Watches and Clocks

December 10, 2023

Belgium Emerges as a Source of Watchmaking Creativity

Dozens of brands are at work in the nation despite hurdles such as a shortage of factories and struggles for name recognition. Belgium has long been […]
December 10, 2023

A New Platform Aims to Demystify Timepiece Pricing

EveryWatch was developed to be a centralized database for watch buyers, sellers and collectors. What is a watch worth? The ever-expanding nature of the global marketplace […]
November 17, 2023

Sometimes the Best Watches Come in Pairs

Many couples, especially those in Asia, seem to like having the same or similar timepieces. Watch brands and collectors are both enjoying a bit of matchy-matchy […]
November 16, 2023

Online Ceramics Remakes the Casio G-Shock

The musician enlisted Online Ceramics, a brand known for its idiosyncratic T-shirts, to remake Casio’s G-Shock. It’s not uncommon to see clocks or hourglasses alongside the […]
November 7, 2023

For TikTok, He Asks You to Talk About Your Rolex or Patek

Mike Nouveau has attracted hundreds of thousands of followers with his “Watch Spotting” videos. Dimes Square, an area in the Lower East Side bordered by Chinatown […]
November 7, 2023

8 Fans of Dubai Watch Week on the Fair, the Fun and the Food

The event, scheduled for Nov. 16-20, expects to feature 68 brands and the introduction of about 20 new timepieces. When Dubai Watch Week debuted in 2015, […]
November 7, 2023

Sustainability in Watches: A Story in 6 Pieces

The industry’s response to calls for change has been complex, but the debut of these watches over the last 50 years provides some insight. In 2017, […]
November 7, 2023

Conceiving the Watches of Tomorrow

Graduate students in a rare diploma program for watch design are creating timepieces for the future. It was a Monday morning in mid-September and summer vacation […]
November 7, 2023

To One Watchmaker, Gears and Pinions Are the Interesting Bits

Jiro Katayama’s designs for his Otsuka Lotec brand take inspiration from hand-held movie cameras and speedometers. Some watch designers are inspired by the grand beauty and […]
November 7, 2023

Applying Her Kurdish Heritage to Watches

Leyla Uysal uses ethnic motifs and the colors of her Turkish homeland in her Bajer line. In the early 1990s, when Leyla Uysal was in grade […]