Brummell

1. From Stoke Park with love

   After a hard working week, Brummell is always on the lookout for splendour and luxury, and Stoke Park Club certainly has both. The 49-bedroom five-star spa hotel set in sprawling parkland and 27-hole golf course are just seven miles from Heathrow – and you can be teeing off or lying prostrate under a masseuse’s masterly thumbs in less than an hour from your desk with a special offer for Brummell readers.

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   The best of German design

   German precision engineering does not stop at cars. While Switzerland may be the home of horology, watch connoisseurs will know that over the border in Germany Glashütte Original has been producing strikingly beautiful watches for over 150 years.

3. Handbags 'til dawn

   Beautiful designer handbags make a statement, but can also have a serious impact on your bank statement. In the new Sex and the City film, handbag hire features prominently.

4. Not so private jet

   The trick in surviving a downturn is finding little ways to economise while appearing to everyone else you are still living the high life. Leverage up to buy the yacht you’ve had on order and pay off the loan with your next reasonable bonus; forgo a new car but buy an extremely expensive watch. The one area in which it is hard to strike a compromise is air travel: commercial airlines, where even if you are sitting in the sharp end you still have to suffer the airports, or extremely expensive private jets.

5. The world's hardest timepiece

   Choosing how to spend tens of thousands of pounds on a watch is a process that should be conducted slowly, carefully and most importantly, with pleasure. At £35,000, the Urwerk 103.08 TiAIN is not for the faint-hearted. Coated with an alloy of titanium aluminium nitride, the 103.08 is the hardest watch ever made, yet is lighter than gold and platinum. The coating makes the underlying metal incredibly resistant to scratches, shocks, oxidation and even acid.

6. Get on track

   The craze for privateer track days is at an all time high, and the start of the Formula 1 season is only likely to add to the noise pollution generated by Europe’s race tracks. For as little as £50, you can spend a day thrashing your own car around some of the best-known racing venues with full safety back-up and no risk of being nabbed for speeding. Alternatively, a number of venues will allow you to have a go on their Porsches, Ferraris and even F1 cars.

7. Ultimate driving: Get on track

   The craze for privateer track days is at an all time high, and the start of the Formula 1 season is only likely to add to the noise pollution generated by Europe’s race tracks. For as little as £50, you can spend a day thrashing your own car around some of the best-known racing venues with full safety back-up and no risk of being nabbed for speeding. Alternatively, a number of venues will allow you to have a go on their Porsches, Ferraris and even F1 cars.

8. The ultimate ski and sail trip

9. The best from this year's champagne beauty parade

   Two little-known producers sparkle at the annual tasting event held by the regional marketing board

10. Release your inner caveman

    Yes it’s March, that time of year when New Year’s resolutions have died a natural death but with any luck you may spot a smidge of sunshine on your way to the tube in the morning. Longer days mean two things: firstly, there is more daylight in the evening to enjoy and secondly, you begin panicking about getting in shape for the summer. For an alternative to the grind and guilt of not going to the gym, learn to run like a cheetah, fight like a lion and gain the strength to wrestle an alligator in the great outdoors with Wildfitness.