Until recently, watches have been entirely mechanical where each wheel, gear, and mechanism representing a milestone in our understanding of precision manufacturing and timekeeping. One of the very ...

The complicated 18th-century pendulum clock was in a blackened state of disrepair and deemed unfixable by Sotheby’s auction house. Known as the Pendule Sympathique, it was a showcase of the legendary ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War message engraved inside one of Abraham Lincoln's pocket watches. Now we know what it says. Today at the ...

It’s a tarnished old watch, corroded into silence by the same salty waters that swallowed the Titanic. But while it can’t tell time, it does convey a sad, century-old love story. The silver, ...

Watch collectors, gather ’round. An ultra-rare timepiece designed by British watchmaker Roger W. Smith—one of the first models he created before entering serial production—is headed to auction. At age ...

Suffice it to say that it was quite a week in the auction world. The long processional of wildly valued stainless steel sports watches momentarily subsided in lieu of a timepiece that, well, actually ...

Masa’s Pastime hasn’t named its timepiece yet, but intends to introduce the wristwatch in April. By Vivian Morelli Reporting from Tokyo The popular district of Kichijoji, in western Tokyo, is the ...