On 22 March, the British Polo Day 2014 series began at Abu Dhabi’s Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club, the private royal club of His Highness Sheikh Falah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This UAE tour of some of Britain’s best young players and polo enthusiasts will culminate this Friday 28 March at British Polo Day Dubai taking place at the Dubai Polo & Equestrian Club. For the second consecutive year, Swiss watchmaker Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre was the official timekeeper to British Polo Day Abu Dhabi.

Vikram Divecha has been announced as the winner of this year’s The Middle East Emergent Artist Prize. The award is a the result of a collaboration between Van Cleef & Arpels, Tashkeel and Design Days aimed at further developing the recognition and realization of emergent artists in the Middle East.

This unique piece features over 110 carats of rare colored diamonds…

Your first look at the timepieces Hublot’s Ricardo Guadalupe and Jean-Claude Biver unveiled today…

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day pick is the BR 03-94 Carbon Orange by Bell & Ross. This very special Baselworld 2014 debut will be released as part of a limited collection of only 500 pieces. Equipped with an ETA 2894 mechanical automatic movement, the BR 03-94 boasts extreme legibility and style incorporating a matte black […]

The 22nd edition of Dubai International Boat Show recorded swift boat sales within hours of the show opening. The highlight was Dubai-based Sunseeker Middle East that signed a deal for the flagship 48 meter superyacht, the SS 155, worth more than AED 153 million (£25.5 million).

A Chef’s Penthouse? Yes, indeed. The first ever Chef’s Penthouse is about to take place at Grosvenor House Apartments by Jumeirah Living on Park Lane from 31 March to 4 April. Staged in London by TLF Worldwide, for one week this unique pop-up will showcase an ‘at home’ experience with two of the world’s best chefs – Simon Hulstone from the UK and Robert Wiedmaier from the USA.

Dubai Design District (d3), the city’s upcoming development for the creative industries of art, design and fashion is garnering increased interest from prospective business partners. This has demonstrated the design community’s strong support for the concept. Construction work is well underway on the first phase of d3, the AED 4 billion development of the ‘core’ of the 15.5 million sq. ft. site, including state of the art offices and workshop spaces, which are expected to be ready for tenants in early 2015.

Today’s Haute Time Watch of the Day is The Pilot Type 20 Grand Feu with Sapphire Case, a preview of the new pieces debuting at Baselworld 2014 from Zenith. A spin-off of the 60mm Zenith Type 20, this Grand Feu version in white gold is combined with a sapphire case sculpted from a block of […]