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December 10, 2024
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Museum Gift Shops Elevate Their Watch Lines

Recent designs include a collaboration with an award-winning architect and an elaborate pocket watch. Museum gift shops — both on-site and online — now have a […]
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September 11, 2024
Published by PENELOPE COLSTON at September 11, 2024
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In Denmark, a Watchmaking Couple Plans for the Future

On the west coast of Fyn, one of Denmark’s largest islands, sea views are the norm — unlike in Switzerland, where “it’s just mountains and lakes […]
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August 8, 2024
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The Melting Watch Looks, Well, Just Like That

Exaequo’s new timepiece is a revival of a 1990s model inspired by a Dalí painting of misshapen clocks. In 1998 the Swiss watch brand Exaequo Genève […]
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May 21, 2024
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An Exhibition to Show ‘Young Guys What We Have Been Doing’

The independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen was dubious about a show in Finland, but then he decided, “why not?” A 10-time winner at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie […]
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May 21, 2024
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Wearing a Famous Chess Match on Your Wrist

Von Doren, which used the game’s notations on the dial of its first watch, plans to introduce a new version of the design this fall. Oyvind […]
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March 3, 2024
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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, […]
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January 18, 2024
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A New Space Elevates Scandinavian Watchmakers

Housed in a 17th-century bank building in Stockholm, Watches of Scandinavia features more than a dozen brands from the region. Mikael Sandstrom knows that many people […]
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October 19, 2023
Published by PENELOPE COLSTON at October 19, 2023
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Microbrand Watches Are the Focus of a New Fair in Prague

Organizers of the December event in the Czech capital want to attract local visitors as well as some of the city’s many holiday tourists. As the […]
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August 9, 2023
Published by PENELOPE COLSTON at August 9, 2023
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Customization Becomes a Watch Brand’s Calling Card

“Our goal is to make watches for people that are meaningful to them,” one of Jurmo Watches’ founders said. The men behind Jurmo Watches say their […]
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January 18, 2023
Published by PENELOPE COLSTON at January 18, 2023
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An Alarm Clock Designed to Keep Smartphones From Bed

Inspired by her grandmother’s travel timekeeper, Lisen Bage makes pieces that restore no-digital, distraction-free spaces for sleep. STOCKHOLM — Convinced that a bedroom should be a […]
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