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 ...

In the Japanese language, Shizukuishi, the name of a small town in the north of Honshu, Japan’s main island, translates to “water trickling on stone.” It’s a fitting detail on a mid-September morning ...

PARIS — Unesco has added the craft of mechanical watchmaking and art mechanics to its list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity, recognizing a tradition that has been passed on through the ...

After a quieter 2025 than perhaps most were expecting, Swiss watchmaker Longines has dropped a bombshell. The Saint-Imier favourite has unveiled a string of new references across the three-hand Spirit ...

Wei Koh has never merely told time. He has also spent two decades shaping the culture around it. The 55-year-old has ...

Experience the exceptional Van Cleef & Arpels Planétarium automaton, a masterpiece of watchmaking and unique narrative design ...

This November, Phillips will hammer incredible watches from the 1980s and 1990s in their thematic auction Reloaded: The Rebirth of Mechanical Watchmaking. These two decades were decisive for the Swiss ...

Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Ulysse Nardin Freak. Who says the ...