Table of contents for Jul-15 in Robb Report

At last count, 50 orders had been received for the Sunseeker Predator 57 (sunseeker.com) since the yacht’s debut at the London Boat Show in January. The 60-foot cruiser’s cockpit and saloon are separated by glass doors that can be electronically lowered into the deck to create one continuous living area. The cockpit includes a seating area, and the saloon has a wet bar. The vessel accommodates six guests in three cabins, including a forward VIP cabin and a full-beam master suite that is furnished with an integrated breakfast table. The Predator 57 has a starting price of about $1.6 million when outfitted with twin Volvo IPS 950 engines, which enable a top speed of 32 knots.…

THE NEW SUNGLASSES brand Finlay & Co. (finlayandco.com) was started by four young British men who wanted to create handmade wood frames with a personalized touch. “Our designs are inspired by the individual, not the collective,” says Dane Butler, one of the cofounders. It takes 16 steps to craft a single pair of frames such as the 1950s-style Beaumont wayfarers, which are shown here in walnut and priced at $255. Frames can be personalized with initials or names engraved on the temples. In addition to wood models, the latest collection includes metal and acetate frames.…

THE DANISH DESIGN house Georg Jensen (georgjensen.com) has partnered with the British gemstone supplier Gemfields (gemfields.co.uk) to create a limited series of emerald and ruby jewelry. The centerpiece of the collection is this one-of-a-kind gold Runa necklace, which features three emeralds that collectively weigh 35 carats. The necklace was inspired by a similar piece that Vivianna Torun, the brand’s designer from 1967 until her death in 2004, created in the late 1960s for Pablo Picasso. That necklace featured a long pendulum set with pebbles. “These emerald stones reminded me of the pebbles in Torun’s designs,” says Meeling Wong, Georg Jensen’s managing director of jewelry. “The subtlety of the cabochon stones is in keeping with the organic shapes and natural elements in Torun’s work.”…

THE SIMPLE ROUND case and modest grand feu enamel dial give the Ulysse Nardin Anchor Tourbillon (ulysse-nardin.com) the appearance of a conventional tourbillon. But the large and unusually shaped escape wheel points to this $89,400 watch’s unconventional engineering. The key component is the silicon anchor pallet—the device that transmits energy to the balance wheel. It uses two integral blade springs to provide the balance with constant impulses. Another watchmaker introduced a similar silicon-based design two years ago, but Ulysse Nardin’s greater familiarity with the material has enabled it to create a much smaller and more efficient mechanism for this timepiece.…

LA MARZOCCO HOPPED over the espresso bar last year when it introduced the GS/3, the first home version of its ( professional-grade espresso machines. Now it has added a ' slightly smaller model to the lineup, the Linea Mini ($4,495, lamarzoccohome.com). This design, too, is equipped with the technology that makes La Marzocco the elite machine among discerning baristas, including dual boilers that allow pulling a shot without sacrificing steam pressure and precise PID temperature control. The Linea Mini, which saves 2 inches of counter space by eliminating the GS/3's digital features, is simple to use yet relies on the finesse of the person pulling the shots. To ensure success, La Marzocco can arrange for a professional to calibrate the setup at home and give a tutorial on proper tamping,…

THE LETTERS GTS and the six-figure price—when extravagantly optioned—are two hints that this Porsche Cayman variant is a serious sports car. While the Cayman GT4, which Porsche begins delivering in July, has track fans swinging from the rafters, the GTS is a more versatile machine that features numerous upgrades from the base Cayman. Foremost among these is an engine output that has been pushed from 275 to 340 hp. The GTS is visually distinguished from the base model by a front fascia with larger air intakes, a slightly lower ride height, and stylish 10-spoke, 20-inch wheels. The Cayman (and its variants) has a cultlike following among Porschephiles, who appreciate its smaller size and price compared to those of the venerable rear-engine 911. Owners extol the mid-engine model’s agile handling and…

