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Taylor Swift Gets a New Neighbor: Watch Hill Penthouse Sells for $18.5 Million, Setting State Record
The only penthouse at Rhode Island resort Ocean House has sold for $18.5 million, with the buyer being Alexander Clark, founder of a college admissions software company. His new home sits just steps away from Taylor Swift's mansion, High Watch.
Only 22 Pounds Heavier With the Roof Off: Czinger 21C Spyder Goes Topless Without Losing Downforce
Czinger unveiled its first convertible supercar, the 21C Spyder, at Monterey Car Week — 1,250 horsepower, 0-60 mph in 1.9 seconds, only 30 units worldwide, starting at $2.75 million.
Turn the Button, Slam Dunk! LEGO x Nike Breaks Down the AF1 into a Space Court Build
LEGO and Nike team up again, this time turning the Air Force 1 into a moving brick display: a mini astronaut figure cranks a button to trigger a 360-degree slam dunk. 1,093 pieces, NT$3,699, dropping September 1, 2026.
The Six Circles of Kyoto's Gion, Now Landing at Taipei Dream Plaza
To mark the 3rd anniversary of agnès b. Gion, Taipei Dream Plaza is rolling out a limited-edition theme in sync—featuring Teruhiro Yanagihara's Gion identity design, an Arita ware collab tableware set, and cross-border LINE perks that break Kyoto's rhythm down into objects you can actually take home.
The Perpetual Calendar Can Finally "Go Backward" — IWC Marks Mercedes-Benz's 140th Birthday With This Movement
IWC has launched a limited edition of 140 pieces, the Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet, to celebrate Mercedes-Benz's 140th anniversary. The real story isn't the gold accents or the moon phase—it's the 82665 caliber that lets the crown turn both forward and backward.
The Day He Wrote His Mother's Eulogy, He Decided to Put 30 Years of Wild Gazes Into a Book
Conservation photographer Paul Nicklen, backed by Rolex, has released the photo book Reverence, featuring 200 images across 344 pages. The starting point was, surprisingly, a eulogy—behind it lies a five-year project that helped push Canada toward a legislative ban.
The 1,600-HP Koenigsegg CCGT1 Still Makes You Work the Clutch Yourself
The sold-out, 70-unit CCGT1 doesn't just resurrect the spirit of Koenigsegg's shelved GT1 racer—it also sneaks a manual shift lever into a hypercar world obsessed with automation. The new Koenigsegg Sequential Shift system still demands a human leg to get moving.
Porsche Scraps Leipzig Relocation Plan, Taycan Reportedly Set to End Production in 2030 at Original Plant
German outlet WirtschaftsWoche reports that Porsche has reached a preliminary agreement with its works council to discontinue the Taycan, scrapping plans to relocate production to Leipzig. Instead, the model will continue being built at the original Zuffenhausen plant until production wraps in 2030.
Lincoln 2027 Nautilus: Interior Design That Hides Its Details in the Light
The 2027 Nautilus made its debut at Monterey Car Week with modest exterior updates. What really deserves a closer look are the two new Black Label interiors—where perforations and tones only fully reveal themselves as the light shifts.
Isetan Mitsukoshi Raises Full-Year Forecast, But It's the Ultra-Rich Shoppers Doing the Heavy Lifting, Not Foot Traffic
Isetan Mitsukoshi has raised its projected total sales for the fiscal year ending March 2027 to ¥1.36 trillion, but a 17.2% drop in net profit hides a different story. The real driver behind the numbers: customers spending upwards of ¥3 million.
Three Duffel Bags, 440 Pounds of Cotton: A Family's Handmade Bedding Project from Afghanistan Gets Stopped at Dulles Airport
A family wanted to buy cotton the traditional way to make their own bedding, but ran into a biosecurity red line at U.S. Customs. 440 pounds of raw, unprocessed cotton—seeds and all—were confiscated.
Linear Rainband Floods Chiba Mall's Ground Floor—Sogo Chiba, Perier Chiba to Close Temporarily on the 14th
A linear rainband formed over Chiba on the night of the 13th, triggering an Emergency Heavy Rain Warning. Sogo Chiba, Perier Chiba, and Unimo Chiharadai will all close temporarily on the 14th—though both outlet malls and Summer Sonic 2026 will proceed as scheduled.
