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Economy
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.

Thursday, 27 January 2022
8 min read
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Economy
Investors see opportunity in the watch sector

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.

Monday, 20 December 2021
5 min read
Professional Watchmaking-Jewellery Environment Show (EPHJ) 2009 © EPHJ
Economy
Crisis takes its toll on the industry's suppliers

The Professional Watchmaking-Jewellery and Microtechnology Environment Show in Lausanne (Switzerland) ended on a positive note, with more exhibitors and visitors this year. Will orders placed there save the industry's suppliers from a disastrous 2009?

Thursday, 18 June 2009
4 min read
The JCK show in Las Vegas © JCK
Economy
JCK Las Vegas: A Worthwhile Bet

The JCK show affirmed the luxury brands are on the right track, demonstrating solid value with the quality of their timepieces and the support shown to retailers.

Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Meehna Goldsmith
5 min read
The enjoyment of the cherry trees in full bloom, in early April. This is a time of collective celebration, when people picnic under the trees (hanami)
Economy
Western time or Japanese time? A line or a dot?

I'd never thought about time as a cultural concept until I moved to Japan. Time was, well, time. Time passes. Too slowly on a rainy day, too quickly on happy days you wish would never end. From the Creation of the World to the Apocalypse, time passes. Whether we're killing time to fend off boredom, or whether time is slowly killing us, it passes. As the inscription on the sundial reminds us, Vulnerant omnes, ultima necat: every hour wounds, the last one kills! Time passes, and so do we.

Wednesday, 20 May 2009
Cyrille Vigneron
5 min read
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Economy
Omega and Rolex are the most sought-after brands online

Based on over 300 million searches using various search engines, the World Watch Report 2009, published by IC-Agency, ranks Europe as the number-one market for watches, followed by the United States.

Wednesday, 20 May 2009
4 min read
Philippe Stern, President, and Thierry Stern, Vice President, of Patek Philippe © Patek Philippe
Economy
Patek Philippe creates its own Seal

The renowned Genevan Fine Watch brand goes beyond criteria for the Geneva Seal and aspires to give its customers a complete guarantee of quality.

Tuesday, 21 April 2009
Florence Noël
3 min read
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Economy
Parmigiani innovates with its "Ateliers"

Much like a haute couture boutique, Ateliers Parmigiani will convey the very essence of the brand in the world's major cities. After-sales service will also be optimised.

Monday, 23 March 2009
Quentin Simonet
4 min read
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