AT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S Golden Door spa, the path to wellness is a short one. Stepping through the spa’s magnificent golden threshold and following its suspended walkway, one immediately senses that the world has slowed down. Any tension in the shoulders and neck begins to subside upon passing through the Japanese-style gardens filled with stone lanterns and bamboo reeds. And by the time one arrives at the reception area—a light-filled space that resembles a Japanese ryokan with woodpaneled walls and painted scrolls—all anxiety has melted away. The gilded entryway at Golden Door has been transporting guests since 1958, when the retreat in northern San Diego County opened as one of the world’s first destination spas. At the time, the property introduced an ashram-style format that later became popular in Southern California.…

HENNESSY, THE WORLD’S largest Cognac producer, requires a very special occasion for the release of a limited edition. In 1999, to celebrate the impending new millennium, the brand produced 2,000 bottles of Timeless, a blend of 11 of its best vintages from the outgoing century. In 2007, to commemorate the 100th birthday of Kilian Hennessy (the company’s CEO during the 1970s), it produced 100 examples of Beauté du Siècle, a limited Cognac packaged in a liqueur chest constructed of aluminum and mirrored glass. And this year, which marks the brand’s 250th anniversary, Hennessy has released its 250 Collector Blend, a marriage of an undisclosed number of Cognacs between 15 and 35 years old. “The number [of Cognacs used] is not that important,” says Yann Fillioux, Hennessy’s seventh-generation master blender who…

WHEN ROSE RUBINSON asked for a music stand, Wharton Esherick gave her a masterpiece. Rubinson, a Philadelphia Main Line resident and frequent patron of Esherick, commissioned the stand in 1951, a couple years after she first met the craftsman, a fellow Pennsylvanian. The stand was magnificent, and Esherick knew it. “It was intended to be only one, but it was such an incredible design success, he made two more for himself,” says Robert Aibel, the founder and director of the Moderne Gallery in Philadelphia. Eleven years later, Esherick oversaw the production of a limited edition of 24 stands. One entered the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The original has remained with the Rubinson family and is headlining Wharton Esherick (1887–1970): The Rose and Nathan Rubinson…

MOST PEOPLE SEEM to think that a tourbillon is harder to put together than a chronograph, which is much more commonly found,” says Jean-Marie Schaller, CEO of the boutique watch company Louis Moinet. “In fact, it is actually the reverse that is true.” Indeed, Louis Moinet’s new Memoris, which features an innovative openwork chronograph mechanism, is by far the most challenging project the company has ever undertaken. Yet for many of Louis Moinet’s much larger rivals, including some of the most venerated brands in the industry, the stakes are even higher. Shifting tastes in the marketplace have increased consumer demand, obliging Switzerland’s manufactures to furnish a spate of newly designed chronographs—an effort that has cast a vivid light on these companies’ comparative capabilities with respect to classic watchmaking. One of…

ACASS, page 101 acass.com 514-636-1099 AKA, pages 16, 17 stayaka.com 888.721.4846 Armin Strom, page 37 arminstrom.com Arturo Fuente, page 63 arturofuente.com Bell & Ross, page 71 bellross.com 888.307.7887 Benetti, page 97 benettiyachts.it Black, Starr & Frost, page 67 blackstarrfrost.com 949.673.1771 BurgerFi, page 49 burgerfi.com 888.799.5528 Camper & Nicholsons International, pages 18, 91 camperandnicholsons.com 561.655.2121 Cannes Yachting Festival, page 105 cannesyachtingfestival.com Carl F. Bucherer, Cover 3 carl-f-bucherer.com 800.395.4306 Castello Banfi, page 26 castellobanfi.com Christopher Designs, page 33 christopherdesigns.com 800.955.0970 De Bethune, page 58 debethune.ch 212.729.7152 Don Q, page 10 donq.com Ellerman House, page 111 ellerman.co.za Flexjet, page 61 flexjet.com 866.553.8751 Gran Patrón Burdeos, Cover 4 patrontequila.com Health & Wellness Summit, pages 20-21 robbreport.com/hwsummit 844.877.7622 Hendrick's Gin, page 69 hendricksgin.com HondaJet, page 12 hondajet.com/otwem 888.453.5937 Jaquet Droz, page 31 jaquet-droz.com 888.866.0059 Kalamazoo…

