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Fans of the original IWC Da Vinci—the watch that democratized the elite perpetual-calendar chronograph complication back in the 1980s—will be heartened to hear the company is releasing a newly redesigned Da Vinci in its original round shape. This edition, however, features a completely manufacture-made movement equipped with the sliding-pinion chronograph base the company introduced in 2006 and a modified version of former technical director Kurt Klaus’s famous crown-adjustable perpetual calendar with year display. Special accommodation had to be made for a moon-phase display, which sits inside the hour and minute counters at 12 o’clock. With all of these upgrades, the IWC Da Vinci in rose gold ($45,000, iwc.com) is as disruptive to the other elite perpetual-calendar chronographs on the market as was the original.…

Feadship Savannah Length: 274 feet. Range: 6,500 nautical miles. Accommodations: Sleeps 14 guests in a master suite, a VIP stateroom, and four double cabins. Highlights: An “underwater lounge” that offers guests a view beneath the sea; a first-of-its-kind hybrid propulsion system that combines a single diesel engine, generators, battery packs, and an azimuth thruster to achieve a fuel efficiency that, according to Feadship, is 30 percent greater than those of similar-sized yachts. feadship.nl Fincantieri Yachts Private Bay Project Starting price: Upon request. Length: 403 feet. Range: 5,500 nautical miles. Accommodations: Sleeps 18 passengers in nine cabins. Highlights: An open-design beach club that covers 1,700 square feet and features a sea-level pool, a waterside bar, and an outdoor cinema. fincantieriyachts.com Sunseeker 131 Yacht Starting price: Approximately $20.6 million. Length:…

THREE NEW LUXURY experiences have landed in the lunar-like expanse of Chile’s Atacama Desert. Leading the way is adventure outfitter Abercrombie & Kent’s (aber crombiekent.com) overnight camping safari in the appropriately named Moon Valley. Offered in partnership with Alto Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa (altoatacama.com), the trek takes travelers to salt-dusted peaks, giant rock sculptures, and towering dunes before arriving at a secluded campsite where a gourmet asado and pisco sours are served under a blanket of stars. For a high-flying desert discovery, the new Balloons over Atacama (balloonsoveratacama.com) offers sunrise flights over the region’s blazing-white salt flats trimmed with flaming-red mountains and snowcapped volcanoes. Back on land in the town of San Pedro de Atacama, Explora Atacama (explora.com) reopened in December with restyled guest rooms and more excursions, including…

WHY, MORE THAN A DECADE after the last one was retired, create another airliner that can travel at more than double the speed of sound? Why build a car that accelerates from zero to 60 mph about as quickly as a highway patrol officer can say “License and registration, please,” or a 100-foot yacht that cruises nearly as fast as the speed limit on many interstates? The notion that time is the greatest luxury may be behind the existence or development of the boats, motor vehicles, and aircraft spotlighted on the following pages: Each enables you to reach a destination—including the end of a racecourse—without wasting precious hours, minutes, or even seconds. ››…

Commissioning a 100-foot yacht that reaches 62 mph sounds like a response to a midlife crisis. But the owner of the vessel, a new AB Yachts 100 named Spectre, had a perfectly logical reason for making the purchase: His previous yacht plodded along at only 25 mph, and “he appreciates getting between destinations fast,” says Rudolf Berglehner, who is the head of marketing and sales for AB Yachts’ parent company, Fipa Group. Berglehner concedes, though, that the AB 100 is “the ultimate toy for a big boy.” AB Yachts, an Italian builder that has been in business since 1992, constructed the 100 with lightweight materials and equipped it with three 1,900 hp MAN engines, each of which is paired with an MJP water-jet. But the design doesn’t sacrifice comfort for…

›› The eye-catching Ducati 1299 Superleggera is the brand’s fastest bike ever and the world’s first production motorcycle to feature extensive use of carbon fiber. It is powered by the most potent version of Ducati’s Superquadro road engine, developing 215 hp and 108 ft lbs of torque. Equally significant, the frame, subframe, swing arm, and wheels are made of carbon fiber, which makes the 1299 Superleggera (Italian for “superlight”) considerably lighter than the 1299 Panigale. The electronics suite features the new Ducati Power Launch, a system that enables controlled standing-start acceleration. The bike is priced at $80,000 and will have a production run of only 500 examples. It’s the fastest Ducati for now, but maybe not for long. “Once a limit is set, it is our responsibility to push past…

