The auction tour of the late Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels will go through September and include stops in Moscow, London, Dubai, Geneva, Paris, Hong Kong and Los Angeles. It will end in New York, where an exhibition of the late actress’ collection will fill Christie’s entire gallery space from Dec. 3 to Dec. 10. That auction will be held over four days on Dec. 13-16.

A glittering diamond watch from Switzerland worth $10 million made its debut Wednesday at the Hong Kong Watch and Clock Fair, known as the world’s largest watch-and-clock trade event.

The watch, featuring 186 diamonds and weighing in at 160 carats, was presented by Swiss’s top brand, Vacheron Constantin, from its latest creation in the Kallista series which was first introduced in 1979.

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (MC) is among companies that might be seeking to acquire luxury-hotel chain Amanresorts International Pte, said two people with knowledge of the matter.

The San Francisco Symphony is celebrating its 100th Birthday this week with a star-studded gala performance and free outdoor concert for the public.

A 300-bottle collection of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, spanning every year from 1981 to 2005, was the top lot in a two-day Hong Kong auction that raised HK$59.5 million ($7.6 million).

Al Pacino is the recipient of the Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2011 Award, a prize of the Venice International Film Festival dedicated to an artist who has left an original mark on contemporary cinema. The prize has previously been awarded to some of the greatest figures in film including: Takeshi Kitano (2007), Abbas Kiarostami (2008), Agnès Varda (2008), Sylvester Stallone (2009) and Mani Ratnam (2010).

NY Fashion Week will feature the first Helmut Lang runway show in five years.

The Helmut Lang brand was once one of the most popular in world, featuring luxury fabrics and minimalist cuts. After being sold to Prada in 2004 – and Lang’s subsequent departure – the label was sold to Theory of Japan in 2006. Link Theory relaunched the brand in 2007, and now it is under the design and direction of Michael and Nicole Colovos. The move has re-energized the brand and brought it back to prominence. The Helmut Lang label is now in luxury department stores and Helmut Lang boutiques around the world.

To cater to this very need, Stockinger has created safes which are not just high on security, but also use personalization of design to give additions to the beauty of the room décor you keep the safe in. The new Brabus SV12 is the latest example, which has all these qualities along with being exclusive, as only 25 pieces of it will ever be made.

Bentley has partnered with British design company Linley for the creation of 10 limited edition Continental Flying Spurs.