Porsche Relearns the Art of the Shift: 911 Carrera S Gets Manual Gearbox Back, and a Rear-Window Sticker Says It All
Bowing to buyer demand, Porsche is bringing back the six-speed manual transmission option for the 2027 911 Carrera S. For about $13,000 more, you get a walnut shift knob, titanium exhaust tips, and a lineup that now stretches to seven manual-equipped 911 variants.
IKEA Turns Its Chinese Name Into a "Peace Charm" With Ghost Festival Cake Pun
With Ghost Festival approaching, IKEA Taiwan drops a limited-edition "Home Blessing Charm Cake" that plays on the Chinese pun between "IKEA" (宜家) and "peace charm" (平安符), complete with a hidden puppy and a "prosperity" house on the bottom layer.
Selten x Watch Ho & Co. Carves Dim Sum Memories Onto the Dial—3,500 Cuts to Recreate Bamboo Steamer Texture
Selten teams up with watch community platform Watch Ho & Co. to launch the "Yum Cha" 3rd anniversary watch, featuring a hand-enameled dial that recreates the texture of a bamboo steamer, limited to 100 pieces worldwide, priced at $4,950.
The Legend GM Tried to Kill: 1963 Corvette Grand Sport Heading to Auction for Millions
Zora Arkus-Duntov set out to build 125 lightweight race cars to take down the Shelby Cobra, but Chevrolet brass shut the project down after just five were completed. Now one of those five is crossing the block at Monterey this week, with estimates reaching as high as $13 million.
LV's Rare Co-Branded Collab: Two Singer Porsche 911s, Each Built Around a Director's Obsession
For the first time, Louis Vuitton co-brands a finished product with another label, teaming up with Singer Vehicle Design to rebuild two 964-generation 911s—one for watch director Jean Arnault, one for artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière.
Chevrolet Pulls Out of China's Retail Market, But the Factory Keeps Running
Chevrolet's annual sales in China have plummeted from 760,000 units to under 9,000 in a decade. GM is pulling the badge from showrooms but keeping the factory alive, shifting to contract manufacturing for export to emerging markets while pouring all its resources into Buick and Cadillac instead.
AMG Lifts Its Four-Door GT EV Performance Onto a Taller Body: Enter the Hatchback Crossover
Mercedes-AMG has dropped a teaser shot draped in black, confirming that the GT 4-Door Coupe EV is getting a "taller-standing" sibling, with battery and power figures carried straight over from the sedan.
Time+Tide Turns Its Watch Launch Into a Music Festival: Seven Independent Brands, Seven Limited Editions
Time+Tide is turning its annual release into a full-blown music festival, hitting New York, Melbourne, and London simultaneously this September. Seven independent watchmakers each contribute one special edition, with prices ranging from $800 to $3,650.
Same Mastiha Spirit, Two Very Different Answers from Two Taipei Bars
Greek brand Skinos Mastiha Spirit teams up with Testing Room and The Public House — one deconstructs the spirit like a perfume, reworking classic cocktails; the other grafts Chios terroir onto Taiwanese tea and fruit. Eight limited-edition cocktails, all August long.
Three-Time World Champion Asked to Ride It Himself — Rough Crafts' Build Sells Out Royal Enfield's Limited Edition in 179 Seconds
After spotting the Caliber Royale at Goodwood, Freddie Spencer personally requested a ride — an encounter that ultimately sparked a globally limited run of 100 Shotgun 650 special editions, which sold out in under three minutes.
Forget the 700hp headline — Aston Martin's DB12 S is really about earning your trust in the corners
The Aston Martin DB12 S has officially launched in Taiwan, packing 700PS from its twin-turbo V8 — but it's the reworked chassis and brakes that define this "Super Tourer." Pricing starts at NT$14.88 million.
"They're Not Buying a Boat, They're Buying Waterfront Real Estate": Superyachts Are Becoming Full-Time Homes
Gulf Craft CEO Erwin Bamps has noticed more and more owners choosing to live full-time on deck—so much so that he's hired two former real estate agents to sell his yachts. From cakes that won't bake right to closets that are too small, shipyards are now tackling a whole new category of domestic problems.