September 24, 2011

Inspiration for Special Timepiece in a Wreck

A nautical restoration has become the inspiration for an unusual timepiece.
September 24, 2011

A Party for Vacheron Constantin — Nocturnalist

We try on a $905,000 timepiece at a party for the Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin’s first American shop.
September 24, 2011

Watch Designer Applies His Design Instincts to Yachts

The watchmaker Jean-François Ruchonnet and the yacht designer Jean-Jacques Coste showed off a newly designed supersize yacht at the Monaco Yacht Showboat show this week.
September 24, 2011

Luxury, for a Cause

Every two years, some of the most renowned luxury watchmaking brands come together for a good cause: a charity auction of unique pieces sold to benefit medical research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
September 24, 2011

Marking the Time and Passing It by Gambling

Cards, dice and roulette inspire luxury watch designs that also let wearers play the games.
September 24, 2011

Royalty Have for Centuries Been the Watch Industry’s Most Eager Clients

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, royal patronage was the chief force behind the watch trade's technical and aesthetic innovation, and royal families have ever since been a reliable source of income for the industry..