Watches and Clocks

November 17, 2017

Making Watches for People ‘Who Can Read and Write’

BERLIN — If there is an argument to support the notion of a renaissance in German design, it might be found in a loft office in […]
November 17, 2017

Claude Sfeir is a Collector’s Collector

Advertisement On a balmy November afternoon in 2014, Claude Sfeir sat on the terrace of a Geneva hotel facing the lake, having lunch with an old […]
November 17, 2017

Time, With a Parisian Flair

Advertisement PARIS — At a time when luxury brands are racing to market with connected watches, the Parisian lifestyle retailer Merci is taking the road less […]
November 17, 2017

Putting a Bugatti on Your Wrist

Advertisement A sports car on the wrist? To hear the maker of the new Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti Type 390 tell it, that was his goal in […]
November 17, 2017

Wonder Woman’s Gold Tiara, for Your Watch

LONDON — Shoes were the focus when Alison Mary Ching Yeung established her business, called Mary Ching, in Hong Kong and Shanghai in 2007. Then last […]
November 15, 2017

Watches: The Jeweler vs. The Watchmaker

“Cartier invented the wrist watch,” Pierre Raniero, the company’s director of image, style and heritage, declared as he sat his office in a surprisingly nondescript building […]
November 15, 2017

In South Korea, Weddings and Watches

SEOUL, South Korea — When young South Koreans are engaged, their thoughts often turn to wedding venues, guest lists — and Swiss watches. “In Korea, there […]
November 15, 2017

At Dubai Watch Week: Classes, Craft and Auctions for Children

Dubai Watch Week, scheduled to open Thursday and run until Monday, is still something of a newcomer in the global watch event universe. Melika Yazdjerdi, the […]
November 15, 2017

The Watch World’s Billion Dollar Babies

Switzerland is home to hundreds of watch companies, the majority of which are small, relatively obscure operations that sell just enough to cover their production costs. […]
November 15, 2017

Carl F. Bucherer Covers the Field

LENGNAU, Switzerland — Carl F. Bucherer may not be a household name, but the company likes being known as one of Switzerland’s last family-owned watchmakers. “We […]