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.

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 ...

Collaborations are king in the world of watchmaking, and James Thompson’s career is a perfect example of how to excel at them. The Ottawa-born, Vancouver-raised designer has become a cult figure 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...