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.
Ulysse Nardin – The call of the sea
Official sponsor of the Monaco Yacht Show, Ulysse Nardin presents the Diver Chronograph Monaco. A 100-piece limited edition that will sail through every ocean-going adventure.
Richemont: Changes to board of directors and senior management
The Nominations Committee and Board of Compagnie Financière Richemont SA met yesterday and, inter alia, considered succession planning issues. The Board considered the impact on the Group’s management structure of the impending retirement of key executives. It also considered the composition of the Board itself, recognising that rapidly changing technologies bring significant challenges to traditional business models.
Watches lag behind in luxury sales
According to the latest Bain & Co report, watches are the personal luxury goods that will most suffer this year. The segment is forecast to lose 8% compared with a 1% drop overall for a category worth a total €249 billion in 2016.
Undercover at GPHG
She is the queen of lingerie, the fairy godmother of luscious lace who for more than forty years has been putting elegance and oomph into top drawers. Chantal Thomass is also helping pick the winners of this year's Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. With just a few days to go before the big reveal, she talks about what time and watches mean to her, and why for once she's more concerned with what's on top rather than underneath…
Ochs und junior: the watch you want
Ludwig Oechslin's brand appeals to an international clientele won over to its designs and a straightforward way of doing business.
DeWitt – Straight from the heart
Once again, women are uppermost in DeWitt's mind with this latest addition to the Alma jewellery watch collection. Adding to the charm is a diamond-set, mother-of-pearl dial with a guilloché centre.
