June 2025
Oct. 10 Is Declared Watch World Day
Nine organizations join forces to designate Oct. 10 as World Watch Day.
A French Clockmaker Wins the F.P. Journe Young Talent Prize
Alexis Fruhauff of Paris took top honors in the 2025 F.P. Journe Young Talent Competition.
Urban Jürgensen Introduces 3 Watches From Its New Team
The management of Urban Jürgensen, a 19th-century maker, now includes the celebrated independent watchmaker Kari Voutilainen.
Rolex Hopes You Will Want a Highly Accurate Watch
Your phone and appliances keep perfect time, but Rolex and other luxury brands trust that buyers will desire precision-focused mechanical models.
These Clocks Tell Frida Kahlo’s Love Story
The artist personalized decorative pottery as mementos of her divorce and remarriage to Diego Rivera.
A.I. Takes Fantasy Watch Design a Step Further
Hobbyists who used to sketch or paint their ideas of timepieces now use the technology for more sophisticated renderings.
The Perregaux Cafe in Tokyo Offers Watches as Well as Wine
Kunio Sado wanted to open a vintage resale shop but decided it wouldn’t draw enough customers. His solution? The Perregaux cafe.
Downsized Watch Movements Have Led to Big Changes
Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them.
Leather and Silk: Materials for Unconventional Watch Dials
Whether inlaid or embroidered, sturdy or smooth, the textiles present their own set of challenges.
The Best Rubber-Strap Watches for Summer
Ahead of Father’s Day, a roundup of colorful water-resistant styles.
May 2025
An Amsterdam Hotel With Canal Views
Plus: sun hats on the runway, melt-in-your-mouth halvah and more from T’s cultural compendium.
A Van Cleef & Arpels Watch That Took Nearly 1,300 Hours to Make
A gem-encrusted timepiece from Van Cleef & Arpels harks back to early 20th-century bow-shaped brooches.
April 2025
In ‘Your Friends & Neighbors,’ the Watches Steal the Show
“Your Friends & Neighbors” strives to comment on the vacuousness of wealth while simultaneously glorifying the spoils of being really, really rich.
Benrus Watches Is Revived by U.S. Investment Group
Benrus plans to produce watches in Switzerland, but is keeping its headquarters in the same Manhattan building where it was founded in 1921.
Brands at Watches and Wonders Geneva Look for Sales
Brands hope the models debuting at Watches and Wonders Geneva will recharge their lackluster sales.
In Bahrain, an Initiative to Train Watchmakers
An entrepreneur introduces, and teaches, a university course to give students hands-on training in key aspects of the field, from history to assembly to marketing.
Rado’s New Watch Was Inspired by Science Fiction
Science fiction and a love of spacesuits contributed to the look of a new collaboration by Tej Chauhan, an industrial designer, with the Rado brand.
Chanel, Panerai and Zenith Add New Blues to Ceramic Watches
After years of development, Chanel, Panerai, Audemars Piguet and Zenith are introducing new shades of the classic hue in their ceramic watches.
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.
Vacheron Constantin Creates the Most Complicated Wristwatch
The 41 functions of the Les Cabinotiers Solaria Grand Complication make it the world’s most complicated wristwatch.
Watches and Wonders Geneva Opens With 60 Brands
Watches and Wonders Geneva, the luxury industry’s only major watch fair, opens this week with introductions from 60 brands.
Van Cleef & Arpels’ Cadenas Watch at 90 Years
The padlock-style timepiece now features a mix of diamonds and sapphires.
Piaget Revisits the Trapezoid for a New Watch
Sixtie, a new bracelet watch, was inspired by a design from the late 1960s.
March 2025
Statera Watch Designs Were Inspired by Its Home in Brazil
A giant pine nut, for example, led to the logo for Statera Watch Co, a fledgling brand on the country’s watch scene.
An Irish Clock Museum Welcomes the Cuckoo
Once hundreds of clocks are hung in a new exhibition space, “it’s going to be like stepping into the Black Forest.”