Watch Industry Currently Going Through Crisis, CEOs Agree

The watch industry is coping with a “perfect storm” of problems, including U.S. tariffs, the high price of gold, and a drop in demand in key...

Switzerland, U.S. Reach Deal to Reduce 39% Tariff

In what will likely prove a boost for the watch business, Switzerland and the United States have agreed to lower U.S. tariffs on Swiss imports from...

LVMH Buys Stake in Movement Maker La Joux-Perret

LVMH has acquired a minority stake in La Joux-Perret, a manufacturer of solar quartz movements that is majority owned by Citizen Group. (more…)

Piaget x Andy Warhol: This Watch Pops!

Last month, Piaget unveiled the Andy Warhol Watch - Collage, produced in partnership with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The premise...

Atelier Wen Brings a Full Tantalum Watch to Regular Production

As jewelry and watch metals go, tantalum boasts a complicated allure. It has an attractive blue-gray color, but a reputation for being exceedingly...

Mark Light Remains Shinola President as Replacement Bows Out

Ulrich Wohn, the former TAG Heuer exec who was named president of Detroit watchmaker Shinola on Monday morning, isn't taking the post "due to a...

Lights, Camera, Watches! ‘Good Fortune’ Spotlights Vintage Timepieces

For the new movie Good Fortune, Craft + Tailored founder Cameron Barr not only selected and sourced all of the watches, he portrays himself in a...

Swiss Watch Exports to U.S. Drop by More Than Half

Swiss watch exports to the United States plunged 56% on a year-to-year basis in September—a clear response to the Trump administration’s 39%...

Two Astronaut-Owned Omega Speedmasters Sell for Over $205K Combined

Two solid gold Omega Speedmaster Professional watches formerly owned by Apollo-era astronauts achieved a total of more than $207,000 at auction, a...

FHH Offering Watch Education for Consumers

Fondation Haute Horlogerie (FHH), the Geneva-based group that promotes watchmaking culture, is starting an educational program aimed at watch lovers...