an enduring symbol of excellence and exclusivity – to come together.
Classic Watch Repair: Healing Hands and Bands
Classic Watch Repair: Healing Hands and Bands Prestige finds out from Michael Youngand Barry Cheungwhy Classic Watch Repair, their watch repair and restoration workshop in Central, enjoys an increasingly global reputation.
Test Drive: The brand-new Porsche Macan Turbo electric
After more than a decade in production, Porsche has produced an entirely new Macan SUV – only this time it’s electric powered. Prestige drives it. Can it really be 12 years since I was being shown around the Porsche factory in Leipzig, when our guides were diligently herding us away from one part of the facility where a new SUV was in later stages of pre-production, access to which was strictly verboten to interlopers such as myself?
9 Vibrant Watches That Make For The Perfect Summer Arm Candy
Home Travel Tips Accessories 9 Vibrant Watches That Make For The Perfect Summer Arm Candy Looking for a seasonal, summer-inspired timepiece to spruce up your accessories game? These 9 vibrant watches evoke the brilliant shades of summer, making for the perfect wrist candy to flaunt this season. If you’re contemplating treating your wrist to a seasonal makeover in the form of a colourful new timepiece, look no further – we’ve done the window-shopping for you.
Test Driving the New Electric Porsche Macan SUV
After more than a decade in production, Porsche has produced an entirely new Macan SUV – only this time it’s electric powered. Prestige drives it. Can it really be 12 years since I was being shown around the Porsche factory in Leipzig, when our guides were diligently herding us away from one part of the facility where a new SUV was in later stages of pre-production, access to which was strictly verboten to interlopers such as myself ?
Test Drive: The all-new electric Porsche Macan Turbo
After more than a decade in production, Porsche has produced an entirely new Macan SUV – only this time it’s electric powered. Prestige drives it. Can it really be 12 years since I was being shown around the Porsche factory in Leipzig, when our guides were diligently herding us away from one part of the facility where a new SUV was in later stages of pre-production, access to which was strictly verboten to interlopers such as myself?
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio is the Ultimate SUV
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio may be getting on in years, but its high-performance Quadrifoglio version could well be the most thrilling SUV money can buy. Like many established luxury brands, legacy car manufacturers lean heavily into their heritage, enticing their customers with tales of past glories, and histories that are inevitably both “storied” and “rich”.
New Watches to Lust After this March
New Watches to Lust After this March Want to adorn your wrist with a new daily beater this month? Here’s the latest crop of watches to whet your appetite. We’ve marvelled at watch cases made from sapphire crystal; now Hublot takes it a step further by fashioning a timepiece from saxem (the word is an acronym – sort of – that stands for sapphire aluminium oxide and rare earth material).
Bess Leeder: The Milliner Turned Wine Seller On Creating Her Own Path
Bess Leeder: The Milliner Turned Wine Seller On Creating Her Own Path Flying the world, making exquisite ladies’ headwear, and importing and selling wine and spirits sounds like an improbable career trajectory. But not to Bess Leeder, who’s done them all. You’ll find the store near the Sheung Wan end of Wellington Street – the “wrong” end, or at least it was until the district’s locus began its westerly shift.
Why the Alfa Romeo Stelvio should be your next SUV
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio may be getting on in years, but in its ultimate Quadrifoglio form it’s probably the most engaging SUV money can buy. Like many established luxury brands, legacy car manufacturers lean heavily into their heritage, enticing their customers with tales of past glories, and histories that are inevitably both “storied” and “rich”.
The new Alfa Romeo Stelvio is the most engaging SUV money can buy
The Alfa Romeo Stelvio may be getting on in years, but in its ultimate Quadrifoglio form it’s probably the most engaging SUV money can buy. Like many established luxury brands, legacy car manufacturers lean heavily into their heritage, enticing their customers with tales of past glories, and histories that are inevitably both “storied” and “rich”.
Princesses With a Mission: Conversation with Bourbon Two Sicilies' Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara
Princesses With a Mission: Conversation with Bourbon Two Sicilies’ Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara After a brief visit they made to Hong Kong in September, Prestige had the opportunity to speak to Maria Carolina and Maria Chiara of Bourbon Two Sicilies, two young members of Europe’s oldest dynastic house, on their lives as modern-day royals. How far back can you trace your bloodline?
This month, our top picks for sports watches
As we usher in the brand new year, here are our top picks for new watches that will perfectly complement your wrist. Our favourite new watches for ushering in the new year This characteristically fun and colourful pair of 38mm Club Campus watches from NOMOS Glashütte form the Saxon manufacture’s tribute to Hong Kong and its famed — though sadly now almost extinct — neon lights.
Cathay Pacific Aria Suite Hits the Suite Spot
As Prestige belts up in the Cathay Pacific Aria Suite, its revamped Business Class, we examine why full-service airlines take so much trouble to pamper their premium passengers. It will probably come as no surprise to learn that running an airline has rarely been a licence to print money.
