Watches and Clocks

March 24, 2022

Why Are Rolex Watches Even More Expensive Right Now?

It is difficult to buy a new Rolex these days. And the secondary market is booming into the stratosphere. A year ago, pre-owned 18-karat-gold Rolex Cosmograph […]
March 8, 2022

From Dubai to Warsaw, Women Are Forming Their Own Watch Clubs

“When I looked at watch clubs, it was men, men, men, men, men. And cigars.” In late 2019, Irina Ciobanu, the marketing manager for Elie Saab […]
March 8, 2022

Vintage Watch Dealer Goes Her Own Way

Last year, Zoe Abelson left Hong Kong and the security of a full-time job. Now, based in New York, she searches for the watches of her […]
March 8, 2022

The Irish Museum of Time Tells the Country’s History

‘Irish writers, poets, playwrights, artists are rightly celebrated, but no one knows about the clockmakers,’ one donor said. WATERFORD, Ireland — Ireland’s long history of horology […]
March 8, 2022

Should the British Museum Get a Smartwatch?

Oliver Cooke, the museum’s horology curator, talks about the 8,000 items in his care — and the smartwatch debate. LONDON — Visitors to the Rosetta Stone […]
March 8, 2022

A Watch Brand Is (Quickly) Reborn

It took new management only six months to introduce a watch at HYT, a quirky brand that uses fluorescent liquid to indicate time. When it was […]
March 8, 2022

Francesca Amfitheatrof Designs a Jeweled Watch for Louis Vuitton

The Mini Malle echoes details of a trunklike handbag from 2014, but with 617 diamonds. During the high jewelry presentations in Paris in January, Louis Vuitton […]
March 8, 2022

Auction Bid Secures ‘a Piece of History’

The diamond-studded watch brooch from the late 18th century doesn’t keep time, but its new owner says that doesn’t bother her. Judith Price checks out jewelry […]
February 17, 2022

Watches Are Getting a Lot More Edgy

Facets or notches in bezels, those rings around timepiece dials, have been growing in popularity. Move over classic round watches. The shape of things to come […]
December 10, 2021

A Japanese Star Broadens His Taste in Watches

Lately, Ryuichi Kawamura has been using design, not price, as a guide to expanding his collection. TOKYO — Ryuichi Kawamura is not only famous as the […]