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.
Posted inBaume & Mercier Conventions, Fairs and Trade Shows Frederique Constant SA Geneva (Switzerland) Jaeger-LeCoultre Laurent Ferrier (watches) Patek Philippe SA Raymond Weil (watches) Watches and Clocks Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation
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.
Gather Round for a Good Old-Fashioned Revival
Five collectors pick the vintage watches they would most love to see reissued.
Posted inCollectors and Collections Kikuno, Masahiro Matsumoto (Japan) Museums Timepiece Museum (Matsumoto, Japan) vis-photo Watches and Clocks
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.