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.
Hublot celebrates El Día de los Muertos
Coinciding with SIAR in Mexico City, Hublot presents the Big Bang One Click Calavera Catrina, a celebration of one of the country's most popular holidays, El Día de los Muertos, with a vibrant and decorative skull on its dial.
Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie welcomes Breitling as a new partner brand
Synonymous with precision and innovation, Breitling is the 43rd brand to join the FHH in its mission to promote excellence in watchmaking.
Mr Porter, Zenith and Bamford team up
Zenith and customisation specialist Bamford Watch Department are together launching a 25-piece limited edition, based on the Zenith Heritage 146. It will be available exclusively at Mr Porter.
Dubois Dépraz invests heavily
Already with two sites in the village of Le Lieu and a third in Arch, this specialist in additional mechanisms recently moved into new premises in Les Charbonnières, in La Vallée de Joux. This bricks-and-mortar expansion has been matched by a CHF 4 million investment in equipment. At stake: the market for pre-assembled components.
China, a force in watchmaking?
China is one of the major growth engines for the luxury industry in general, and for Swiss watches in particular. The country is also the third-biggest exporter of watches in value terms. Should the Alpine nation be concerned?
FHH reinforces its position in China: Watch Live launches in Shanghai
After the international launch in Hong Kong on June 27 and a first stop in Dubai on July 11, the road show now arrives in Shanghai on October 12 before the next event in New York on October 27, 2018.
