One of the King’s firearms just fetched a kingly sum. An exceptionally preserved and custom-engraved Smith & Wesson revolver owned by Elvis Presley just shattered expectations at Rock Island Auction Company’s August Premiere Auction, selling for more than three times the top end of its estimated value.
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(VanDutch) Days have passed in the heat haze and a blur of vintage Dom Pérignon French 75s, Boulevardiers, and Negronis. Secret chambers filled with foie gras, lavender, husky voices, and cigar smoke combined to discombobulate the senses and stream visceral inputs. Flapper dresses, live jazz, and a grizzled, tattooed Author: Duncan Quinn
Summer cigar season is upon us, and the new “cigar of the summer” may be waiting in a humidor near you right now. Davidoff’s Avo Seasons is a new line of cigars in the fabled brand once owned by the late jazz legend Avo Uvezian. Each of the four releases Author: G. Clay Whittaker
There’s something to be said for a watchmaker leaning on its history and heritage in the right way, a delicate balance not to be overdone. Blancpain has mastered that delicate art with a retooled Blancpain Fifty Fathoms that nods to what’s been called the first-ever dive watch to ever hit Author: Beau Hayhoe
(Brugal) One night while on assignment in Dominican Republic we snuck out of the sprawling all-inclusive resort to see what the island was all about. With a taxi driver as our trusty guide we went high/low, hitting a raucous open air nightclub set on cracked concrete—its tables rattling Author: Nicolas Stecher
(Aston Martin) Before anyone else gets their hands on it, the fully functional prototype of any new Aston Martin car is delivered to “Customer No. 1”—aka Lawrence Stroll, the Canadian billionaire who took over the company in 2020. Aston Martin’s executive chairman didn’t merely acquire the storied automaker as Author: Jared Paul Stern
Credit: Nintendo Nintendo finally took the wraps off of their brand new Switch 2 gaming console at a hands-on event in New York City. Using their Nintendo Direct platform to deliver all the major details like the June 5 release date and $450 price tag as well as a roster Author: John Sciarrino