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.
Chrono dearest…
As a useful complication, nothing beats the chronograph. A challenge to watchmakers in both construction and precision, it lends a distinctly sporty feel to the wrist, or is a fixture of complication watches. A look at the new releases at SIHH 2017.
Hublot – Simplicity itself
The Big Bang Unico GMT is designed to make life easier for anyone with a foot in two time zones and other things to think about than how to set their watch. Ingenious!
Happy talk at Jaeger-LeCoultre
In December, the "Grande Maison" sold a record number of watches in its own boutiques. Orders taken during SIHH exceeded expectations. An interview with CEO Daniel Riedo, in a positive mood.
Roger Dubuis lays down rubber
Roger Dubuis begins 2017 at full throttle with the powerful Excalibur Spider Pirelli Double Flying Tourbillon. Almost all eight pieces in this limited edition were sold on the very first day of SIHH.
Panerai's quiet revolution
Living up to its reputation as a "laboratory of ideas", Panerai came to SIHH 2017 with BMG-TECH™, a metallic glass new to watchmaking, and the LAB-ID™ Luminor 1950 Carbotech™ 3 Days – 49mm which requires no lubrication and is guaranteed for 50 years. How do they compare to other innovations?
