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.
Richemont enters the second-hand watch market
Having acquired Watchfinder, a UK-based platform for buying and selling pre-owned watches, Richemont is the first big name to enter the increasingly coveted and fast-growing market for second-hand timepieces.
Two new Portugieser classics from IWC Shaffhausen
A perpetual calendar in platinum makes its debut in the Portugieser collection. Also making its first appearance is a stainless steel version of the Automatic with a silver-plated dial.
A nautical inspiration for the Big Bang Unico Teak Italia Independent
As an experienced sailor himself, it made sense that Lapo Elkann, founder of Italia Independent, should come up with a nautically-inspired watch for Hublot. The Big Bang Unico Teak is proposed as a limited edition of 100.
Aurora Straus now part of Richard Mille's sporting stable
The only female teenage professional racecar driver in the United States, Aurora Straus has joined Richard Mille's team of sporting ambassadors. She will wear an RM 07-01 when competing in the Pirelli World Challenge this season.
Audemars Piguet's new art commission
The watchmaker's fourth Art Commission is HALO, an immersive installation that will be shown during Art Basel, June 13th to 17th. The work is by British artists Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt, collectively known as Semiconductor, in collaboration with Spanish curator Mónica Bello, head of arts at CERN, the European particle physics laboratory in Geneva.
Élégante by F.P.Journe, a wealth of precious colour
This "intelligent" watch welcomes a carpet of diamonds, interspersed with different coloured precious stones depending on the version.
