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HOTEL LA PALMA, CAPRI The Masterpiece from Oetker Collection

Francis Sultana, one of world’s leading interior designers, designed her first hotel project, Hotel La palma. When sultana, in his early twenties, visited the island, Capri, it was a love at first sight. originally established in 1822, the first hotel in Capri is being revamped by oetker Collection and owners, Reuben Brothers. Hotel La palma will open its doors on July 1st 2020. Roberto Ruspoli was commissioned to create stunning ceiling frescos while Luisa Lambri – represented by Thomas dane Gallery – was in charge of creating artworks for all rooms and suites.

For more information, please visit: www.oetkercollection.com/hotels/hotel-la-palma

MANDAPA, A RITZ-CARLTON RESERVE Ambar, The New Ubud Hanging Bar

Located high on a cliff on lobby level, ambar is taking guests to a new height in the midst of Ubud’s rainforests. With magnificient views, Ambar is overlooking Mandapa Village, dining space that can serve up to 80 people, along with small garden with sofa bean bags. sounds like an ultimate spot to watch mystical Ubud sunset? not until you have a sip of cocktail highlights, from Ambar Spritz, Srikaya Boom, Balinese sangria, Mangosteen Crushie and crowd’s most favorite: Wantilan. Cocktails can also be tailored to suit guests’ preference.

For reservation, please contact: +62 813 3910 1992

CHRISTIE’S NEW YORK Magnificent Jewels Auction

Christie’s New York announces the June 8 auction of Magnificent Jewels. The auction is led by The Light of africa diamond, a d-color, Flawless, Type IIa, emerald-cut diamond of 103.49 carats, with excellent polish and symmetry. other leading highlights of the sale include Twelve Jewels by JaR from the estate of ann Getty and jewelry from The ann & Gordon Getty Collection. The auction includes an exquisite assemblage of jewels from private collections, alongside signed jewels by Bhagat, Boucheron, Bulgari, Cartier, david Webb, Graff, Harry Winston, Raymond Templier, Tiffany & Co., and Van Cleef & Arpels.

For more information, please visit: www.christies.com

GRAND HYATT JAKARTA The New Diplomatic Suite

Grand Hyatt Jakarta has unveiled the new diplomatic suite as part of the ongoing hotel renovation project. The luxurious 170-sqm suite encompasses a spacious bedroom, separate dining and living area that extends to a stunning 205-sqm outdoor terrace. Located on the 24th floor, the diplomatic suite welcomes guests with a stylish hallway leading to the sunlit terrace. The suite’s unique highlight is the aesthetic outdoor terrace fit for private ceremonies and celebrations. To enjoy the ultimate suite experience with special offer code ‘RaMadn’ that is valid until end of June 2022.

GRAN MELIA JAKARTA Folkz Brunch at Cafe Gran Via

spending quality time with friends and family in artistically designed place is a compulsory thing to do at weekend. However, looking for cuisine that accommodates everyone’s expectation is proven to be a quite difficult task. With over 300 seating capacity and 2 private rooms, Folkz Brunch at Café Gran Via allows you to savor cuisines of Western, american, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and of course, Indonesian, all at once. Folkz Brunch is available at Gran Melia Jakarta every sunday from 12.00-15.00 pm for IdR 520.000++/ person.

For more information, please contact: Tel. +62 21 5268080

AMAN NEW YORK Opens 2 August 2022

aman is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated aman new York will welcome its first guests on 2 august 2022. The culmination of a monumental transformation of the iconic Crown Building in Manhattan, the 83-suite hotel and its 22 branded residences bring the peace promised by aman’s sanskrit-derived name to the heart of new York, ushering in a new era for hospitality in one of the world’s greatest cities. aman new York hotel reservations open on 25 July 2022, with stays commencing on 2 august 2022.

TIMEPIECES

Patek Philippe | Franck Muller | Jaeger-LeCoultre

PATEK PHILIPPE

Chiming Watches by Advanced Research Department

a pioneering innovation for one of its most significant fields of competence chiming watches was presented by patek philippe. The horizon of its chiming watches has been extended by developing an entirely new all-mechanical sound amplifying system by the engineers at patek philippe “advanced Research”.

The patek philippe “advanced Research” department, founded in 2005, has meanwhile been integrated in the Research & development division and vested with the task of pursuing high-end research in the fields of new materials, technologies, and conceptual fundamentals intended to open totally new perspectives in the domain of watchmaking.

at the moment, the department presents an important technical milestone in a domain that relates to the superb competencies of the manufacture: the chiming watches, or, more precisely, the minute repeaters. patek philippe offers the largest portfolio of regularly produced models, as regards these grand complications. The pioneering technology is presented in the Ref. 5750 “advanced Research” minute repeater, a special limited edition consisting of 15 watches cased in platinum and endowed with a unique dial design, crowned by four patents.

