Watches and Clocks

November 15, 2017

A Watch Collector Who Is ‘a Bit of a Metalhead’

Advertisement DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — “All these watches,” Yousuf Gargash said, waving his hand over his collection. “And I look at my phone” for the […]
November 15, 2017

Fifty Years Later, a Watch Honors a Motorcycle Speed Legend

Advertisement Watch brands often see history as marketing gold. It’s certainly one reason Baume & Mercier is partnering on a series of chronographs with Indian Motorcycle, […]
November 2, 2017

Watch Brands Are Thinking Twice About Going to the Fair

LONDON — The luxury watch show Salon QP is returning to the Saatchi Gallery here this week for a ninth edition — during an increasingly challenging […]
November 2, 2017

Watches: The Strategy at Girard-Perregaux is on Time

According to Antonio Calce, the chief executive of Kering’s fine watch group, which includes Girard-Perregaux, growing up in Switzerland presents a simple question to children thinking […]
October 30, 2017

On Time: A Watch Brand by and for Millennials

On Time By ALEX WILLIAMS Jake Kassan, 26, likes to play a little game: ask other 20-somethings for the time, and see if they glance at […]
October 4, 2017

On Time: Does Anyone Actually Go Diving With a Dive Watch?

On Time By ALEX WILLIAMS Ask yourself, how many buddies do you have with dive watches? Now ask yourself, how many of them dive with one? […]
September 19, 2017

The Virtues of Vintage Watches

Even as luxury watch brands have battled retail challenges over the last few years, high-end vintage timepieces have been selling for record-setting prices, especially hard-to-find pieces […]
September 19, 2017

At 100, the Cartier Tank Transcends Time

It’s been called the most iconic watch on the planet, the ultimate in classic timepieces. And this fall, the Cartier Tank will mark its 100th birthday […]
September 19, 2017

This German Village is a Town Based on Time

GLASHÜTTE, Germany — Globally the luxury watch industry is in crisis. But somehow this village in an isolated corner of eastern Germany, with an economy totally […]
September 19, 2017

Frédéric Dreyer Develops the Future at Officine Panerai

NEUCHÂTEL, Switzerland — “The Little Genius.” That’s the nickname that Angelo Bonati, chief executive at Officine Panerai, has given his research and development director. And with […]