Collectors and Collections

November 14, 2024

For Sale: 12 Dynamic Sketches From the Woman Who Dressed Hollywood

Can you put a price on showbiz history? Bidders will try on Thursday, when a dozen sketches by the legendary costume designer Edith Head go under […]
November 7, 2024

In England, Manchester Enhances Its Watch World Presence

More retail outlets and a new fair add a modern layer on the city’s historic connections to the industry. Manchester is renowned as the world’s first […]
November 7, 2024

4 Young Collectors Have Phones, but It’s Watches They Love

After all, as one said, ‘It’s not just about knowing what the time is.’ As the watch-collecting community continues to grow, more and more 20-somethings — […]
September 23, 2024

As Soccer Jerseys Become Vintage Streetwear, Big Investors Buy In

The temperature drops perceptibly as Doug Bierton discreetly sweeps the bracelet on his left wrist over a wall-mounted sensor and enters the vault. Like access to […]
September 11, 2024

A 21st-Century Watch Brand Honors Its 19th-Century Roots

A longtime fan of the Cornell Watch Company, which made pocket watches in Chicago, led its rebirth last year with a timepiece for the wrist. About […]
August 8, 2024

John Mayer on Being the Watch World’s Celebrity ‘Go-To Guy’

When the guitarist John Mayer takes the stage this week in Las Vegas, to cap Dead & Company’s 10-week residence at the Sphere arena, his wristwatch […]
August 8, 2024

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 […]
July 26, 2024

The Arab Watch Guide Marks 10 Years of Influence

Experts say Hassan Akhras’s online publication and collectors’ club have changed perceptions of horology in the Middle East. A decade ago, watch collecting in the Middle […]
July 26, 2024

A Custom Watch Order Started as a Fun Idea. Then It Became More.

Yoni Ben-Yehuda said the mix of numerals on the dial of his watch, nicknamed Timepeace, represented the importance of finding common ground. A couple of years […]
May 21, 2024

Singing the Praises of Collectible Watches

The tenor Freddie De Tommaso fell in love with opera and timepieces as a young boy. Now he shops for high-end examples in the cities where […]