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On the open water, two things remain paramount: style and functionality. The Franck Muller Vanguard Yachting Tourbillon raises both of these traits to perfection. With a bold blue face and similarly hued strap, in addition to a fantastically-engineer

First as a host of the BBC’s Top Gear, which was the world’s most watched factual program reaching hundreds of millions of global fans, and now on the immensely popular The Grand Tour, Richard Hammond lives the life most men dream of; driving the wor

It had all the earmarks of being a passing fad – surely after all the hipsters shaved their beards off the new breed of “cool” barbershops would also be consigned to the rubbish bin. But the design acumen of these bastions of elegant grooming, now to

In the 1950s, with time on their hands and adrenaline in their veins, London’s rebellious youth rolled up their sleeves and started modifying BSAs, Triumphs, Nortons, Vincents and other Britishbuilt motorbikes to go much, much faster. Channeling Marl

If soccer in Brazil is best described as a religion, soccer in Spain is closer to an education. Youngsters emerge from the academies across the nation to fill many of the best domestic, and foreign, club sides in the world, helping Spain to a run of

There were plenty who scoffed at the idea of a Lamborghini SUV when the legendary Italian marque rst revealed the Urus project a few years ago. After all the original Rambo Lambo, aka the LM002 SUV that debuted in 1986, is more of an automotive oddit

Water polo has a nasty reputation as a sport not for the weak of heart. Combine grueling endurance swims with underwater physicality (even violence) between opponents, and it can be a sport that turns out athletes forged as stainless steel, impossibl

Jock, geek, homebody; the way Georgia Fowler later describes herself seems totally at odds with the ethereal beauty who steps out of an elevator and into a sprawling photo studio in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Her hair in a bun, slicked as if b

Spring is the season of gin. While we hunker down in the wool sweater months with our favorite browns, keeping the soul toasty via a steady collection of Scotch, cognac and bourbon, when the sun finally returns it’s time to clear things up. Literally

Three years ago we first visited Bugatti headquarters in Molsheim, France — the gilded 19th-century Château Saint-Jean, a palace complete with museum and ultra-modern atelier — to witness the handbuilding of their newest hypercar, the Chiron. Bugatti

Barcelona, the Catalan capital of Spain, is a rich and varied buet for the senses: easily explorable, stunningly beautiful, by turns graceful and gritty. It is a place to be strolled, sipped, and savored. And the best way to do it is on the coast. Ye

If you’ve ever sipped a glass of Hennessy or Dom Pérignon, coveted a Louis Vuitton bag or a pair of Berluti shoes, or strapped on a Hublot or TAG Heuer watch, you’ve felt the infiuence of Bernard Arnault, the billionaire French businessman who has qu

While only 24 years old, Megan Khira is a seasoned veteran of the modeling world, having been discovered at a mere 13 years of age. Despite taking the time to earn a marketing degree, Khira has continued to advance her modeling career to even higher

Maxim Cover Girl voting has spread from coast to coast, and now, straight across the globe with the strong performance of South Korean stunner Woohyeon Kim. Building on her popularity back home, she earned a Maxim Korea cover before setting her sight

While some cities are fortunate enough to have developed a unique architectural identity, few can give so much of the credit to a single man. When it comes to Barcelona, however, there’s no question that it’s truly the city of Antoni Gaudí. Prior to