AN IMPECCABLY tailored sport coat, a crisp white shirt, and classic dark jeans are wardrobe essentials, according to Jeffrey Rüdes (jeffreyrüdes.com), the fashion entrepreneur who is unveiling an eponymous men’s clothing collection in July. (Rüdes previously started, and then sold, the successful J Brand label.) He says that men are dressing more relaxed today but still want to look polished. With that in mind, he created a series of versatile pieces that include the double-breasted Super 120 wool blazer ($1,600), printed silk shirt ($550), and jeans ($350) shown here. “When a guy puts on a great-fitting, comfortable sport coat and jeans, he feels good about himself, and it shows,” says Rüdes. The collection includes five different sport-coat models, available in a range of materials, and such versatile underpinnings as a…

PERCHED ON THE banks of Loch Indaal on the Scottish island of Islay, the Bruichladdich Distillery has produced, since 2000, a variety of peaty single malts under the direction of its master distiller, Jim McEwan. The 67-year-old got his start in the whisky business as a cooper with Bowmore more than 50 years ago and eventually served as that company's head distiller. McEwan is retiring this month, and as his swan song he leaves behind one final single malt-Bruichladdich Octo-more 6.3 ($175, bruichladdich.com), the latest edition of a whisky named after the farm where the spirit's barley is grown. The whisky boasts a phenol count of 258 parts per million, which makes it the world's most heavily peated single malt. Bottled at cask strength (128 proof), this Octomore is laden…

NANCY SILVERTON, THE James Beard Award–winning chef and founder of La Brea Bakery, started her career as a pastry chef, making ice cream one quart at a time at Michael’s in Santa Monica. Now she is churning out bigger batches. Nancy’s Fancy ($11 a pint, nancysfancy.com), her premium line of gelato and sorbetto, is being introduced across the country this summer, with flavors based on the desserts at Silverton’s Los Angeles restaurant, Mozza. Silverton’s famous butterscotch budino has been transformed into velvety gelato with a salty caramel swirl. Coconut stracciatella, a creamy coconut sorbetto, is churned with pure Cordillera chocolate—the premium Colombian bittersweet she uses at Mozza—and the spiced coffee gelato begins with none other than Stumptown cold brew. As at the restaurant, new flavors will be added seasonally.…

ALTHOGH THE NEW Breguet Tradition 7077 and 7087 preserve the collection’s antique design touches and finishes—which are displayed in a modern, openwork format—the movements inside them are much more aggressive in their constructions and technologies than past examples. “These are not like normal movements you can use in various parts of the collection,” says Marc A. Hayek, president and CEO of Breguet. “With these pieces, we start with a blank sheet of paper and the understanding that the piece will be different from what we are used to today.” In fact, the two new timepieces—a chronograph and a minute-repeater tourbillon— have evolved significantly from the first Tradition watches developed 10 years ago by Hayek’s grandfather, the former Swatch Group chairman and Breguet CEO Nicolas G. Hayek Sr. An example of…

AT THE THIRD annual Art Basel Hong Kong in March, one of the hottest openings was Hong Kongese, an exhibition presented by London’s Institute of Contemporary Arts. The show greeted visitors with a large neon sign—an homage to the fast-fading fluorescent façades of Hong Kong’s neighborhoods—and featured the works of such rising contemporary artists as Lee Kit and Dexter Dalwood. Still, much of the fanfare surrounding Hong Kongese concerned its setting: Instead of a traditional gallery or a frenzied fair booth, the show was held at Duddell’s, a Michelin two-star restaurant in the Central district. This occasion was not the first time Duddell’s became center stage for Hong Kong’s art scene. Since the two-story space opened in 2013, Alan Lo—one of its cofounders—has worked with the city’s top curators and…

THE MOTORCYCLES IN this selection come from different parts of the world, belong to a variety of classes, and vary widely in appearance—from each other and from virtually every other model. Indeed, each is sufficiently rare and unusual looking to serve as a statement from and about the rider. Outrageous designs and advanced materials distinguish these bikes, but so do unsparing attention to detail and groundbreaking engineering. They reflect what is possible when boundaries are pushed and limitations are lifted. TITANIUM TITAN Though the spec sheet lists numbers that are as extraordinary as the bike’s $200,000 price—175 hp and 160 ft lbs of torque propelling a machine that weighs only 455 pounds—the most impressive aspect of the Ecosse Moto Works Founder’s Edition Titanium (ecossemoto.com) may be the labor-intensive details that distinguish…

