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.
Carl F. Bucherer: Haute Horlogerie in central Switzerland
Based in Lucerne and backed by one of the world's largest retailers, from its first watch in 1919 to the fully integrated manufacturing site opened a decade ago, Carl F. Bucherer continues its ascension. Chief Executive Sascha Moeri answered our questions as the brand becomes a partner to the FHH.
Audemars Piguet to build a new Manufacture
Following on from its new Museum and Hôtel des Horlogers, currently under construction in Le Brassus, Vallée-de-Joux, Audemars Piguet has launched a third building project. Earlier this month, the company's directors laid the first stone for the new Manufacture at the Saignoles industrial zone in Le Locle, Neuchâtel.
Label Noir "configures" a Rolex Tourbillon
"Grand" complications have never been a feature of Rolex – until Label Noir produced this Rolex Milgauss with tourbillon, confirming the rising trend for personalisation in watchmaking.
Luminous tubes for watch faces
The enormous advantage of the luminous elements developed by MB-Microtech lies in their continuous luminosity that does not need any activation, whereas SuperLuminova-coated watch hands only remain luminous for several hours after having been exposed to light.
A new Ottantasei for collectors from Bovet
The Bovet by Pininfarina Ottantasei Tourbillon confirms Bovet as a brand for connoisseurs. This platinum edition is limited to ten of the 86 manufacture movements made for this model.
Unstoppable Gucci
A struggling brand in 2015, in the past two years Gucci has seen exponential growth in the region of 40%. This extraordinary performance owes much to creative director Alessandro Michele, the man behind today's baroque, ethical and connected Gucci. Millennials love it.
