March 15, 2012

Eric Chapeau’s Eggshell Veneer

The craftsman breaks thousands of eggs to create an extraordinary finish
March 13, 2012

On the Market: April 2012

(Slide show) Extraordinary homes for sale around the world
March 13, 2012

Shop Grandfather Clock

When shopping for grandfather clocks, would be shop grandfather clocks consumers have a dizzying array of grandfather clock makers, styles, movement types such as cable-driven vs […]
March 12, 2012

Sig Bergamin’s Eclectic Home in Brazil

There's no stopping the designer, who layers a kaleidoscope of great looks in his Sao Paulo house with artful abandon
March 9, 2012

Isabel Lopez-Quesada’s Design Boutique

(Slide show) Located next to her elegant Madrid home, which is featured in our April 2012 issue, the decorator’s shop is a cult favorite among interiors insiders. AD takes a tour
March 9, 2012

Minute Repeater Watches Again Gain Favor

Minute repeater watches, invented to help people tell time after dark, are popular again.
March 8, 2012

Polester, Striiv and Other Promising Gadgets – State of the Art

Six technology products that won’t rock the world but are worth noting, including a jacket with 20 gadget-holding pockets and a voice-activated alarm clock.
March 8, 2012

A Study in Bringing Back a Brand

Omega embraced quartz watches, which never caught on in the luxury market, in the 1970s, losing some of its prestige. It began its return by marketing a timepiece with co-axial technology in 1999.
March 8, 2012

From Hungary, a Lone Artisan Crafts Sought-After Watches

Aaron Becsei, who first studied clocks with his father, builds fine timepieces by hand and is the only Hungarian member of a prestigious independent watchmaking society.
March 8, 2012

Sherlock Holmes Meets 007: a Pocket Watch With a Phone

The Celsius LeDIX Eternal, retailing for €250,000, or $327,000, is the equivalent of an intricate, 19th-century pocket watch with 625 mechanical parts inside a standard-size flip phone.