Crystal
Hublot’s Latest Watch Uses Lab-Grown Gold Crystals to Light up the Dial
The watchmaker’s metallurgy department managed to re-create the rarest form of gold known to man.

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These 20-Ton Dragon Chandeliers May Soon Be the World’s Biggest Pieces of Jewelry
The new lights at Saipan’s Imperial Palace use millions of Swarovski crystals. The makers are hoping for a Guinness world record.
An Art-Deco Barware Set So Chic We Created Two New Cocktails For It
Cheers to the Manhattan collection from Saint-Louis.
A Visit to the Saint-Louis Crystal Workshop in France
Making beautiful, fragile pieces with centuries of tradition is incredibly labor-intensive.
The Crystal Method: Swarovski’s Home Collection Finds Another Dimension
The company’s latest accessories were designed by a new cool-kids club.
Travel: Surprises at Sea
Tomas, properly attired in a waiter’s white jacket and black tie, pauses graciously at his dinner guest’s left side and extends a silver platter of fresh-baked breads. The hungry diner’s response is somewhat less genteel: He grabs a warm wheat roll in his chubby fist and stuffs it in its entirety into his mouth. […]