Object of Lust

Struggling to figure out what to get the collector’s in your life? Let our team help. We’ve curated the best gifts per category to help you check everyone off your list.

For the watch collector:

• De Bethune: The Art of Watchmaking

Now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, De Bethune is not only widely recognized, but indeed considered emblematic of the renaissance of independent watchmaking in the twenty-first century. With a text by Arthur Touchot, a foreword by Wei Koh, founder of Revolution magazine and Grail Watch, as well as special contributions from De Bethune CEO Pierre Jacques and a cross section of watch industry notables and passionate collectors; Jean Arnault , Aurel Bacs, Swizz Beatz, Jean-Claude Biver, Ben Clymer, Victoria Gomelsky, Danny Govberg, Tim Mosso, Luc Pettavino, Michèle Rothen, Mohammed Seddiqi, Michael Strahan, Michael Tay, Kari Voutilainen and Suzanne Wong, De Bethune: The Art of Watchmaking invites readers to experience every single facet of this cult atelier, from founding to the future, manufacture to movements. Price €195,00

• CARTIER Baignoire Allonge

This Pre-Owned Cartier Baignoire Allonge (WB510831) manual wind watch, features a 22mm x 47mm 18k rose gold case with a diamond bezel and caseback surrounding a silver dial on a brand new black leather strap with an 18k rose gold deployant buckle. Functions include hours and minutes. This watch has been serviced and comes complete with box and papers. Time remaining on the Manufacturer's service warranty! Price €26.250

For the Wine aficionado:

• Empreinte par Audiard

"What is the "Empreinte par Audiard" wine opener ? It is more than a mere piece of art. It is also and above all an object of life. Moulded to your own hand, the famous french sculptor Michel Audiard has blazed a new cultural trail that combines the emotion of a work of art, the hedonism of luxury and the refined use of an everyday object. Empreinte par Audiard, is a powerful human and artistic experience to enjoy, share, and pass on. To leave the strongest and most moving of imprints. Yours or his! Price €28’000

• The SIP OF GOLD champagne goblets of SIEGER by FÜRSTENBERG

The SIP OF GOLD champagne goblets of SIEGER by FÜRSTENBERG combine wafer-thin porcelain with the finest precious metal. With a wall thickness of only about two millimetres, these delicate vessels are light and elegant to hold. With 24 carat gold plating on the inside, the cups create a completely new drinking experience. Hundreds of reflections sparkle and create the beguiling impression of liquid gold. Each mug is individually gift wrapped. Prices from 156,00 €

For the car Lover:

• Amalgam BESPOKE-TAILOR MADE car MODELS

Amalgam Collection offer a unique bespoke service for 1:8 scale models. They will create for you a superbly and deeply detailed model replicating every aspect of your loved one’s car specifications. They will finish the model with the precise colour of the paint and the interior finishes. Even the smallest details including for example the colour of the stitching on the seats, the license plates, the wheels, every visible aspect of the desired car will be perfectly reproduced on your model. Their close relationship with the manufacturers allows them to access paint and other key options and specification data so that they can match everything to the exact specification of the desired car. They will in short create a model for you that is a perfect representation of the precious original in every detail. Placed in your loved one’s home or office it will be a wonderful attractive display and an ever present reminder of a much loved possession. Price on request.

• Lego Ferrari Daytona SP3

From the LEGO® Technic™ Ultimate Car Concept series comes an impressive build for adult Ferrari fans. Enter a zone of total mindfulness as you recreate the features of the Ferrari Daytona SP3 model in classic red with chrome-painted rims. Then place it on display to admire the iconic rear and curved lines that make this 1:8 scale model so special. With a high level of functionality, this model is a replica of the real Ferrari. Features include steering, an 8-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shifter and a V12 engine with moving pistons. Just like the original supercar, this collectible Ferrari model features opening butterfly doors. Open the hood to find your unique serial number and unlock special online content. Price from 449,99 €

• Tiffany & Co.’s “Time for Speed” Race Car Clock

The Time for Speed collection pays tribute to the House’s heritage of expert Swiss watchmaking and handcrafting racing trophies. Inspired by race cars from the 1950s, each clock is crafted in aluminium with Tiffany Blue® automotive paint and features hard-wearing rubber tires with polished stainless steel spokes and rims. This limited-edition design is distinguished by hand-set Tiffany & Co. round brilliant diamonds. A single expertly cut diamond is set at the centre of each wheel, while multiple rows of pavé diamonds detail the clock’s bezel and engraving plate. On the car’s left side, a brushed stainless steel aperture displays the hours and minutes. The radiator-style grill is monogrammed with our logo, and a helmet-shaped dome of glass over the driver’s seat showcases the escapement and balance wheel. On the bumper, a bold “5” nods to the Tiffany & Co. flagship store’s famous Fifth Avenue address. The time is set by rotating the three-spoke steering wheel counterclockwise and the movement is wound by pulling the car back on a flat surface. Price € 246.000,00