“IT SHARES THE SAME BASIC SHAPE AS THE CONTINENTAL GT, BUT IT HAS NONE OF THE FINERIES THAT WOULD PREVENT IT FROM LAPPING A RACETRACK AS SWIFTLY AS POSSIBLE.” BENTLEY DESCRIBES THE Continental GT3-R as “probably the most uncompromising and focused road car” the company has ever produced. The lightweight, high-performance variant of the Continental GT can accelerate from zero to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds, which is the fastest time of any road-going Bentley. The GT3-R is rare, and expensive: Bentley will produce only 300 examples, each priced at just under $340,000. Even rarer, pricier, and more uncompromising is the GT3, the racecar that inspired the GT3-R. It’s also based on the Continental GT and represents a collaboration between Bentley and the British racing outfit M-Sport. It debuted as…

1 Military agencies favor rigid inflatable boats (RIBs) for their high speed and high buoyancy. The leisure RIBs that Christian Grande designs for Sacs Marine (sacsmarine.it) upgrade the genre with sleek styling and plush living spaces. His latest, the Rebel 47 (from about $670,000), can reach up to 50 knots when equipped with a pair of 550 hp engines. —LARRY BEAN 2 From February 17 through 21, drivers can go dashing through the snow in Lamborghini’s 700 hp Aventador (lamborghini.com) during the marque’s Twelve Hours of Livigno winter-driving courses in the Italian Alps. The tracks are set for the season’s short days, offering illumination for raging bulls who wish to race well into the night. —VIJU MATHEW 3 Every winter, Switzerland’s snowcapped mountains become the backdrop for White Turf (whiteturf.ch),…

What began 8 years ago as a design exercise by a firearms-accessories company evolved into a limited-release motorcycle from Denver-based Ronin Motor Works (the47.com). In 2010, Magpul Industries debuted the Ronin concept, a one-off bike that began as a Buell 1125R. The name comes from the Japanese word for a samurai who has lost his master, and it alludes to Harley-Davidson’s discontinuation of the Buell brand in 2009. The concept generated enough interest for Magpul’s founders to form Ronin Motor Works as a separate company and begin a production run that was set at 47—a reference to the Japanese tale of the 47 rōnin who avenged their master’s death. The company produced seven sets of bikes, each with a different color or design scheme, and released them over the past…

From a window-side table at 71Above (71above.com), diners can test their knowledge of Los Angeles geography, tracing ribbons of traffic to the San Gabriel Mountains, the Hollywood Hills, Malibu, Anaheim, and beyond. If you lose your sense of direction, a built-in tabletop compass will help orient you from your 950-foot-high downtown perch, while a guided prix-fixe menu (from $70 per person) will usher you to a magnificent meal of New American cuisine. Since its debut last year, the 71st-floor restaurant has thrust Vartan Abgaryan, the ambitious young chef and partner, toward the height of his career while disproving the notion that one must choose between a first-rate dinner and a good view. Patrons are greeted with warm, contemporary interiors punctuated by mirrors, polished white oak, gold accents, and a striking…

What is Celergen? Celergen is a potent transformative treatment that stimulates the human body’s natural healing powers. Celergen Swiss Cell Therapy triggers the repair and rejuvenation of individual cells. One of its key ingredients is a proprietary Cellular Marine Complex. The complex is extracted from the DNA of deep-sea, pollution-free marine life which through nearly 30 years of research is associated with powerful anti-aging properties. Other ingredients include Peptide E Collagen, which reinforces skin elasticity, and Hydro MN Peptide, which plays a critical role in the rejuvenation of cartilage. Unlike other cell therapies which involve injections, Celergen comes in an oral soft gel. Benefits include: • Improved energy levels and stamina • Reduced wrinkles, scars, and age spots • Reduced joint pain • Improved sleep • Reduced pain from osteoarthritis…

JOHNNY MORRIS grew up exploring the forests and fishing the rivers of the Ozark Mountains outside of Branson, Mo. Over the past three decades, the 68-year-old founder of Bass Pro Shops has dedicated himself to creating a reason for outsiders to discover the land he holds so dear. Big Cedar Lodge (bigcedar.com), which he opened about 10 miles south of Branson in 1988, is an outdoor playground of a resort, with a roster of recreational activities that includes fishing, clay shooting, and horseback riding. First and foremost, however, Big Cedar is a golf resort—and one of the most underrated ones in the country. “This area is still, in many respects, undiscovered by many people,” says Morris, who started hosting a PGA Champions Tour event at Big Cedar in 2014. “The…

