In our weekly series, we bring you the latest in luxury news around the world. This week’s highlights: Harry Winston’s Ocean Collection, the Range Rover Sport SV goes black, and Chanel’s body oil and fragrance primer
Belmond’s first luxury sleeper train in the UK
Belmond just debuted England and Wales’s first luxury sleeper train, the Britannic Explorer, with service commencing on 21 July 2025 for its inaugural, three-night journey to Wales. The Britannic Explorer will be Belmond’s third luxury train in Great Britain, joining the British Pullman and Royal Scotsman. With eight carriages and 18 cabins—three of which are Grand Suites with personal butler service—this new train offers design and amenities rooted in Britain. Guests can unwind in a dedicated wellness suite on board, created in partnership with Wildsmith Skin, and they can dine on menus created by Michelin-starred chef Simon Rogan, a pioneer of Britain’s farm-to-table movement.
Fairmont Tokyo’s grand opening
Fairmont Tokyo just opened on 1 July 2025 as part of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts’ Japan debut. Located centrally in Japan’s capital city, within the tranquil Shibaura district, the hotel graces the newly developed Blue Front Shibaura Tower South, offering easy access to Tokyo’s many attractions. Guests can also look forward to be greeted by Serene, the hotel’s Labrador Retriever and chief happiness officer, and an excellent culinary offering that ranges from wood-fired pizza to traditional sushi and cocktails.
Jaeger-LeCoultre is launching the Atelier d’Antoine programme in Singapore
From 10 to 20 July 2025 at its Marina Bay Sands boutique, the watch brand will be running the Atelier d’Antoine educational programme, an exact replica of its counterpart at the Manufacture Jaeger-LeCoultre in Vallée de Joux, Switzerland. Designed for watch enthusiasts—connoisseurs and novices alike—the 11-day event will offer a deep dive into the Reverso story through masterclasses, hands-on workshops and a gastronomic adventure by chocolate craftsman, Mathieu Davoine. Book your experiences here.
Harry Winston’s Ocean Collection is back
Navigating between the realms of haute horlogerie and high jewellery, Harry Winston’s Ocean timepieces embrace the wrist as well as it does summer. The collection’s 2025 revival presents the Ocean Date Moon Phase Limited Edition and three new models based on the original Project Z10 timepiece; through a combination of colours, they come housed in high-tech Zalium cases, with openworked dials that display bold technical architecture inspired by the Manhattan Bridge.
The new Range Rover Sport SV gets the monochrome treatment
Building on the Range Rover Sport SV’s reputation as the ultimate luxury performance SUV, this edition takes the timeless all-black aesthetic to a whole new level. With black exquisitely expressed in every nook and cranny, the vehicle commands attention with its sophisticated Narvik black treatment, black-painted carbon fibre bonnet, Ebony Windsor leather and SV black illuminated treadplates that create a strong visual statement any time the door opens.
Chanel’s new body oil and fragrance primer
The Gabrielle Chanel fragrance, designed to empower women with the freedom to be themselves, now includes a Fragrance Primer and Body oil—two new steps to add to one’s grooming ritual. The primer, as its name suggests, preps the skin for fragrance with a milky moisturising mist filled with notes of jasmine, ylang-ylang and orange blossom, whereas the body oil delivers the skin with Gabrielle Chanel’s signature blend of white flowers, leaving it intensely hydrated and soft as silk.
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