In our weekly series, we bring you the latest in luxury news around the world. This week’s highlights: Jaguar’s all-electric prototype, La D de Dior grows, Fred celebrates an icon
33Club celebrates its third anniversary
Since its founding three years ago, 33Club has evolved from a niche community of watch enthusiasts and collectors into a broader business and investment platform, bringing together lifestyle, strategic business networking, curated deal flow and investment access within a single ecosystem. New developments include 33Wealth, a MAS-regulated fund platform, and a security bond initiative, reflecting the club’s ambition to create more structured pathways for capital participation and investment access while preserving the intimacy, discretion and relationship-driven culture that define the 33Club experience.
Grand Seiko embarks on partnership with Shohei Ohtani
While Shohei Ohtani may not have led Japan to clinch the recent World Baseball Classic, it appears he’s hit a homer with Grand Seiko, having entered a global partnership with the brand on 1 April 2026. The project reflects a shared philosophy grounded in a deep respect for the value of time and the belief in approaching time with intention, refining it through a disciplined, consistent pursuit of their respective crafts.
Loewe celebrates Songkran
In the spirit of Songkran, the Thai New Year festival celebrated with water rituals of cleansing and renewal (read: nationwide water fights), Loewe presents a campaign centred around Paula’s Ibiza collection. Capturing the atmosphere of reunion, movement and celebration, it follows the journey of three Thai talents returning home to their loved ones, showcasing a locally exclusive piece at the heart of it. The Dok Khoon charm, inspired by Thailand’s national flower, is a nifty little thing designed to hold everyday essentials, from a traditional Thai yadom inhaler to a pair of AirPods.
Jaguar’s all-electric prototype
Jaguar has been in the midst of a massive reinvention, years in the making, centred on phasing out its gas-powered cars and building a new four-door all-electric grand tourer that will weigh nearly three tons. To be fully revealed in September, one can expect a new Jaguar logo, which some purists claim to hate, and a move upmarket as well, putting it beyond premium and into the realm of genuine luxury. While it has no official name yet, the hardware for the new EV is 100 per cent done, and the software is around 70 per cent completed. The new four-door GT will also use three electric motors to make around 1,000 brake horsepower and have a range of around 400 miles (644 km), numbers that have become the new standard, more or less, for luxury EVs.
New additions to the La D de Dior collection
Contemporary yet timeless, La D de Dior has been an emblem of watchmaking elegance since 2003. The design of Victoire de Castellane, artistic director of Dior Jewellery, it has also been constantly reinvented, and this season sees it enhanced with new variations in pastel colours. Fresh and joyful, each piece features a single-colour strap in playful hues, paired with a matching iridescent mother-of-pearl dial and diamond-crusted bezel and crown.
Fred celebrates an icon
To celebrate 60 years of Force 10, Fred presents the 2026 Force 10 High-End Collection, adding 17 new high-jewellery creations to the ever-growing iconic collection. Emphasising audacity, strength and modern luxury, highlights include the Force 10 XL necklace, Pompon Earrings and Duality Bracelet.
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Featured photo by 33Club
