September 26, 2005 There aren’t too many technology companies that can claim 270 years of continuous trading, research and development. To celebrate the 270th anniversary of the creation of the brand, ...

If the 1982 Academy Awards ceremony is remembered for anything, it is for Colin Welland's acceptance speech. Welland had written the screenplay for Chariots of Fire, the era-defining film of floppy ...

Imagine a small square in a European city where three of the most celebrated watchmakers in the world would gather to debate technique and share gossip. No, it’s not Geneva—few of the industry’s big ...

Welcome to Watchword, a series in which we break down key terminology to help you better understand the lay of the horological land. In this entry, we examine the history of the chronometer, the ...

There’s a reason you don’t hear the term “Asian watchmaking” often: watchmaking in the East, though powerful, is most easily grouped into Japanese, Chinese, and other country-focused categories.

Creating a “first” in the realm of timepieces can propel a brand to new heights. But it can be hard to parse which company broke which ground. By Kathleen Beckett GENEVA — There is hardly a watch ...

In the expanse of history there exists stories that exemplify the unconquerable human spirit. The saga of the Tufina family, a name that echoes through the halls of watchmaking history is one ...

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 Zenith El Primero was launched just over 50 years ago, on January 10th, 1969. At the time, the company was still known as Zenith-Movado, and it had spent seven years developing the El Primero’s ...

Montblanc, the German luxury brand with a history that dates back to 1906, is best-known for its writing instruments, in particular its Meisterstück pens that have been used by world leaders to sign ...

Imagine a small square in a European city where three of the most celebrated watchmakers in the world would gather to debate technique and share gossip. No, it’s not Geneva—few of the industry’s big ...