Giuseppe Mascarello vs Bruno Giacosa: Two Barolo Houses
Two benchmark traditionalists, two ways of reading Nebbiolo. We compare Giuseppe Mascarello's Monprivato against Bruno Giacosa's Falletto, and the styles that made each a cult.
Bordeaux 1982: The Vintage That Made Robert Parker
A warm, opulent harvest split the wine world in two. The Bordeaux establishment hesitated; a young Robert Parker did not. We revisit the 1982 vintage that aged superbly, made a critic's name and changed how the world buys Bordeaux.
Why Pétrus Stays the Most Coveted Pomerol
No classification ranks it, yet Pétrus commands prices at or above the Médoc first growths. We look at the blue clay, the scarcity and the collector demand that keep this small Pomerol estate the most coveted name on the right bank.
Lucio Fontana and Spazialismo
Lucio Fontana cut a hole in the history of painting. We trace how Spazialismo turned a slashed canvas into one of the most legible collecting categories in postwar art.
Watch Servicing: When, Where, and How Often
A mechanical watch is a machine that wears, and servicing keeps it running. But the calendar matters less than the symptoms, and the worst damage a watch can suffer often comes from the bench, not from neglect.
The Rarest Mainstream Complication
The equation of time is the difference between the clock's even day and the sun's real one. A handful of makers translate that astronomy onto a dial, and the rarest version is among the most quietly beautiful things a watch can do.
Mapping the Paul Newman Daytona References
The Paul Newman Daytona is not one watch but a family of references united by a dial. Here is how the references map, and how collectors read them.
MB&F and the Reinvention of Independent Horology
MB&F did not just build strange watches. It rewrote how the trade treats the independents and suppliers behind every calibre, and turned a niche into a category.
Ulysse Nardin and the Marine Chronometer Legacy
Ulysse Nardin earned more first-place Neuchatel certifications than any other manufacture, supplied 50-plus navies, and quietly authored modern complication watchmaking. The collecting world is finally catching up.
Maltese Falcon and the DynaRig Story
The 88-metre Maltese Falcon is the only large-scale at-sea proof of a 1960s DynaRig thought experiment. Twenty years on, the rig has been built only once more. We trace how a paper concept became the most engineered sail plan afloat.
Anselm Kiefer, Germany's Cornerstone Living Artist
Anselm Kiefer is the rare cornerstone living artist whose cultural and market standing have moved in lockstep for three decades. Our editorial read on the German painter's 2026 position, the cycles that matter, and where the secondary market sits.
Jacques Selosse and the Grower-Champagne Movement
Jacques Selosse rewrote the rules in Avize, and the grower-champagne movement followed. We read the cuvées, the lieux-dits, and the cellars built around them.
Bordeaux in 2026: An Editor's Read on the Market
Bordeaux has had a quiet decade by its own standards. Our editorial read on what the 2026 market actually looks like and where serious collectors are buying.
What Figurative Art Is and Why It Commands Such Prices
A painting of a stranger’s face sold for over 20 million dollars at auction in 2023, outperforming blue-chip stocks and most real estate markets in the same period. That painting…
Why Rolex Invented Its Own Steel When No Brand Bothered
Most watchmakers treat steel as a commodity. Rolex treats it as a competitive weapon. While the rest of the Swiss watch industry has long relied on 316L stainless steel, a…
How The Right Antique Can Outperform Stocks And Fine Art Over Time
A Victorian walnut bureau sold at a regional English auction in 2023 for £4,200. Within eighteen months, an identical piece from the same cabinetmaker fetched £11,500 at Christie’s. That is…
Why Audemars Piguet Stays a Cornerstone Manufacture
Rising auction results at Phillips and Christie's keep underlining Audemars Piguet's cornerstone status. Our editorial read on the manufacture in 2026.
Is China The Future Of Sparkling Wine?
China imported over 500 million litres of wine in 2026, yet sparkling wine accounted for less than 8% of that total. That gap is closing faster than most Italian producers…
Why Contemporary Portrait Art Is Now a Top Collectible
Auction records once owned by abstract expressionism are starting to crack. In 2024, figurative and portrait works accounted for nearly 58% of total fine art auction hammer prices in the…
Discontinued Audemars Piguet Watches Keep Rising In Value
Most watches lose value the moment you buy them. Discontinued Audemars Piguet watches do the opposite. While the broader luxury goods market has shown uneven recovery since 2023, certain out-of-production…
Should UHNW Investors Be Moving To Cash As Iran Tensions Escalate?
Fewer than 12% of ultra-high-net-worth portfolios held more than 15% in cash during the 2019 Strait of Hormuz incidents, yet those that did outperformed their fully-invested peers by an average…
Baroque Art: A Collector's Field Guide
From Caravaggio's tenebrism to Rubens's grand machines — our field guide to Baroque art covers the period, the canon, and the auction market today.
Italian Fine Wine: Europe's Most Underpriced Category
A bottle of 2016 Barolo from a top producer can cost you £80 at retail. A Burgundy of comparable critical score and ageing potential will set you back three to…
5 Pop Art Artists Serious Collectors Should Know in 2026
The global art market contracted by roughly 4% in 2026, yet contemporary pop art bucked that trend entirely, with bold graphic works and celebrity-adjacent imagery driving some of the strongest…