The Swiss watch industry wants to tighten requirements so that 80 percent of the value of the watch has to be made locally, rather than in countries like China.

Number of leading watchmakers collaborate with automobile companies to create new line of watches inspired by the world's fastest and most luxurious cars. Photos

The market for rare and finely made vintage timepieces is booming but, as with all collectibles, there are risks.

An opulent watch — a source of public embarrassment — disappeared from the wrist of Kirill I, patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, in a doctored photo.

A clock in Berlin simulates digital time through carpentry and old-fashioned human labor.

Minute-repeater clocks and pocket watches, which feature chiming gongs to sound the hours, quarter-hours and minutes in separate tones, have become the latest trend in the luxury wristwatch market. Photo

With new creations, U.S. makers of timepieces pay homage to a thriving past that never recovered from World War II.

The Celsius LeDIX Eternal, retailing for €250,000, or $327,000, is the equivalent of an intricate, 19th-century pocket watch with 625 mechanical parts inside a standard-size flip phone.

Watchmakers are creating short films, complete with celebrities and special effects, to subtly associate their brands with derring-do, humor and style.

Minute repeater watches, invented to help people tell time after dark, are popular again.

Luxury fashion brands have been striking out into haute horlogerie. Now, luxury watch houses are fighting back, diversifying into luxury fashion accessories.

George Daniels's private collection of about 130 pieces, including 9 of his own creations, will be auctioned at Sotheby's in London in November.

From his family store in northern Italy, Ennio Barozzii has developed a reputation for finding -- or making -- the right watch for his demanding customers.

Six technology products that won’t rock the world but are worth noting, including a jacket with 20 gadget-holding pockets and a voice-activated alarm clock.

Specialized alarm clocks are available for skiers, surfers and fans of insults, Eminem, Beyoncé, Jesus and public radio, just for starters.

Ulysse Nardin’s origins as a maker of nautical clocks and marine chronometers are on display in many of the brand’s modern wristwatches, like its Marine collection of divers’ watches. The newest model from the Swiss brand’s Cloisonné collection of limited-edition timepieces, the Classico Limited Edition Santa Maria, continues the theme of sailing with its tribute [...]

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This week, WatchTime offers another gallery of one-of-a-kind watch watch photography from its magazine archives as full-size wallpaper for your desktop. This week’s theme is “Big Time,” first presented at the height of the big-watch boom in 2007, featuring eight large watches re-imagined as larger-than-life sculpture by expert watch photographer Nik Schölzel. Click on the [...]