What do you get the affluent yachtsman who already has it all? These rare, nautically inspired must-haves are sure to appeal to the most discerning yachting enthusiast.
—Better yet, they’ll have you thinking outside the box in no time.
Watch design has dialed it up a notch or two in recent decades. No longer just for telling time, watches today are achieving new heights of creativity in their design and presentation. In the case of the HM3 Frog (HM stands for Horological Machine) from MB&F, the face is intended to playfully evoke the face of a frog. If you dissected a real frog in school, you might find it simpler to comprehend than this mechanical wonder.
Already on the waiting list for a new Tesla Model 3? Get yourself signed up for the XTI TriFan 600, the world’s first long-range hybrid/electric long-range Vertical Takeoff & Landing (VTOL) fixed wing aircraft. There’s no need for an airport. It can take off from outside your home or office and land on your yacht. Development of the first prototype is underway. First deliveries are expected in 2023. XTI is now accepting pre-orders. Price: approx. $6.5 million
Fans of the Showtime series “Ray Donovan” may have noticed a bit of blatant product placement when Mickey buys a Kalamazoo grill for his apartment complex. Haven’t heard of them? A deeper look into the brand could send you scrambling for one of the company’s many models to park on the deck of your home on the canal. Meet the wood-fired Gaucho free-standing grill with side burner. Inspired by Argentinian wood-fired grilling, the Gaucho features a spoked wheel that raises and lowers the grill grates and rotisserie allowing you to control heat intensity by adjusting the proximity of food to fire. Price: approx. $26,000
Not your ordinary rum, this amber libation is distilled using a blend of high-altitude single-estate teas from India with over 15 aromatic and tropical botanicals. The Chai rum gift box includes a 750ml bottle of AKAL Chai Rum Reserve, three different blocks of wood—Spanish cedar, wild cherry wood, and maple—and a smoking torch. Price: $150
This vintage-inspired vanity case serves as a travel must-have, complete with smooth leather trim, a combination lock and a built-in jewelry tray. Perfect for your next crewed-charter adventure. $905
If you want to capture memories or fine art, you can go Canon, you can go Nikon—or, you can go sublime, small and sexy and tap into Leica. The German company’s feature-packed M10 digital camera offers a 24 megapixel, full-frame CMOS sensor, 2 gigabyte buffer memory and sequential shooting at up to five frames per second at full resolution, all in a super-slim package. Price (body): about $7,000; Lenses: $3,000-$10,000
The 360fly 4K camera captures interactive, 360-degree video. The camera pairs with an Android or iOS mobile app that allows users to conveniently shoot, edit and share 360 content to Facebook and YouTube. The camera records 2880×2880 at 30 FPS with a single lens that has a field of view of 360 (horizontal) by 240 (vertical). It’s waterproof down to 30 feet and comes standard with Bluetooth and built-in Wi-Fi. Price: $499
Soaked in silky black matte, Vespa’s newest collectors’ model, the Primavera 125, pairs the beautiful new opaque black of the steel body with glossy black details, including mirrors, shield ornaments, brakes, rims and passenger handle. The chic and handmade saddle adds an elegant Saint Laurent touch.
Lalique and the ultra-premium tequila, Patrón, offer a new collaborative creation: Serie 2, packaged in a suave crystal decanter crafted at Lalique’s glass factory in Wingen-sur-Moder in northeastern France, inspired by Mexico’s indigenous Weber Blue Agave plant. Inside is a rare blend of extra añejo tequilas, aged for more than seven years in varietal barrels—American oak, French oak, and Spanish Sherry—at the Hacienda Patrón distillery in the Highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. Hurry… only 299 bottles are in existence. Price: $7,500
Car designers and boat designers are increasingly putting their heads together to bring racy style to watercraft. The folks at Triton Submarines and Aston Martin have announced a new collaboration that will take haute automotive design below the surface of the seas. Dubbed Project Neptune, the concept marries Triton’s diving and operational expertise with Aston Martin’s design, materials and craftsmanship to produce a limited edition three-person submersible. No word on top speed, but it should corner well.
Invictus Yacht and Garmin Marine bring you the next-generation smartwatch with a built-in GPS and numerous functions for fishing and pleasure boating. With a 47mm diameter case and a 1.2-inch display, the quantix 5 is elegant and compact, a combination of sport and casual styling that’s perfect to wear both aboard and in the office. The LiveTrack function, Smart Notifications and Connect IQ let you personalize the watch face, data fields, widgets and other activities to manage your daily activities on land or at sea.