WITH THE LAUNCH of the Discovery Sport earlier this year, Land Rover has begun to bring more logic and clarity to its branding and model-naming practices. No longer will the same vehicle be identified by a name in Europe and a code of numbers and letters in the United States: No more Discovery 4 on one side of the Atlantic and LR4 on the other. And if there are questions concerning the difference between a Land Rover and a Range Rover, the Discovery Sport’s introduction helps to answer them. Land Rover is the company, and the Range Rover is its flagship vehicle. But Range Rover is also the collective brand name of Land Rover’s lineup of luxury, off-road-ready SUVs that includes the Range Rover, the sporty Evoque, and the compact…

RENÉ LALIQUE, the founder of the renowned crystal house, may owe an indirect debt to the world of horology for the brand’s successful aesthetic. After all, Coutard Fountain (left)—a 1935 work featuring a desk clock encircled by crystal renderings of naiads—established many of the design principles that have informed Lalique’s creations ever since. This year, the 5rm pays tribute to this historic piece by o9ering a modern interpretation produced in partnership with the boutique watch manufacturer Parmigiani Fleurier (parmigiani.ch). One of a very limited series of collaborations between the two companies, Toric Lépine (far left, 32.fi million) reflects René Lalique’s abiding fascination with mythological and aquatic motifs, both of which appear on the design’s crystal base and removable Parmigiani minuterepeating pocket watch. The dial of the coverless timepiece, for example,…

A CONTEMPORARY TAKE ON a ff1-year-old design, the Frank Clegg Leatherworks signature du2el (frankcleggleatherworks.com)is made of green python skin and features Cognac leather trim. It is priced at 0$,615. Frank Clegg established his leather workshop in 3fi65 in Fall River, Mass., producing handmade men’s and women’s bags that would last for decades. His sons Ian and Andrew eventually joined the business and are raising the projle of the small atelier and updating some of its classic designs—but not completely overhauling them. “We believe if something is designed with a timeless and elegant aesthetic, it should work now and for the future,” says Ian, noting that his father still spends much of his time in the workshop.…

MADE OF THE ff nest extra-long cotton ff bers culled from ff elds in the sun-rich valleys of Arizona, the Ermenegildo Zegna Trofeo High Performance shirt (zegna.com) represents the latest innovation from the Italian brand. Ermenegildo Zegna is constantly experimenting with yarns and ff nishes to create soft and supple materials with unique characteristics. Smooth and silky to the touch, the performance shirt is made from double-twisted yarn that is treated to create a wrinkle-resistant material. It is priced at 120$.…

When the legendary Blue Monster golf course reopened at Miami’s Trump National Doral resort (trumphotelcollection.com) in time for the PGA Tour’s WGCCadillac Championship in 2014, the golfing world took notice. The newly renovated course—the handiwork of the architect Gil Hanse—added 15 strokes to the tournament’s winning score. Upping the ante once again, the resort’s Red Tiger course reopened in January after another landmark renovation by Hanse. With highlights including two island greens and a challenging drivable par 4, Red Tiger o_ers a fair test for golfers of all ability levels. The course’s reinvention, which also saw the expansion and addition of lakes and canals, marks one of the final touches of the Trump Hotel Collection’s $250 million update of the Doral resort.…

Viking Cruises—the California-based company known for its upscale excursions on such rivers as the Danube and the Nile— is hitting the high seas for the first time with the launch of the new Viking Ocean Cruises (vikingcruises.com). The first cruise line to debut in a decade, the brand aims to take luxury seafaring in uncharted directions with its inaugural ship, the 930-passenger Viking Star, which embarked on its maiden voyage from Istanbul to Stockholm in April. Each of the ship’s 465 contemporary staterooms features a private balcony, while first-class ship amenities include a Scandinavian-style spa, a craft-beer bar, and a cantilevered infinityedge pool. Itineraries for 2016 promise exploration in rarely visited ports in Norway, Sweden, Estonia, and Poland.…

