6 Women on the Ups and Downs of Buying Watches
Sometimes, women say, their retail experiences do resemble bad jokes. But recently collector groups have begun to make a difference.
April 2025
March 2025
Eight Watch Brands Now Sell $1 Billion a Year
There now are eight brands selling more than $1 billion each year. Experts say it means big brands are getting bigger and their products are getting pricier.
Gerald Genta’s Sea Urchin Watch Now Offered in Fire Opals
Since its 2023 acquisition by LVMH, the Gerald Genta watch brand has issued four iterations of its classic Oursin design, most recently with fire opals.
February 2025
Do Watch Collectors Really Have All the Power?
Two fans discuss the relationship between the industry and its most loyal customers.
November 2024
25 Watch Brands Donate Special Pieces to a Charity Auction
Biver and Chopard are among the houses participating in TimeForArt, a Dec. 7 benefit for the Swiss Institute, an art institution in New York.
October 2024
A Watch Won’t Be Ready Until 2025, but It’s Already Sold Out
The Type 1D model, created by the team of Mark Cho, Naoya Hida and Joshua Nathan Shapiro, won’t even be ready until early next year.
Watch Shapes Go From Round to
After decades of classic round contours, geometric, Brutalist and frankly fantastical forms have stolen the spotlight.
January 2024
What 2024 May Hold for the Luxury Watch Business
The dealers Silas Walton and Austen Chu discuss their predictions for 2024, including more stability in the market and collectors who buy for passion over profit.
A Watch Honoring an Explorer Joins His Son’s Antarctic Trip
In 1990, Reinhold Messner crossed Antarctica on foot. In December, Simon Messner ran a marathon there with a Montblanc watch that could keep up.
December 2023
Atom Moore’s Photos Said to Turn Watches Into Art
A decade ago, Atom Moore wasn’t all that interested in watches. Now he is considered one of the industry’s top professional photographers.