In the Japanese language, Shizukuishi, the name of a small town in the north of Honshu, Japan’s main island, translates to “water trickling on stone.” It’s a fitting detail on a mid-September morning ...

American watchmaking was once a thriving industry. After the Civil War, the U.S. dominated the world market in inexpensive, accurate watches, a position maintained into the first half of the 20 th ...

The Tiffany Timer revives a long-standing tradition - exactly 160 years after the New York jeweler designed its first ...

The Omega Speedmaster is such a watchmaking icon that an entire subspecies of Speedies has evolved in the nearly 70 years since its inception in 1957. As a watch, of course, it’s instantly synonymous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spencer Torok, 25, a watchmaker at J.N. Shapiro Watches in Torrance, recently graduated from Rolex's Lititz Watch Technicum.

A well-worn adage of mechanical watchmaking is preserving tradition while driving innovation. Today’s brands take advantage of manufacturing technology that has advanced the state of the art without ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Greg Petronzi of True Patina, a watchmaker specializing in vintage Rolex repairs. He is also a licensed psychologist and professor at New York ...

Lex explains why chronometer watches matter ✓ And why the world of luxury needs accuracy ✓ To squander time, you must first ...

Bulgari: Beyond Time is guaranteed to look nice on the coffee table - the basic standard of any decorative book of its type - but it goes well beyond that. In addition to exploring the brand's ...

Chanel, the couture fashion and perfume company, which also has a watchmaking division, has invested in luxury independent watch brand F.P.Journe. Chanel has made similar minority stake investments in ...

COSC is introducing a tougher certification tier, and your next watch might need to earn it.