Independent watchmaker Jiro Katayama always thought he would spend his days working alone on a shoestring budget in his studio in the Otsuka district of Tokyo’s Toshima Ward. So, receiving a top prize ...

Despite flying beneath the mainstream radar, German manufacturer A. Lange & Söhne has become the ultimate stealth-wealth ...

Watchmaker Joshua Shapiro gripped the machine's worn handle with his left hand and exhaled. Standing at the helm of the 100-year-old "rose engine," he peered through a microscope at a small, square ...

Bernhard Lederer says the escapement, the part of a mechanical timepiece that regulates the gears, has fascinated him for decades. By Rachel Felder In the almost five decades that Bernhard Lederer has ...

The origins of the watch, sometimes known as a timepiece, actually go back farther than many people might suspect. Watches themselves evolved from the clock, and there's a reference to a clock housed ...

In a surprise announcement, Swiss watch brand, Breitling, said Tuesday that it has acquired historic Swiss watchmaker, Universal Genève, marking a new chapter for the brand known for its horological ...

Welcome to “How I Became,” the Lifehacker series where I ask real people about how they really got their jobs. This week I had the pleasure of chatting with Matt Chapman, a modern watchmaker. The ...

When I decided that I wanted to start my own brand, the single most helpful resource was myself…knowing how to run my own business, trust my instincts and not be afraid of failure were crucial. – ...