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Parmigiani Fleurier has something that money cannot buy – authenticity. Other big names in watchmaking are not shy about using its expertise, and it is time the broader watch enthusiast community took notice.

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A watch and cigar combo like no other! Just like the automotive industry, the watch world continues to venture into new markets by creating relationships through collaboration projects. Zenith is proud to present its newest limited-edition example to celebrate Cohiba Cigars’ 55th-Anniversary. The special edition is presented as a 44mm Chronomaster Open, which allows for […]

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Breitling’s modern take on a classic. Inspired by the Frecce Tricolori watch that Breitling created for the hotshots of the Italian Air Force’s aerobatic fleet in 1983, the Super Chronomat is a supercharged, all-purpose sports watch that’s elegant enough for the evening as well. Now using modern materials and technology, Breitling is proud to announce […]

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IWC Schaffhausen holds strong ties with its brand ambassadors as well as its numerous collaborations in the area of sport, including Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. The luxury watchmaker is also very much aware of the collaborations that are projected to the world via a television screen. MR PORTER is a luxury retail platform that has […]

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The watch with the perfect blend of style and functionality The Freak X Collection by Ulysse Nardin embodies the process of traditional watchmaking while focusing on modern design and technology. The combination blends and highlights the aspects of Ulysse Nardin as a pioneer in the watch industry. The Swiss watch manufacturer is proud to announce […]

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The watch world is home to countless brands and examples that highlight each manufacturers’ most exclusive models represented as limited-edition pieces. It’s a process that Salvatore Ferragamo incorporates into the F-80 Skeleton Collection, which features three new stylish models. Just as it says in the name, Ferragamo equips the 41mm Black IP case with a […]

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Presented by Ulysse Nardin – Before we wore time, we heard it. Clocks made by brilliant craftsmen who would, through miniaturization, create domestic clocks and handheld timepieces, capable of loudly striking the passing hours. Inspired by watchmaking’s past and the possibility of moving musical timekeeping into the future, Ulysse Nardin is proud to unveil the […]

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Hublot’s collection of luxury-themed timepieces explain the diversity of its product line, as well as the brand’s commitment to constantly move forward in the areas of design and technology. Hublot’s diverse colors are displayed on its most recent release, the new Big Bang UNICO Golf Yellow Carbon. Hublot constructed the 45mm case using Carbon Fiber […]

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Exotic cars and fine handcrafted timepieces complement each other in a similar way that salt and pepper do. They just work. In many cases, watch manufacturers create pieces that tailor to the automotive industry and even specific cars altogether. Makes and Movements will be selecting spectacular supercars available through duPont Registry and pairing them with […]

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 The perfect Richard Mille for the track and home In the past, we covered the release of the female-focused Richard Mille RM07-01 Collection, which featured two black and gold carbon tot models. Richard Mille is proud to announce the next addition to the collection is the Racing Red motorsport-focused version. Created from a combination of […]

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The Carlyle hotel-inspired bolthole -- slated to open on the uppermost floors of Rosewood Hong Kong later this year -- will offer a blueprint for the eponymous group's vision of "a new kind of international members' club". We venture north of the harbour to discover just what that entails...

Hitherto, the Hong Kong ecosystem of private members' clubs has been split broadly between two camps: at one end, you have venerable institutions catered to the needs of the city's professionals (the FCC) and those who surround them (the KCC); at the other, a burgeoning array of social haunts meant to profit from the growing number of Silicon Valley types -- hawkers of crypto, CBD cafes, and other speculative investment opportunities -- who reside here.

Call me Debbie Downer, but neither feels like an especially glam place to visit. After all, such clubs justify their patronage by way of mostly pragmatic considerations: a convenient location; access to business networking opportunities; affordable gym membership; and so forth. This, as Rosewood Hotels CEO Sonia Cheng well knows is where Carlyle & Co. can break the mould -- by conjuring a little glamour into Hong Kong's mostly comatose members' club scene.