OFTEN WE THINK of Priorat as being a relatively new wine region thanks to the popularity of the robust red wines that emerged from this part of Catalonia in the 1990s and 2000s. The nontraditional blends produced by René Barbier at Clos Mogador and Alvaro Palacios at Finca Dofí delighted critics and prompted other winemakers to explore this arid terrain, where today some of Spain's most innovative oenologists ply their trade. Yet, despite the modern style of his bottlings, David Marco is no newcomer: His family has practiced viticulture in Priorat since the 15th century. The Marco Abella 2009 Clos Abella Priorat ($90, terlatowines.com)-a blend of Carignan, Grenache, and Cabernet Sauvignon-shows almost black in the glass, portending its aromas of bittersweet chocolate, licorice, leather, and black plum. One sip reveals…

LOS ANGELES • Kolikof Caviar & Salmon’s new service, Caviar on Location (from $3,500, kolikof.com), creates custom caviar bars with an array of eight roes displayed on ice (shown), a surfboard, or whatever might fit the theme. The caviar is served by specialists and accompanied with crème fraîche and Faroe Islands smoked salmon. MIAMI • Up to six aficionados can buy out the new Caviar Russe boutique (from $5,000, caviarrusse.com) in the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower for an hour-long tasting party of 15 caviars paired with blini, foie gras, and Champagne. NEW YORK CITY • The Petrossian Caviar Girl ($3,000 to $20,000, petrossian.com) may be outfitted like a 1940s cigarette vendor, though in this case her tray contains a selection of fine caviar. The “girl,” Mackenzie Jones, circulates at…

THE R44 RAVEN II hovers above Mount Aspiring National Park, waiting for a hole in the clouds to appear. The craggy cliffs and snaking rivers of New Zealand’s South Island are blanketed in a thin, white fog, which obscures our path to a clearing on the shore below. Suddenly, the helicopter zooms through, touching down on the edge of an unnamed tributary just long enough for Chris Daughters and me to hop out and make our way upstream. We are on the hunt for the snouts of feeding trout, but to my untrained eyes, I see little more than gin-clear water rushing over smooth boulders and pebbles. “There’s one,” Daughters says, pointing 40 feet upstream, just off the bank. I drop my beetle fly in and hold my breath. Soon,…

Ercole Spada joined the Milanese coachbuilder Zagato in February of 1960 and set about designing Aston Martin’s DB4GT Zagato coupe. The car was introduced in October of that year at the London Motor Show, and because of its beauty and rarity, it has become the marque’s most prized model. At the same time that he was conceiving the coupe, Spada, who was 23 at the time, made a few pencil renderings of a DB4GT roadster—or more specifically, an open racecar known in Italy as a barchetta. Today, 55 years later, a car based on that design is being built under the direction of Jonathan Ward— and Spada himself. It is called the Icon Aston Martin DB4GTZ Spada Roadster. Ward is the founder and lead designer of Icon, a Chatsworth, Calif.,…

THE DESIGN TEAM behind Maltese Falcon, the 289-foot sailing yacht that can be operated by one person, has created another technological marvel. When it is completed next year, Dream Symphony, at 463 feet, will be the world’s second-largest private sailing yacht, and the largest one made of wood. “It is the largest-ever all-wood yacht in the modern era,” says Ken Freivokh, whose firm, Ken Freivokh Design, collaborated with Dykstra Naval Architects to design the vessel. When it launched from a Perini Navi boatyard in 2006, Maltese Falcon established a new benchmark for sailing technology. Its most notable— and most noticeable—feature is its unique automated rig, which enables a skipper to sail the yacht solo. Known generically as a DynaRig and specifically as the Falcon Rig, it features three self-standing, 190-foot-tall…

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AS THE FOUNDER, owner, and chairman of the global private-aviation company VistaJet, Thomas Flohr is accustomed to takings risks. The Swiss entrepreneur launched the flight-service provider in 2004 and has since amassed a fleet of more than 45 Bombardier business aircraft—from Challenger 350s to Global 6000s— distinguishable by their trademark silver coat and red stripe. While demand for private aviation plummeted during the Great Recession, VistaJet pushed forward, becoming one of the few firms in the industry to grow. Robb Report recently landed an interview with Flohr to discuss how his propensity for risk taking goes beyond business. As the head of VistaJet, you have no doubt traveled the world. What are your favorite destinations? It would be really unfair to favorite one part of the world over another, but…