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.
The new Rolex Submariner
Rolex is introducing the new generation of its Oyster Perpetual Submariner and Oyster Perpetual Submariner Date, watches that exemplify the historic links between Rolex and the world of diving.
Onyx dials for classic Girard-Perregaux watches
The Vintage 1945 Infinity and 1966 Infinity editions play on elegance. Exhibited at the Geneva Watch Days, these timepieces carry a message: "Onyx is the new black".
Tripod, the 13th collaboration between MB&F and L’Epée 1839
“Art begets art”, American author Susan Vreeland once famously said. And this is certainly true in the case of Tripod, the 13th collaboration between MB&F and Switzerland’s premier clockmaker L’Epée 1839.
Light at the end of the "Covid tunnel" for luxury groups
Half-year results for the main luxury groups show that sales fell by between 25% and 45%. Signs of an upturn are beginning to appear, in particular at points of sale.
Eyes front for the Urwerk EMC Time Hunter Desert Sage
The military-style exterior of this EMC Time Hunter, the result of an unprecedented surface treatment, teamed with a camouflage canvas strap have earned it the nickname, Desert Sage.
A sixth "thinnest ever" record for Bulgari
Bulgari claims its sixth world record for thinness in six years with the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph Skeleton Automatic. Also revealed at Geneva Watch Days is the relaunched Bulgari Aluminium, a sport-luxe model from 1998.
