One Collector Won’t Have to Keep His Watch in a Drawer
An Irish artisan is creating a walnut box, veneered with centuries-old bog oak, for a watchmaker’s client.
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Form Watches Can Be Fruit, Fauna or Almost Anything at All
The industry term for such fanciful timepieces is form watches, and their origin story stretches back at least 500 years.
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A School Watch Gets the Prize
After the F.P. Journe competition revealed the 2023 winner, one jury member said Alexandre Hazemann’s student project “looks like a commercial watch.”
A 1920s Wristwatch With a Story
The ’70s model Susy Dyson likes to let things go, so she put the Mellerio dits Meller timepiece up for auction.