Mechanical watches have always carried a special charm. Unlike smartwatches or quartz watches, they feel alive powered by ...

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The history of mechanical watchmaking is littered with once-great brands that sadly no longer exist. With the widespread adaptation of cheap and accurate battery-powered quartz movements in the 1970s, ...

Building a serious watch collection does not begin with an heirloom piece or a rare vintage find. It begins with a decision: ...

Your phone and appliances keep perfect time, but Rolex and other luxury brands trust that buyers will desire precision-focused mechanical models. By Victoria Gomelsky Sixty years ago, before the ...

The new 7340/1R is the first watch with complications in the Twenty~4 collection. Prop Stylist: Miako Katoh; photo by Brian Klutch There’s a new movement sweeping through town in the form of Patek ...

SwissWatchExpo (SWE) offers a curated entry point with its luxury pre-owned collection in the $26 billion pre-owned market, flooded with an estimated 40 million counterfeit watches annually, making ...

Ten years ago, Bulgari forever changed the landscape of ultra-thin watchmaking with the release of the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon, marking the thinnest tourbillon movement and thinnest tourbillon watch ...

Renowned Swiss manufacturer L’Epée 1839 has introduced a new Mechanical Watch Box at LVMH Watch Week, reimagining the way luxury timepieces are displayed. Dubbed the “VIP lounge for your wristwatch,” ...

Belarusian watch brand, HVILINA has just launched a cyberpunk-coded watch limited edition collection: NOMBRO HYBRID. The collection comprises six variations, each sporting a distinctly different dial ...

A longer version of this story appeared in Esquire's free newsletter About Time, dedicated to the world of luxury watches. Get it in your inbox at 8am, Sundays. Sign up here There are some broad tips ...