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.
Rise and shine, Zenith
After years of near lethargy, Zenith will be using its capacity for innovation to dust off its image. Speaking at Dubai Watch Week, Chief Executive Julien Tornare fills in the details.
"You have to know your customer if you're to convince them to buy"
François-Xavier Overstake is a familiar name in online watch circles. In this interview, he shares his thoughts on the current situation and challenges for the industry he loves.
Hermès – Style all wrapped up
Boasting a rectangular dial and a double tour strap, Hermès makes an original play on this whimsical watch, 26 years after Henri d'Origny imagined its mix of shapes.
Van Cleef & Arpels – Heavenly mechanics
A planet suite for a lady's wrist, courtesy of Van Cleef & Arpels for SIHH 2018. Inspired by the Midnight Planetarium watch, the Lady Arpels Planetarium takes us on an odyssey through our solar system where we can observe, at actual speed, Mercury, Venus and Earth as they circle the Sun.
MB&F – "And there was light"
MB&F M.A.D. Gallery plays host to Nebula Hive, by sculptor Ivan Black. This light fixture is a reflection of the artist's talent and his passion for kinetic art. A chandelier for the twenty-first century, its spiral form and the light emanating from it are impossible to resist. Measuring a metre tall and 75 centimetres wide, this astounding light piece infiltrates the mind and the imagination.
