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.
Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Automatic Ceramica
The new Panerai flyback chronograph with automatic caliber P.9100 is executed in black matt ceramic based on zirconium oxide.
The secrets of Bulgari watch design
The illustrious jeweller has developed a distinctive style for its watch collections. Rooted in pure lines and a rationalistic approach, it is no less joyful and convivial, like the Italians themselves.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept - Acoustic research
Exceptional engineering and the power of sound merge in one of the most innovative concept watches created by a Swiss haute horlogerie watchmaking house. The result of an in-depth eight-year sound research programme with three patents pending, this new Royal Oak Concept watch, a unique prototype, will be unveiled by Audemars Piguet at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie 2015 (SIHH) in Geneva.
Omega raises the bar for certification
Omega is launching a new certification - Master Co-Axial Officially Certified - in partnership with the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology. This new standard imposes more stringent criteria than the COSC, including tough demands in terms of resistance to magnetic fields. It will be open to the entire Swiss watch industry.
Baume & Mercier Clifton Big Date and Power Reserve
In keeping with its motto – “Accept only perfection, only manufacture watches of the highest quality" – Baume & Mercier has chosen to focus on the very essence of watchmaking functions in this latest addition to the Clifton collection.
Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Squelette
Parmigiani Fleurier presents the “squelette” edition of the Tonda 1950, which reveals the incredibly complex mechanism and features of this extra-thin model.
