This year, as we put together Robb Report’s Best of the Best, I found myself looking for the theme that might explain it all: some tectonic shift connecting the cars, watches, yachts, hotels, art, and experiences that stood apart. Sometimes, an idea like that arrives quickly and organically. This time, it never quite did. And maybe that’s as it should be.
After all, Best of the Best has never been a trend report or market barometer. It is a yearlong act of curation, shaped…