No self-respecting southern gentleman would get caught out without a knife on his person—unless, of course, he’s going through a TSA checkpoint. Mens’ jewelry maker William Henry offers a collection of deluxe pocket and wearable knives that qualify as a cut above the rest. The Morpheus Fire, designed to be worn on the neck or carried in the pocket, features an artisan-crafted Damascus blade and fossilized wooly mammoth tusk inlays. Price: $1,550
This gift takes the cake, literally. UK-based confectionist Holly Andrews implements her unique culinary vision in baking bespoke cakes. Having graced the tables of countless celebrities for high-profile weddings, birthdays, anniversaries and events, Andrews’ cakes are handcrafted masterpieces. The superyacht cake pictured here is approximately $2,000.
Give them what they really need under the tree this holiday—a subscription to award-winning Yachts International, the #1 magazine for the large-yacht enthusiast. Fast, easy and guaranteed to please.
Designed by Stockinger Bespoke Safes, the Sirius Aquamarine is a compact luxury safe for your yacht or home that honors the life and career of Carlo Riva, with design details borrowed from the iconic Riva brand. The top has 32 layers of high gloss varnished wood hand polished with Carnuba wax. A bespoke handle designed as a clamp unveils a wooden deck surface upon opening. The Sirius Aquamarine safe even sports a turquoise waterline and a mahogany boot stripe. rice: approx. $93,000
Handcrafted chess sets are as old as the game. While objects of art on the board won’t improve your skill, at the very least, they can make great conversation pieces. California designer Steve Vigar has created what he calls his Grandmaster Series, with pieces modeled after some of the great cities in the world including Chicago, San Francisco, London, Paris and New York (pictured). The pieces are crafted from exotic woods and stored in a velvet-lined drawer beneath the board. Price: $3,000 for two sides; one light, one dark
For more information: vigardesigns.com
You can always do your workout with a pair of those painful little buds stuck in your ears, but why compromise when you want to listen to great music? German headphone maker Sennheiser has released the latest iteration of its Orpheus headphones, which it claims simply are the “best headphones in the world.” The Sennheiser HE 1 model combines the advantages of a tube amplifier with those of a transistor amplifier. Each unit’s more than 6,000 components include gold-vaporized ceramic electrodes and platinum-vaporized diaphragms. Pushing the on/off button causes the control elements and quartz tubes to rise from the Carrara marble base. Price: $56,300
Richard Mille has released a timepiece that is both functional for yachtsmen and looks like it means business. The RM 60-01 Regatta Flyback Chronograph has 55 hours of power reserve, an annual calendar with oversize date and a UTC function. It adds navigational capabilities through its rotating bezel with indications of the four cardinal points combined with a graduated 360-degree and 24-hour scale disk. To calculate location, the UTC indicator is directed toward the sun using the UTC pusher, then the bezel is turned so the UTC hand lines up with the actual local time engraved on the bezel’s circumference. When set in this manner, the cardinal points will be correctly aligned with the direction on the earth’s surface. You could figure all this out the easy way, but what fun is that? Price: $150,000
Two iconic British brands have come together to offer sportsmen the ultimate ride for arriving at the shoot in style: the Holland & Holland Range Rover. Shooters know Holland & Holland as one of the premier gunmakers in the world, and Range Rover is, of course, a pinnacle brand of luxury SUVs. This limited edition on/off-road vehicle has a wide range of Holland & Holland interior details including engraved door handles, walnut woodwork and gunstock checkering on some of the wood trim. What really sets the vehicle apart is a gun cabinet fit for a pair of Holland & Hollands that deploys from the floor of the load space. Price: $244,000
Electric bicycles are hitting the streets with a vengeance. The techno-friendly Stromer ST2 S provides speeds up to 28 miles per hour and a range up to 110 miles. It has an LCD touch interface showcasing speed and other data. The Stromer app allows riders to track GPS data and lock the bike remotely. If the bike is tampered with or stolen, lights automatically flash and riders can locate the bike through the GPS and app. It has an integrated head and taillight, a USB charging port, wireless software updates, a boost mode that allows you to cruise at 12 miles per hour without pedaling, and regenerative braking. Price: $9,490
PXG’s 0311 series irons are designed to give duffers and pros alike a lift. Whether they deliver or not on the scorecard, they look like they could kill it, especially with the Xtreme Dark finish pictured here. The manufacturing process for each 0311 club begins with a forged open-face body. The internal cavity of the forging is CNC-milled, and an ultra-thin steel face is plasma welded to create a hollow core. A thermoplastic elastomer is then injected into the cavity. High-density tungsten alloy weights positioned around the perimeter of the club head add mass. Fore! Price (for set of irons with Xtreme Dark finish): about $3,000
