Inventions and Patents

April 9, 2024

Brand Beats Its Own Record for Most Complicated Watch

A Vacheron Constantin pocket watch has 63 complications, including what the brand said is another world first: a Chinese perpetual calendar. Beating its own record for […]
December 10, 2023

His Ancestor’s Watch Was Wound Every 40 Days. He Made It 41.

Stéphane von Gunten was inspired by his great-great-grandfather’s achievement, but he has managed to better it. For the debut of his own watch company, Stéphane von […]
September 17, 2023

La saga de los Jacuzzi, la familia detrás de las tinas de hidromasaje

Candido Jacuzzi no se propuso convertir su apellido en una marca global. Tampoco tuvo la intención de impulsar un negocio que, aunque dio pie a la […]
August 11, 2023

‘A Jacuzzi Is a Person, Not a Machine: The Story Behind the Jacuzzi Family

Candido Jacuzzi didn’t set out to turn his last name into a global brand. Nor did he intend to power a business which, though it created […]
August 8, 2023

How to Create a Groundbreaking Watch

The watchmaker Stephen McDonnell spent six years developing the LM Sequential EVO chronograph with MB&F. Here’s the timeline. On Nov. 10, 2022, members of the watchmaking […]
March 8, 2023

TAG Heuer’s Watches Now Have Her Touch

Carole Forestier-Kasapi’s first projects for the Swiss brand, including a solar energy movement, are being introduced this year. LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS, Switzerland — No one expected in […]
June 14, 2022

They Made Watchmaking History. Or Did They?

Creating a “first” in the realm of timepieces can propel a brand to new heights. But it can be hard to parse which company broke which […]
May 15, 2020

9 Top (and Stubborn) Design Trends

Being confined to my home for the last two months has led me to think deeply about subway tile. It neatly covers my kitchen backsplash, and […]