The engineers developed a system with a steel sound lever that is attached in the middle of the oscillating wafer to achieve sound transmission from the gongs of the minute repeater to the sapphire-glass oscillating wafer. The other end of this sound lever that resembles a tuning fork features a flexible attachment with a thickness of 0.08

mm.

as the hammers strike the gongs, their oscillations are transmitted to the sound lever which in a first phase amplifies them and transmits them to the rigid oscillating wafer where they are further amplified. The angular motion of the oscillating wafer excites the air layers above and beneath the sapphire glass, producing a noticeably louder sound.

The fortissimo module attached in the case back allows the sound to be heard at a six-fold larger distance. so, a classic minute repeater on the wrist, at a distance of 10 m, sounds as loud and clear as an amplified minute repeater at a distance of 60 m. The manufacture also leveraged its rich experience in the domain of chiming watches to create a reverberating sound that also pleases the ear; this requires considerable dexterity and acute hearing.

patek philippe “advanced Research” presents an innovation that will seduce all enthusiasts of minute repeaters and technical debuts with its unique fortissimo “ff” system for sound amplification and propagation. It opens up totally new horizons for chiming watches.

FRANCK MULLER

The Long Island, The Art Deco in Novecento Style

The architecture of the Long Island™ pays tribute to the art deco movement in a new vision of the novecento style. With its pure, rectangular curved shape, the Long Island is the very synthesis of early twentieth century artistic inspiration and has become a leading collection of Franck Muller.

From the eye - catching relief numerals, to the elegant diamonds adoring the case to the flawless mother of pearl dial, the colored alligator straps, every single detail of the Long Island has been designed with care and attention to match the beauty of its owner.

Spotted on the wrists of figures such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elton John, Cristiano Ronaldo, david Beckham, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Paris Hilton, Franck Muller is no stranger to the world of Swiss luxury watch. Named after its founder, the history of the brand started when Franck graduated from Watchmaking school of Geneva (ecole d’Horlogerie de Geneve) in the early 1980s.

He’s close to independent watchmaker Svend Andersen, and Franck became responsible for handling watches from the collection of patek philippe. Most of the clientele were private individuals and museums. While he was working with complicated timepieces, he became passionate about their mechanism and began to think of building his own workshop.

In the 1984, Franck designed his own tourbillon wristwatch. In the 1980s, only few watchmakers were capable of creating such complicated timepieces, among them Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. Franck Muller’s private clients kept on growing and finally he opened The House of

Franck Muller in 1991, and his ultra-complicated timepieces became famous in europe and Us.

Today, his factory produces limited number of watches for private clientele. Franck Muller’s collections include a variety of designs and price ranges, and the company has 5 sites: Genthod, Lajoux, Les Bois, plan-les-oates, Meyrin and 570 official retailers.

Franck Muller is also known for its “World Premiers”. Each year, the manufacturer launches at least one new line of timepieces, featuring something special and exclusive, that has never been seen before in the watchmaking industry. The first such world premiere was launched in 1993. The watches had a split seconds chronograph, a minute repeater, and a perpetual calendar. In addition, the watches included an indicator showing the internal temperature.

JAEGER-LECOULTRE

The Rendez-Vous Star

Unpredictable, ephemeral, and mysterious, shooting stars are surely the most romantic and intriguing of all the celestial phenomena. Their light streaks across the night sky, appearing and disappearing in the blink of an eye. even knowing that they are not stars but meteors – flashes of light created when rocky debris burns brightly on hitting earth’s atmosphere – does nothing to diminish their magic. Visible only at certain times of the year and under the right conditions, these rare phenomena have fascinated mankind since the dawn of time – and now have inspired the watchmakers of Jaeger-LeCoultre.

In 2022, the Rendez-Vous Star recreates this enchanting celestial phenomenon on the wrist, thanks to an entirely new mechanism conceived and developed within the Manufacture. activated by the movement of the wrist, the shooting star appears on the dial at random moments – usually four to six times per hour – its unpredictability makes it even more special.

The Rendez-Vous Star is offered in two enchanting variations: a white gold case with a dial-in subtle tones of silvery blue and a pink gold case with dial-in soft golden brown.

Inspired by the magic of shooting stars, the artisans of JaegerLeCoultre’s Métiers Rares® (Rare Handcrafts™) atelier have harnessed their skills in new ways to depict the beauty and mystery of the night sky. Made of transparent sapphire glass, the uppermost of the dial’s three layers has been sprinkled with transferred stars and miniature handpainted (on both sides of the sapphire glass) with clouds and a crescent moon, which conceal the shooting star when it is inactive.

Beneath this is a rotating circular disc of titanium with a cut-out of the shooting star. When activated, the disc spins, sending the star on its curving path across the upper dial. as it passes, the cut-out reveals the deepest layer of the dial. defining the trajectory of the shooting star, a three-quarter circle of diamonds is set into the sapphire glass dial.

The bezel is set with a circle of glittering diamonds that draw the eye towards the dial and, in keeping with the aesthetic codes of the RendezVous, the upper surfaces of the lugs, and the top of the crown is also diamond-set. To complete these watchmaking treasures, an alligator leather strap, matched to the dial color and given a glowing, pearlized finish, is fastened to the wrist by a folding buckle.