Original Bugatti’s are still to be found.

Last Sunday a diving team lifted the wreckage of a Bugatti Brescia from the depths of Lago Maggiore near Ascona in Switzerland.

For seventy years it had slumbered at a depth of more than fifty metres. Isn’t it amazing how these things survive?

Actor and art collector Brad Pitt popped up in Switzerland on Tuesday at Art Basel.

Apparently Pitt laid down around $1 million on new artwork and purchased a Neo Rauch 9-foot rainbow-colored racetrack painting.

The 1998 painting depicts a swirling view of a driver behind a red, Formula One-style race-car, with workers nearby carrying coloured hoses.

Zurich’s iconic luxury city resort, the Dolder Grand, has been honoured in the 2009 Design Awards by prestigious international travel and design magazine, Wallpaper.

The historic Zurich landmark transformed by world-renowned London architects Foster and Partners in a US$400 million facelift was voted ‘Best New or Renovated Hotel’.

Designed in 1899 by Jacques Gros, the Zürich’s Dolder Grand Hotel has a wonderful city location overlooking Lake Zürich and the Alps.

Switzerland’s Basel Fair is just around the corner and to most watch aficionados that means seeing the newest designs from all of the major watch brands. One brand we always look forward to is Bell & Ross, who just unveiled their Minuteur Tourbillon and Grand Minuteur timepieces.

The Minuteur Tourbillon features a satin polished pink gold case that houses a manually wound mechanical movement, flyback function, and three-day power reserve indicator. Our favorite, The Grand Minuteur, has a black scratch-resistant titanium case that also has a manually wound mechanical movement that features a flyback function and 10-day power reserve indicator.