“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The well-known horologist Dominique Renaud says he wants the academy to open within the next two years. By Kathleen Beckett Reporting from Geneva The creation of an academy to pass on watchmaking ...

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 ...

The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) stands out as a global celebration of watchmaking, earning its nickname as Oscars of horology. This year, at the storied Bâtiment des Forces Motrices in ...