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.
DeWitt – Royal blue
Gold, diamonds, sunray guilloché on midnight blue… DeWitt continues to celebrate women with its latest collection. Its name? Blue Empire.
A gloomy outlook for Swiss watch exports
Still not a ray of sunshine to brighten Swiss watch export figures, which in June fell more than at any other point during this first half-year.
Swatch Group: net profit halved
Figures are out for the first half-year. With net sales down 11.4%, Swatch Group results reflect the prevailing climate. The group remains optimistic nonetheless.
Simple as a classic watch
In times of crisis, classicism can be a life jacket in a sea of uncertainty. For journalist and art critic Alexey Tarkhanov*, this means horology's tried and tested values.
