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.
Gothic chic
The new Velsheda Gothic explores a medieval influence that takes Speake-Marin back to its earliest inspirations.
Big, bold and beautiful
F.P. Journe thinks big with a 48-mm diameter for the Elégante. A revolutionary electro-mechanical concept that proves not only small is beautiful.
A close-up look at the bezel
Whether as a stylistic or technical element, the bezel formerly served mainly as an effective means of linking the watch glass to the case. Still as essential as ever, it has nonetheless evolved and now plays a variety of roles, including that of a detachable bumper.
Colourful skull!
If its life hung by a thread, it would be the ones that adorn the multi-hued straps and dials of the Big Bang Broderie. As always, Hublot indulges in some clever skullduggery.
John Travolta's luxury: planes and beautiful watches
John Travolta has never missed a beat. From the king of the dancefloor in "Saturday Night Fever" to king of gangsters in "Pulp Fiction", everything this flying enthusiast touches turns to gold. An encounter with a pilot-actor who's never been afraid to aim high.
The watchmaker's grail with a capital V
Louis Vuitton has earned the prestigious Poinçon de Genève for its new flying tourbillon, and in doing so joins watchmaking's premier league.
