A lawyer turned watchmaker, a collector turned designer, a history buff with a frank personality turned inventor of ...

“The history of Breguet is the history of the kings,” says Breguet, the founder’s descendant and the company’s vice president, head of patrimony. “It’s a history of Europe. It’s a history of ...

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 ...

RGM Watch Co. of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, is one of the last all-American watchmakers around. Unlike most American watch companies, RGM hand-makes its movement parts in-house. The complex interior ...

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 January 2022, the luxury conglomerate Kering (formerly PPR) announced a management buyout of its stake in Sowind Group SA, the Switzerland-based collective that owns the legacy watch brands ...

Nestled in the captivating embrace of the Jura Mountains in Switzerland, Joux Valley, also known as Vallée de Joux, is a destination that radiates enchantment. This picturesque valley is a haven of ...

The well-known horologist Dominique Renaud says he wants the academy to open within the next two years. By Kathleen Beckett Reporting from Geneva The creation of an academy to pass on watchmaking ...

The new brand, named after a mythological Swiss animal, combines celestial symbolism and tarot with the technical rigour of ...