Clocks and Watches

February 14, 2024

Watchmakers Have a Love-Hate Relationship With This Metal

Designers are attracted to tantalum’s unusual blue-gray sheen. But then their artisans learn how dense it is and start complaining about broken tools. In 1994, when […]
February 14, 2024

Traveling With Watches Can Be Tricky. Just Ask Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Customs regulations vary, and experts say that the right paperwork can make all the difference. In 2019, Fred Mandelbaum, Breitling’s brand historian and a watch collector […]
February 14, 2024

These Days, Watches Are for Almost Anywhere but the Wrist

From Taylor Swift to Rihanna, Emma Chamberlain to Julia Fox, celebrities are turning the watch world upside down (or even sideways). Given the outsize effect that […]
February 14, 2024

A Tokyo Repair Shop Creates Its Own Watch

Masa’s Pastime hasn’t named its timepiece yet, but intends to introduce the wristwatch in April. The popular district of Kichijoji, in western Tokyo, is the place […]
February 14, 2024

‘Modern Love Podcast’: Un-Marry Me!

Julia Botero, Christina Djossa, Reva Goldberg and Mark Pagán, Paula Szuchman and Dan Powell, Marion Lozano, Pat McCusker and Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify I said, ‘We’re separating?’ […]
February 14, 2024

This Watchmaker Admits to a Longtime Obsession

Bernhard Lederer says the escapement, the part of a mechanical timepiece that regulates the gears, has fascinated him for decades. In the almost five decades that […]
February 14, 2024

Piaget Reintroduces One of Its Classic Models

The Polo 79 looks a lot like the original Polo, but with some tweaks that appeal to buyers’ tastes and lifestyles today. The Piaget Polo 79, […]
February 14, 2024

Watch Storage Can Range from Plastic Trays to Custom Drawers

And at least one specialist goes even further: “Old Gucci shoe box, great! We can turn that into an accessories box.” Lisa Adams is convinced that […]
February 13, 2024

Tiny Love Stories: ‘The Middle of a Post-Divorce Breakdown’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. A Sweetheart Reminder on Valentine’s Day “Hello?” Mom repeated into the phone. The […]
February 12, 2024

Taylor Swift Gives a Fashion Brand a Boost at the Super Bowl

Who says Area is just about the concept and not the clothes? About half an hour after the Area show ended in New York on Super […]
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