The Capability Illusion

"Let me be surrounded by luxury, I can do without the necessities!" Oscar Wilde

Luxury’s quietest comfort may be the illusion of readiness — the serene reassurance that, should the ocean rise, at least one thing on your wrist could handle it.

Laurent had never been deeper than the bottom of a swimming pool, yet his watch could survive the Mariana Trench.

Every morning he fastened it with a faintly ceremonial care, as if sealing himse…