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.
Ladies’ watches: it’s all about value and options
Maybe it takes a crisis to flush out value (good prices for quality pieces) and great selection. Ladies’ watch collections figured prominently at SIHH in Geneva last week. Beyond the high-end showpieces from the elite brands, there were some very practical, affordable choices.
The price is right?
Falling sales of Swiss watches in 2016 raise questions as to the price hikes observed in recent years. There is, however, no obvious answer to the problem.
The half-full glass
Latest export figures have proved better than anticipated, which bodes well for what's to come. So let us drink from a half-full glass rather than mope over one left half-dry.
Bulgari – All roads lead to Rome
The Octo's architectural case tends towards even greater purity in this new iteration. Elegant and modern with an urban touch, the Octo Roma proves that simplifying the octagon is a more complex endeavour than it may appear.
Omega – Speedmaster, the race is on!
The racing dial returns on the Speedmaster Automatic, with its exciting motor-racing heritage. A dynamic design and mechanical performance are already on the starting grid for Baselworld.
Vacheron Constantin, a state of grace
In the wake of its Reference 57260 anniversary timepiece with 57 complications, first presented a little over a year ago, Vacheron Constantin returned to SIHH with two watches whose complex mechanics are equalled only by their incredible beauty.
