Sustainability: a drop in the ocean?
The One Ocean Summit in Brest aims to mobilise the international community to take tangible action to save the ocean. Yet another emergency for the stricken planet. Part one: taking stock.
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Luxury, biodiversity and the sixth mass extinction
At five points in the past 500 million years, life on Earth was almost completely wiped out. We are now on the brink of a sixth mass extinction, and we are the cause. Can humans right their wrongs? The luxury industry must lead by example.
Watchmakers stand up for the climate
The watch industry is doing its share to address climate change. This means energy-efficient buildings as well as offsetting measures and support for environmental initiatives.
Investors see opportunity in the watch sector
An influx of capital ends a year marked by a boom in sales at auction and on the pre-owned market as watches take on a new role as investment products.
Panatere: first steel, now recycled titanium
From early 2022, Panatere will be ready to supply the watch industry with recycled titanium produced using waste recovered from companies in the Swiss Jura, through a system initially set up for recycling steel. The company is also working on an itinerant solar furnace.
Swiss watch industry is over the crisis
Watch exports gained 1.4% over the first ten months of the year compared to 2019 and pre-pandemic levels. Financial results for the main luxury groups confirm this resurgence.
Skull watches offer a timely reminder
What better way to convince ourselves that life is for living than a skull on the wrist? As watchmakers like to remind us, we have but a short time on earth and should enjoy it while we can!
All eyes on Hainan, China
Since October 1st and until end December, Watches and Wonders has taken up residence in Sanya, in the island province of Hainan. This “Chinese Hawaii” is the subject of a recent report by McKinsey. At stake: a $40 billion market.
