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NAVIGATING GLOBAL LUXURY

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Technogym's innovative machine is hard-core fitness tech that happens to look great.

Five luxury coupes that combine comfort and beauty with performance and speed.

These four Scotch whiskies show that patience pays off with distinctive flavor.

A beach vacation and an African safari provide opportunities to get fired up before winding down.

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What: LIGERO CIGARS

Bold, complex selections for the cigar connoisseur.

Cigar makers often bristle if you refer to one of their products, even enthusiastically, as “strong.” The word has negative connotations, describing a harsh cigar that lacks nuance. Perhaps a better term for the best of this breed is “powerful,” an indicator of not just strength but complexity. A cigar obtains much of its power from ligero tobacco—the boldest, most flavorful leaves at the top of the tobacco plant, which get the most sunlight. Ligero makes its presence emphatically felt in the following smokes. It's fair to say, they're not for the timid.

1 Gurkha Rogue A blend of three-year-aged ligero from Nicaragua, Honduras and the Dominican Republic comprises this cigar’s filler, combined with a rare Ecuadoran binder. The complex, spicy flavor is enhanced by an Ecuadoran Habano wrapper.

Price: $140 to $200 per box of 20 Contact: 888.487.5427 gurkhacigars.com

2 Montecristo Espada The first Montecristo made with 100 percent Nicaraguan tobacco, the Espada features aged leaf from all of the country’s major growing regions, including a 2008-vintage ligero.

The result is the boldest, spiciest Monte this side of Cuba.

Price: $112.50 to $125 per box of 10 Contact: jrcigars.com

3 Camacho Triple Maduro Maduro wrappers, known for their dark color and spicy-sweet flavor profile, are common, but an all-maduro cigar—filler, binder and wrapper—is a rare beast. Smoking this Honduran puro is roughly akin to mainlining a triple espresso.

Price: $175 to $215 per box of 20 Contact: camachocigars.com

4 La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero An Ecuadoran wrapper surrounds a filler blend of two distinct Dominican-grown ligero leaves; the result is a spicy, peppery smoke with a toasty cedar aroma.

Price: $116.80 to $188.80 per box of 20 Contact: laflordominicana.com

5 Partagas 1845 Extra Fuerte A fuller-bodied addition to the 1845 line, this cigar tops off its robust Dominican-Nicaraguan filler blend with a dark, oily Cuban-seed, Ecuadoran-grown ligero wrapper.

Price: $149.80 to $169.80 per box of 20 Contact: cigarworld.com

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What: P O W E R WAT C H E S

These forceful timepieces reflect intricate workmanship, impeccable artistry and a tradition of striving for perfection.

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1 Classic: Rolex has been a benchmark of success for decades, proving the brand’s enduring value. Its new GMT-Master II has a beautiful red and blue (aka “Pepsi”) Cerachrom bezel.

Price: $38,250 in white gold Contact: 212.758.7700, rolex.com

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gained renown for its jewelry watches, Piaget has been making movements since 1874. The brand is now releasing the Altiplano 900P, which showcases the movement on the dial side— and Piaget’s mechanical artistry.

collection is complete without a Patek Philippe. Serious business travelers can’t go wrong with the new Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph.

Sporty yet classic, this complicated timepiece makes your life easier when crossing time zones.

Price: $27,800 Contact: Seth Bright, 212.246.5555, piaget.com

Price: $57,300 Contact: Patek Philippe Boutique at Tiffany and Co., 212.605.4036, patek.com

Original watches are designed and manufactured in the company’s namesake town, a stronghold of the German timepiece industry.

Its new PanoMaticInverse puts parts that are normally on the back of the movement on the dial side, so the wearer can admire them.

Price: $29,700 in red gold Contact: 866.203.8699, glashuette-original.com

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porsche design ß9983 Smartphone

BEYOND LUXURY. Ultimate performance from BlackBerry ® meets Porsche Design Iconic Style. The unique BlackBerry ® keyboard with specially crafted glass-effect keys and BlackBerry ® 10 technology delivers superior productivity with a fluid and effortless experience. The exclusive Porsche Design PIN with BlackBerry’s ultimate security ensures your messages are kept private. For the luxury of being one step ahead.

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What: E R M E N E G I L D O Z E G N A S U I T, JORGE ADELER CUFFLINKS

The modern power look.

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Milano Fit Zegna’s Milano Fit works well for athletic body types, offering a soft yet structured shoulder, a generous chest and a trim waist.

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Trofeo This cool and light fabric made of 100 percent superfine merino wool has a sleek, satin-like feel, giving the suit an elegant appearance without weighing you down.

