The World's Most Prestigious Things
Grand complication watches, record-breaking cars, superyachts, legendary hotels, haute couture and three-star dining, explained with checked facts.
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31 deep dives
Greatest Prestige looks at the objects and places that set the standard for luxury: how they are made, why they cost what they do and the records they have set. Every number is checked against makers, auction houses, official guides and encyclopedias. We report facts and history, never investment tips.
Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime
Twenty complications on a reversible wristwatch
The Henry Graves Supercomplication
The most complicated watch made by hand
Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona
The actor's own watch and a 2017 record
How a Tourbillon Works
Breguet's spinning cage, explained simply
The Rolex Oyster
How Rolex sealed the wristwatch
Ferrari 250 GTO
Thirty-six cars and a run of records
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe
The most expensive car ever sold
Bugatti Chiron and the 300 mph Run
1,500 horsepower and a speed milestone
McLaren F1
Three seats, a gold engine bay, 240 mph
Koenigsegg
Sweden's record-setting hypercar maker
Rolls-Royce Phantom and Bespoke Craft
Hand-built at Goodwood since 2003
Azzam
180 metres of private motor yacht
Feadship
The Dutch alliance of custom yacht builders
Maltese Falcon
An 88 metre sailing yacht with DynaRig
How Superyachts Are Built
From first sketch to sea trials
Monaco Yacht Show
Europe's biggest in-water superyacht display
The Ritz Paris
César Ritz's palace hotel on Place Vendôme
The Savoy, London
Britain's first electric luxury hotel
Raffles Singapore
Colonial-era landmark and home of the Singapore Sling
The Plaza, New York
A French château on Fifth Avenue
Biltmore Estate
America's largest privately owned house
Chanel: Gabrielle Chanel's House
Jersey, tweed, No. 5 and black dresses
What Makes Haute Couture
A protected name with strict rules
Dior's New Look
The 1947 collection that changed fashion
The Hermès Birkin
A bag sketched on a plane in 1984
Charles Frederick Worth
The Englishman who invented the couturier
The Michelin Guide and Its Stars
From free tyre booklet to dining authority
Paul Bocuse
Three stars for 55 years near Lyon
El Bulli
The restaurant that rewrote modern cooking
Kobe Beef
Why real Kobe is so rare
White Truffles of Alba
Piedmont's prized autumn fungus
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