Espresso svizzero
This is how success works: the start-up Zuriga launched its story by crowdfunding in 2016. 57,075 francs came together, the dream came true – a Swiss espresso machine in minimalist, beautiful design, made in Switzerland by an SME. Pictured is the almost-classic Zuriga E2, available for 1490 francs. · zuriga.com
Dining Like at the Mamounia
For many, the Mamounia in Marrakech, Morocco, is the most beautiful hotel in the world. The palace hotel marks its 100th birthday with events and a design competition, won by Adam Amzadaou with these plates. Sur place – but if you ask very nicely, you might be allowed to buy them. · mamounia.com
It’s Burger Time!
Now even food is being branded. The Grenchen watch manufacturer Breitling has opened a restaurant in Geneva right next to its boutique on the Quai des Bergues. In the typical Breitling ambience, of course: a blend of industrial loft, aviator atmosphere and the flair of watches. Signature dish: the Breitling Burger. · breitling-kitchen.ch
4× top!
The 35,000-bottle wine cellar of the Park Hotel Vitznau (LU) on the beautiful Lake Lucerne was honoured several times over by the trade magazine «World of Wine»: «Best Wine List of the Year 2023», «Best Long Wine List», «Best Dessert and Fortified Wine Selection» and «Best Champagne and Sparkling Wine Selection». Congratulations on a top performance! · parkhotel-vitznau.ch
The Boat That Flies
We flew along in the Candela prototype. At 17 knots the electric powerboat extends three foils and glides almost silently over the water. The 69-kWh lithium-ion battery comes from none other than Polestar. No coincidence: Polestar and Candela are both Swedish companies, the CEOs are friends and found each other over a casual chat. Next up: Candela boats in Polestar design. · candela.com
The Weekender
Luca Meyer is actually a carpenter. But his calling is to make exquisite bags by hand. The Weekender costs almost as much as a small brand-new Dacia and is produced just for you, in leather, to order. In Zurich, in an atelier-shop he shares with hat designer Eric Blum. · onkaiheiwa.com
Luxury Shopping
Admit it, you’ve long wanted the signed jersey Michael Jordan wore at the 1998 NBA play-offs. Estimated price: somewhere between one and two million US dollars. But you can haggle over it directly with the staff at the Bucherer boutique on Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse. Sotheby’s has just moved in there with its first flagship store in the world. · sothebys.com, bucherer.com
Hasta la Book, Baby!
A book almost as big and heavy (well, all of 7.69 kilos …) as the GOAT bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger himself shows, over 334 pages, the Austrian’s best sides. There are exactly 1947 copies – we assume that’s the correct birth year of the former Governor of California. Nos. 501 to 1947 are numbered and hand-signed by the protagonist. Nearly fifteen hundred signatures – strong effort, Arnie! · taschen.com
To the White Turf in Style
Imagine your helicopter isn’t ready and you’re too tired to drive the Rolls from Nice to the Engadine. Then, for the White Turf in St. Moritz (GR, February 2024), why not take the business jet of the new main sponsor, DC Aviation Group, to Samedan (GR)! For the chic occasion, more than one Gulfstream G650 (pictured) will surely fill up. Price per aircraft from six passengers: from 18,300 francs. · dc-aviation.com
In the Name of the Watch
Sure, you have budget left for a mid-size SUV, but this watch is grinning at you – open and shut, right? Since 2017 the young Geneva manufacturer Roger Dubuis (founded 1995) has collaborated with Lamborghini Squadra Corse. Pictured: the Excalibur Spider Revuelto Flyback Chronograph. Price: six figures. · rogerdubuis.com
One Like Udo’s
Didn’t we say so in MEN 1/2023? The hat is back, to stay. «Like a comet that strikes twice» (in Udo Lindenberg’s own words). The Udo model, with which the exceptional musician has covered his head for years, is made of felt, with a sweatband of lambskin. · mayserhats.com
This article appeared in MEN issue 2/23 (November 2023).
