The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The industry’s response to calls for change has been complex, but the debut of these watches over the last 50 years provides some insight.
Category: Watches and Clocks
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Conceiving the Watches of Tomorrow
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Graduate students in a rare diploma program for watch design are creating timepieces for the future.
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To One Watchmaker, Gears and Pinions Are the Interesting Bits
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Jiro Katayama’s designs for his Otsuka Lotec brand take inspiration from hand-held movie cameras and speedometers.
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Applying Her Kurdish Heritage to Watches
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Leyla Uysal uses ethnic motifs and the colors of her Turkish homeland in her Bajer line.
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Calls for Financial Details Stall Charity Watch Auction
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
A social media outcry over its more than $100 million in donations led Only Watch, one of the industry’s most high-profile events, to cancel its Nov. 5 sale.
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From Watch Fan to Watch Strap Maker, in 2 Years
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Philip Chuah, who used YouTube videos to learn the skill, now creates bands in everything from calfskin to tilapia.
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Tissot Says Youth-Oriented Marketing Has Paid Off
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The company does not disclose sales, but its chief executive maintains that sporty designs and a video blitz have helped double-digit growth this year.
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Auction to Celebrate Piaget’s 150th Anniversary
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The French house Artcurial says the sale will highlight men’s and women’s styles from the 1960s through 2000s.