Of all the swagger and style that defined Elvis Presley — the gyrating hips, the clothes, the cars, the smirk of all smirks, that hair! — his collection of watches probably didn’t elicit giddy screaming across teen-dom in the late 1950s. But “Elvis,” a new biopic of the singer’s life, celebrates it all. Directed by…
Pendant watches are having something of a fashion moment — just cue the Watches and Wonders fair held in Geneva this spring, where fashion houses including Chanel and Hermès presented several styles of pendant timepieces in their lineups of creations for the year. With their swaying, sautoir style, these new pendant watches embrace a continuing…
Silicon and Ceramic In 2001 Ulysse Nardin was the first to use silicon in a watch, called the Freak, creating escapements in the lightweight but extremely hard material, eliminating the need for lubrication. It remains unclear who was the first to make a ceramic watch: Even Rado, often credited for this “first,” says its Rado…
Martha Hill, a real estate agent in Oakland, Calif., was merely keeping on top of new listings in 2019 when she spotted a remarkable loft about to go on the market. “I happened to catch it online the night before, and knew I had to make a beeline to see it, because it looked so…
This article is part of Upstart, a series on young companies harnessing new science and technology. Vijay Ravindran has always been fascinated with technology. At Amazon, he oversaw the team that built and started Amazon Prime. Later, he joined the Washington Post as chief digital officer, where he advised Donald E. Graham on the sale…
In July 2019, Elle Woodworth was raising three children with her husband in Fort Myers, Fla. when she had an idea to generate income that would change the course of their lives. Not that she had such high expectations at first: “I was only trying to solve a problem,” she said. The townhouse they were…
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Millennials may have been the first generation to come of age online, but their Gen Z successors have truly grown up with it — and hardly ever log off. A 2018 Pew Research Center survey found that 95 percent of teenagers have access to a smartphone; 45 percent say they use the internet almost constantly.…
KAMAKWIE, Sierra Leone — When Seio Bangura’s final high school exam results arrived not long ago, she learned she had earned grades high enough to get into college. It was a thrilling moment for the daughter of farmers who never finished primary school. But Ms. Bangura is not making plans for university. Instead, she spends…