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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.
An influx of capital ends a year marked by a boom in sales at auction and on the pre-owned market as watches take on a new role as investment products.
When last October Harry Winston announced interest regarding the potential purchase of its watch and jewellery business, LVMH and PPR were tipped as possible takers. Ultimately, however, Swatch clinched the deal for US$1 billion. Analysts have welcomed the operation.
Watchmakers are heading for pastures new and countries that will be all the rage in five, maybe ten years' time. Nations that will one day join the ranks of "emerging" countries.
For the third time, Johann Rupert is stepping down from his position as CEO of Richemont while continuing in his role as Executive Chairman. And for the third time, the group has largely benefited from his experience, as interim figures confirm.
The brand is finalising its industrial integration on a scale hitherto unseen in the profession. A project spread over ten years at a cost of close to CHF 4 billion
A glass facade stretching 335 metres. High-tech meets post-modern industrial architecture. There is nothing ordinary about industry giant Rolex's new movement production site in Bienne. Imagine 92,000 square metres of floor space - that's 13 football pitches - or 400,000 cubic metres spread over seven floors, including three basement levels.
