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...
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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...
What’s The Difference Between a Cheap and Expensive Watch?
People go shopping for watches and ask the salesperson “ what’s a good watch that doesn’t cost too much?” That is a hard question to answer as there are so many... Read More...
Rare Chiming Watch Collection Recorded at Abbey Road
Vacheron Constantin is a master in one of the most complex watch functions, the chiming timepiece. Recently, a collection of chiming timepieces, called Les Cabi... Read More...
Innovative Watches That are Pushing the Industry Forward
Watches haven’t seemingly changed much in the last few hundred years as many watch brands decided to re-release older models or are inspired by vintage design, ... Read More...