In early September, Ferdinand Berthoud announced something remarkable in modern watchmaking: a fully handmade watch. The growth of passion and interest in independent watchmaking over the last few years has

This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by its librarians. Today's post was written by Miranda Marraccini. If you're familiar with our library at the

Few objects can inspire a confederation like this. A Patek Phillipe reference 1518 in stainless steel is one such example. On the eve of Phillips in Association with Bacs &

While Blancpain may be best known for its pioneering Fifty Fathoms diver's watch, the brand's Villeret line of dress and calendar watches demonstrates its consummate skill in traditional watchmaking. The

What We Know As the first year of TAG Heuer's repeat stint as the official timekeeping partner of F1 comes to a close, the brand is marking the moment with

What We Know It's been a while since we've talked about a Tissot PRX around these parts, but today marks a very interesting new release from the brand, a 38mm

Remember when Atelier Wen launched the Ancestra this year, expanding into different areas of Chinese craftsmanship with hammered grand feu enamel dials at the brand's highest price point yet? Well,

Fossil Group, once one of the biggest watchmakers in the world, is financially restructuring in a legal process in the U.K. as well as U.S. bankruptcy court, as the retailer

What We Know Alright, be honest with me. Have you ever heard of a "Beaver Moon?" No, well, neither had I before this latest MoonSwatch release. It seems that the

Few names in the watch auction world carry the same weight as Aurel Bacs. In a new profile from our friends at CBS News that ran during today's edition of

Julian Alaphilippe was sitting by himself, quietly working through a mountain of perfectly placed carbohydrates when I arrived. I had just landed in Québec City and was still trying to

We're getting closer to the blockbuster fall auction week. Last week, we published an extremely in-depth preview of Phillips' "Decade One" auction, which will likely dominate attention for this fall

Earlier this month, I took a train up to the absolutely stunning town of Newport, Rhode Island, where I spent a weekend with A. Lange & Söhne, as the German

Two things come to mind when I think of modern Audemars Piguet. First is the Royal Oak, which has become such a cornerstone of the brand that it has also

Enameling is one of watchmaking's most captivating decorative arts — an ancient process that fuses powdered glass to metal through intense heat, creating luminous, enduring color. From traditional cloisonné and