Category: Luxury Goods and Services

An Albanian Brand Goes Into High-End Watchmaking

Working with the Swiss movement specialist Agenhor, Pirro created a timepiece that has tiny dancers and musicians on its mosaic dial.
Nikos Koulis Adds Another Shop to His Greek Jewelry Empire

The new flagship, on one of Athens’s luxury shopping streets, is his fourth outpost.
Hermès’s Head Perfumer Christine Nagel Sees and Feels Scents

Christine Nagel, the head perfumer at Hermès, has synesthesia, a neurological condition that mixes the senses.
Overheard While Shopping for Jewelry

An entrepreneur, a fashion executive and a princess consider purchases in the privacy of a hotel suite.
Myron E. Ullman III, Executive Who Remade Macy’s and J.C. Penney, Dies at 77

As a leader behind many of the world’s best-known brands, he exuded operational know-how. He also displayed a rare humility, which helped drive his success.
What Time Is It? Let Me Check My Lighter.

S.T. Dupont and Franck Muller have collaborated on an unusual accessory.
In Seoul, Watch Repairmen at Work

Mechanical timepieces, including vintage models, keep these shops busy.
The Rise of Extravagant Pre-Wedding Events

The celebrations hosted by the Ambani family have thrusts the trend into the spotlight. Wedding professionals say couples are spending more than ever on extravagant events to kick off their nuptials.
GLAAD Paid For CEO’s Lavish Spending, Documents Reveal

GLAAD paid for its chief executive to fly first-class, rent a Cape Cod house and remodel her home office. It may have violated I.R.S. rules.
A Custom Watch Order Started as a Fun Idea. Then It Became More.

Yoni Ben-Yehuda said the mix of numerals on the dial of his watch, nicknamed Timepeace, represented the importance of finding common ground.
‘The Moment Has Arrived’

Eugenio Pirri still cherishes his first high-end timepiece, a Cartier Tank Française that he bought in 2002.
Paris Olympics Party Features Zendaya, LeBron James, Snoop Dogg and More Stars

Athletes, actors and fashion designers celebrated before the opening of the Games in Paris at a bash hosted by LVMH, the French luxury goods conglomerate.