Welcome to Watchword, a series in which we break down key terminology to help you better understand the lay of the ...

Printed circuit boards are typically only something you’d find in a digital watch. However, as [IndoorGeek] demonstrates, you can put them to wonderful use in a classical analog watch, too. They can ...

Meteorite-dial timepieces aren’t just aesthetically pleasing—they also contain the secrets to the origins of life.

Porcelain, enamel, carbon fiber, meteorite, mother-of-pearl, onyx, aventurine… boring! They all sound exotic and have attractive applications but are, in fact, relatively common watch-dial materials.

To understand the role that color plays in the most rarefied corners of the Swiss watch market, consider the Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-010, the one with the standard blue dial. Discontinued ...

The highlight of Cartier's most artistic of high-end luxury watches for 2014 will be a limited edition piece with a parrot avian made out of flower petals. This in fact seems to be the very first time ...

Even by the standards of watch boxes — typically oversized for the objects they hold — Chopard’s latest leather case, unveiled at watch fair Watches and Wonders, is strikingly large. But the grandeur ...

Shinola, the luxury Detroit watch and bicycle maker, will begin producing its own watch dials sometime next year out of its flagship retail store in Midtown. The company will hire between 10 to 14 new ...

This is an edition of the newsletter Box + Papers, Cam Wolf’s weekly deep dive into the world of watches. Sign up here. Creating a new type set from scratch is a bit like doing a jigsaw puzzle: As you ...