“The history of Breguet is the history of the kings,” says Breguet, the founder’s descendant and the company’s vice president, head of patrimony. “It’s a history of Europe. It’s a history of ...

My mom recently gave me the watch my grandfather wore much of his adult life. Some of my memories of him were wearing that watch and playing mahjong as I would quietly observe. Timepieces, like humans ...

Imagine a small square in a European city where three of the most celebrated watchmakers in the world would gather to debate technique and share gossip. No, it’s not Geneva—few of the industry’s big ...

RGM Watch Co. of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, is one of the last all-American watchmakers around. Unlike most American watch companies, RGM hand-makes its movement parts in-house. The complex interior ...

In Switzerland, for example, they have long been a large proportion of the industry’s work force. But that hasn’t meant recognition. By Anders Modig Davin Reporting from La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland ...

Creating a “first” in the realm of timepieces can propel a brand to new heights. But it can be hard to parse which company broke which ground. By Kathleen Beckett GENEVA — There is hardly a watch ...

Powered by its own movements and long-standing expertise in private label manufacturing, the company is now seeking to ...