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.
IWC Schaffhausen revisits the first Pilot's Watch Chronograph
This new version takes its cue from the original design, launched in 1994, with features that include rectangular, luminous hands and a quarter-seconds scale to measure short intervals.
The art of vintage by Montblanc in the 1858 Automatic Chronograph
Montblanc's 1858 collection takes root in the watches being made in the early 20th century by Minerva, Montblanc's manufacturing arm since 2006. New releases include the pure vintage goodness of this Automatic Chronograph.
Hublot puts the bling into bulletproof
The ultimate luxury: Hublot presents the Big Bang Tourbillon Croco High Jewellery, paved with 13.4 carats of diamonds, complete with a bulletproof crocodile jacket. Yours for $1 million.
Online watch retailing can't ignore China
As the economy picks up and China returns as a prime destination for Swiss watch exports, the battle for shoppers moves online... an area dominated by WeChat.
A Tribute to 280 years of tradition at Jaquet Droz
Jaquet Droz celebrates its 280th anniversary with the Grande Seconde Tribute – a special version of the now iconic Grande Seconde that saw daylight in 2002. This limited edition of 88 pieces comes with a Grand Feu enamel dial and, for the first time, a yellow gold case.
F.P.Journe Chronomètre à Résonance, 35 years and counting
Following in the footsteps of Antide Janvier, François-Paul Journe has mastered the phenomenon of resonance, but in a wristwatch. This has been a slow process that began 35 years ago and gave us the first Chronomètre à Résonance F.P. Journe in 2000.
