Earlier this year, Ralph Lauren Watches & Jewelry Company expanded the brand’s Sporting Collection of watches – adding several Safari models that deftly blend the concepts of adventure and elegance, ...

Welcome to Watchword, a series in which we break down key terminology to help you better understand the lay of the horological land. In this entry, we examine the history of the chronometer, the ...

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 ...

In the early days of sailing, it was extremely challenging for ships to determine their position at sea once they lost sight of land. Their navigation methods didn’t account for environmental factors ...

The masterpiece features a trio of tourbillons affixed to a rotating plate, which completes six rotations per hour; each tourbillon on the other hand rotates every 60 seconds. Vibrating at 3 Hz, the ...

Arnold & Son has released a new Longitude Titanium collection, a COSC-certified chronometer with sports-chic accents and three different dial colours. Prices are yet to be confirmed, although they ...

Today, Carl F. Bucherer continues its 135th birthday celebration with a clean and contemporary revival watch that captures the essence of the 1960s. The newcomer retains a simple, almost utilitarian ...

A prominent figure in the independent watchmaking scene, Hajime Asaoka is best known for producing the Project T tourbillon and heading the Kurono Tokyo brand. The Japanese watchmaker continues to ...

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 ...