Competition Bureau Continues Enforcement Against Restrictive Covenants In Grocery Leases
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This Month's Selections: Watches
Here are our top picks for new watches that will perfectly complement your wrist for the new year. This characteristically fun and colourful pair of 38mm Club Campus watches from Nomos Glashütte form the Saxon manufacture’s tribute to Hong Kong and its famed – though sadly now almost extinct – neon lights. Released as two 33-piece limited editions in an exclusive collaboration with the brand’s local partner Oriental Watch, it comes in two dial colours, Neon Night purple or Neon Day Blue.
GPHG 2024: Our top picks and winners from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève
GPHG 2024: Our top picks and winners from the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève Geneva’s Théâtre du Léman played host to the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, also known as the GPHG, on November 13 2024. Celebrating excellence in this year’s GPGH competition, the 15 winning watches from a shortlist of 90 were announced. Here are Prestige’s picks from the 15 categories, plus the winners of each.
The next time you're traveling overseas, check out these five chic hotels
These stunning new hotels, which range from a sleek urban bolthole and a repurposed schloss to an ultra-modern private villa, are sure to give your next trip abroad a significant “wow” factor. 5 stylish hotels to visit the next time you’re abroad If you hadn’t heard it already, Aman has spawned Janu, “a visionary hotel and residence brand that redefines travel with purpose”, the first manifestation of which occupies 13 floors of a residential tower in Tokyo’s new Azabuzai Hills “urban village”.
GPHG 2024: Eyes on the Prize
GPHG 2024: Eyes on the Prize The 15 winning watches from a 90-watch shortlist in this year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) competition are revealed on November 13 at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva. Prestige’s selections from the 15 categories are listed here. The competition’s Mechanical Exception category is by definition reserved for extraordinary watches.
GPHG 2024: Eyes on the Prize
GPHG 2024: Eyes on the Prize On November 13, at the Théâtre du Léman in Geneva, the 15 winning watches from a shortlist of 90 are announced in this year’s Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) competition. Here are Prestige’s picks from the 15 categories. The competition’s Mechanical Exception category is by definition reserved for extraordinary watches.
5 stylish hotels to visit the next time you're abroad
From a sleek urban bolthole and a repurposed schloss to an ultra-modern private villa, these exquisite new hotels promise to add serious “wow” factor to your next overseas jaunt. 5 stylish hotels to visit the next time you’re abroad If you hadn’t heard it already, Aman has spawned Janu, “a visionary hotel and residence brand that redefines travel with purpose”, the first manifestation of which occupies 13 floors of a residential tower in Tokyo’s new Azabuzai Hills “urban village”.
5 new hotels around the world that pack in the wow factor
Grand designs: 5 new hotels with some serious wow factor These five new hotels – a sleek urban bolthole, a repurposed schloss, two ocean-facing resorts and an ultra-modern private villa – promise to add serious “wow” factor to your next overseas jaunt.
Grand Designs: 5 New Hotels with Serious Wow Factor
These five new properties – a sleek urban bolthole, a repurposed schloss, two ocean-facing resorts and an ultra-modern private villa – promise to add serious “wow” factor to your next overseas jaunt. If you hadn’t heard it already, Aman has spawned Janu, “a visionary hotel and residence brand that redefines travel with purpose”, the first manifestation of which occupies 13 floors of a residential tower in Tokyo’s new Azabuzai Hills “urban village”.
Shades of Summer: 9 vibrantly coloured watches
Want to give your wrist a seasonal makeover in the form of a colourful new timepiece? Look no further for we’ve done the window-shopping for you! Summer’s supposed to be fun, right? So is there another watch brand more likely to get us into that carefree mood than Swatch, whose wild and wacky dials and case colours have been making us smile since 1983? We don’t think so.
Shades of Summer: 9 vibrantly coloured watches
Want to give your wrist a seasonal makeover in the form of a colourful new timepiece? Look no further for we’ve done the window-shopping for you! Summer’s supposed to be fun, right? So is there another watch brand more likely to get us into that carefree mood than Swatch, whose wild and wacky dials and case colours have been making us smile since 1983? We don’t think so.
Shades of Summer: 9 Vibrantly Coloured Watches
If you’re contemplating treating your wrist to a seasonal makeover in the form of a colourful new timepiece, look no further – we’ve done the window-shopping for you. Summer’s supposed to be fun, right? So is there another watch brand more likely to get us into that carefree mood than Swatch, whose wild and wacky dials and case colours have been making us smile since 1983? We don’t think so.
How Four Legacy Auction Houses are Bidding on the Future
How Four Legacy Auction Houses are Bidding on the Future It’s all change for the four legacy auction houses with headquarters in Hong Kong. Not only have they all re-located, but their business models have been transformed over the past decade. Prestige finds out how and why.
Re-Birth of Cool: Jazz Artist Braxton Cook Comes to Hong Kong
One of a new generation of musicians who’s taking jazz into unexplored territory while returning to its roots, saxophonist and singer Braxton Cook is bringing his band to Café Carlyle for a three- night residency this month. He talks to Prestige.
