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.
2017 in watchmaking: innovation and creativity
A look back at 2017 as we train the spotlight on a revolutionary oscillator and some remarkable achievements in materials, astronomical complications and artistic creations. Not forgetting some milestone anniversaries.
Piaget sets a new record for thinness
Three years after the launch of the slimmest manual-winding watch at that time, Piaget is breaking a new record in 2018 with the Altiplano Ultimate Automatic, a new timepiece with a mere 4.30 mm thickness.
2017 in watchmaking: the Chinese dragon roars again
A two-year slump in exports to Hong Kong has been cited as one of the main reasons for the difficulties that have dogged the Swiss watch sector in the aftermath of the strong franc. Is China to blame? If it is, the country is certainly making amends.
A perpetual calendar tourbillon from IWC
IWC Schaffhausen is turning 150 this year. To celebrate this milestone, the company is set to unveil a special Jubilee collection at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva comprising a total of 27 limited-edition models from the Portugieser, Portofino, Pilot’s Watches and Da Vinci families.
2017 in watchmaking: a new generation takes control
It will have escaped no-one's notice that a new generation took over at the head of several leading watch firms last year, as digital's growing momentum demands a fresh perspective.
Audemars Piguet – An athlete in its prime
In 2018, Audemars Piguet celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Royal Oak Offshore, which first launched in 1993. For its pre-SIHH event, the Swiss watchmaker presents three new versions of the iconic sports watch: a re-edition of the original Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph, as well as a new Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph with a contemporary dial design developed in two versions.
