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November 23, 2012

New Watch Market: Women Who Choose

Many luxury brands are fiercely courting fashion-saavy female clients. Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe, Girard-Perregaux and others are paying more attention to women buyers.
November 23, 2012

Hermès Invests to Join Watch Industry’s Elite

The French luxury manufacturer is ready to become a bigger player in the field of luxury watches and has ambitious long-term goals.
November 22, 2012

Finely Made Clocks Emerge as Connoisseur Favorites

At the new Patek Philippe boutique on Rodeo Drive, all attention is on a one-of-a-kind enamel dome clock designed with two of California's best-loved symbols
October 26, 2012

Taking a Timely Leap of Faith

2(X)IST, a premium men's underwear brand based in New York, has set its sights on getting into the accessory market. The result is The NYC, a timepiece with a design inspired by the city.
October 26, 2012

Engineered to Challenge the Deepest of Seas

Diver's watches have long been an effective marketing tool for watch brands to demonstrate their technical prowess.
October 26, 2012

Newcomer Takes on Older Brands With Sports Watch

Linde Werdelin, created in 2002, offers unusual mechanical timepieces with attachable instruments for diving and free skiing.
October 26, 2012

The Prize for Pushing the Cutting Edge

The Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix honors the most innovation watches of the past year.
September 21, 2012

Sweet Remembrances Into the Hereafter

Exhibitions of mourning jewelry are coming up; pocket watches will be auctioned; and a 19th-century sculpture by Jacob A. Holzer will return to the lobby of the Osborne apartment house in Manhattan.
September 17, 2012

Radiant Like the Dawn: Rose Gold Is in Vogue Again

At the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris, the selection blushes with a soft pink tone, in contrast to the sharp whiteness of the bling-bling era.
September 4, 2012

Fragile, but Full of Protection

The appeal of jade, especially in Asia, overrides difficulties of using the precious stone in watch designs.