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.
High Jewellery Marvels that Tell the Time
Timepieces, jewels or objets d’art? The High Jewellery watches revealed in Paris in July 2017 are all of these and more.
Patrick Pruniaux CEO of Ulysse Nardin
Kering announces the appointment of Patrick Pruniaux as the CEO of Swiss watchmaking house Ulysse Nardin, effective 28 August 2017. He will report to Albert Bensoussan, CEO of Kering Luxury - Watches and Jewellery division.
Vacheron Constantin – The charming fifties
Patrimony Collection Excellence Platine, a great watchmaking classic dedicated to collectors and crafted for eternity.
Clocking Time
Almost everywhere one looks, from the computer to the phone, there is a clock to offer the time. Still, few can resist the beauty and allure of a finely made clock that doubles as an object of art and a statement of being.
Only Watch 2017: 50 unique watches for a good cause (IV)
The seventh edition of this biennial sale of unique watches will take place in Geneva on November 11th to raise funds for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy. This four-part series takes a look at some of the watches under the auctioneer's hammer.
Urban commando
A man needs a NATO strap in summer. Why? For the instant street cred that bermuda shorts, cable knits and yachting shoes just don't have.
