Those are some of the questions I explore in this new series. It’s the 1980s, and the Swiss watch industry, Switzerland’s ...

It’s the 1980s, and the Swiss watch industry, Switzerland’s lifeblood, was battling extinction. An innovation by Japanese watchmaker Seiko—a battery-operated quartz watch—kept time more ...

This new automatic model from the famous Admiral’s Cup line exerts charm through its young, powerful design and resolutely sporting qualities.

To ensure that the watchmakers have enough time to work on the higher-end in-house movements and still offer watches at a more affordable price point, the company now shifts to Swiss-made Sellita ...

By revenue it’s a different tale. Switzerland’s two per cent equates to 45 per cent of global revenue in watch sales. And of those 17m Swiss watches, the majority of its exports – 86 per ...

PARIS – Could the Swiss watch industry's woes be over in 2025? Export of timepieces returned to growth in January, according to figures published Thursday by the Federation of the Swiss Watch ...

If there is one overarching take-away from the Morgan Stanley / LuxeConsult report on the state of the Swiss watch industry in 2024, it is that the high volume part of the market was a tough place to ...

Built as a temporary project for the Swiss National Exposition in 2002, it’s remained an architecturally ambitious destination for more than two decades. As the team positions the watches around ...

Mary Frances Corum, age 91, of Roseburg, Oregon, passed away at her daughter’s home on Feb. 12, 2025. She was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Seminole County, Oklahoma, to Carlos and Ola Mae Hicks.

For example, car racer Rex Mays wore the Multichron Regulator, which he got in 1940 after winning the Springfield Mile championship. Unfortunately, like many other Swiss watch brands, Gallet suffered ...