Of the many arms races in fine watchmaking, covering those of thinness, lightness, grandes complications and even the loudness of a striking mechanism, the most recherché is that of métiers d’art.

If there’s one common saying that sums up the genre of chiming watches, it’s this: There’s levels to this. In other words, there are multiple types of chiming watches — mechanical watches that use a ...

When finished, the Symphony will hang on a wall like an animated picture. It will boast two clocks showing dual time (one London, the other Scotland — don’t ask!). When finished, the Symphony will ...

The Great Bell of the Great Clock at the Palace of Westminster, known as "Big Ben," is slated to return to full-time service Sunday, five years after the iconic timepiece was silenced to complete its ...

Omega has dropped a near half-a-million dollar Speedmaster with an all-new chiming chronograph complication inside. The Speedmaster Chrono Chime sounds out the minutes, tens-of-seconds and seconds of ...

A unique chiming wristwatch made by Swiss independent producer Philippe Dufour will go to public auction for the first time in December and is expected to fetch at least $2 million in a sale that will ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Literary tracker of timepieces and luxury goods. This article is more than 4 years old. As 2021 comes to a close, we get the ...