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.
Light fantastic
From electronic engineering via industrial design, Alainpers came to horology in a roundabout way. Philosophical considerations, sensitivity to the urban environment, and a passion for light come together in creations that illuminate time.
Watchmakers’ hearts beat faster
On the eve of the watchmakers’ salons, will brands once again yield to the high-frequency temptation? A marked trend in 2011, this new division of time into faster and faster oscillations offers advantages that will certainly endure.
Cassandra 2012
Prophecy is a thankless task! A princess and daughter of Priam and Hecuba of Troy, Cassandra was granted the gift of prophecy by Apollo, in the hope of winning her love. But she rejected the god who, furious, spat on her lips and condemned her to never be believed.
Back to business for Vianney Halter
Winner of the Best Watchmaker prize at the recent Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, Vianney Halter is preparing a new model for 2012. Interview.
Fine Watchmaking has become second nature for Cartier
How Richemont powerhouse Cartier is in the process of balancing sales between watches and its other businesses of jewellery, leathergoods and accessories.
Coming soon: the biggest luxury store in the world
The official announcement back in early December sent the world of high-end watches in Paris into a spin. The competition was about to get tough in the City of Light. The Richemont Group, which owns Cartier, had acquired 2,250 sq m (24,000 sq ft) premises on Boulevard des Capucines, next to the Garnier Opera and minutes from the world-renowned Place Vendôme.
