Watchmaking and the environment

Watchmaking and the environment

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Watchmaking and the environment

Environmental issues increasingly impact the way the global watch industry works. Europa Star has a selection of articles on this vital topic.

One step closer to organic watches?

One step closer to organic watches?

SUSTAINABILITY

Innovation is an area wide open to spurious claims of environmental benefits and promises to save the planet. Even so, there are a number of ideas out (...)

Feminine meets sustainable at Iris Alt.

Feminine meets sustainable at Iris Alt.

It could be argued that women still have limited options for their choice of timepiece. Gem-set iterations of men’s models or exuberant jewellery watches (...)

Web3 and sustainability: reconciling the irreconcilable?

Web3 and sustainability: reconciling the irreconcilable?

Not a day goes by without news that a brand is releasing an NFT, harnessing the possibilities of blockchain or investing in the metaverse. Is this really (...)

Breitling: “Our goal is to use only accredited and traceable sources”

Breitling: “Our goal is to use only accredited and traceable sources”

INTERVIEW

From 2025, Breitling will use only artisanal gold and lab-grown diamonds for its gold and gem-set watches. Over recent years the brand has been promoting (...)

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Are you ready for radical solutions?

Are you ready for radical solutions?

EDITORIAL

Only radical solutions can create real change. But how do you steer an iceberg the size of Ireland, for example, never mind the entire world? What are (...)

From ego to eco

From ego to eco

EDITORIAL

The 2000s were all about tourbillons; the 2010s were a race for vintage; the decade that has just begun looks set to be all about who can be greenest. But (...)

Awake, watches and the fragility of the Earth

Awake, watches and the fragility of the Earth

CASE STUDY

Awake’s latest Mission to Earth model is inspired by the “Overview Effect”, which takes hold of astronauts who are lucky enough to see our planet from the (...)

“Through innovation, we will achieve 100% traceability”

“Through innovation, we will achieve 100% traceability”

CASE STUDY

As part of LVMH, Bulgari is required to follow sustainability objectives set at the group level. We spoke to Eleonora Rizzuto, Chief Ethics & (...)

Oris, a commonsense environmental approach

Oris, a commonsense environmental approach

CASE STUDY

A brand named after a river near its home village of Hölstein could not help but be environmentally conscious. Well before many other companies, Oris showed (...)

ESG: Chopard, the special case of a family company

ESG: Chopard, the special case of a family company

CASE STUDY

Chopard has been a pioneer in initiatives such as “ethical gold”, while remaining discreet (until now) about the results it has achieved. But the time has (...)

“The new customer experience is about environmental responsibility”

“The new customer experience is about environmental responsibility”

INTERVIEW

The environmental and social emergency is leading luxury companies, including watchmakers, to rethink their business models and accept a new level of (...)

The impact of gold: a visit to Metalor

The impact of gold: a visit to Metalor

ENVIRONMENT

Gold is one of the main sources of the watch industry’s environmental and social impact. To better understand the consequences of this supply, we went to (...)

Audemars Piguet, a quiet path towards sustainability

Audemars Piguet, a quiet path towards sustainability

CASE STUDY

The watch industry does not particularly stand out for its advances in social and environmental responsibility. A few brands are nevertheless pioneers. (...)

Introducing the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030

Introducing the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030

Aiming at common objectives of sustainable development and supported by both Kering and Richemont via Cartier, the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (...)

Mondaine Group: sustainable lessons from the entry level

Mondaine Group: sustainable lessons from the entry level

ENVIRONMENT

Sustainability has become a hot topic in watchmaking. Luxury brands are starting to voice their willingness to improve their approach. But perhaps the most (...)

ID Genève, the circular challenge

ID Genève, the circular challenge

INNOVATION

Founded in December 2020 through a crowdfunding campaign, the Geneva-based watch brand immediately distinguished itself by the strength of its concept, (...)

Where does watchmaking stand on the sustainability scale?

Where does watchmaking stand on the sustainability scale?

ANALYSIS

With the rising evidence that our climate is changing and natural resources are being over-exploited, the issue of sustainable development is becoming (...)

The many lives of stainless steel

The many lives of stainless steel

RECYCLING

While the lifespan of many timepieces has been extended, thanks to the booming pre-owned market, the concept of recycling is also increasingly being (...)

Greubel Forsey to ditch animal leather straps by 2022

Greubel Forsey to ditch animal leather straps by 2022

INDUSTRY

Since the beginning of the year, we have noted a multitude of “alternative” strap initiatives. One Haute Horlogerie brand, however, has taken an (...)

A new facility for the recycling of self-luminous watches

A new facility for the recycling of self-luminous watches

INNOVATION

The Swiss microtechnology company mb-microtec is the inventor of a unique self-powered illumination technology called “trigalight”, used in watches. It is (...)

Recycling: Panerai wants to bring about change

Recycling: Panerai wants to bring about change

ENVIRONMENT

The concept of sustainable watchmaking, operating according to the principle of the circular economy, using recycled materials, has until now been the (...)

Watchmaking and the environment: on the front line

Watchmaking and the environment: on the front line

INNOVATION

Future customers will necessarily be more attentive to the environmental impact of their purchases. A few established watch brands stand out for their (...)

Ulysse Nardin: recycling fishing nets from the ocean to the wrist

Ulysse Nardin: recycling fishing nets from the ocean to the wrist

ENVIRONMENT

Ulysse Nardin presents a concept watch designed to limit environmental impact and promote sustainability. The timepiece is the result of a dedicated (...)

Carl F. Bucherer: Eco-conscious watchmaking

Carl F. Bucherer: Eco-conscious watchmaking

With the new Patravi ScubaTec Black Manta Special Edition, Carl F. Bucherer pursues its support of the Manta Trust charity, which we introduced on the (...)