The watch industry is ticking away in Switzerland, where masters work with pieces the size of poppyseeds to hand make timepieces that retail for hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Luxury Swiss watches made by Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, MB&F, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Philippe Dufour are pricier than some ...

Mechanical timepieces, including vintage models, keep these shops busy. By David Belcher Reporting from Seoul Lee Byung Ken stared at the guts of a Patek Philippe watch through a loupe held against ...

Fans of mechanical watch engineering, this one’s for you. People love watches for various reasons. But anyone who digs in deep finds an appreciation for the technical intricacies and for preserving a ...

I always had a thing for mechanical watches’ intricate machinery. But I gave up my Swiss timepiece for Apple Watch’s amazingly smart functionality. And now someone has gone to the trouble of marrying ...

From cases to faces, straps to dials to hands, the permutations are endless when it comes ot making your own custom watch. One of the most fun and memorable hands-on experiences I have had in three ...

Colorado-based Vortic Watches upcycles antqiue pocket watch movements and dials into one-of-a-kind wristwatches for the 21st Century. A friend of mine has been shopping for a watch from Switzerland’s ...