Watches and Clocks

September 9, 2020

An Easier Way to Insure That Watch

You just got a new Rolex or Audemars Piguet. The last thing on your mind: watch insurance. Too much hassle, right? Maybe not anymore. The team […]
May 1, 2020

What to Do if Your Watch Is Magnetized

Suddenly your wristwatch is running 10 minutes fast. Or 10 minutes slow. Or, inexplicably, it stops entirely. What happened? It could be your smartphone’s fault. At […]
May 1, 2020

Watches for Your Ears

Watch lovers are an intensely visual bunch: Consider the more than 2.1 million images tagged #wristshot on Instagram. But the rising popularity of horology podcasts also […]
April 30, 2020

Chanel’s ‘Fashion Watch’ Set the Fashion

PARIS — In the online forums where watch nerds and collectors gather to discuss the industry and grumble about brand marketing and rocketing prices, the Chanel […]
April 30, 2020

It’s Time at Luxury Resale Sites

A few months ago, before nonessential stores were closed, Karen Oberman, a department store personal shopper who lives just north of New York City, bought a […]
January 12, 2020

Patek Philippe Commands the Future

GENEVA — Thierry Stern looked pleased when, in an interview in early December, he said 2019 would be a record year for Patek Philippe. “I’m not […]
November 26, 2019

Can’t Afford a Shopping Spree At Cartier? This Book Is the Next Best Thing

THE CARTIERSThe Untold Story Behind the Jewelry EmpireBy Francesca Cartier Brickell By Sadie Stein “Family came first,” Francesca Cartier Brickell’s grandfather tells her of the family’s […]
November 6, 2019

Why Justin Bieber, Chris Pratt and Offset Like to ‘Double-Wrist’

What fashion flourish is shared by Justin Bieber, Fidel Castro, Princess Diana and Drake? If you guessed “double-wristing,” the totally gratuitous but weirdly enduring practice of […]
October 25, 2019

Ellen DeGeneres Just Bought a Vintage Rolex. It Only Cost around $750,000.

In the vintage watch market, few timepieces are more coveted than a late-1960s gold Rolex Daytona. So how much was obtaining one worth to Ellen DeGeneres, […]
October 25, 2019

Justin Hartley of ‘This Is Us’ Meditates on His Rolexes

“See that hand?” said Justin Hartley, pointing to the second hand on his Rolex Daytona as it skimmed the black-and-champagne face. “That hand is going so […]