Watches and Clocks

July 26, 2024

10 Sport Watches Made to Compete

In the past two decades, the category has become a showcase for new materials, ergonomic advances and improved timekeeping. The modern sports watch is the instrument […]
July 26, 2024

A Winning Watch That Includes a Shooting Star

Thomas Aubert’s timepiece, which has an astrology theme, won the 2024 F.P. Journe Young Talent Competition. Name Thomas Aubert Age 23 Lives in Maîche, France, a […]
May 21, 2024

Singing the Praises of Collectible Watches

The tenor Freddie De Tommaso fell in love with opera and timepieces as a young boy. Now he shops for high-end examples in the cities where […]
May 21, 2024

These 2 Watch Collaborators Have Never Actually Met

Living on opposite sides of the globe didn’t stop them from developing their B/1 timepiece, a nod to Brutalist architecture. Phillip Toledano, a visual artist and […]
May 21, 2024

An Exhibition to Show ‘Young Guys What We Have Been Doing’

The independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen was dubious about a show in Finland, but then he decided, “why not?” A 10-time winner at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie […]
May 21, 2024

Edinburgh’s Time Ball Will Fall Again

The time signaling device, which hasn’t been operating in recent years, is being restored as part of the renovation of a Calton Hill monument. Specialists have […]
May 21, 2024

Spring Means It’s Time to Plant Edinburgh’s Floral Clock

David Dorward was a young boy when he first visited the Floral Clock, a combination of horology and horticulture initially installed in 1903 on a south-facing […]
May 21, 2024

Wearing a Famous Chess Match on Your Wrist

Von Doren, which used the game’s notations on the dial of its first watch, plans to introduce a new version of the design this fall. Oyvind […]
May 21, 2024

A Mainstay of Shopping Malls Earns a Grander Accolade

Winner of a Challenge prize, the Raymond Weil brand is making a play for the enthusiast audience. At the award ceremony for the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie […]
May 21, 2024

When Watchmakers Team Up With Pritzker Prize Winners

Architects say they find a certain affinity between designing major structures and smaller items to wear on the wrist. The commissioning of architects to design watches […]