Lantau Yacht Club staged a three-day luxury marine show in Discovery Bay that gathered 30 yachts, private watch viewings, supercars, art installations and aviation demonstrations, organizers said.
Lantau Yacht Club draws 30 superyachts
The event, held over three days, is the fourth edition of the club’s annual festival and served as a flagship activity for The Festival of Connoisseurs, the organizers said.
Thirty yachts were on display at the Lantau Yacht Club superyacht marina, spanning models for day cruising, long-range passages and family use, the club said.
Brands on the docks included Camper & Nicholsons, Sunseeker, Azimut, Absolute, Saxdor, Parker, Leopard and Riva. The show also featured catamarans from Bali and Aquila, whose twin-hull designs provide larger deck and cabin areas for family cruising and extended time at sea.
Greater Bay Area builders, technical stands and industry forum
This year the show added a Zhuhai section with nine yachts and eight technical booths, showcasing shipbuilding and maritime support from the Greater Bay Area, organizers said.
On display were models such as a 92-foot private yacht, a Selene 6047 trawler and Raptor catamarans, while technical exhibitors covered marine equipment, custom lighting and marina engineering solutions. Hong Kong’s long-standing shipbuilder, C.F. Yachts, participated through CL Yachts, the organizers said.
The program included a forum titled “Creating a New Chapter for Hong Kong’s Yacht Economy,” which invited about 40 industry representatives from mainland China, Monaco, Australia, Spain, the Netherlands and Indonesia to discuss yacht tourism, cross-border cruising and sector collaboration, the organizers said.
Jacob & Co. and Cortina Watch bring haute horlogerie to the docks
Cortina Watch partnered with Jacob & Co. to host a private watch viewing at the festival, extending the show into high watchmaking, automotive-inspired timepieces and jeweled craftsmanship, Cortina Watch said.
One highlight was the Caviar Tourbillon, a jeweled, platinum-cased tourbillon. The case is set with 224 rectangular-cut white diamonds totaling 23.65 carats, and the dial holds an additional 130 diamonds totaling 9.66 carats. The automatic movement carries 338 diamonds, bringing the total to 692 diamonds.
The movement is a one-minute flying tourbillon built from 216 parts with 42 hours of power reserve. The model is limited to 18 pieces worldwide, with a reference price of approximately $1.04 million (originally HK$8,118,000), Cortina Watch said.
Football and motorsport themes in watch design
Sports motifs featured prominently. Jacob & Co.’s Epic X Sport Manchester City uses a 41-mm titanium case and a pale blue honeycomb rubber strap tied to the club’s colors, with the Manchester City crest at 6 o’clock. The automatic JCHA01 movement powers a 250-piece limited edition, Jacob & Co. said.
The Epic X Flight of CR7, created in collaboration with Cristiano Ronaldo, appears in a 44-mm 18K rose gold case with a red-and-black skeletonized dial. The left side depicts Ronaldo’s signature header pose, while the right carries his CR7 monogram and signature. The manual-wind JCAM45 movement has 158 parts and a 48-hour reserve, and the rose gold variant is limited to 999 pieces.
The Epic X Ceramic Blue pairs a white ceramic case with a blue skeleton movement. The 44-mm case is 13.3 mm thick and houses the JCAM02 hand-wound caliber, assembled from 158 parts and offering 48 hours of power reserve. The white honeycomb rubber strap mirrors the case, and the watch is rated to 50 meters of water resistance.
Automotive engineering translated to a wrist engine
The Bugatti Tourbillon Sapphire Crystal translates hypercar engineering into a wristwatch. A transparent sapphire crystal case houses the JCAM55 movement, which includes a 16-piston, crankshaft-like assembly that echoes a Bugatti engine, plus a 30-second tourbillon and jumping, retrograde hour and minute indications. The model is limited to three pieces worldwide.
Cars, motorcycles, drones and art round out the program
Beyond yachts and watches, the festival featured a Rolls-Royce Ghost Extended on the grounds and a limited-run 2008 MV Agusta Brutale 910R Wally edition on display, the organizers said.
XPeng Huitian presented a modular flying car concept dubbed “Land Carrier,” while DJI set up an interactive drone obstacle challenge. The programming also included a culinary masterclass from Feather & Bone, live jazz, and a golf simulator experience.
Artist Nissa Kauppila exhibited sculptures made from marine debris collected around Lantau Island, creating an environmental art thread through the event, the organizers said. The combination of exhibits and programming, they added, aimed to broaden the show from a pure boat display into a cross-discipline lifestyle festival.
Event organizers said they plan to build on this year’s crossover programming in future editions, seeking more collaborations that connect yachting with watchmaking, automotive design, art and experiential technology.