Best thought of as a kind of pied-à-terre to the Rosewood Hong Kong (spanning the 54th-56th floor of the hotel) Carlyle & Co. is, in effect, Cheng's answer to the boutique members' clubs that have dominated pop culture these last 20 years. In Hong Kong -- where bureaucratic red tape is frequent; and decent-sized real estate scant -- her hotel group's latest venture feels especially impressive -- if for no other reason than the sheer audacity of it all.

In recent weeks, the first details of the club's leviathan 25,000 sq. ft. premises have begun to emerge, inspired in broad strokes by the "intriguing, inimitable and ultimately indefinable" style of The Carlyle in New York (incidentally also a brand owned by Rosewood Hotels). To orchestrate this vision of Hong Kong-via-Manhattan, Rosewood turned to British designer Ilse Crawford, whose approach has imbued the club's many rooms with a light, playful sensibility -- affording each a healthy dose of individual personality.

For fusty decadents like yours truly, the gentlemen's spaces -- including a barber, shoeshine, and capsule store by an award-winning haberdasher -- hold immense charm -- even though they espouse just one of many eclectic visual styles members will enjoy each time they navigate the club. The aforementioned differ significantly from spaces like the Cabaret Bar and Sitting Room, both of which employ the medium of painting (by artists Jean-Philippe Delhomme and Christina Zimpel respectively) to celebrate The Carlyle hotel's legendary Bemelmans murals.

Supper & Supping

In the spirit of its progenitor, the various dining venues at Carlyle & Co. seem to be accompanied by an august sense of occasion. The crux of the action happens at the brasserie, which (like any decent club restaurant in Hong Kong) serves a medley of Western, Chinese, and all-day delicacies. Here, the focus is on simply cooking the freshest produce the club can source -- various of the small plates are smoked, cured, or otherwise preserved in-house -- yet it's hardly the most theatrical outlet. That honour belongs to Café Carlyle, an intimate supper club intended as the local chapter of the eponymous tippling destination in New York. Members can expect this to be the repository of the club's live musical programming, which (consistent with the historic acts that have taken to the stage at the Carlyle hotel) will include an assortment of uniquely American artforms like jazz, funk, and blues.

Members craving a dose of sunshine can also take a selection of food and drink on the club's 55th-floor terrace, which (much like the Rosewood property at large) enjoys the sort of view that's conducive to sonnet writing or spontaneous tears of joy. Flanking one end of that terrace, you'll find the local chapter of Bemelmans Bar. Like its namesake, the menu here is split roughly equally between fine wines, punchbowls and classic cocktails; though, at the weekend, you can expect a certain frenetic atmosphere to take hold, as the space merges with the terrace for live DJ performances against the backdrop of Victoria Harbour.

Cosy quarters, brimming with personality

Though Carlyle & Co. members can easily book themselves into one of the 400-plus rooms at the surrounding Rosewood property, the entire 54th floor of the club is given over to eight themed suites -- all of which celebrate the history of The Carlyle hotel. More or less equal in size, each offers an inviting and distinctive interior personality. If you're retiring following an evening spent drinking (one too many) Martinis for instance, the 'Tommy' seems an apt choice -- named for and inspired by the legendary Bemelmans bartender Mr. Tommy Rowles. Other known personalities include Dorothy Draper, the original 'modern Baroque' decorator of The Carlyle's interiors; and Eartha Kitt, the renowned actress and Broadway musician. For dedicated students of café society, a stay in every single suite would seem like money well-spent.

A variety of membership packages are available at Carlyle & Co., with or without health club membership. To learn more about rates (or inquire about eligibility) visit Carlyle & Co. online.

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In the world of fine women’s watches, gold has long been the preferred metal for elegant looks and swanky appeal. That hasn’t changed. But what has changed is the types of gold that watch brands are offering. No longer is there just 18-karat white, pink, rose or yellow gold to choose from. Some of today’s... View Article

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