Boasting golden beaches, glamorous restaurants and rows of super yachts docked around its harbours. As previously reported, millions have been poured into the area's infrastructure (including €400m into the new port Al-Thani at La Bajadilla). Such …

With the exception of custom-crafted luxury goods like bespoke tailored suits and mega-yachts, most of our purchases are still very standardized, and “customization” means picking the 256GB hard drive over the 128GB, or selecting the Sport Package for …

Luxury yachts are seen surrounded by skyscrapers as the sun sets over Dubai Marina, in Dubai. The second-richest member of the United Arab Emirates is one of four cities competing for the world fair, which will be awarded today by the Bureau …

“Look at my friends—in 10 years they'll probably all still be here, still living in their parents' mansions, racing Formula One cars on the professional circuit, spending their days just sailing around on one of their 150-foot mega yachts,” said …

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 …