Style & Living Desk
Riccardo Valli
Riccardo Valli is based in Rome and covers style, villas and the water for Luxury.it: the wardrobes, the houses and the boats of the European season, from the fashion weeks to the summer charter market. What interests him is how things are made, the tailor's canvas, the yard's aluminium, the stone of a house that has stood through three owners, and the quiet villas that never reach a listing portal. He is as happy in a workshop as on a front row.
Patek Philippe 1518 from 1948 could fetch CHF 1m at Christie’s Geneva
Christie's Geneva offers 218 watches on 9 November: a 1948 Patek Philippe 1518 at up to CHF 1m, an F.P. Journe Ref....
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Patek Philippe 1436 in steel, one of two known, could fetch CHF 4m in Geneva
Phillips offers a 1945 stainless-steel Patek Philippe Ref. 1436 split-seconds chronograph in Geneva on 7 November, one of two known in steel,...
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George Daniels 100: Space Traveller I and II together for the first time
Phillips marks George Daniels' centenary with 22 of his watches and Space Traveller I and II together for the first time: Singapore...
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Gooding Christie’s first Geneva sale: 17 lots without reserve, mostly Ferraris
Gooding Christie's holds its first Swiss sale in Geneva on 8 November: 17 lots, mostly low-mileage modern Ferraris, all without reserve, from...
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Phillips Geneva: a 1.35-carat blue diamond and a Kashmir sapphire, up to $3.5m
Phillips' Geneva Jewels Auction on 9 November is led by a 1.35-carat Fancy Vivid Blue diamond and a 16.40-carat unheated Kashmir sapphire,...
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Christie’s Hong Kong watch sales: 300-plus pieces, estimates above HK$330m
Christie's offers more than 300 watches in Hong Kong on 25 and 26 November, with low estimates above HK$330 million, led by...
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Hublot Classic Fusion Tributo: the 1980 original returns in 38 mm gold
Hublot's Classic Fusion Tributo revives the gold-and-rubber watch of 1980 in a 38 mm yellow or white gold case, at CHF 25,000,...
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Porsche Mission S revealed in New York: the mid-engined car above the 911
Porsche unveiled the Mission S on a pier in Queens, New York, on 15 October: a vision model for a mid-engined super...
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America’s Cup 2027 in Naples: the dates from 22 May, where to stay and dine
The Louis Vuitton Cup opens in Naples on 22 May 2027 and the Match starts 10 July. The full calendar, the race...
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Fashion Week 2027 dates: Milan, Paris, New York, Pitti Uomo and Couture
Pitti Uomo on 12-15 January, Couture on 25-28 January, New York on 8-12 February, Milan from 23 February and Paris on 1-9...
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Barcolana 58: Arca SGR takes line honours in 1h05, its fourth win in a row
Arca SGR, helmed by Furio Benussi, took line honours at Barcolana 58 in Trieste in 1h05m09s, its fourth in a row, with...
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Alfa Romeo Cuorerosso: a 4.7-metre 2+2 coupé concept for the Paris Motor Show
Alfa Romeo Cuorerosso, a 4,700 mm 2+2 coupé concept with a Cx of 0.28, Poltrona Frau nubuck and a 33 Stradale dashboard,...
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