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Elite Traveler meets Edouard Meylan, CEO of H. Moser & Cie. He discusses why the company’s watches are ‘very rare’ and the special features of its Perpetual Calendar model. A family-run business in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, the 50 dedicated employees at H. Moser & Cie produce just 1,000 handcrafted pieces a year. We believe they are very ingenious products,”... View Article

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Celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2014, Swiss-based VistaJet has grown to become a leading private jet operator in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Elite Traveler caught up with founder Thomas Flohr at Teterboro, right after arriving from Milan, to discuss the firm’s impressive all-Bombardier fleet with a signature exterior and cabin and VistaJet’s... View Article

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Elite Traveler caught up with Maximilian Busser, CEO and founder of Maximilian Büsser & Friends (MB&F), at the UK’s premier watch exhibition SalonQP, where he talked about the company’s series of firsts with its latest two releases and explained why he continues to push the boundaries of watchmaking with daring designs like the HM4 Thunderbolt.... View Article

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Fascinated by aerodynamics since the age of four, HondaJet President and CEO Michimasa Fujino took on the leadership position at Honda’s aviation subsidiary after a successful career in the automotive world. With its unprecedented aircraft innovation–the over-the-wing engine pod—the upcoming HondaJet has created a lot of buzz in the private jet industry. Elite Traveler speaks... View Article

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As one of North America’s largest industrial manufacturers, Bombardier Inc. has been a pioneering force in transportation engineering since its founding in 1937. With this year marking the 50th Anniversary of its iconic Learjet product, Elite Traveler sat down with Bombardier’s Senior VP of Strategy Steve Ridolfi –– whose career at the company spans 30... View Article

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For more than 55 years Gulfstream has been the leading name in private business aviation. Elite Traveler spoke with Gulfstream’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Scott Neal, to hear more about the newest and most impressive addition to its fleet — the G650 — which is posting both industry record-breaking sales and... View Article

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Directional Aviation Capital has advised partners and co-invested in the private and general aviation market since 2003. Among its holding are fractional operators FlexJet and FlightOptions and charter operator Sentient Jet. Elite Traveler talks with the firm’s founder and general aviation innovator Kenn Ricci to find out how he assesses aircraft for investment, presages about... View Article

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Elite Traveler meets Vincent Perriard, CEO and partner at HYT Watches. He explains how the watchmaker’s HYT H1 and H2 collections use liquids to tell the time. Liquid has never mixed well with watches – until now. HYT’s range combines liquid with mechanics and its H1 model was named best innovative watch at 2012’s Grand... View Article

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Heston Blumenthal’s gifted protégé, Ashley Palmer-Watts has been in the restaurant business since he was just 13 years old, rising to the ranks of Head Chef at The Fat Duck within four years. Now heading up Dinner by Heston and executive chef for The Fat Duck Group, he talks to Elite TV’s Alanna Lawson about... View Article

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NetJets Inc. is the largest private aviation company in the world. A subsidiary of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway company, NetJets Inc. also operates the largest private jet fleet in the world and placed the largest aircraft order in private aviation history just last summer. Elite Traveler TV spoke with NetJets CEO Jordan Hansell to discuss... View Article

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Predating the 1900s, the origins of A. Link are rooted in the highest form of luxury jewelry craftsmanship. Closely associated with the fabled De Beers organization and the first to nationally brand the Opera Necklace, A. Link is a veteran of the haute jewelry industry. Elite TV speaks with A. Link Owner Jeffrey Link about... View Article

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Elite Traveler meets Alison Gilmore, exhibition director of the International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) luxury portfolio.

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