Pocket Watches

October 11, 2012

Grandfather Clocks Repair

Grandfather Clocks owners sooner or later, with or without regularly scheduled grandfather clock maintenance including oiling and cleaning, will need to address the inevitable grandfather clock […]
September 19, 2012

Grandfather Clocks Parts

While our vast selection of high-end heirloom quality grandfather clocks are comprised of many parts, we do not sell parts for individual grandfather clocks.  There are […]
September 7, 2012

Moving on Up

Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough, the Manhattan-based duo behind the über-hip fashion house Proenza Schouler, may have surprised everyone by planting their first-ever retail flag on tony Madison Avenue, but they brought with them more than just a ...
September 4, 2012

A Master Emerges From Humble Means

Xu Jiabao, the son of Chinese farmers, found his calling early and has spent a lifetime fulfilling his dream of creating timepieces.
September 4, 2012

When Watches Reached the Workingman

A New York exhibition shows how the Industrial Revolution and mass-produced steel democratized the making and wearing of watches.
September 4, 2012

The Complex Challenge of Chinese Time

With the growing importance of the Chinese market, Blancpain is now offering a watch that displays both Gregorian and traditional Chinese time and dates.
September 4, 2012

Computerized Machines Aid Human Watchmakers

Mechanical watches may be a throwback to an obsolete Renaissance technology, but many of the world's finest examples are built in factories resembling NASA test labs.
September 4, 2012

Histories Lost as Timepieces Are Stripped for Gold

With gold prices soaring, many pocket watch cases are now destined for the smelter's furnace.
August 16, 2012

Smart Grandfather Clocks Next

We could not decide whether to put this post in our Grandfather Clock Blog, or in our Clocks Blog focusing more on Wall Clocks, Mantel Clocks, […]
July 1, 2012

Grandfather Clocks History First 250 Years

Since grandfather clocks were first being made and introduced in the mid 1600s, there were perhaps a good 200 plus years where makers of grandfather clocks […]