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.
20th anniversary of the Harry Winston Ocean collection
For the 20th anniversary of the Ocean collection, Harry Winston presents the Ocean Biretrograde Perpetual Calendar Automatic with a 42mm case in pink gold or white gold.
Breitling in Paris to debut a new range and present its strategy
Well-known for its aviator and diver’s watches, Breitling is reintroducing the Premier, an elegantly stylish line to be worn on land that first appeared in the 1940s, as a complement to the brand's more sporty tool watches.
RJ launches the Arraw collection
Arraw is RJ's first permanent collection with both men's and women's watches. This marine-inspired line joins the RJ Collaboration and RJ DNA ranges.
Are lab-grown diamonds an ethical alternative?
Are sustainability and ethics reshaping the market for gem-quality diamonds? That the world's biggest diamond mining company, De Beers, has started selling jewellery made with lab-grown stones suggests the industry is taking these issues seriously. So could diamond mines become a thing of the past?
A new special project from Urwerk
Ringing the changes from its signature wandering hours satellite complication, Urwerk's UR-11C is a highly complex mechanism that combines a dual minute indication (linear and digital) with jumping hours and skeletonised seconds transported by an optical image conduit.
Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie welcomes Carl F. Bucherer as a new partner
The FHH's circle of partners keeps on growing. The Lucerne-based watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer becomes the 44th brand to join the foundation, whose vocation is to promote excellence in watchmaking around the globe.
