We read it so you don’t have to:

• usual round-up of cool expensive stuff, including gold trimmed corkscrew for $450, a Cartier limited edition watch for $144,000 and a neat looking amphibian plane.
• profile of some fancy jeweller and watchmaker, delaCour
• short review of the new Lexus LS 460. A more useful review is here.
• a story on Avion, the per-seat jet company that we profiled just this week.
• stories about some island called Rapa Nui, a yacht restoration project, ski resort Le Masif – near Quebec City, a really nice overcoat, mushroom hunting near Big Sur in California and some high-end jigsaw puzzles that you probably don’t want to give to little Johnny for Christmas.
• well-researched story on how luxury watch makers are setting new standards in timepiece accuracy.
• profiles of several personal style consultants, who will make sure you don’t spend a lot of money on the wrong jewelry.
• feature story on the Palio horse race in the Tuscan city of Siena. More here.
• another good wrap-up of the new VLJ’s that are starting to hit the market – that’s Very Light Jets.
• a holiday wine guide. If you want something similar online, try this link.
• six holiday cocktail recipes. Or try these.
• story about Riedel, and their 250 year heritage of making the best wine glasses and stemware.
• more cigars.
• review of the Bentley Azure. Read more here.