''Centurion'' is a quarterly lifestyle magazine published in

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. The quarterly is one of the three magazines offered to the American Express members. ''Centurion'' is specifically for

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members.

History and profile

''Centurion'' was established in 2000. The magazine has been owned by the American Express and published by the Journal International since then. The company also publishes '' Departures'', a quarterly magazine for American Express Platinum card members. The headquarters of ''Centurion'' is in

and the quarterly covers news about luxury, travel, culture,

fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion i ...

and

jewellery Jewellery ( UK) or jewelry (U.S.) consists of decorative items worn for personal adornment, such as brooches, rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants, bracelets, and cufflinks. Jewellery may be attached to the body or the clothes. From a wester ...

, travel destinations, art and

gourmet Gourmet (, ) is a cultural idea associated with the culinary arts of fine food and drink, or haute cuisine, which is characterized by refined, even elaborate preparations and presentations of aesthetically balanced meals of several contrasting, of ...

trends. It is published in six different languages on a quarterly basis. The publisher describes ''Centurion'' as "the encyclopaedia of luxury." Christian Schwalbach is the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

of the 120-page quarterly. As of 2013, Centurion had 17 editions. The magazine is published in the

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

Middle East The Middle East ( ar, الشرق الأوسط, ISO 233: ) is a geopolitical region commonly encompassing Arabia (including the Arabian Peninsula and Bahrain), Asia Minor (Asian part of Turkey except Hatay Province), East Thrace (Europ ...

, Asia-Pacific and

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

regions and mailed to Centurion members of American Express. In June 2011, ''Centurion'' launched its website and was relaunched in November 2013. The magazine had a circulation of 61,600 copies in 2010. In 2012, the circulation of the Asia edition of ''Centurion'' was 19,600 copies.

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