My mom recently gave me the watch my grandfather wore much of his adult life. Some of my memories of him were wearing that watch and playing mahjong as I would quietly observe. Timepieces, like humans ...

“The history of Breguet is the history of the kings,” says Breguet, the founder’s descendant and the company’s vice president, head of patrimony. “It’s a history of Europe. It’s a history of ...

One family’s centurieslong trade provides a window on British colonial history and Kenya’s independence, but its time looks ...

RGM Watch Co. of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, is one of the last all-American watchmakers around. Unlike most American watch companies, RGM hand-makes its movement parts in-house. The complex interior ...

A Swiss magazine publisher leads an effort to digitize horology’s history. By Victoria Gomelsky Imagine if the world’s horological archives — and their cache of pamphlets, drawings, reports, ...

In January 2022, the luxury conglomerate Kering (formerly PPR) announced a management buyout of its stake in Sowind Group SA, the Switzerland-based collective that owns the legacy watch brands ...

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. By Nazanin Lankarani Mahmood Qannati ...

When it comes to watches, mechanical timepieces are considered the best investment in terms of quality and value retention. But even in the world of luxury timepieces, very few brands can craft their ...

Certified Watchmaker Suleman Qureshi highlights the fading craft of high-end mechanical watchmaking and the need to preserve this rare skill. Mechanical watchmaking is an art of precision, discipline ...

Nestled in the captivating embrace of the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, Joux Valley, also known as Vallée de Joux, is a destination that radiates enchantment. This picturesque valley is a haven of ...

This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. In late July, I woke up to an out-of-the-blue text: “Hello Victoria, ...