‘That One Is for Me’

Following a Korean tradition, Yeana and James Ahn’s engagement gifts included watches. Then Ms. Ahn appropriated her husband’s Rolex.For more than two decades, Yeana Ahn, a co-founder of a lifestyle publicity company in New York City, has worn the same watch every day: a 36-millimeter Rolex Datejust in ...
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Just Try to Find Women in Horology History

In Switzerland, for example, they have long been a large proportion of the industry’s work force. But that hasn’t meant recognition.Since the late 19th century, more than a third of the work force in the Swiss watch industry has been women, according to statistics from the Swiss government.Yet ...
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‘It’s All in the Way You Tell the Story’

Charles Leung, Chaumet’s new chief executive, started his tale at the house by introducing its designs for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic medals.In 2018 Charles Leung made history as the first Asian executive named chief executive of a brand owned by LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. As head ...
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Brushed Gold Becomes the Finish of the Moment

Designers say the matte surface creates an interesting play of light for their pieces.Take a back seat, polished gold. Your shiny and reflective surface has been looking a bit too brash recently as the matte, low-key look of brushed gold has been catching everyone’s eye.At the high jewelry ...
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A Painter’s Role? Capturing the Sparkle of a Gemstone

As one artist wrote: “Luxury is not found in the cold pixels of our phone or computer.”There are myriad words to describe how light enters and reflects in diamonds and gemstones. They glisten and sparkle, twinkle and dazzle. Often they are luminescent, sometimes brilliant and certainly eye-catching.But conveying ...
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Do Designers Really Expect Us to Wear Runway Fashion?

Our critic explains why runway shows feature outfits far more outlandish than the ones most of us actually wear.Do designers really expect us to wear those outlandish looks they show on the runway? I look at the images and can’t imagine anyone walking down a street in most ...
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Watches Now a Basic Piece in the Male Red Carpet Game

Two Hollywood stylists discuss the looks and the vibes when it comes to accessorizing the likes of Jason Momoa or Barry Keoghan.Men’s style, if you haven’t noticed, has made a quantum leap in recent years. That has been especially true on the red carpet, where guys have gone ...
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Six Women in the Watch World Tell Their Stories

From an enamel master to a third-generation publisher and editor, they have forged careers in a sector that hasn’t always acknowledged women’s work.Women have always been active members of the watch community, even during periods when their contributions were not all that easy to discern.But today, it is ...
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Wearing His Watches on His Wrist, and Elsewhere

Danar Widanarto, known as Chronondo, wanted to get attention at a trade fair, so he sewed watches all over a jacket. Boy, did it work.Anyone who regularly scrolls through watch content online probably has seen him, the dark-haired guy wearing a jacket covered in wristwatches.He also frequents events ...
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Kate Winslet on ‘The Regime’ and Resilience In Hollywood

Kate Winslet was standing in front of a microphone, breathing hard. Sometimes she did it fast; sometimes she slowed it down. Sometimes the breathing sounded anxious; other times, it was clearly the gasping of someone who was winded. Before beginning a new take, Winslet stood stock still, hands ...
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An Australian Watchmaker Creates His Own Path

Reuben Schoots has been trying to build a business in a country that lacks a horological heritage. It hasn’t been easy, but he’s making progress.In 2017 Reuben Schoots spotted his friend’s Seiko SKX007 dive watch and became fascinated with how it was made. He had no idea that ...
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An Ice Diver’s Story Leads to Watches

Johanna Nordblad and Isotope Watches now are working on a third series of timepieces for release later this year.José Miranda, the co-founder of Isotope Watches, remembers the first time he ever saw Johanna Nordblad.It was in the 2016 film “Johanna,” directed by the British filmmaker Ian Derry. The ...
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The Essential Women’s Watches

A selective, subjective guide to collecting feminine timepieces.There often is a subtle difference between the way men and women collect things.Many men tend to take a systematic approach, choosing pieces that mesh with the rest of their possessions, be they stamps, cars or watches. A woman, however, may ...
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What Are Fashion Designers Doing Next? Creating Watches.

Several blue-chip watch brands are teaming up with female fashion designers to appeal to women.Fashion designers have spent the last few weeks presenting their new collections, focused on styles for fall. But many also have been introducing new looks for some of the most recognizable names in watchmaking.On ...
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