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  • NASA’s New Supersonic Jet Just Broke the Sound Barrier Twice on Test Flights

    NASA’s New Supersonic Jet Just Broke the Sound Barrier Twice on Test Flights

    The X-59 flew at over Mach 1 (767 mph) during two separate test flights conducted roughly one week apart. The X-59 flew at over Mach 1 (767 mph) during two separate test flights conducted roughly one week apart.

  • Piaget’s New High Jewelry Collection Is Inspired by the Gem-Set Dials of Its Ultra-Thin Watches

    Piaget’s New High Jewelry Collection Is Inspired by the Gem-Set Dials of Its Ultra-Thin Watches

    The new 65-piece collection experiments with chromatic texture and is the final chapter of the Extraleganza trilogy. The new 65-piece collection experiments with chromatic texture and is the final chapter of the Extraleganza trilogy.

  • Savor the Caribbean’s Best Dining on the Cayman Islands

    Savor the Caribbean’s Best Dining on the Cayman Islands

    From local seafood by the water to fine dining, vaCay makes a serious case for travelers who plan their trips around food.  On the shores of Seven Mile Beach, Eric Ripert’s kitchen at Blue by Eric Ripert at the Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman, serves conch with cucumber and yuzu, moving the classic Caribbean ingredient into a…

  • Discover a Slower Pace of Life in the Cayman Islands

    Discover a Slower Pace of Life in the Cayman Islands

    Home to hundreds of diving and snorkeling sites, world-renowned white-sand beaches, and cuisine, the Cayman Islands is Caribbean living at its finest.  The descent into Grand Cayman comes in low over water so clear that you can see the reefs from the air. Turquoise water calmly laps along the sugar-like sandy beaches. It’s a stretch…

  • Wellness, Redefined: Reconnecting in the Cayman Islands

    Wellness, Redefined: Reconnecting in the Cayman Islands

    Across Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, the reset comes through movement, spa rituals, reef, nature, and new recovery spaces.  Luxury travelers are increasingly drawn to destinations that support wellness, longevity, and recovery, while still feeling unmistakably like a vacation. The Cayman Islands pair unspoiled tropical landscapes with new investment in cutting-edge spas, movement…

  • This Class-Winning 1954 Maserati Race Car Could Fetch Nearly $3 Million at Auction

    This Class-Winning 1954 Maserati Race Car Could Fetch Nearly $3 Million at Auction

    The Maserati A6GCS, raced extensively in the 1954 season, will be offered through Broad Arrow during Monterey Car Week. The Maserati A6GCS, raced extensively in the 1954 season, will be offered through Broad Arrow during Monterey Car Week.

  • All the Things Elon Musk Could Buy With a Trillion Dollars

    All the Things Elon Musk Could Buy With a Trillion Dollars

    How far could a trillion dollars go? From Fabergé eggs to Cartier diamonds and World Cup final VIP access, we crunch the numbers.  Even by the standards of modern wealth, the number is difficult to comprehend. A billion dollars already places its owner in a financial universe far removed from everyday life. A trillion dollars…

  • Phillips Just Held the Highest-Grossing Watch Auction in U.S. History

    Phillips Just Held the Highest-Grossing Watch Auction in U.S. History

    The sale pulled in a record $75.8 million across two days, with 100 percent of lots sold. The sale pulled in a record $75.8 million across two days, with 100 percent of lots sold.

  • A Skeptic’s Guide to Fasting

    A Skeptic’s Guide to Fasting

    After a couple of trips to the Buchinger Wilhelmi clinic in Marbella, Spain, David Coggins finds himself an unlikely advocate for the fast life. 

  • An F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance Sells for $13.9 Million at Phillips

    An F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance Sells for $13.9 Million at Phillips

    It now marks the highest price ever achieved by an independent watchmaker at auction. It now marks the highest price ever achieved by an independent watchmaker at auction.