Watches and Clocks

March 22, 2016

A Viennese Landmark Is Transformed

By KATHLEEN BECKETT March 22, 2016 For 100 years, anyone in Vienna could tell the time by looking up at the Cube Clocks positioned on poles throughout the […]
March 22, 2016

Chanel, Dior, Fendi and Kors Unveil Latest Offerings at Baselworld

By ELIZABETH PATON March 21, 2016 BASEL, Switzerland — Each year, some 150,000 industry insiders and haute horlogerie fanatics descend upon this small town, near the German and […]
March 19, 2016

More Than a Clock

By JEAN RAFFERTY March 19, 2016 Time today is instantly available from a watch on your wrist or a smartphone in your hand. So it is something of […]
March 19, 2016

What She’s Wearing: Deniz Gamze Erguven and the Boy.Friend

Deniz Gamze Erguven wearing the Chanel Boy.Friend. By DAVID BELCHER March 19, 2016 Deniz Gamze Erguven, the 37-year-old Turkish-French director, has made the kind of feature film debut […]
March 19, 2016

Brazil, in the Background When It Comes to Watches

By MELANIE ABRAMS March 19, 2016 “If its economy was normal, Brazil would be the biggest and most dynamic market for watches,” said Ion Schiau, vice president of […]
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 […]