The difference between flying by regular airlines and flying by private jet is rather substantial. There are numerous benefits that a person could enjoy with the use of a private jet that aren’t available to them with regular airlines, even when it’s first-class travel. Travelling via charter private jet may be the only option for [...]
Location: Off the coast of Africa
Development: 115 unit
Pricing: € 2,975,000 - 5,975,000
Contact: Quintessentially Estates, www.quintessentiallyestates.com
Situated on the preferred south west coast of this idyllic Indian Ocean island Banyan Tree Corniche Bay comprises 115 secluded, freehold villas set on an elevated site in lush landscaped gardens and against a dramatic backdrop of the dramatic Le Morne [...]
We’ve grown to expect nothing less than opulence over at the Ritz Carlton Moscow. Two hundred bottles of champagne matured by the ocean tides and the waves in the dark for over 80 years are being sold at the Ritz for $300,000 a bottle. The 1907 vintage bubbly had been sent to the Russian Royal [...]
At first glance architecture and watchmaking are two diverse concepts that should have no direct correlation with each other. But the Ebel 1911 BTR Perpetual Calendar Chronograph isn’t a watch you take a mere first glance at, it’s a study in the art of watchmaking. It explores the depths and the similarities between architecture and [...]
The world’s leading luxury conglomerate group, LVMH Moet Hennessey makes a leap into the Luxury Mega-Yacht market by procuring Royal van Lent. An exclusive agreement with Egeria, an investment firm based in the Netherlands, has been signed on Monday September 1st, 2008.
Royal van Lent, one of the leaders in the market of custom luxury [...]
On September 19, Sotheby’s will auction 118 lots of rare (and rarely at auction) Indian and Southeast Asian paintings, miniatures and objects. The group is expected to fetch a total of between $2.3 and $3.2 million. Sotheby’s has experienced unusually high prices for traditional Indian art in recent years, as economic growth in India appears [...]
Hermes upped the ante on luxury with this extravagant $150,000 peacoat made entirely of crocodile skin. For the Fall/Winter 2008-09 collection, Veronique Nichanian, the Hermes’ menswwear designer for the last 20 years produced the ultra-sleek classic coat. Veronique Nichanian says, “the most timeless article of clothing a man can have is a leather piece.” With only [...]
When two Italian brands collaborate, the result is always bound to be a study in style. When the two brands in question are the famous automaker Lamborghini and the fashion house of Versace, style further defines itself with flamboyance thrown into the mix. However, most true followers of style who pay attention to extravagant collaborations [...]
Editor’s Letter - August/September 2008 Issue
“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.” These poignant words by author Robert Fritz capture the essence of this Affluent Page issue—everything featured on these pages is about getting [...]
