Scragg spent £14 million living a champagne lifestyle in glitzy London hotels and restaurants as well as splashing out on a fleet of luxury cars. The racket saw Scragg, 56, use his business Moya Payroll, which managed the wages of construction firm …

According to Interpol, the Pink Panthers gained notoriety by targeting luxury watch and jewellery stores in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the United States, netting more than £380million. Escape: The man calmly walks out towards a packed promenade …

From chic outwear to boots and everything in between, Guess watches have perfected the combination of luxury, sophistication, youth and adventure. John believes India is the right market for Guess. Smart luxury is India, he says. Quality, styling …

Purely mechanical and driven by distinctive design, Oris watches spell timeless luxury. Made by hand and equipped with the latest micro-technology, Oris has been crafting its own mechanical movements at its Hölstein factory in Switzerland for over a …

Burberry is famous for its stylish watches, and Apple is rumored to be working on a smartwatch. Photo: Taken in London on November 9, 2010, shows CEO of Burberry Angela Ahrendts addressing delegates at the Heritage Luxury conference. AFP PHOTO …

A watch is no longer a device that tells the time, it has moved on and now is a status symbol and for collectors, a piece of art. And then of course, there is the visual appeal. Few things make a luxury watch more interesting than a tourbillon addition …

Every aspect of the modern luxury store conspires to seduce the shopper, from the lighting, color scheme and music to the carefully placed product "altars" designed to draw visitors deeper into the shop. New marketing research is shedding more light on …

The watch belonged to Napoleon's youngest brother, Jerome Bonaparte and is impressive not only because Breguet was considered the leading watchmaker of his day, but because the design of the watch was advanced for its time. Encrusted in old … The …

Thanks largely to Dava Sobel and her 1995 book Longitude, we are familiar with the tale of how in the 18th century John Harrison solved the problem of how to determine longitude at sea when he invented the world's most accurate clock. But here is a …