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.
A class of their own
While a tough eighteen months may have left their mark on Fine Watch brands, watchmaking's elite have lost none of their ability to propose truly stunning creations. For proof, four timepieces and the confirmation of striking watches as a collector's grail.
Ulysse Nardin – Factor 10
Ten years after the InnoVision 1 concept watch with its ten technical innovations, Ulysse Nardin returns with the InnoVision 2 featuring ten new original features. Enough to keep watch aficionados happy for the next ten years.
Jaeger-LeCoultre – Two into one
Jaeger-LeCoultre unveils three new iterations of the Duomètre Sphérotourbillon, Quantième Lunaire and Chronographe. A reminder of the innovative nature of its Dual-Wing concept.
Van Cleef & Arpels – Fairy blossom
Two of the brand's favourite inspirations, nature and fairies, join together in the new Charms Extraordinaire Fée Sakura watch with magical results.
10 ladies' watches at SIHH
Artistic crafts tinged with poetry, sensual guilloché curves. For some, the iridescence of a hard stone dial. For others, diamonds, gold and mother-of-pearl. Not forgetting mechanical movements that have nothing to envy the calibres inside men's watches. A closer look at the new styles for women on show at SIHH.
