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.
De Bethune – Under new ownership
De Bethune has sold the majority of its capital to an investment consortium led by Pierre Jacques, formerly CEO of De Bethune, and private equity investor Giovanni Perin.
RJ-Romain Jerome – Kawaii Kitty!
The diminutive kitten has been a huge icon of pop culture since the 1970s. Now Hello Kitty is the cutest star of this new watch from Romain Jerome.
Strom - Tribute to HR Giger
In Memoriam HR Giger is one of the last projects that Swiss artist Hans Ruedi Giger was working on prior to his death in 2014. Strom pays its tribute to the master sculptor and designer with this latest timepiece, in remembrance of a talent that was truly "out of this world".
Swiss watchmaking in September 2017 - The recovery has continued
Watch industry exports maintained their momentum in recent months. September saw the sixth monthly rise this year. Their value reached 1.8 billion francs, equivalent to 3.7% growth compared to September 2016. The trend over a twelve months period therefore shows a continuing recovery with positive variations expected again in the near future.
