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When it comes to crafting watches with a satisfying vintage aesthetic, Rolex has just about the most captivating archive imaginable to draw on. That archive is the inspiration for the continual evolution of the Perpetual collection, the latest iteration of which was launched in 2023. The first model in that collection was the 1908, a dressy, retro-styled wristwatch that drew on designs from the early 20th century. For 2026, the collection has taken a major step forward in terms of complexity,...

The fascination with Ferrari reaches well beyond what leaves the factory gates. It encompasses not only engineering and design, but also the culture of connoisseurship and collecting that has grown around the marque. Richard Mille speaks to much the same audience. Their partnership consequently reads not as an exercise in co-branding, but as the convergence of two distinct worlds connected by performance, craftsmanship and collectibility. When the two brands announced their multi-year...

The dating app which recently ditched its "women-first" chat rule could be bought by an investment firm.

"I want to run screaming out of there every time I have to visit my family that lives there. It’s claustrophobic, and I can’t wait to escape as soon as I arrive." View Entire Post ›

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, met with Tim Cook, executive chairman of the board of directors of Apple Inc., at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

“Method acting” usually refers to the technique used by actors on stage or screen, but to Artta Concept Studio and its founder Arthur Tang, it’s the most accurate way to describe their interior design practice. Trusted partners of prominent Hong Kong developers like HKR International and Chinachem, the designers at Artta Concept Studio have been focused since the firm’s founding in 2010 on creating immersive environments for different target audiences of specific spaces, rather than following a...

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When Taiwan-based tattoo artist Jimmy Shy and street-film photographer Yu Chang decided to travel to Hong Kong to document the city’s fading post-war tattoo history, they agreed on one criterion: they would find their subjects only on the street. “We relied entirely on instinct,” Shy says of the project, which started in 2023 but began life as casual phone photos years earlier. “A lot of tattoos were hidden under clothing, so whenever we had a feeling that someone might have the kind of tattoo...

Heating oil customers facing soaring bills are promised better regulation of the sector by the government.

Social media "clippers" make short, vertical videos that appear on the likes of Instagram and TikTok.