The mechanical watch is enjoying a renaissance, and watch companies big and small don’t waste the opportunity to show off the gears and springs that separate these time capsules from their ...

For watch repair professionals and enthusiasts alike, one truth remains unchanged: the quality of the parts you use defines the outcome of your work. In horology, every detail matters—from the balance ...

Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them. By Carol Besler Automatic ...

Wearing a watch, especially in 2019, is as much an emotional choice as it is a practical one. A watch may help you resist your phone’s social-media siren call during the work day, for example, or, in ...

Automatic movements – equipped with a self winding system that includes an oscillating weight powered by the movements of the wearer – are the most convenient option for everyday watches. Yet women’s ...

Mr. Adrian Zurbuchen recently made world-wide headlines by proving that a cardiac pacemaker could be powered by the same mechanism that powers automatic mechanical wrist watches. The young PhD ...

For many years, just about the only Swiss mechanical chronograph watches costing less than several thousand dollars ran on one movement: the trusty, old 7750. Or some variation of it. Or some copy of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Simply put, an automatic watch is powered by the motion of your body (think: walking, standing up, etc) ...