Shades of Summer: 9 Vibrantly Coloured Watches
If you’re contemplating treating your wrist to a seasonal makeover in the form of a colourful new timepiece, look no further – we’ve done the window-shopping for you. Summer’s supposed to be fun, right? So is there another watch brand more likely to get us into that carefree mood than Swatch, whose wild and wacky dials and case colours have been making us smile since 1983? We don’t think so.
Test Driving the Electric Rolls-Royce Spectre: How We Roll
Or at least it’s how we’d like to. At long last, Rolls-Royce’s first electric car, the Spectre, has made it on to Asia’s roads, so naturally Prestige was among the first to drive it.
The Osmium Bigbang is Now
It’s the world’s rarest precious metal – and as very soon it’s about to become rarer still, osmium’s time has come as an investment proposition. We’re all aware that Earth’s resources of minerals are finite, and that at some time we’ll start running out of one or another of them. Reassuringly we tell ourselves this is unlikely to happen in our own lifetimes, yet according to Ingo Wolf, scientific director of the Osmium Institute in Germany, it’s already happening now.
The Osmium Bigbang is Now
It’s the world’s rarest precious metal – and as very soon it’s about to become rarer still, osmium’s time has come as an investment proposition. We’re all aware that Earth’s resources of minerals are finite, and that at some time we’ll start running out of one or another of them. Reassuringly we tell ourselves this is unlikely to happen in our own lifetimes, yet according to Ingo Wolf, scientific director of the Osmium Institute in Germany, it’s already happening now.
Worldwide - Inward/ Foreign Investment - Canadian Government's Approval Of Glencore/Teck And A Ministerial Statement Signals Muscular New Standards For Investment Canada Act Undertakings And Metals And Minerals Transactions
A recent approval under the Investment Canada Act ("ICA"), and a policy statement by the Minister, signals important developments for investors into Canada, including: The "market" length for many undertakings under the ICA is now five years (and potentially longer), up from three years. There may be a need to provide meaningful (and potentially expensive) undertakings regarding environmental matters.
Eason Lin: Hooked on Classic Cars
Prestige ventures deep into the New Territories, where confirmed petrolhead Eason Lin has set up Car in Life, his business devoted to the sale, sourcing and restoration of old – and often rare – automobiles.
Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak Mini From 1997 makes an exquisite comeback
The recent release of the Royal Oak Mini marks luxury watchmaker Audemars Piguet’s return to the delicately downsized ladies’ luxury sports watch, which was first unveiled in 1997. When the German-British economist EF Schumacher published his classic work, Small is Beautiful in 1973, it’s doubtful the book was a reaction to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, which had been unveiled roughly one year earlier. Indeed, it’s highly unlikely he was thinking of watches at all.
The Timepieces You Must Have This Summer, from Jacob & Co. to Bvlgari
Luxury watchmakers are breaking conventions with innovative colours, materials and designs. Prestige explores some of the season’s latest state-of-the-art collections of the timepieces. As summer is approaching, colourful and light-weighted watches are back on trend, giving an effortless final touch to your look. From the 175 different color combinations of Nomos’s 38 Date to the blue on Jacob & Co’s Astronomia Regulateur, watchmakers are playing boldly with colours.
From Bvlgari to Jacob & Co, here are some top timepieces for the summer season
In meeting the aesthetics and technological demands of the modern world, luxury watchmakers are breaking conventions with innovative colours, materials, and designs. Prestige explores some of the summer season’s latest state-of-the-art collections of the timepieces. As summer is approaching, colourful and light-weighted timepieces are back on trend, giving an effortless final touch to your look.
Small is Beautiful- Audemars Piguet’s recent release of the Royal Oak Mini
Audemars Piguet’s recent release of the Royal Oak Mini marks the return of the delicately downsized ladies’ luxury sports watch, which was first unveiled in 1997. When the German-British economist EF Schumacher published his classic work, Small is Beautiful in 1973, it’s doubtful the book was a reaction to the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, which had been unveiled roughly one year earlier. Indeed, it’s highly unlikely he was thinking of watches at all.
This Summer’s Must-Have Timepieces, from Bvlgari to Jacob & Co
Luxury watchmakers are breaking conventions with innovative colours, materials and designs. Prestige explores some of the season’s latest state-of-the-art collections of the timepieces. As summer is approaching, colourful and light-weighted watches are back on trend, giving an effortless final touch to your look. From the 175 different color combinations of Nomos’s 38 Date to the blue on Jacob & Co’s Astronomia Regulateur, watchmakers are playing boldly with colours.
This Summer’s Must-Have Timepieces, from Bvlgari to Jacob & Co
Luxury watchmakers are breaking conventions with innovative colours, materials and designs. Prestige explores some of the season’s latest state-of-the-art collections of the timepieces. As summer is approaching, colourful and light-weighted watches are back on trend, giving an effortless final touch to your look. From the 175 different color combinations of Nomos’s 38 Date to the blue on Jacob & Co’s Astronomia Regulateur, watchmakers are playing boldly with colours.
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