December 2024
Museum Gift Shops Elevate Their Watch Lines
Recent designs include a collaboration with an award-winning architect and an elaborate pocket watch.
Maison Alcée Offers an Assembly Kit for a Luxury Table Clock
The Persée is a luxury assembly kit that comes with a guarantee of success from the French brand Maison Alcée.
Brands Find That Food-Related Watches Attract Buyers
Timepieces inspired by foods ranging from watermelon to coffee are attracting customers.
Do Gem-Set Watches and Rubber Straps Really Mix?
Several high-end brands have been offering variations of the athleisure look.
Fresh Takes on Potato Salad
Plus: festive fashion, a new destination on the Brazilian coast and more from T’s cultural compendium.
November 2024
Gold Watch, a Gift From Titanic Survivors, Sells for Nearly $2 Million
The gold watch was given to the captain of the Carpathia, the ship that responded to the Titanic’s distress call and rescued hundreds of people.
‘The Clock’ Revisits New York. Is It Still of Our Time?
Christian Marclay’s 24-hour film — and a century of cinema history — is on view at the Museum of Modern Art, returning after more than a decade.
Luminous Watches Light Up the Holiday Scene
IWC and Panerai are just a couple of the brands that have presented glow-in-the-dark timepieces this year.
Six Watches for Holiday Giving, Each at Less Than $1,000
Here is a selection of six new timepieces, each priced at less than $1,000.
Vulcain Has Created a Desk Clock That Looks Like One at J.F.K.
Vulcain has created a desk clock that resembles the clock in the former TWA terminal — now the TWA Hotel — at Kennedy International Airport.
WatchCheck Offers Repairs and Maintenance by Mail Order
WatchCheck says it can arrange repairs and maintenance for more than 200 brands and 38,700 models.
In England, Manchester Enhances Its Watch World Presence
More retail outlets and a new fair add a modern layer on the city’s historic connections to the industry.
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.
Patek Philippe Debuts a New Sporty watch design
The Cubitus collection begins with three iterations, but additional versions are promised.
4 Young Watch Lovers on TikTok and the Allure of Vintage
After all, as one said, ‘It’s not just about knowing what the time is.’
Is the Watch Industry Downplaying Its Sustainability Effort?
Some observers say that, as the deadline for European Union reporting nears, brands have lowered the volume on their environmental communications.
The Watch Industry’s Role in Your Speeding Ticket
It was the development of the chronograph, essentially a stopwatch, that laid the groundwork for automobile speed limits.
October 2024
Patek Philippe’s Cubitus Watch Resembles Benjamin James Scarifour
Patek Philippe’s first new collection in 25 years came as a particular shock to a British watchmaker who already had a (far less expensive) doppelgänger on the market.
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.
The Lead Stylist for Rihanna and Dua Lipa Wear a Rolex Wallet Chain to Remind Him of How Far He’s Come
The lead stylist for Rihanna and Dua Lipa wears a watch not for its practicality, but for what it represents in his career.
Kollokium Founder Says It’s Not Really a Watch Brand
‘We’re just friends having fun, doing something that we would like for ourselves,’ one Kollokium founder said.
A King’s Clock Adorns the Bangkok Biennale
The French-made timepiece, on display for the art event, was one of many ordered by Rama V in 1873 as gifts for some Buddhist monks.
A Weekend Class on Clock Repair. Irish Scenery Included.
Nigel Barnes, a fifth-generation horologist, acknowledges that it is a “tall order” to learn to fix a clock in two days. But some manage it, he said.
The Watches of Switzerland Group Marks Its Centennial
Brian Duffy, the company’s chief executive, reflects on growth, philanthropy and a new opportunity in jewelry.
Benoît Mintiens of Ressence Recovers 3 Stolen Watches
Benoît Mintiens of Ressence thought he would never recover his cherished prototype watches that were among 14 taken from his home in a 2014 robbery. But then he got a message.