For the boat enthusiast:

• RIVA AQUARAMA BOOK by ASSOULINE

The only fitting way to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Aquarama is with wise words, stunning pages and pictures that do justice to the legendary vessel. This book has been produced by Assouline, an iconic name in international luxury publishing. It is a real work of art that tells the story of the most beautiful vessel of all time with visuals that will take your breath away. After thousands of articles, photographs and films, the book will take readers on the ultimate, all-embracing journey through the world of the Aquarama: a mahogany masterpiece that was ingeniously conceived by Carlo Riva and is now a long-established part of the history of design, the nautical scene and living life to the fullest. The Aquarama generates boundless joy, fast-tracks the forging of friendships and can help to establish love, affection and a family atmosphere, while playing a part in the best years of the lives of many different generations. Each of its 220 pages will send a wave of sublime sensations flowing through you as you step on board a vessel whose graceful and nautical qualities are still the stuff of dreams 60 years after it was first launched. Two editions have been produced: ULTIMATE and SPECIAL. The latter comes in a mahogany and maple wooden container that calls to mind Riva mahogany. Price €1.900,00

For the art obsessed:

• Say it out Cloud sculpture

The collection “Say it out Cloud”, is made of celestial objects whose beauty is rooted in an unexpected interplay between iridescence, reflections and organic forms. Just as clouds are the sky’s thoughts, Irene Cattaneo’s poetic sculptures can carry personal messages or can also be left naked, speechless. These pieces are the manifestation of a process which embraces the boundless colours, shapes and dimensions inherent to the sky. Each piece is unique, comes in a variety of colours, and can be engraved with words of your choice. Thanks to the image created by the clouds, your words can be interpreted as the sky's thoughts, passengers in our mind, that can be moody or happy, light or stormy as the true nature of the clouds. Your chosen words can be typography, bold font or handwritten by the artist. Price €1,300

• Crizu’s folded books

Crizu gives old books a second chance: all pages are folded by hand, one by one, with art and patience until an old volume is transformed into a new and marvellous paper sculpture. Old manuals and encyclopaedias are reborn into sophisticated pieces of design. The shape changes, but the book remains intact: it can still be read and scrolled through or, more simply one can admire it’s metamorphosis in an object of art and design. Old, but new. Poetic in it’s simplicity. At the beginning you have the book. The volumes chosen by Crizu have many pages, good quality paper and the binding is stitched: beautiful in form but no longer up to date in contents. Only when a book looses its use, is it ready to be transformed into a sculpture. Perhaps it will no longer be read, but will be undoubtedly admired. The folding is done by hand one page at a time. All done slowly and without interruption, repeating the process thousands of times, watching the paper transform under the fingers: in this process touch is more important than sight. It is an art that requires patience and dedication, a form of meditation where the rhythm of the gestures synchronise with the rhythm of the soul until the metamorphosis is complete. Prices from € 350

• Buji’s limited-edition scented candles

Designed in Switzerland as objects of desire and handcrafted in France as ‘objets d’art’, Buji candles blend the sensuality of sculpture with the finesse of jewelry, smoothed by the edge of contemporary design. Carved in the purest white alabaster from Spain, each vessel hosts a soy wax candle that exhales spellbinding scents made with natural ingredients. Created in association with British perfumer Lyn Harris, the candle fragrances capture suspended moments in time, transient journeys in romantic lands told through the spectrum of daydreaming and contemplation. Avant le Jour, bougie classic 1500 g, €650

For the Jewellery connoisseur

• The Cartiers

Francesca Cartier Brickell is a direct descendant of the Cartier family. Her great-great-great grandfather founded the firm in 1847 and her late grandfather, Jean-Jacques Cartier, was the last of the family to manage a branch of the business. After graduating with a degree in English Literature from Oxford University, Francesca studied French Literature at the Sorbonne in Paris before moving on to a career in finance as a financial analyst and later a fund manager (Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland). She has worked in London, New York and Asia but a few years ago took the decision to leave her work in the City to focus on her book. Francesca has spent the last decade tracking down original source material across the world and meeting people connected with the family and its business. It is this extensive independent research, combined with a first-hand knowledge of the family and a huge collection of letters, telegrams and photographs discovered in her grandfather’s cellar, that have enabled her to uncover a uniquely personal story. Price from £13.44

• asprey’s jadeite and diamond bangle

The emerald-green jadeite bangle is part of the Asprey collection. The piece was fitted with two diamond-encrusted details — one, a hinge and the other, a clasp — so it can be easily opened and closed. Price available upon request.

• Graff’s Round Diamond Cluster Pendant

Creating a mesmerising cluster of pure scintillation, this white gold and diamond pendant features an array of the finest Graff diamonds. Part of our Classic Graff collection, this is an elegant design that can be worn time and time again. Price €21.000.