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.
Montblanc pays tribute to its Villeret manufacture
Le modèle Heritage Pythagore Small Second Limited Edition 148 rend hommage au calibre Minerva n°48, développé et produit dans la manufacture Villeret en 1948.
Direction Shanghai for Watches and Wonders!
As Geneva prepares to close the doors of the largest watch event ever held online, it’s en route for China and part two of Watches and Wonders, in person. Starting tomorrow, 19 exhibiting brands will be at the West Bund Art Center for Watches and Wonders Shanghai, April 14-18, 2021, for what promise to be five exhilarating days, as much for the prestigious exhibitor line-up as for the multitude of activities and highlights on offer.
A starry night with the Little Lange 1 Moon Phase
Thousands of tiny stars seem to sparkle on the dark-blue dial of the Little Lange 1 Moon Phase in its white-gold case. It is coated with dark-blue gold flux that shimmers with a copper hue. A white-gold moon accurately orbits along its course beneath the iconic Lange outsize date.
Back to the origin at Piaget
Piaget has never forgotten the irresistible appeal of watches that are both simple and beautifully refined. The House unveils the latest interpretation of this theme with the Altiplano Origin.
100 years of boldness at Vacheron Constantin
In 1921, Vacheron Constantin seized the powerful momentum of the Roaring Twenties to create a watch with an avant-garde design. In 2021, the Maison is celebrating the anniversary of this icon, particularly appreciated by connoisseurs, with three new interpretations of the American 1921 model.
The Baume & Mercier Riviera returns to the stage
One of the Brand’s icons created in 1973, the Riviera watch returns this year to revive the spirit of a distinguished watchmaking era with its distinctive bezel and streamlined steel watchcase. Rather than a revival, the fifth generation of this legendary watch strikes the chord of an authentic renewal.
