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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Born in Valais and deeply inspired by the spirit of the mountains, Norton Peak embodies a new generation of Swiss watchmaking ...

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 ...

At Padron Watch Company, a Minneapolis-based maker of mechanical watches, old technology meets modernity. Forty-year-old Leo Padron is combing two great appreciations of his—the art of mechanical ...

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 ...

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

If you’re getting serious about watch collecting, our guide to the best mid-range brands is essential reading. Why? You ask.

Experts link UNESCO recognition of the craft in Switzerland and France to preserving special skills. By Robin Swithinbank Mechanical watchmaking in France and Switzerland has joined a grass mowing ...