Von Doren, which used the game’s notations on the dial of its first watch, plans to introduce a new version of the design this fall.
Category: Watches and Clocks
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A Mainstay of Shopping Malls Earns a Grander Accolade
Winner of a Challenge prize, the Raymond Weil brand is making a play for the enthusiast audience.
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When Watchmakers Team Up With Pritzker Prize Winners
Architects say they find a certain affinity between designing major structures and smaller items to wear on the wrist.
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A Watchmaker Who Seizes the Moment
Ups and downs in the industry, coupled with a tragic loss, have taught Ludovic Ballouard that the most important time is now.
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On the Belgian Coast, a Design Gallery Where You Can Spend the Night
Plus: hojicha-infused sweets, ceramic watches and more from T’s cultural compendium.
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How a Mechanical Songbird Takes Flight
For one Swiss artisan, creating a sapphire-covered, tuneful automaton for the French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels was a yearslong process.
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An Idea Man and an Artisan Join Forces
The watchmakers Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier introduce the first piece from their new brand.
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Rock Crystal Is Back in (Watch) Style
While quartz has long been used in timepieces, new models by Chanel and Van Cleef & Arpels show it having a moment.
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Watch Fair’s Welcome Grows Even Bigger
This year Watches and Wonders Geneva added a third public day — and here are some of the new timepieces visitors have been seeing.
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Gather Round for a Good Old-Fashioned Revival
Five collectors pick the vintage watches they would most love to see reissued.
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This Japanese Museum Actually Keeps Time
The Timepiece Museum has about 120 clocks of all shapes and sizes on display, out of a total of about 800, with the oldest dating from the 1400s.
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British Watch Brands Have Their Day
The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers, which organized the fair, said it was the first of its kind in the country.