Wristwatches

September 4, 2012
Published by By SONIA KOLESNIKOV-JESSOP at September 4, 2012
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The Complex Challenge of Chinese Time

With the growing importance of the Chinese market, Blancpain is now offering a watch that displays both Gregorian and traditional Chinese time and dates.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By PALKO KARASZ at September 4, 2012
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A Master Emerges From Humble Means

Xu Jiabao, the son of Chinese farmers, found his calling early and has spent a lifetime fulfilling his dream of creating timepieces.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By FELICIA CRADDOCK at September 4, 2012
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Histories Lost as Timepieces Are Stripped for Gold

With gold prices soaring, many pocket watch cases are now destined for the smelter's furnace.
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September 4, 2012
Published by By VICTORIA GOMELSKY at September 4, 2012
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Computerized Machines Aid Human Watchmakers

Mechanical watches may be a throwback to an obsolete Renaissance technology, but many of the world's finest examples are built in factories resembling NASA test labs.
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August 16, 2012
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at August 16, 2012
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Smart Grandfather Clocks Next

We could not decide whether to put this post in our Grandfather Clock Blog, or in our Clocks Blog focusing more on Wall Clocks, Mantel Clocks, […]
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July 1, 2012
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at July 1, 2012
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Grandfather Clocks History First 250 Years

Since grandfather clocks were first being made and introduced in the mid 1600s, there were perhaps a good 200 plus years where makers of grandfather clocks […]
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May 15, 2012
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at May 15, 2012
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Wall Clocks for Less

Many grandfather clock buyers start out looking for wall clocks, only to realize that what they really wanted for their homes were a floor clock, more […]
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March 20, 2012
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at March 20, 2012
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The reason for time, explained

This one is almost a magical quote, that any grandfather clock or timepiece enthusiast would appreciate.  Music to my ears. It is, simply, “The only reason […]
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October 30, 2010
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at October 30, 2010
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Bulova Exiting Grandfather Clocks Business

Bulova Clocks, known informally both as the Bulova Clock Company and Bulova Watch Company, has pretty much exited the grandfather clocks marketplace. We are deeply disappointed […]
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October 21, 2010
Published by Grandfather_Clocks at October 21, 2010
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Like Clockwork Grandfather Clocks

As an admirer of precision grandfather clocks, including astro-regulators, I was struck that on the day after the world’s newest longest tunnel, beneath the Swiss Alps, […]
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