Pragnell marks the opening of its Mount Street, London store by hosting the Patek Philippe Exhibition Collection, featuring almost 100 of the watchmaker’s distinguished timepieces. From 5 to 9 June.

Shielded from the outside world on a pristine beachfront, the recently opened Principote Panormos Mykonos offers innovative food, refreshing cocktails and a beach club for a momentous summer escape.

Volcanic wines, New York’s dining revolution and handcrafted jewels showcasing nature’s beauty: all this and more in the 2018 Q1 edition of Centurion, now in the Magazine Archive.

A striking structure of two shimmering towers and connecting walkway, the Sybarite-designed SKP Xi’an department store will house more than 1,000 brands, including Gucci and Dior, when it opens later this month.

Beautiful bags from Liberty London’s latest collaborator Richard Quinn, arriving 9 July. The first recipient of the Queen’s award for emerging fashion-world talent, Quinn is a new star.

Perched above the world-famous Michigan Avenue, on the roof of The Peninsula Chicago, Z Bar opens in June, offering quirky cocktails, Asian-American nibbles and a sublime soundtrack to match.

Stunning jewellery going under the hammer at Christie’s Magnificent Jewels sale in Geneva in May: three near-identical 1939 cuffs by Van Cleef & Arpels, and two articulated starfish pins exquisitely crafted by Réné Boivin.

Long-established Canadian jewellery brand Birks launches in Europe in May with an “accessible” range, Pétale, including gold vermeil, silver and diamonds. More pieces will follow.