ACCORDING TO GLICKENHAUS, THE 003S’S AERODYNAMIC DESIGN IS ITS MOST REVOLUTIONARY ELEMENT. Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus, the racing team and boutique auto brand founded by the New York–based financier and car collector Jim Glickenhaus, is ready to launch the road-going version of its SCG 003C racecar. The SCG 003S (S for stradale, versus C for competizione) is slated to formally debut in March at the Geneva International Motor Show. Built in Italy by Manifattura Automobili Torino, the SCG 003S features a lightweight carbon-fiber chassis and a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V-8 engine that can produce more than 750 hp. That combination helps the car sprint from zero to 62 mph in less than 3 seconds and reach a top speed greater than 217 mph. According to Glickenhaus, the 003S’s aerodynamic design is its…

››A few days before piloting his Mercedes AMG Petronas racecar to victory at last year’s Monaco Grand Prix in May, three-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton took the helm of a similarly speedy watercraft: the Cigarette Racing 50 Marauder AMG Monaco Concept. He shifted the boat’s twin 1,550 hp Mercury Racing engines into high gear and had the 50-foot silver-black-and-blue beauty flying at close to 100 mph—about the average speed that he and the other F/1 drivers would achieve later in the week on the streets of Monte Carlo. The boat’s estimated top speed is around 140 mph. The Monaco Concept is the latest product of the partnership between Cigarette Racing and Mercedes-Benz, which have collaborated on multiple boats over the last decade. “We handled the technical part of the…

›› Once you’ve built a 720 hp Chevrolet Camaro, what do you do for an encore? Fireball Performance Cars, an Oklahoma City aftermarket outfit specializing in Camaros, built an even more potent version of the sixth-generation muscle car: the 990 hp Fireball 900. It introduced the new model in November, at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Las Vegas—less than 2 months after it launched the 720 hp Fireball 700. “SEMA is known for excess, so we knew we needed to do something big to make a splash,” says Russ Harrison, a co-owner of Fireball. “In the car world, big means more horsepower. It’s possible for us to generate even more horsepower with a secondary fuel system, but if we did that, the car would basically be limited to…

JETSUITE jetsuite.com JetSuite understands your time is valuable, which is why they are dedicated to getting you to your destination faster and more efficiently. Call 866.779.7770 today or visit jetsuite.com to fly aboard their four-seat Phenom 100s, six-seat CJ3s, or 30-seat E135s. AARON BASHA aaronbasha.com Discover the irresistibly mysterious Evil Eye fine jewelry collection. Soulful, playful and exquisitely on-trend. Treat yourself, or give as the perfect gift. SUNSEEKER sunseeker.com Sunseeker’s new Manhattan 66 will have its eagerly anticipated World Premiere at this year’s London Boat Show before launching in the US. Designed for serious cruising with luxurious entertainment, the panoramic saloon windows provide light-drenched living spaces throughout. This yacht offers signature Sunseeker performance and impeccable seakeeping, and it impresses at every turn.…

Tom Kalenderian, an executive vice president for Barneys New York, first saw the Boglioli K jacket (boglioli.it) in Italy, and his company was among the first to bring it to the States more than a decade ago. “Nothing epitomizes casual chic more,” he says. At first glance, the distinctive unlined piece seems loose fitting, but it is actually finely tailored and made in uniquely finished and treated fabrics that give it its shape. “The result,” says the exec, “is a jacket as comfortable as your favorite cashmere sweater yet formal enough to satisfy the most discerning dandy for a special occasion.” Now Boglioli is offering the K jacket, along with a full assortment of tailored clothing, at its first U.S. store (above), which opened on New York City’s stylish Bond…

You can’t miss the motorcycle photo at the Restoration, a boutique hotel in Charleston, S.C., that reopened a year ago after a $27 million transformation. It stretches across the wall opposite an entrance and shows a stripped-down 1976 Honda CJ360 customized with an up-swooping Yamaha seat, chrome fenders, and handlebars that are lower than the model’s original ones. The rider is wearing leather oxfords, no socks, blue jeans rolled up above his ankles, and a bow tie. He’s on a dirt road passing through a meadow, on his way to a night on the town—thus the dress shoes and neckwear. If the picture doesn’t stop you, the real-life version of the motorcycle will. It sits gleaming below the artwork, as if sprung free from the frame. Rugged yet stylish, it…

• AFTER ESTABLISHING HIS WINERY in the Oakville appellation of California’s Napa Valley in 1966, Robert Mondavi enjoyed early success with his Fumé Blanc—a unique interpretation of Sauvignon Blanc with a deliciously smoky profile. Still, from the start his ambitions included producing red wines on a par with the best from France, and the key to this goal was the To Kalon Vineyard. Though Sauvignon Blanc is still cultivated on this legendary plot of land, discerning minds today associate the site with the highest-quality Cabernet Sauvignonand with the label’s state-of-the-art winery. The release of the 2013 vintage coincided with the brand’s 50th anniversary. To honor the memory of the man who more than anyone else put Napa Valley on the oenological map, director of winemaking Geneviève Janssens created the Robert…

