In London, Watch Inventions and Relationships

With numerous horological innovations to its name since its founding in 1775, Breguet has crafted timepieces that are often included in displays on the history of watchmaking. But the watchmaker’s links with English society are the focus of “Abraham-Louis Breguet: The English Connection,” an exhibition at the Clockmakers’ Museum, which is housed in the Science…

‘Pieces of Art on the Wrist’

“The belle epoque of watch design.” That’s how Roni Madhvani describes the postwar years of 1945-65, the years when most of the highly designed, time-only watches in his collection were produced. The collection has developed quite a reputation among watch fans, with almost 50,000 Instagram followers drawn to his images of timepieces by brands including…

Watch Boutiques Blossom in the Digital Age

This fall and the early months of 2024 promise to bring even more expansion. Citizen, for example, recently announced it is planning to open a three-level, 7,000-square-foot flagship near Rockefeller Center in Manhattan in December that will showcase its timepieces alongside its sibling brands Bulova, Frederique Constant, Accutron and Alpina. “We want the consumer to…