Although the complete results of Robb Report’s annual Car of the Year competition will not be revealed until February 24, when the magazine’s March issue hits newsstands, the occasion of Detroit’s 2015 North American International Auto Show—from January 12 through 25—proved the perfect opportunity to announce the Porsche 918 Spyder as Report Report’s 2015 Car of the Year. Detroit—home to Robb Report’s new parent company, the private equity firm Rockbridge Growth Equity—is the industry’s unquestionable focus th…

Earlier this year, the bar at the St. Regis Washington D.C. opened the General’s Booth, which seats one party per night and rotates its menu monthly. The General’s Booth takes it name from the hotel’s history. General John J. Pershing—the successful World War I general and one of two men in history to receive the rank of general of the armies (the other is George Washington)—made the hotel his residence during Prohibition. Flouting the law, the audacious general took to publicly pulling out his silver flask an…

With the new Miami Beach Edition, Ian Schrager brings the dance party to Mid-Beach.

Why Go: The former Seville Hotel reopened in December as the Miami Beach Edition—the third in a collection of hotels by the hotelier Ian Schrager and Marriott. Thus, the Edition has the scale of a multinational hotel project and the attention to design details of a boutique hotel. A new structure was built behind the existing midcentury hotel to allow room for 26 residences, looking out from the top floors of both towers, an…

The new Crazy Skull watch may be the boldest timepiece yet from de Grisogono, the Swiss brand known for its boundary-pushing designs. A three-dimensional sculpture on the wrist, the watch’s case is shaped like a skull sporting a goofy grin. Depending on the chosen style, the entire surface of the watch is covered with approximately 23 carats of black diamonds, white diamonds, or rubies. The teeth, made up of 7.70 carats of invisible-set baguette-cut white diamonds, open to reveal a tongue set with 66 rubies or…

January is one of the best months to hit the slopes in Europe, Canada, and the United States, but a keen contingent of skiers will nonetheless head for the salesroom at Christie’s London South Kensington branch to bid in person at the annual Christie’s Ski Sale. Scheduled for January 22, the auction will offer more than 200 iconic ski posters, most of them from the 1920s and ’30s, promoting some of the world’s most popular ski mountains and resorts. “It’s a very busy room,” says Nicolette Tomkinson, head of th…

The impressive diamond-and-sapphire necklace that Richard Burton gave Elizabeth Taylor on her 40th birthday is one of the most famous necklaces ever created. A new creation from Black, Starr, and Frost, called the Empress, has all the components to become similarly legendary: rare gems, complex settings, expert artisanship, and breathtaking beauty. The Empress draws inspirations from designs of Black, Starr, and Frost’s golden years—the early 1900s, when captains of industries, including the Guggenheim and Van…

The Pink City’s new Suján Rajmahal Palace is a royal-family affair.

Why Go: Staying in a hotel that is also a royal palace is nothing new in India, but Suján Rajmahal Palace stands out for its two-year renovation commissioned by the royal family of Jaipur. The interior of the transformed property is a dizzying array of 46 custom wallpapers and precious objects owned by the royal family, with items from the City Palace’s archives and the royal family’s personal holdings creating a look that is both authentic…