1 Ermenegildo Zegna Suit Long admired for the craftsmanship of its pieces, Ermenegildo Zegna has helped define the power suit in recent years with wonderful attention to detail. The defined V-shape of this suit from the fall 2014 collection projects leadership, while slim lines, peaked lapels and an exquisite use of Trofeo, Zegna's Australian superfine merino wool, create a modernist silhouette rooted in 1950s glamour. The pinstripes give the suit an understated flair— the restrained confidence of a sophisticated power player.

Price: $3,095 Contact: 877.806.9478, zegna.com

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2 Jorge Adeler Roman Denarius Cufflinks These matching silver denarii date back to 136 BC and feature images of the goddess Roma. Argentine custom jeweler Jorge Adeler set the rare coins against sterling silver, creating pieces that, in connecting you to ancient Rome, provide a clever touch of individuality.

Price: $3,980 Contact: Valentina Adeler Armour, val@adelerjewelers.com, 703.759.4076, adelerjewelers.com

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What: Technogym, the Italian fitness equipment manufacturer, has been the official supplier of athletic training gear for the Olympics since 2000. One of its best-selling offerings is the Kinesis Personal, a wall-mounted workout station that addresses "psychophysical wellbeing" by focusing on resistance, balance, strength and flexibility. Previously only available overseas, all Technogym products can now be ordered in the U.S. from New York store TechnoHome.

TECHNOGYM KINESIS PERSONAL

The home fitness center you won't hide away.

Seamless Installation TechnoHome coordinates the sale, delivery and setup of your gym and offers support to create a sophisticated wellness center in your home.

Design The Kinesis Personal was designed to fit with modern interiors, creating a minimalistic and visually appealing workout space of less than 11 square feet.

Its pulleys are fashioned to absorb sound, giving even the most vigorous workout a Zen-like tranquility.

Price: $000,000 Innovative Contact: Each polished aluminum Name Lastname arm has three pivoting Company or Brand pulley systems that control Address, 000.000.000, the range of movement in website.com all directions. The three handgrips make more than 200 exercises possible; users can work individual muscles or target several muscles simultaneously.

Display Forget about clumsy weights—in the center of the piece, a simple dial with a digital display controls the resistance.

Price: $11,950 to $16,950

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Contact: Larry Gulko, lgulko@technohome.com, 781.710.2121, technohome.com

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Play

What: SMART BIKE, LOCK AND RACKET

Everyday recreational items reimagined.

1 Vanhawks Valour Bike “We are all urban bike commuters and hated the fact that we were super unsafe next to cars on the road,” says Vanhawks cofounder and COO Ali Zahid of his Toronto-based team. So, using strong and light proprietary carbon-fiber technology, they designed a new kind of bicycle. The Valour warns of close traffic with vibrating handlebars, links via smartphone app with other Valour commuters to note hazards such as potholes, and measures the speed and distance of your ride.

Price: $1,249 Contact: vanhawks.myshopify.com

2 Babolat Play Pure Drive

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Without affecting playability, Babolat has designed a grip that discreetly includes two buttons, a USB port and a battery good for up to six hours of playing time.

This racket doesn’t look or feel unusual, but it is: Sensors built into the handle allow users to track information such as hitting power, location of impact, and the type and number of strokes.

Price: $400 Contact: babolat.us

3 Skylock Created by Velo Labs, a San Francisco startup backed by ex-Boeing and Jawbone engineers, the Skylock, a solar-powered u-lock for bikes, is the first-ever connected device of its kind.

Among its features: crash and theft alerts, a sharing platform—which allows users to lend their bikes to others in a trusted network—and dual-locking design.

Price: $159 Contact: skylock.cc

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What: N AT U R A L S W I M M I N G P O O L S

Environmentally sensitive, healthful and attractive oases.

Green Design Minimizing conventional technology ensures less pump noise (the pump is submerged) and fewer interruptions for maintenance and seasonal closing and opening; it also lowers energy costs.

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More natural pools are built in Austria and Germany today than chlorine pools.

“Americans are behind, but we are waking up to the notion that one does not need to damage one’s skin and hair and accelerate the aging process in chlorine in order to enjoy swimming,” says Timothy Witten, U.S. representative for Biotop, an international naturalpool builder. And the environmental impact is minimal: These pools are designed with a carefully planned, planted “regeneration zone” at the perimeter—like those occurring at Price: natural lakes. But unlike at a lake, a wall between the zone and the swimming area keeps out $000,000 unwanted organic material while allowing the water to be cleaned to the standards of Contact: a chemically treated pool.

Price: Varies Contact: Timothy Witten, 855.246.8678, t.witten@biotop.us, biotop.us

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Water Quality Impurities in the pool are absorbed by the plants in the regeneration zone and any harmful bacteria are destroyed by water-borne organisms.

