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.
Rolex, one of a kind
The brand is finalising its industrial integration on a scale hitherto unseen in the profession. A project spread over ten years at a cost of close to CHF 4 billion
Rolex Central
A glass facade stretching 335 metres. High-tech meets post-modern industrial architecture. There is nothing ordinary about industry giant Rolex's new movement production site in Bienne. Imagine 92,000 square metres of floor space - that's 13 football pitches - or 400,000 cubic metres spread over seven floors, including three basement levels.
Manners maketh man
While crisis has brought about a profound change in our conception of retail, in particular in the luxury segment, this change has also initiated some positive effects: rarely, when entering a premium brand store, are we greeted by haughty sales staff, as was often the case just a few years ago.
"Watchmakers will be speaking a lot more Spanish in the future"
An interview with Carlos Alonso, director of the Salón Internacional Alta Relojería (SIAR) fine watch fair in Mexico City.
Le Corbusier reaps the honours at Girard-Perregaux
To mark the 125th anniversary of the birth of Le Corbusier, the La Chaux-de-Fonds watchmaker Girard-Perregaux presents three commemorative watches inspired by key periods in the visionary architect's life.
Jasmine Audemars: "A company's success depends on the talent and motivation of its staff"
Production, distribution, new technologies… a look back at the last 25 years at Audemars Piguet, one of the few remaining independent watchmakers, in an interview with Jasmine Audemars, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors.
