Many have perhaps heard the term “chronometer” or seen the words “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified” cluttering up a Rolex dial without fully understanding it. What does it mean, exactly?

Within the Swiss watch industry, there are a handful of certifications and seals that evaluate high-end watches, perhaps the best-known of which is the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute ...

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 ...

Tudor becomes the second brand to have its timepieces assessed for accuracy by a Swiss government agency. By Nazanin Lankarani Creating a Swiss mechanical watch that can measure the passage of time ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the high, technical, and artistic ends of the watch industry. The brand-new FB 1L Chronometer, which displays the age and ...