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.
Zenith continues to build its classic image
A year and a half ago, Jean-Frédéric Dufour set about refocusing Zenith on its fundamental values with the result that last year the brand announced double-digit growth. It now moves ahead with its strategy.
The sweet sound of Adagio by Christophe Claret
For the movement maestro, 2011 will be the year of the Adagio, a very different timepiece to its predecessor, the DualTow, but equally representative of his savoir-faire. The company also continues to diversify with new activities producing components for third parties and manufacturing additional modules.
Theodora, beautiful and wise
Theodora, empress. The Byzantine Empire's most celebrated sovereign, wife of Justinian I, was Theodora. Posterity remembers her for her beauty as well as her wisdom. Beautiful and wise also describes the work of the Theodora Children's Trust, which has nothing to do with Constantinople. Rather it puts a smile back on children's faces during prolonged hospital stays. Because laughter and serenity are important for getting better. At the very least, they ease the pain of what is often a heartbreaking situation.
Jean-Claude Biver talks the talk
Alongside the Geneva shows, Hublot's CEO hosted a lavish dinner for the brand's customers and suppliers, during which he spoke at length about his company's exploits and lifted a corner of the veil on new models for 2011, in particular in the Fine Watch segment.
Peter Speake-Marin reviews his business model
Exclusivity is a non-negotiable principle for Peter Speake-Marin, including when the master watchmaker announces his intention to up production. A means of financing his ambition to make complication watches, the Speake-Marin way.
