Watches and Clocks

November 7, 2023

From Watch Fan to Watch Strap Maker, in 2 Years

Philip Chuah, who used YouTube videos to learn the skill, now creates bands in everything from calfskin to tilapia. It all started in early 2021 when […]
November 7, 2023

‘Meaningful Transparency’ Is Expert’s Goal for the Watch World

Breitling’s sustainability director says ‘data dumps’ don’t help the public understand environmental efforts. Since joining the Swiss watchmaker Breitling in April 2020, Aurelia Figueroa has overseen […]
November 7, 2023

Tissot Says Youth-Oriented Marketing Has Paid Off

The company does not disclose sales, but its chief executive maintains that sporty designs and a video blitz have helped double-digit growth this year. For some […]
November 7, 2023

Auction to Celebrate Piaget’s 150th Anniversary

The French house Artcurial says the sale will highlight men’s and women’s styles from the 1960s through 2000s. What did Salvador Dalí, Jackie Kennedy and Elizabeth […]
November 7, 2023

What’s in a (Watch) Name?

Brands have taken their names from people, places and unusual things. All watches tell time, and some do a whole lot more. But the name of […]
October 19, 2023

Watches, Fans and a Giant Blue Whale. It’s RollieFest 2023.

Geoffrey Hess invited what he described as ‘the crème de la crème of the collectors’ community’ to a weekend in Manhattan. On a rainy Saturday evening […]
October 19, 2023

In France, She Winds Clocks at the Nation’s Landmarks

Yohanna Arvaud and her team maintain hundreds of timepieces in locations like the Élysée Palace and the Louvre. Horlogerie Arvaud has been a fixture along the […]
October 19, 2023

Watchmakers Know That Polish Counts

The centuries-old art of finissage commands attention from brands and collectors alike. In the world of high watchmaking, beauty is more than surface deep. Some of […]
October 19, 2023

A Tale of 2 Chronograph Watches

The Tentagraph by Grand Seiko and the 1941 Grönograaf by Grönefeld are the same kind of timepiece, but as different as they could be. When it […]
October 19, 2023

At Van Cleef & Arpels, Going Into ‘Unknown Territories’

Rainer Bernard, the house’s director of research and development of watches, says a sense of exploration drives its horological efforts. As the director of research and […]