Think of today’s post as running in parallel to a post from last year about Triwa’s watches made from recycled plastic. Parallel because it is not about using recycled material to make watches, but it is about Swatch deciding to… Read More ›
Sustainability
NEW: BAUME Ocean Limited Edition
Today we have something new that continues in on the ocean/ sustainability theme that has been rippling through this year. It comes courtesy of Baume, the ‘offshoot’ brand that was integrated into a Baume & Mercier collection last May after… Read More ›
NEW: TRIWA ‘Time for Oceans Arctic’ recycled watches
We admittedly don’t tend to cover inexpensive quartz watches here, but that isn’t an absolute rule for which there are no exceptions, so today is about a brand of which we are aware but don’t follow, so we missed the… Read More ›
NEW: Ulysse Nardin Diver NET concept watch
Today’s watch is green again, but more importantly, it is part of the building momentum by more watch brands to operate more sustainably and with increasing acknowledgement and awareness that they don’t make watches within their own bubble. Another part… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: Deloitte Swiss Watch Industry Study 2020
Deloitte have released the 7th edition of their report on the Swiss watch industry, based on an online survey and interviews of fifty-five senior industry executives between mid August and mid September 2020, and 5,800 consumers in China, France, Germany,… Read More ›
NEW: Chopard Alpine Eagle XL Chronograph
Chopard’s Alpine Eagle collection was launched in 2019 with ten models. Now, it is now expanding with the addition of the new XL (44mm) Chronograph in three variants, all with the same integrated bracelets as the launch models. The ‘XL’… Read More ›
NEW: Oris Hangang Limited Edition
In recent years Oris has partnered with a number of environment-related organisations, creating limited editions of their Aquis divers watch to mark these relationships. In 2020, the first was the Lake Baikal, based on the 43.5mm Aquis Date and with… Read More ›
INDUSTRY NEWS: Chopard’s new Colombian gold mining initiative
We have previously mentioned Chopard’s commitment to Fairmined® gold (they call it their “Journey to Sustainable Luxury”); since 2018 they have achieved a 100% ethical gold supply chain for watches and jewellery. Now, they have announced a partnership with the… Read More ›
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