Women’s relationships with mechanical watches have fascinated the Swiss watch industry for at least 20 years. During the lockdowns of the early pandemic, however, the conversation about what women want, and how they are evolving as collectors, went into high gear. A big reason for that was the obsession with social media, which lured scores…
Chanel is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its J12 watch this year with what it has described as a major technical feat: the debut of a proprietary ceramic color that took five years to develop. A deep midnight blue that borders on black and shifts shades depending on the light, the J12 Bleu, as Chanel…
During the past seven days, about 50,000 visitors — industry representatives, members of the public, reporters and influencers — had been expected to walk the carpeted corridors of Watches and Wonders Geneva, considering new designs from the 60 luxury watch companies exhibiting there. Talk has been of an industry battling to reinvigorate consumer confidence after…
In the 1960s Benrus was one of America’s largest watchmakers, producing about a million watches a year. It made the huge clock that kept time at Pennsylvania Station in New York City, supplied watches to the U.S. military and had its timepieces worn by President John F. Kennedy, Steve McQueen, Charles Lindbergh and Babe Ruth….
The mood is expected to be cautious this week as 60 watch brands gather for the fourth annual edition of Watches and Wonders Geneva, the luxury watch industry’s only major fair. Industry data shows that makers have been struggling to attract buyers, with 2024 sales declining at all but a few brands. But watchmakers have…
“The holidays are meant to be a special time when you bring out your Christmas sweater — and why not your special watch?” asked Summer Anne Lee, a fashion historian and adjunct instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. “Seasonal watches are not over-the-top like the ugly Christmas sweaters,” she said. “But…