SEATTLE IS ABUZZ—and it’s not just the coffee. The city’s downtown is pulsating with new developments and destinations, and at the center of it all is the stylish Thompson Seattle (thompsonhotels.com). Opened in June, the 158-room hotel near Pike Place Market and Puget Sound is both elegant and industrial, juxtaposing a geometric glass facade by Seattle’s own Olson Kundig Architects with edgy interiors composed of locally sourced woods and metals. Floor-to-ceiling windows in the guest rooms offer sweeping vistas of the sea and bustling city below. The energetic scene spills into the Thompson’s Scout restaurant, where flannel banquettes meet hyper-local cuisine. At the Nest, the hotel’s rooftop lounge, patrons enjoy city-and-sound views while sipping handcrafted libations and slurping fresh-from-the-Pacific oysters.…

THE BOOM AIRLINER WILL CARRY 45 PASSENGERS, EACH OF WHOM COULD PAY A FARE THAT’S ABOUT THE SAME AS THE PRICE OF A BUSINESS-CLASS SEAT ON A SUBSONIC AIRLINER. In November, Denver-based Boom Technology unveiled the XB-1, a supersonic demonstrator aircraft at one-third the scale of the airliner it’s developing. Nicknamed “Baby Boom,” the plane is scheduled to make its first flight and become the world’s fastest civil aircraft by the end of this year. The full-size airliner is expected to make its first flight in 2020 and enter service in the early part of that decade. When it does, according to the company, it will travel as fast as Mach 2.2, or 1,451 mph (over oceans and other areas where supersonic flight is not prohibited). That’s about 2.6 times…

›› The Croatian automaker Rimac Automobili has built a lighter, more powerful, and faster version of its Concept_One electric supercar. The company calls the race-ready Concept_S the Concept_One’s “evil twin.” It weighs 110 pounds less than the Concept_One and is designed to produce 34 percent more downforce. That translates to enhanced stability, which the Concept_S needs because its propulsion system generates 1,384 hp (nearly 300 hp more than the Concept_One) and 1,327 ft lbs of torque. All that power enables the car to blast from zero to 62 mph in 2.5 seconds, matching the acceleration time of the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport. It can reach a top speed of 226 mph. “The idea of building the Concept_One and Concept_S,” says Rimac Automobili founder and CEO Mate Rimac, “was to…

›› Rimac Automobili, the Croatian automaker that created the 226 mph Concept_S electric car (see page 82), also launched the company that builds the Greyp G12S. And it too is fast—for an electric bike, at least. Priced at about $7,800, the G12S is capable of an electronically limited top speed of 43 mph, although the prototype that the company presented last year at the Geneva International Motor Show had a top speed of 56 mph. “We are quite a bunch of crazy guys here,” says Greyp Bikes CEO Mate Rimac, “so we have some extreme ideas.” The G12S is powered by a 1.5 kWh lithium-ion battery that provides a range of nearly 75 miles and can fully recharge in 80 minutes. The bike features three riding modes, which enable you…

The sprawling warehouse in Greater Los Angeles that houses the Arch Motorcycle Company could be mistaken for one of the city’s hip contemporary-art galleries. Behind the factory’s frosted-glass doors are polished concrete floors and white walls hung with large canvases. It’s an inspired setting for the two-wheeled, purely kinetic modern sculpture that is created and displayed here, commanding the attention of anyone with a passion for speed and design. The company was established in 2011 by custom-motorcycle builder Gard Hollinger and hard-core rider and actor Keanu Reeves. “Our partnership was forged around the first bike that Gard made with me,” says Reeves, referring to the custom build that Hollinger began creating with him in 2007 and delivered 4 years later. “Over that course of time, we really got to know…

On average, Green’s one-on-one students increase their New SAT scores by 320 points and ACT scores by 7.8 points - higher than any other tutor, firm, or class in the country. With college admissions becoming increasingly competitive, the need for long-range parental planning is more critical than ever. Students who would have been shoe-ins at the nation’s most competitive universities a few decades ago are now getting rejected by what used to be considered “safety schools.”The $5.5 billion-dollar test prep and admissions industry has been quick to capitalize on the pandemonium, offering countless options to parents desperate for an effective solution. The problem with this new industry is simple: while many tutors are capable of achieving high scores themselves, few are able to pass their expertise along to their students.…