Jean-Baptiste Viot puts his passion for mystery into his handmade watches, applying techniques learned in Switzerland to create designs that have a two-year waiting list for potential customers.
François Quentin's watch ideas for his 4N brand were met with doubt in 2010, but now he has released the first version, designed to catch the most amount of attention.
Konstantin Chaykin is the only Russian watchmaker whose designs have gotten him elected to the prestigious Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants.
While many watchmakers are looking to China for their growth, Eberhard and Co. takes another tack. It has focused its survival on a loyal niche market a lot closer to home: Italy.
An auction, on Nov. 6 by Sotheby's included several creations by George Daniels, the British watchmaker who invented the double-wheel coaxial escapement.
The Swiss watch firm Greubel Forsey has joined with a "micro-sculptor" to fashion of $5-million item that will effectively be a miniaturized art gallery made to fit your wrist.