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.
Bovet gives moon phases a new "inclination"
The "writing slope" case, with its inclined bezel, lends itself to multiple forms of display and has become a hallmark of Bovet's astronomical watches. This Récital 23 Moon Phase is the first time Bovet has used this architecture in a lady's watch.
Omega's Seamaster Diver 300M now in ceramic
Omega further extends its Seamaster Diver 300M range. The latest addition has a black ceramic case with titanium back.
Luxury: experience required
Material luxury is good. Experiential luxury is even better. Studies show that this market segment is the biggest growth driver right now, prompting multi-million transactions.
A platinum Traditionnelle from Vacheron Constantin
Vacheron Constantin introduced the Excellence Platine collection in 2006 as a reminder of platinum's special status in prestige watchmaking. Latest to join this exclusive circle is a platinum version of the famed Traditionnelle with manual winding.
Breitling checks in with the golden age of commercial aviation
Breitling debuts the Navitimer 1 Airline Editions, its first capsule collection in honour of the world's greatest airlines. First off the ground is Swissair, followed by Pan Am then TWA.
Glashütte Original goes green
The retro-inspired Sixties and Sixties Data Panorama join Glashütte Original's Sixties collection, featuring fabulous gradient green dials.
