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    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      FT SeriesMen’s fashion special AW23
      Why brown watches are all the beige

      How an outlier trend went mainstream

      A collection of brown-dial watches
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special Report
      Watches and Jewellery: September

      Watchmakers consider what place AI might have in its creative processes; a look at highly prized cartoon watches ahead of Disney’s centenary; V&A shows off jewellery behind the ‘Chanel look’; and what do luxury houses get from supporting cultural conservations?

      Watches on display cases
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      Cartoon time: watch collectors dial into a century of Disney

      Highly prized pieces include Gérald Genta’s Mickey Mouse designs and Audemars Piguet’s Marvel limited editions

      Black and white photo of animator Walt Disney drawing at his desk
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      Industry weighs potential of AI-designed watches

      The latest advances have prompted comparisons with past episodes of technological disruption

      OpenAI’s Dall-E image generation tool
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      Oris casts wide net to cut carbon footprint

      From models using recycled ocean plastic to lighter packaging, the watchmaker aims to set an example for the industry

      Rolf Studer and Claudine Gertiser-Herzog in front of an Oris sign
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      The fair that launched a Mexican wave of special editions

      SIAR has become an annual magnet for watch brands and patriotic collectors

      Watch exhibitors occupying a hotel hall
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      Deconstructed watch: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph

      Ever since the Richemont takeover, the watchmaker has majored on producing highly complex skeletonised and heavily-styled watches in small editions

      Close up of the Excalibur Spider Flyback Chronograph
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      Piaget prospers as buyers feel pull of 1970s flamboyance

      The brand is tapping into high demand for its watches from that era with new designs that pay homage to them

      A gold, jade and lapis lazuli integrated bracelet watch
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      Dial names set sail for year of the ‘boat watch’

      Marquee events such as the America’s Cup and advances in timepiece-based nautical tech are spawning a wave of new models

      The yacht, Moonbeam IV sets sail against a cloudy sky
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: September
      Training ticks up as watchmakers look to plug skills gap

      The industry’s drive towards high-priced mechanical models has left it short of artisanal expertise

      Watches in display cases
    • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
      HTSI
      Big watches are shrinking

      Are you ready to embrace the smaller trend?

      Vacheron Constantin rose-gold 34.5mm Overseas Selfwinding, £49,700
    • Friday, 25 August, 2023
      Watches of Switzerland
      Watches of Switzerland shares plunge after Rolex buys rival

      Manufacturer’s acquisition of watch store chain Bucherer raises fears it could cut out UK retailer

      A Watches of Switzerland store
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      InterviewWatches & Jewellery
      Bremont’s Davide Cerrato: ‘We can be the champion of tool watches’

      The company’s new chief executive on giving the brand an iconic product and building on Britain’s history of exploration and adventure

    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Case study: the evolution of watch storage boxes

      The post-millennium watch-collecting boom was a turning point for Wolf, the British family-run case business

      Simon Wolf photographed  in front of a shelf full of  display boxes
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & JewelleryDeconstructed Watch
      Deconstructed watch: Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE

      A contemporary interpretation of the 2001 signature watch is being positioned as the brand’s new flagship offering

      Ulysse Nardin Freak ONE
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Japan’s watch market rebounds but demographic time-bomb is ticking

      Consumers are on a post-pandemic spree, though there is still a high proportion of older buyers in global terms

      Passers-by looking at pictures displayed in a public gallery
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      How Rolex status symbols help fund new artists

      The watchmaker’s finances remain opaque — in contrast to its high-profile support for everything from science to arts mentoring

      Gala Ceremony, The 20th anniversary of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative
    • Thursday, 6 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Louis Vuitton redesigns Tambour watch after shift to boutique horology model

      Inspired by the house’s famous trunks, Jean Arnault aims to increase the exclusivity — and price — of the timepieces

      Jean Arnault
    • Friday, 30 June, 2023
      HTSI
      Cartier’s London Crash slams back into town

      The “Salvador Dalí” watch is back. Now join the meltdown

      A c1980 design for a Crash wristwatch from the Cartier London Archives
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      The Art of FashionThe Art of Fashion: Jewellery
      The crafty versions of cult watches

      Waiting lists for new luxury watches are frustratingly long but there are some crafty alternatives

      A crocheted Rolex watch inside its crocheted box
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      The Art of FashionThe Art of Fashion: Jewellery
      Cartier creative director — we must approach a stone with ‘humility’

      Jacqueline Karachi on being a steward of the brand’s design language

      Cartier Le Voyage Recommencé necklace and earrings in 18k white gold, emeralds and diamonds
    • Thursday, 8 June, 2023
      HTSI
      Grand Seiko’s rock star of watchmaking

      Musician turned master maker Takuma Kawauchiya is transforming time at the Japanese house

      Takuma Kawauchiya at Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi
    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
      HTSI
      Jeans and diamonds – the ultimate style flex

      How to make the most refined jewels shine? Wear them ultra casually

    • Saturday, 27 May, 2023
      HTSI
      HTSI editor’s letter: Sir Jackie Stewart’s fridge and other treats

      Plus, the Hogwarts for horologists, designer double denim and London’s most charming sandwich shop

      Mars bars in racing driver Jackie Stewart’s fridge
    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      Nilanjana Roy
      Our time-poor lives, lived against a ticking clock

      Tired of endless books on time management? An artist and a watchmaker, no less, share wisdom about this most precious resource in modern life

      A surreal landscape by Salvador Dalí, showing drooping melted clock faces draped on various surfaces
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