Six watchmakers behind four new brands talk about the hard work and study it has taken them to produce their first watches. By Anders Modig Davin Reporting from the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel and ...

There is a shortage of watchmakers in the U.S., which has vexed upstart American watch brands looking to grow. Rolex’s new school for watchmakers opened in Dallas last fall and includes 27 students in ...

Watchmaking doesn’t feel like the most 21st century profession. The job requires unwavering patience and a delicate touch, with watchmakers taking months or even years to create a single timepiece.

A journey through Switzerland’s ‘Watch Valley’ offers travelers a rare insight into how this complicated craft is alive–and ticking–in the Jura mountains. Visitors to Switzerland‘s “Watch Valley” can ...

With student enrollments down and retirements rising, Swiss brands worry that growth will stall. By Roberta Naas The watchmaking world is facing an unprecedented problem: a severe lack of watchmakers ...

Annelinde Dunselman, an independent watchmaker and founder of Dunselman Watchmaking, didn’t plan to be a watchmaker. “As a child, I was fascinated by watches... and by everything that sparkled, ticked ...

It is these small, high-end independent watchmakers we are celebrating here, the masters of the craft, design, tools, and technology that drive today’s high horology. From well-known masters like ...

The U.S. dominated the railroad and civilian markets with rugged, dependable movements into the early 1900s. However, after World War II, Swiss brands, such as Rolex and Omega, increasingly gained ...

We love our rugged dive watches and whatnot, but there’s more to watchmaking than handsome, everyday wrist gear: there’s also a world of incredible artistry. It’s worth paying attention to the top ...

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Ever since watches began bringing order to the ephemeral passage of time, they also started doing something else: breaking. Own one long enough and something will probably go wrong. It'll run slow. Or ...