Watches and Clocks

March 19, 2016

A Watch Master at Work

By KATHLEEN BECKETT March 18, 2016 LE SOLLIAT, Switzerland — It is extremely difficult to get a watch made by Philippe Dufour, whom peers often refer to as […]
March 19, 2016

The Bling Goes Here

By KATHLEEN BECKETT March 18, 2016 GLASGOW — In a small, windowless room above Royal Exchange Square in Glasgow, Summera Shaheen has been customizing watches and creating jewelry […]
March 18, 2016

At Patek Philippe, ‘the D.N.A. Comes In’

By MING LIU March 17, 2016 PLAN-LES-OUATES, Switzerland — Thierry and Sandrine Stern have a big year ahead. The couple — president and head of creation, respectively, at […]
March 18, 2016

When Fans Want a New Watch Now

By RACHEL FELDER March 17, 2016 For many watch brands, the most pressing technological issue has nothing to do with the introduction of app-laden “smart” timepieces or the […]
March 18, 2016

Phillips Auction Will Showcase the Chronograph

By JANE A. PETERSON March 17, 2016 At a brainstorming session in early January, the watch department at Phillips auction house zeroed in on what it said would be […]
March 18, 2016

A Fashion Team That Favors Breitling

By DAVID BELCHER March 17, 2016 LONDON — While Joe and Charlie Casely-Hayford have been expanding their fashion company have been expanding their successful men’s and women’s wear […]
March 17, 2016

Diamond-Laden Watch Coming Home to London

The Royal Ashoka Empress by Backes & Strauss and William Goldberg. By MING LIU March 17, 2016 LONDON — The British watchmaker Backes & Strauss is bringing the […]
March 17, 2016

Watchmaking in the Blood

By DAVID BELCHER March 17, 2016 TEL AVIV — Watchmaking was in Itay Noy’s professional D.N.A. long before he took up the craft. He just didn’t know it. […]
March 17, 2016

Chanel Introduces Monsieur

By RACHEL GARRAHAN March 17, 2016 In the centuries-old Swiss watchmaking universe, Chanel is a relative newcomer. The French luxury brand Chanel entered the market only in 1987, […]
March 17, 2016

Watch Brands Looking for New in Era of ‘Smart’

By VICTORIA GOMELSKY March 17, 2016 Whether or not the Swiss watch industry is in the midst of a crisis depends on whom you ask. The pessimists point […]