Watches and Clocks

November 7, 2024

Is the Watch Industry Downplaying Its Sustainability Effort?

Some observers say that, as the deadline for European Union reporting nears, brands have lowered the volume on their environmental communications. For the watch industry, the […]
November 7, 2024

The Watch Industry’s Role in Your Speeding Ticket

It was the development of the chronograph, essentially a stopwatch, that laid the groundwork for automobile speed limits. If you have ever received a speeding ticket, […]
October 27, 2024

Patek Philippe’s Cubitus Watch Resembles Benjamin James Scarifour

Patek Philippe’s first new collection in 25 years came as a particular shock to a British watchmaker who already had a (far less expensive) doppelgänger on […]
October 19, 2024

The Lead Stylist for Rihanna and Dua Lipa Wear a Rolex Wallet Chain to Remind Him of How Far He’s Come

Jahleel Weaver’s pocket watch no longer keeps time. At least, not in the traditional sense. (With every wear, he’d have to reset it.) For Mr. Weaver, […]
October 18, 2024

This Watch Line Says It’s More a ‘Gathering’ Than a Brand

‘We’re just friends having fun, doing something that we would like for ourselves,’ one Kollokium founder said. In a little over a year, Kollokium has sold […]
October 18, 2024

A King’s Clock Adorns the Bangkok Biennale

The French-made timepiece, on display for the art event, was one of many ordered by Rama V in 1873 as gifts for some Buddhist monks. A […]
October 18, 2024

A Weekend Class on Clock Repair. Irish Scenery Included.

On a bright Saturday in September, in a clockmaker’s workshop surrounded by farmland in the western Irish county of Clare, three curious students bent over workbenches […]
October 18, 2024

The Watches of Switzerland Group Marks Its Centennial

Brian Duffy, the company’s chief executive, reflects on growth, philanthropy and a new opportunity in jewelry. In 1924, the same year that Britain’s first Labour government […]
October 18, 2024

3 More Stolen Watches Are Found

Benoît Mintiens of Ressence thought he would never recover his cherished prototype watches that were among 14 taken from his home in a 2014 robbery. But […]
October 18, 2024

Don’t Fall in Love With This Watch. It’s Already Sold Out.

The Type 1-D model, created by the team of Mark Cho, Naoya Hida and Joshua Nathan Shapiro, won’t even be ready until early next year. Before […]