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Design Choices Biotop has three main approaches to the look of its pools: standard (organic), classical (traditional) and design (contemporary).

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What: LUXURY COUPES

Two-doors that pack style with plenty of punch.

The modern luxury coupe symbolizes personal reward and takes a subtle dig at workaday necessity: When you can drop serious money on a two-door, it’s clear that imposing style and performance are your priorities, not a roomy backseat or fuel economy. These aren’t necessarily the cars you need; they’re the cars you want.

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1 Aston Martin Vanquish One of the world’s most beautiful cars, the Vanquish coupe and its convertible counterpart, the Vanquish Volante, are improved under that carbon-fiber skin for 2015: An eight-speed, paddle-shifted ZF automatic transmission delivers a notable bump in acceleration, shift feel and fuel economy.

Speed The 5.9-liter V-12 engine takes the Vanquish from 0 to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, with the top speed soaring to 201 mph.

Base price: $287,820 to $305,820 Contact: 44.0.843.903.2389, astonmartin.com

2 Lexus RC and RC F The standard RC 350 hitches a 306-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 to an eight-speed, paddle-shifted automatic. The real challenger is the RC F, which boasts a 5.0-liter V-8 with better than 450 horsepower. Expect to go from 0 to 60 in roughly 4.5 seconds.

Base price: $41,000 to $63,000 Contact: 800.255.3987, lexus.com

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Sexy Turn With the RC, Lexus injects design pizzazz into its typically conservative lineup.

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3 Cadillac ELR The ELR's plug-in hybrid system, based on that of the Chevrolet Volt, can propel it for 37 miles on electricity alone, and 340 miles once its gas-fueled electric generator fires. Dealer discounts and an available $7,500 tax break are knocking ELR prices to $60,000 or less—a compelling proposition to plug-in fans.

Base price: $75,000 Contact: 800.333.4223, cadillac.com

4 BMW M4

3 Looks and Brains

The ELR pairs aggressive styling with progressive technology.

With the M4, BMW switches its sports sedan from a V-8 to an all-new, twin-turbo inline six with 425 horsepower. But torque is the big story here: 406 pound-feet, available with every tap of the right foot from a low 1,850 rpm.

Drivers will tap early and often, thanks to a 0-to-60 romp in less than four seconds.

Base price: $64,200 Contact: bmwgenius@bmwusa .com, 844.443.6487, bmwusa.com

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The two-door version of the M3, BMW’s long-running benchmark sports sedan, changes its name to M4.

S-Class Coupe The all-new S-Class Coupe is a technical tour de force: Amassing cameras, radar and sensors, it steers itself along highway curves and automatically avoids collisions. Choose from a pair of bi-turbo V-8s: a 4.7-liter with 449 horsepower in the S550 version, or a hand-built 5.5-liter with a wicked 557 horses in the S63 AMG. Base price: $120,000 to $160,000 Contact: 800.367.6372, mbusa.com

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Details Luxury features include Swarovski crystal headlamps, “hot-stone” massaging seats and customizable scents wafted into the cabin.

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What: AGED SCOTCH WHISKIES

In a boom time for whisky, here are four of the finest.

Price: $000,000 Contact: Name Lastname Company or Brand Address, 000.000.000, website.com

1 The Dalmore 25 Year Old

2 The Macallan Sherry Oak

3 Glenmorangie Pride 1978

4 Dewar’s 15

This new addition to the distillery’s collection is first matured in American white oak casks, then aged in a combination of 25-year-old Palomino fino sherry butts and 1980's first-fill bourbon casks.

Next, it is married in bourbon barrels and finished in tawny port pipes. The result: notes of orange peel and licorice.

18 Years Old Matured in sherry-seasoned oak casks imported from Jerez, Spain, this smoky Scotch has an unusual taste of dried fruits, spice, clove and orange, with a finish of fruits, toffee and ginger.

Single-malt Pride 1978 was first matured for 19 years before undergoing an additional 15.

The resulting whisky, bottled in 2012, has scents of chestnut, toffee and cherries. Only 700 decanters were created, making it Glenmorangie’s rarest Scotch yet. A signed commemorative print by artist Idris Khan is included.

One of the only 15-year blended Scotch whiskies available in the United States, the limited edition Dewar’s 15 was matured in sherry and bourbon oak casks before being married in another set of specially selected oak casks.

The taste: warm honey and golden toffee with an aroma of vanilla, coconut and hints of citrus and green apples.

Price: $200 Contact: themacallan.com

Price: $5,800 Contact: 44.0.18.6289.2477, glenmorangie.com

Price: $1,000 Contact: 44.0.1349.882.362, thedalmore.com

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Price: $45 Contact: dewars.com

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BORN OF MOTORSPORT GLORY, HONED FOR THE ROAD

V8 Vantage’s muscular beauty, spirited dynamics and stirring engine have ensured its status as a truly iconic sportscar.

