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Category: Watches and Clocks
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Cartier’s Tank Française Watch Gets a Makeover
Experts credit Meghan Markle’s fondness for the feminine timepiece as one reason it has legions of fans. Its new look aims for a gender-crossing appeal.
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4-2 Game Rekindles Shot Clock Debate in High School Basketball
One of the two teams from Oklahoma, the Anadarko High School Warriors, passed the ball around for nearly the entire game in what an announcer called “stall ball.”
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Rolex Now Has a Resale Program. The Watch World Quakes.
The privately owned Swiss brand dominates the market by virtually every measure. Will it swallow up resales, too?
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In Japan, a Visit to the Casio G-Shock Factory
Most of the durable wristwatch’s models — and a number of other electronic items — are made at Yamagata Casio.
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Is That Watch Made of Cardboard?
Using humble materials, Gabe Lau, a Hong Kong artist, makes his own versions of high-end Swiss timepieces to have “a bit more fun.”
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L.A. Has Become a Real Watch Town
The sprawling metropolis has wealth and cachet, just what every brand desires.
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An Alarm Clock Designed to Keep Smartphones From Bed
Inspired by her grandmother’s travel timekeeper, Lisen Bage makes pieces that restore no-digital, distraction-free spaces for sleep.
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A Watch C.E.O. Credits Lessons She Learned Racing Cars on Ice
Coralie Charriol says competition helped to define her leadership style in the male-dominated industry.
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When Watches Team Up with Paddle Boards, Skis and Motorcycles
Makers of fine timepieces have joined forces with makers of adventure gear in a bid to benefit both.
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Watch Designers Want to Make You Smile
A lighthearted watch can act as “a real tonic in a kind of glum time,” one collector suggested. Richard Mille may top the trend with his million-dollar Smiley model.