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.
Winning ways
With only a handful of collections launching at SIHH 2019, it was left to the brands' most recognisable lines to inject newness and fresh designs, which they did wonderfully well. "Variations on a theme", what they lack in surprise factor, they more than make up for in instant appeal.
IWC's Spitfire line flies high with a perpetual calendar
IWC Schaffhausen comes to SIHH 2019 with a new Spitfire line, in honour of the engineers behind the legendary British fighter plane. All the Spitfire watches are equipped with IWC in-house movements, including this Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar.
Beyond time: 10 exceptional watches at SIHH
Mechanical watchmaking is a world of unbridled creativity, as SIHH 2019 once again demonstrates. Whether in the field of traditional complications or in the "new horology" playground, after a quieter period these extraordinary creations again have an audience. Here is our selection of the ten most outstanding of all.
