Open Source Watch Movement to Change Swiss Watchmaking
An independent watchmaker in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland is changing things up by developing the first open source watch movement and will provide the techni... Read More...
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Long Repair Times for Luxury Watches May be Changing
Customers have been used to sending their watches off to be serviced or repaired and not seeing or hearing anything for months at a time. It's always frustratin... Read More...
Watches & Wonders Fair to Showcase Online Amid COVID Pandemic
COVID-19, or Coronavirus, has disrupted everything and among the things we have had to give up is the watch fairs that come to Geneva Switzerland every year. We... Read More...
Coronavirus Causes Swiss Watch Fair Cancellations
In order to reduce the spreading of the coronavirus, two major Swiss watch fairs have cancelled their upcoming events - Watches & Wonders Geneva and Baselwo... Read More...
Benrus to be Revived and Relaunched
The once popular watch brand Benrus used to be the third largest brand in the US and was worn by soldiers in WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Benrus e... Read More...
Pre-Loved Watches Are a Time Tested Investment
Pre-owned luxury watches have made a comeback in popularity and collectors are willing to pay big bucks for these vintage watches; therefore, some new e-commerc... Read More...
Foundation Formed to Preserve Traditional Watchmaking Skills
Watchmaking is a skill that has been passed down through many generations and once upon a time watchmakers knew how to hand craft each component of a watch. Mod... Read More...
Swatch Offers Compromise in Watch Movements Deadlock
Ten years ago, Swatch Group approached the Competition Commission (Comco) about no longer wanting to supply the entirety of the Swiss watch industry with their ... Read More...
Luxury Watchmakers Give Back By Supporting Children’s Charities
Big name brands like Patek Philippe, A. Lange & Söhne, IWC Schaffhausen, Cartier, H Moser & Cie, etc. have auctioned off watches for big money in suppor... Read More...
New Mechanical Rover Design Inspired by Horology to be Used for Exploration of Venus
Venus is an inhospitable planet, with temperatures over 800°F, sulfuric acid clouds, and a pressure that is 92 times more than the surface of Earth. These condi... Read More...
Danish Courts Stop Watchmakers Use Artist Painting to Create Timepieces
Recently, a court in Denmark defended an artist’s right to not have his work sold and then cut up to be used as decorative dials for a line of luxury watches. W... Read More...
100 Year Old Brand Returning to Switzerland to Start Over
Milus, a watch brand that has been around for a century, began in Switzerland in 1919 and made its way through the years with pieces like the Snow Star and Arch... Read More...
Horological Society of New York Hosts Classes in Miami
The Horological Society of New York is coming to Miami to offer courses in Horology. On January 11, 2020 classes about movement mechanics, winding and setting, ... Read More...