A Giant Leap for the Leap Second. Is Mankind Ready?
A top scientist has proposed a new way to reconcile the two different ways that our clocks keep time. Meet — wait for it — the leap minute.
November 2023
Bistate Battle Over Congestion Pricing Escalates With New Lawsuit
The mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., is suing New York to halt what he says is the harm the new tolling system will do to his city.
October 2023
RollieFest 2023 Comes to New York
Geoffrey Hess invited what he described as ‘the crème de la crème of the collectors’ community’ to a weekend in Manhattan.
She Winds Clocks at Paris’s Landmarks
Yohanna Arvaud and her team maintain hundreds of timepieces in locations like the Élysée Palace and the Louvre.
Watchmakers Know That Finissage Counts
The centuries-old art of finissage commands attention from brands and collectors alike.
A Tale of 2 Chronograph Watches
The Tentagraph by Grand Seiko and the 1941 Grönograaf by Grönefeld are the same kind of timepiece, but as different as they could be.
At Van Cleef & Arpels, Going Into ‘Unknown Territories’
Rainer Bernard, the house’s director of research and development of watches, says a sense of exploration drives its horological efforts.
Prague Fair to Focus on Microbrand Watches
Organizers of the December event in the Czech capital want to attract local visitors as well as some of the city’s many holiday tourists.
Vacheron Constantin and the Met Forge a Partnership
Educational programs are the focus of the agreement between the brand and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but watches might come along, too.
Piaget’s Creative Director Talks Watches
Stéphanie Sivrière, who joined the Swiss watchmaker in 2002, now is its creative director of jewelry and watches.