Luxury

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Amid a ’70s design revival, colorful hard-stone watch dials make a comeback

From Chopard to Piaget, brands are releasing colorful hard-stone dials that channel the flamboyant spirit of the 1970s and work as quick mood boosters.

The four-story penthouse of Steinway Tower, Manhattan’s ultra-thin supertall tower, has hit the market at $110 million.

Penthouse atop world’s skinniest skyscraper is now on the market for $110 million

Watches and Wonders 2025: 11 striking designs from the world’s largest watch fair

‘Horological genius’: World’s most complicated wristwatch unveiled

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World’s ‘most complicated’ wristwatch unveiled

Among the items going under the hammer is a 100 ducat gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg, which was minted in 1629.

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$100 million coin collection, buried for decades, up for auction

Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan's rookie jerseys are set to go up for auction later this year.

Michael Jordan’s and Kobe Bryant’s first-ever NBA jerseys expected to sell for $10 million apiece

Royal treasures hidden since World War II recovered from cathedral

PJ4XWX Banquet in Nero's palace - Ulpiano Checa y Sanz.

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Lying down and vomiting between courses: This is how Ancient Romans would feast

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This watch was carved from a meteorite that hit Earth a million years ago

Newly Discovered Massachusetts Silver Threepence from 1652 Brings $2.52 Million<br />Rare Coin Found in a Piece of Old Furniture Breaks World Record

Stack’s Bowers Galleries

Rare silver coin struck before the American Revolution sets auction record, selling for $2.52 million

Captain Rostron's gold pocket watch sold for a record-breaking £1.56 million at auction.

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Gold watch gifted to Titanic hero who saved 700 lives sells for record £1.5 million

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Huge diamond necklace linked to Marie Antoinette scandal sells for $4.8 million

14th November 1947: Mr Schur (centre), chief confectioner at McVitie and Price Ltd, standing next to the official cake for Princess Elizabeth's marriage to Philip Mountbatten which is nine feet tall. (Photo by J. A. Hampton/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

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‘Very rare’ 77-year-old piece of cake from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding sells for $2,800

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(FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Taylor Swif attends the 65th GRAMMY Awards on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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Plate 2ND GF, in Hong Kong.

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Independent Russian watchmaker upends race to design world’s thinnest wristwatch

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‘Poignant’ postcard from excited Titanic passenger up for auction

SIGNED BY THE ARCHITECTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
JEFFERSON, THOMAS. 1743-1826; JOHN ADAMS. 1735-1826; AND BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. 1706-1790.
Letter signed ("John Adams," "Benjamin Franklin," and "Thomas Jefferson"), to the Envoy Extraordinary of the King of the Two Sicilies seeking negotiations for a Treaty of Amity and Commerce,

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Rare letter signed by Founding Fathers expected to fetch $1 million at auction

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 02: Kim Kardashian attends the 2024 LACMA Art+Film Gala at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

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Kim Kardashian gives Princess Diana’s famed cross necklace its first public outing

George Washington, c. 1803/1805. Artist Gilbert Stuart.

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Lock of George Washington’s hair among historic presidential items up for auction

Rolls-Royce Phantom Goldfinger at Furka Pass, in the southern Swiss Alps.

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Rolls-Royce has made a one-off, ‘Goldfinger’-inspired car with solid gold features

Missing for centuries, the copy of the US constitution was sent to states to ratify in 1787.

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Long-lost copy of US Constitution found in filing cabinet sells for $9 million

Six Senses Residences Dubai Marina

Can these ultra-exclusive luxury destinations help extend your life? They’d certainly like to try

‘Game of Thrones’ dragon-forged Iron Throne fetches nearly $1.5 million at auction

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‘Game of Thrones’ dragon-forged Iron Throne fetches nearly $1.5 million at auction

Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits (International Sleeping-Car Company), 1927. Private Collection. (Photo by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

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When Europe’s railroad dining cars were the height of luxury

Vicken Yegparian, vice president of numismatics, Stack's Bowers Galleries, holds a golden coin once belonging to the collection of Danish king, Frederik VII, now part of L. E. Bruun's collection, in Zealand, Denmark, May 7, 2024.

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A tycoon collector forbade anyone from selling his coins for 100 years. A century on, the first set just fetched $16.5M

NVW Fine Jewellery by Natasha Wightman 'Catching the First Star'

A forgotten gemstone that reigned during the Victorian era comes back into focus