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.
Hermès – Cape Cod celebrates 25 years!
Vibrant colours, new interchangeable straps and ornamental stone dials… Cape Cod rings the changes for its quarter-century in characteristically standout style.
How we put the spring into watches (III)
The unit cost of a balance spring is considerably more than the per-ounce price of gold. This, alongside difficulties in securing supplies of special calibrated balance springs, has prompted certain watch brands to "go it alone" and manufacture their own.
A moment with ... Herdiana, founder of Deluxshionist
Luxury and influence have long been intertwined. Within social media, few individuals succeed in reshaping self-identity and behaviour of online consumers. With ‘Tastemakers’, we aim to uncover these new authorities, whether they are creators or ‘coolhunters’. Today, we welcome Herdiana Surachman, creator of Deluxshionist.
Fifteenth month of falling watch exports
The downturn in watch industry exports flattened out in the third quarter, but remained significant in September, at -5.7%. The total value then stood at 1.7 billion francs with the benefit of a more favourable comparison base.
Mode in France
A recently published survey shows that the French fashion industry, which covers clothing, textiles, leathergoods, footwear, watches, jewellery, eyewear, perfumes and cosmetics, generates €150 billion in annual sales, triple that of the Swiss watch industry on a like-for-like basis.
Eva Green: "I hate watches!"
She wowed as the James Bond Girl with the dynamite eyes in Casino Royale. As a witch, she grappled with Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows. Now Eva Green is reunited with the director in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. She tells us why she never wears a watch.
