A “congratulations” is in order. Last night, while somewhat less renowned than its extremely well-known Geneva-based cousin Patek Philippe, watchmaker Vacheron Constantin was officially announced as the winner of the Montres Passion’s watch of the year award with its beautiful Historiques American 1921 timepiece.

At the cocktail party, Bulgari’s 125th anniversary auction collection, consisting of 11 one-of-a-kind jewelry creations and 7 limited edition timepieces, will be on display.

Chef Josh Silvers from Syrah in Santa Rosa; Chef Jeff Mall from Zin in Healdsburg; and Chef Gerald Hirigoyen from Piperade in San Francisco will be joined by Ziggy, The Wine Gal, KRSH Radio and The Steve Pile Band for a celebration of the region’s finest wine, food, and art.

The new outdoor and active lifestyle brand, Carbon 14, has just launched the first ever $50,000 Eco-Grant with singer Sheryl Crow and other celebrity judges.

Norwegian born, Monaco-based super yacht designer extraordinaire, Espen Øeino, has joined haute forces with innovative family-owned Swiss watch making company, Scalfaro, to produce the world’s first timepiece created by a watch manufacture and a yacht designer.

Magazine giant, Condé Nast has had an extremely turbulent past few weeks which saw the closing of four of their renowned magazines in addition to the loss of hundreds of jobs.

The rebound in the luxury-housing sector has begun! The latest figures from the National Association of Realtors show that existing real estate home sales were strong in September, which means that conditions have improved for five of the past six months.

Planning a family dinner can be stressful from all fronts – your mother doesn’t like traditional French food, your brother thinks Santa Monica is too far, and your aunt is insisting you find some place she can bring her dog. Instead of imploding, you have to learn to pace yourself.

The legendary powerboat that always gives a fair and roaring notice upon its arrival is celebrating 40 years of being an iconic and attention-grabbing way to cruise the waters. Happy 40th Anniversary to the renowned, and seductively sleek, Cigarette boats.