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.
Teamwork: the Opus X by Harry Winston
After graduating in engineering and microtechnology, Jean-François Mojon quickly made a name for himself researching and developing movements and complications for numerous brands. Following stints with IWC and Swatch Group, in 2005 he set up his own company, Chronode SA, in Le Locle. As a specialist in the development of grande complication movements, he was Harry Winston's natural choice to design the Opus X.
"The Chinese are saving European watch sales!"
Having come through the 2009 crisis without losing any of its staff, Vacheron Constantin pursues its strategy of measured growth, always with excellence and quality as its leitmotif. An interview with CEO Juan-Carlos Torres.
Corum focuses on industrial capacity and distribution
After the inauguration of its first store in Hong Kong last December, Corum has cut the ribbon in Geneva, prior to openings in Shanghai and Beijing. The project to extend the brand's site, put on hold in 2009, is also taking shape. CEO Antonio Calce talks about recent developments.
"The very least a watch can do is to give the right time"
François-Paul Journe missed out on the last International Timing Competition with his Chronomètre Souverain. Not that he minds: given that the winners were two tourbillons, he is convinced the next competition is wide open.
