Pocket watch motifs are among the new trends in tattoos, and some watchmakers have reversed the idea, with watches that incorporate classic tattoo designs.
At Only Watch, a biennial charity watch auction, there were some successes, but also dismal results for nearly half the lots for the second year in a row.
When it comes to men’s watches, the age of big, complex movements appears to be on the wane. Now, the slender profiles of the early 20th century are back in the form of ultrathins.
The British watchmaker Bremont has announced the release of its new Codebreaker model in honor of the work done by an elite group of World War II code-breakers.
A few watch brands have aligned themselves with nonprofit causes dedicated to the sea. Their most visible contributions, however, are ocean-theme timepieces.
A pragmatic return to a broader market focus is a departure from the dark days of the financial crisis, when many Swiss watchmakers decided that the only way to survive was to flock to the high-end.
Masahiro Kikuno, the first Japanese member of the elite academy of independent watchmakers, had long dreamed of reviving the “wadokei” traditional timepiece.