Shona Taine, a 27-year-old watchmaker, became the first woman to join the prestigious Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants this month. - Muriel Antille Watchmaking doesn’t feel like the most ...

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 ...

In the digital era, when most of us tell the time almost exclusively by glancing at our smartphones, the historic craft of analogue watchmaking may seem like a relic of times gone by. But far from ...

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 ...

When Nicolas Beau walked away from his 19-year tenure at Chanel to join Tiffany & Co in 2021, he was not simply changing jobs – he was stepping into a time machine. The French horologist’s mission? To ...

The Horological Society of New York (HSNY), a 155-year-old New York City-based organization that supports the watchmaking community as well as enthusiasts and collectors, has just announced a new ...

The clock might be ticking on the watchmaking industry. The U.S. could use about 4,000 more people working on watches nationwide, according to the Horological Society of New York. “Unfortunately, more ...

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.

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 ...