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.
MB&F – The grand finale
The Legacy Machine 1 takes its final bow inside a stainless steel case with a dark chocolate-brown dial. Just 18 of this LM1 Final Edition will be made.
Roger Dubuis – no apologies for disruption!
The Geneva brand is showing no signs of slowing in 2017, with the opening of a boutique inside Harrods, London's temple of luxury, a partnership with Pirelli and another with Italdesign. Roger Dubuis is playing the "disruptive" card to full effect, with customer experience now part of the deal.
On time and duration
Hermès' "L’heure impatiente" complication confronts us with another, more philosophical complexity: the distinction between time as we experience it and time measured by clocks.
Ulysse Nardin – Dive into history
Inspired by a 1964 model, this vintage-looking dive watch revisits Ulysse Nardin's illustrious past. Immerse yourself in tradition with the Diver Le Locle.
HYT – Light fantastic
Boasting an ultra-light titanium case with an imposing 51mm diameter, the H4 Neo takes the lead in disruptive watchmaking. This 15-piece limited edition shows mechanical time measurement in a new light.
Breguet – Solving the equation
The equation of time complication shows the difference between mean and true solar time. The Marine Equation Marchante 5887 makes this difference instantly readable by simultaneously showing solar and civil time. This innovation is joined by a perpetual calendar and a tourbillon.
