COVER
ILLUSTRATION BY
SATOSHI
HASHIMOTOGENIUS AT WORK
18
CONTRIBUTORS20
EDITOR’S LETTER23
OBJECTIFIED
Headphones
crafted from fungi
and a decidedly
un-autonomous BMW.28
THE DUEL
Ferrari LaFerrari vs.
Porsche 918 Spyder64
THE ANSWERS
Bluemercury founder
Barry Beck132
THE DECIDER
How Will You Get
to Space?FIELD NOTES91
The lows of losing out
at a watch auction, the thrill of
fishing a new species in an
unknown locale and the case for more
mature white wines.THE BUSINESS130
Why it’s worth investing in a
second (or third) passport and
Out of Office with McLaren
Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt.84
MAJOR LEAVES
Padrón Cigars harvests the secret
recipe behind its handmade smokes.31
TRAVEL
A less-crowded Greek isle, the
VIP travel agents you need
to know and the local charm
drawing outsiders to Puglia.40
FOOD & DRINK
A Santa Monica restaurant
serves a Cali-Midwest mashup,
the Macallan’s first boutiqueand the world’s best pizza
joints—in Japan.48
WATCHES
Remakes of horological classics
and a slender new 581 Caliber
from Breguet.52
STYLE
Style advice from the best-
dressed in the biz, the jacketsand polos we’re sporting
in between seasons, skincare
solutions for every occasion
(or all-nighter) and Cartier’s
geo-centric new collection.62
ART & DESIGN
Furniture with a
climate-change message
and the otherness of
Hayv Kahraman’s
contortionist paintings.DREAM MACHINESDepartments
THE GOODS67
WHEELS
Four rarities hitting the auction block this
month, Ferrari’s new hypercar, a guide
to choosing a two-wheeler and how to
downshift like a racing pro.74
WATER
A megayacht emerges from an under-
the-radar shipyard, five marinas almost
as luxurious as your superyacht and the
world’s first Uber submarine.78
WINGS
A spacious private business jet goes into
production and aviation pushes for a
more sustainable form of fuel.81
TECH
Sony’s ginormous 8K TV, a design-forward
fitness bike and a sci-fi-esque suit that
makes VR more realistic than ever before.p. 5 8p. 72p. 48p. 74p. 58LUXURY WITHOUT COMPROMISEAUGUST 2019DREAM
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COVER
ILLUSTRATIONBY
SATOSHI
HASHIMOTOGENIUSATWORK
18
CONTRIBUTORS20
EDITOR’SLETTER23
OBJECTIFIED
Headphones
craftedfromfungi
anda decidedly
un-autonomousBMW.
28
THEDUEL
FerrariLaFerrarivs.
Porsche 918 Spyder64
THEANSWERS
Bluemercuryfounder
BarryBeck132
THEDECIDER
HowWillYouGet
toSpace?FIELDNOTES91
Thelowsoflosingout
ata watchauction,thethrillof
fishinga newspeciesinan
unknownlocaleandthecaseformore
maturewhitewines.THEBUSINESS130
Whyit’sworthinvestingina
second(orthird)passportand
OutofOfficewithMcLaren
AutomotiveCEOMikeFlewitt.84
MAJORLEAVES
PadrónCigarsharveststhesecret
recipebehinditshandmadesmokes.31
TRAVEL
Aless-crowdedGreekisle,the
VIPtravelagentsyouneed
toknowandthelocalcharm
drawingoutsiderstoPuglia.40
FOOD&DRINK
ASantaMonicarestaurant
servesa Cali-Midwestmashup,
theMacallan’sfirstboutiqueandtheworld’sbestpizza
joints—inJapan.48
WATCHES
Remakesofhorologicalclassics
anda slendernew 581 Caliber
fromBreguet.52
STYLE
Styleadvicefromthebest-
dressedinthebiz,thejacketsandpoloswe’resporting
inbetweenseasons,skincare
solutionsforeveryoccasion
(orall-nighter)andCartier’s
geo-centricnewcollection.62
ART&DESIGN
Furniturewitha
climate-changemessage
andtheothernessof
HayvKahraman’s
contortionistpaintings.DREAMMACHINESDepartments
THEGOODS67
WHEELS
Fourraritieshittingtheauctionblockthis
month,Ferrari’snewhypercar,a guide
tochoosinga two-wheelerandhowto
downshiftlikea racingpro.74
WATER
Amegayachtemergesfromanunder-
the-radarshipyard,fivemarinasalmost
asluxuriousasyoursuperyachtandthe
world’sfirstUbersubmarine.78
WINGS
Aspaciousprivatebusinessjetgoesinto
productionandaviationpushesfora
moresustainableformoffuel.81
TECH
Sony’sginormous8KTV,a design-forward
fitnessbikeanda sci-fi-esquesuitthat
makesVRmorerealisticthaneverbefore.8p. 72p. 48p. 74p. 58DREAMMACHINESYourjetsandfantasywacars,chesyachts,ROBBREPORT.COM 11