In Asia, if You Like a Watch Brand, You Start a Club
A Japanese fan organized the first in-person club for the French brand Maurice Lacroix. Now, there are three more in the region.
July 2023
Louis Vuitton Watches Move Upmarket
As it announced a watch case redesign, the brand said it will make fewer, but more sophisticated, timepieces for higher prices.
The High-End Watch Universe in Singapore is Expanding
Major brands are opening new shops, local entrepreneurs are growing their lines and collectors are getting new contenders.
It’s Simple: Fewer Watches, Higher Prices
“Let’s face the reality,” one executive said, “this is a trend in the luxury business. And we are part of that business.”
Form Watches Can Be Fruit, Fauna or Almost Anything at All
The industry term for such fanciful timepieces is form watches, and their origin story stretches back at least 500 years.
One Collector Won’t Have to Keep His Watch in a Drawer
An Irish artisan is creating a walnut box, veneered with centuries-old bog oak, for a watchmaker’s client.
A School Watch Gets the Prize
After the F.P. Journe competition revealed the 2023 winner, one jury member said Alexandre Hazemann’s student project “looks like a commercial watch.”
Richemont Aims to Curb Watch Theft
Whether a database created by Richemont will actually help curb thefts may depend on how many people use it.
The ’70s Model Susy Dyson Puts a Wristwatch Up for Auction
The ’70s model Susy Dyson likes to let things go, so she put the Mellerio dits Meller timepiece up for auction.
An Art-Filled Swiss Idyll in Lausanne and the Joux Valley
Breathtaking modern architecture, museums dedicated to watch-making, and bucolic views from a train window await visitors willing to venture beyond Switzerland’s major cities.