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.
Girard-Perregaux – Madam Laureato
Girard-Perregaux will reveal a new rendition for women of its iconic model at the upcoming SIHH. A diminutive size and no end of sparkle are the hallmarks of this Laureato 34.
Keep smiling
Designer Eric Giroud and MB&F founder Max Büsser were both at Dubai Watch Week, where they revealed that a passion for timekeeping isn't the only thing they share. Even at the height of crisis, they rank high on the horological happiness scale.
The many humankind
What we call humankind is a complex and often disappointing concept whose changing nature allows some hope that one day it might evolve towards greater responsibility.
A shallower downturn
The decline of watch industry exports reported for almost two years softened in November, in particular because there was one more working day than in 2015. The value of exports stood at just under 1.9 billion francs, down by 5.6%.
Breguet – La vie en rose gold
Breguet returns to the Tradition Dame with a scintillating version in precious rose gold. A preview ahead of Baselworld 2017.
44 Years of Watchmaking
Christian Laurent, master watchmaker and inventor for Jaeger-LeCoultre for 44 years is the manager of a team of 47 experienced watchmakers and experts in the brand’s Grande Complications workshop. In fact, when he started this Grande Complications division 28 years ago, he started with four people. He built it 10 fold-plus over the years.
