Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them. By Carol Besler Automatic ...

Wearing a watch, especially in 2019, is as much an emotional choice as it is a practical one. A watch may help you resist your phone’s social-media siren call during the work day, for example, or, in ...

Automatic movements – equipped with a self winding system that includes an oscillating weight powered by the movements of the wearer – are the most convenient option for everyday watches. Yet women’s ...

What is a watch movement? There’s not a straightforward answer, so we’ll use an analogy: a movement is to a watch what an engine is to a car, what a heart is to a human body, and what a decentralised ...

Reading about watches can often feel like cracking open a textbook. Browsing—and even buying—means being barraged with inscrutable words and phrases like "tourbillons,” “perpetual calendars,” “minute ...

For watch repair professionals and enthusiasts alike, one truth remains unchanged: the quality of the parts you use defines the outcome of your work. In horology, every detail matters—from the balance ...