Jiro Katayama’s Otsuka Lotec Watches Focus on Mechanics
Jiro Katayama’s designs for his Otsuka Lotec brand take inspiration from hand-held movie cameras and speedometers.
November 2023
Charity Watch Auction Stalled by Social Media Outcry
A social media outcry over its more than $100 million in donations led Only Watch, one of the industry’s most high-profile events, to cancel its Nov. 5 sale.
Philip Chuah Taught Himself to Make Watch Straps
Philip Chuah, who used YouTube videos to learn the skill, now creates bands in everything from calfskin to tilapia.
Breitling’s Sustainability Director Calls for ‘Meaningful Transparency’
Breitling’s sustainability director says ‘data dumps’ don’t help the public understand environmental efforts.
Tissot Says Youth-Oriented Marketing Has Paid Off
The company does not disclose sales, but its chief executive maintains that sporty designs and a video blitz have helped double-digit growth this year.
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.
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.