Inspired by Aston Martin’s rich motorsport pedigree, Vantage GT is styled to evoke the drama and intensity of the racetrack and it is the most dramatic expression of V8 Vantage we have ever created. Thrilling performance is matched with a comprehensive specification to create a unique but accessible experience.

Intense, exciting, compelling—Vantage GT has been created to deliver pure driving excitement.

The New V8 Vantage GT can be yours starting at $99,900.

To experience for yourself the Vantage GT please contact your nearest Aston Martin dealer. www.astonmartin.com

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What: K A M A L A M E C AY A N D A M I C ATO S A FA R I

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White Sand Getaway A short plane ride from the East Coast, Kamalame Cay is a private escape on a 96acre island in the Bahamas, located just off the northeast coast of Andros, and accessible only by seaplane or private ferry. Just 19 seaside cottages and villa suites comprise the casually elegant accommodations.

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Watersports The nearby Andros Barrier Reef is the world’s third-largest reef complex, yet the portions close to Kamalame Cay remain largely untouched because of its remote location. Part of the adventure here is exploring the marine ecosystem through the resort’s PADI-certified dive center.

And the nearby Tongue of the Ocean, a 6,600-foot-deep trench, offers the opportunity for thrilling wall dives. Deep-sea sportfishing can also be arranged, pitting guests against blue marlin, dolphinfish (mahimahi), tuna and king mackerel.

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Sanctuary Following an active day on the water, visitors can wind down at Kamalame Cay’s luxury spa, which offers a variety of massage treatments and body therapies. Rounding out the resort’s downtime activities are the poolside tiki bar and, of course, the expanse of unspoiled beach.

Contact: Michael King, michael@kamalame.com, 305.677.6525, kamalame.com

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Trips for charging and recharging.

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Rare Adventure Micato Safaris' take on the iconic African trip is an insightful, invigorating and unique journey.

Its bespoke itineraries span eastern and southern Africa, specializing in taking visitors to little-frequented regions via private plane and helicopter.

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Off the Beaten Path A 10-day trip could tour Kenya’s Laikipia Plateau and Lake Turkana, the world’s largest alkaline lake, with a stay in the exquisite Ol Malo lodge, where you can devote yourself to mountain biking and game viewing.

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Immersion From there, a helicopter can take you to Koobi Fora, an active archeological dig which uncovered evidence that humans first evolved in Africa. You can spend the night at the base camp and be part of the paleontological project, then continue to the Matthews mountain range for days of tracking game on foot—which is how safaris were originally done—while camping in luxury tents at Kitich Camp.

Contact: Melissa Hordych, mhordych@micato.com, 212.545.7111, micato. com

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What: UNISEX FRAGRANCES

The latest and most compelling scents for either men or women come from high-end fashion and beauty houses.

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Material Inspiration The bottle and stopper's sandy color, stitching and calfskin are meant to resemble leather in its most natural state.

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Fashionable Entry London-based Bella Freud is producing a collection of three eau de parfums, including this unisex selection.

Price: $000,000 Contact: Name Lastname Company or Brand Address, 000.000.000, website.com

1 Bond No. 9 Queens

2 Hermès Cuir d’Ange

3 Ginsberg is God

4 Pomellato 67

The New York-centric perfumery honors the city’s diversity with this new tuberose scent named after the multicultural borough.

Top notes of bergamot, blackberry and cardamom are balanced by base notes of sandalwood, musk, amber and benzoin resin.

The latest fragrance from the Hermès Hermessence collection echoes the house’s leather goods with a buttery scent of heliotrope, hawthorn, violet and musk. Top notes are floral; base notes include caramel and pipe tobacco.

by Bella Freud The fashion designer's entry into the world of fragrances includes this unisex offering with a blend of black pepper, elemi, wormwood, moss and leather as its main scent.

Just released in September, Pomellato 67—the second eau de toilette by the esteemed Italian jeweler—combines the herbal strength of wormwood with delicate jasmine and violet, tempered by citrusy top notes of lemon, mint and neroli. The base is olive wood, musk, vetiver and patchouli, giving the scent a gentle masculinity.

Price: $195 (50 ml), $270 (100 ml) Contact: bondno9.com

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Price: $245 (100 ml), $390 (200 ml) Contact: hermes.com

Price: $110 (50 ml), $216 (100 ml) Contact: 44.0.20.7235.5000, contact.knightsbridge@ harveynichols.com, harveynichols.com

Price: $50 (30 ml), $70 (50 ml), $100 (100 ml) Contact: pomellato.com

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