February 2023
A MoonSwatch Watch Enters the Stratosphere
An English company attached the timepiece to a weather balloon, which rose 20 miles above Earth.
4-2 Game Rekindles Shot Clock Debate in High School Basketball
One of the two teams from Oklahoma, the Anadarko High School Warriors, passed the ball around for nearly the entire game in what an announcer called “stall ball.”
In Praise of Bookstores, a Reader’s Refuge
Delighting in brick-and-mortar bookstores. Also: The Kafka diaries; news literacy; misdiagnosed by an Apple watch; unrepresentative polls.
‘My Watch Thinks I’m Dead’
911 dispatchers are buried under an avalanche of false, automated distress calls from skiers and other Apple device owners who are very much alive.
The Unlikely New TikTok Influencers: Old-School Watch Dealers
Their rapid-fire haggling in Manhattan’s diamond district teases the fantasy of making a market, rather than just being subject to it.
January 2023
Rolex Now Has a Resale Program. The Watch World Quakes.
The privately owned Swiss brand dominates the market by virtually every measure. Will it swallow up resales, too?
In Watches, 2017 Was a Turning Point
Experts say myriad changes that year have shaped the market of today.
In Japan, a Visit to the Casio G-Shock Factory
Most of the durable wristwatch’s models — and a number of other electronic items — are made at Yamagata Casio.
Is That Watch Made of Cardboard?
Using humble materials, Gabe Lau, a Hong Kong artist, makes his own versions of high-end Swiss timepieces to have “a bit more fun.”
L.A. Has Become a Real Watch Town
The sprawling metropolis has wealth and cachet, just what every brand desires.
The Watch Industry Calendar Returns to Normal (So Far, Anyway)
Fairs are back in business. But it’s clear that new watches will continue to debut year-round. Here are some notable ones.
An Alarm Clock Designed to Keep Smartphones From Bed
Inspired by her grandmother’s travel timekeeper, Lisen Bage makes pieces that restore no-digital, distraction-free spaces for sleep.
When a Watch Box Aims to Aid the Environment
Companies are turning to more natural ingredients, such as seaweed, to produce biodegradable packing for their luxury timepieces.
A Watch C.E.O. Credits Lessons She Learned Racing Cars on Ice
Coralie Charriol says competition helped to define her leadership style in the male-dominated industry.
Code41 Lets Buyers in on the Watch Design
An upstart Swiss company aims to disrupt the industry’s hush-hush traditions by putting its process to a crowdsourced vote.
December 2022
Watch Designers Want to Make You Smile
A lighthearted watch can act as “a real tonic in a kind of glum time,” one collector suggested. Richard Mille may top the trend with his million-dollar Smiley model.
Serendipity, Timing and the Birth of a Horology Library
The Horological Society of New York was shown a library space for rent. Then a collector offered his books. The result? A timekeeping treasure trove.
Mechanisms Enthrall a South Korean Watchmaker
“I want to teach people what makes all of this happen,” Kwanghun Hyun said.
These Sustainable Watch Brands Make a Case for Slow Fashion
“Five years from now, we’re still going to be improving our environmental impact,” one founder said.
These Timex Watch Dials Were Designed With a Jeweler’s Eye
A second round of the watch brand’s collaboration with Jacquie Aiche features a motif that also appears in her jewelry collection.
A Watch Collector Found His ‘Grail’ in the Indie Scene
“Give me something unique, give me something unusual, give me something original,” Paul Blandford said.
Reviving Gerald Genta’s Watch Brand
Gerald Charles, the line that the celebrated designer created in 2000, has added new models.
U.S. Military Veterans Helped Design a Watch Collection
Eight former members of the armed forces collaborated with Bausele on two timepieces, the Australian brand’s first major move into the American market.
An Online Site ‘Needed a Way to Sell Face-to-Face’
The chief executive of Watchfinder & Co. talks about why the platform now has more than 20 boutiques and sales points around the world.
Bulgari’s Serpenti Turns 75
Iterations of the bracelet that coils itself around the wearer’s wrist have turned the popular motif into the Italian jewelry house’s best seller.