Watches and Clocks

September 19, 2017

Million-Dollar Watch to Have Its Own Gallery Show

It’s unusual for a watch to have its own exhibition at an art gallery. But then the DR01 Twelve First is no ordinary timepiece: It has […]
September 4, 2017

A Shopping Spree in Hong Kong: The Past and the Future

At a shopping mall here that caters to mainland Chinese tourists, Jayce Zhao veered into a Hublot boutique to inquire about a $24,275 watch that he […]
September 4, 2017

At Omega, a New Factory for Orders from China

August frustrates Raynald Aeschlimann, president and chief executive at Omega. When he welcomed a guest to his office for a tour of the company’s new production […]
September 4, 2017

Custom Timepieces Seize the Moment

In 2003, when George Bamford founded Bamford Watch Department — a company that specialized in customizing Rolex sports watches by applying industrial case coatings, special finishes […]
September 4, 2017

Vintage Rolex Is What This Collector Craves

“Vintage Rolex is my focus,” Timothy Yong said. “I track every auction.” Mr. Yong, 33, has five rows of timepieces in a glass display case spanning […]
September 4, 2017

A Remote Desert, an Adventurer and British Watchmaking

It’s probably safe to bet that few people can immediately pinpoint the Saryesik-Atyrau Desert, in eastern Kazakhstan, on a map. But on Monday, Jamie Maddison was […]
September 4, 2017

Diverse Voices to Start Telling Time in Birmingham, England

Birmingham, the English city often identified as Britain’s most diverse, is going to use time to celebrate its variety of voices. An aural clock, a sound […]
August 31, 2017

On Time: Paul Newman’s Rare Rolex Has Auction Watchers Buzzing

On Time By ALEX WILLIAMS Maybe you missed out on Jimi Hendrix’s “Woodstock” Stratocaster, which sold for a reported $1.3 million in 1993. Perhaps you were […]
July 31, 2017

On Time: Instagram Turbocharges the Watch Market

On Time By ALEX WILLIAMS On Thursday, it was a stylishly retro 1962 Bulova Super Compressor on @analogshift that won my heart. On Wednesday, it had […]
July 11, 2017

On Time: Patek Philippe to Open a Pop-Up Museum in New York

On Time By ALEX WILLIAMS As Rolls-Royce is to automobiles, Patek Philippe is to watches: exquisitely crafted, rich with legacy, and, with prices starting around $20,000 […]