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.
Swiss watch firms enjoy a cast-iron reputation
In the list of the most reputable multinationals in 2018, Rolex takes top ranking for the third consecutive year, beating Lego and Google to the number-one spot. Meanwhile, a similar survey of the main publicly listed Swiss corporations puts Swatch Group and Richemont second and third, behind bathroom manufacturer Geberit.
The U.S. Navy takes the honours at Ulysse Nardin
A century ago, Ulysse Nardin began to supply deck chronometers to the U.S. Navy. This "Stars and Stripes" special edition of its Executive Tourbillon pays tribute to these longstanding ties.
F.P. Journe celebrates 18th-century watchmaking
The Geneva-based watchmaker presents a 20-piece limited edition of the Tourbillon Souverain, featuring a remontoir d’égalité and deadbeat seconds. The Régence Circulaire dial is hand-engraved.
What now for watch fairs?
Swatch Group chairman Nick Hayek dropped a bomb during the summer recess. By pulling out of Baselworld, the world's biggest watch group raises the question of whether the industry can still benefit from "old-school" fairs.
Harry Winston's Project Z12 breaks with convention
Architectural designs and unconventional displays are the hallmark of Harry Winston's Project Z line, and the Project Z12 is no exception. A peripheral date surrounds central, concentric and subtly asymmetric biretrograde hours and minutes.
"Nicknames" exhibition at Vacheron Constantin in Paris
Hosted at its Paris store, Vacheron Constantin is staging a temporary exhibition of vintage and legacy watches for which collectors have their favourite pet names.
