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.
My grandfather's clock…
In this day and age, mention clocks to anyone familiar with the songs of Jacques Brel, and they'll think of "Les Vieux." Mention them to anyone else and they'll think of… nothing. For clocks are a long-gone feature of our mantelpieces and dressers. Yet rare as they may be, clocks never completely disappeared.
Watchmakers get creative in communications
The "Prix Suisse de la Campagne Horlogère" goes from strength to strength, proving that advertising and communication are now part and parcel of brands' commercial strategies.
Rolex conquers new depths with the Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller Deepsea
Waterproof to an extraordinary 3,900 metres, the latest diver's watch from Rolex involved a complete rethinking of the case structure and the development of an original clasp system. A new luminescent material and a redesigned rotating bezel complete the innovations behind this uncompromising model.
