Elite Traveler November-December 2018

INFLUENCE

Richard Geoffroy and Vincent Chaperon Following a three-decade tenure at DomPérignon, seventh-generation winemaker RichardGeoffroy is handing the reins to a new chef de cave , Vincent Chaperon Page 72

Page 69 Roberta Naas examines some of the most technologically exciting concept watches to come out from Piaget, Greubel Forsey and Ulysse Nardin. Page 70 Christoph Grainger-Herr shares how he is paving the way for the next 150 years at historic Swiss watch brand, IWC. Page 74 Leonardo Ferragamo looks to the future while protecting the brand DNA of one of the world’s leading builders of luxury sailing yachts, Nautor’s Swan.