The watch industry has undergone gradual but important change over its centuries-long history, and a big part of that change ...

Long scorned despite being cheaper and more accurate than their mechanical counterparts, quartz watches are finally getting some love. By Scott Cacciola Wristwatch enthusiasts can be persnickety. They ...

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To fully appreciate what 29-year-old master watchmaker Cameron Weiss is trying to achieve in a nondescript office park in Torrance, it’s necessary to wind the clock back for a minute — to the late ...

A smoothly sweeping seconds hand is often used by a budding watch fancier as an indicator of quality. If you are close enough to tell the time, you can see whether the hand ticks once per second, or ...

Reading about watches can often feel like cracking open a textbook. Browsing—and even buying—means being barraged with inscrutable words and phrases like ”tourbillons,” “perpetual calendars,” “minute ...

The crystal helps keep time thanks to a property known as piezoelectricity. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Quartz, made up of ...

Grand Seiko, the luxury brand offshoot of watch giant Seiko, has established a handful of signature traits over the course of its 64-year lifespan. There’s the fine, mirror-like polishing technique ...

Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-thin, Richard Mille RM 07-01 Snow Set and Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Heures Florales are all among the new wave Chanel’s Mademoiselle ...

Dryden’s flagship field watch goes solar. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more If there is one style of watch that makes the most sense to have a solar quartz movement, it’s a ...