In the days before electric lighting, working hours were determined by the length of the day. Candlelight made for tired eyes and people’s schedules largely followed that of the sun. Theaters and ...

Reading about watches can often feel like cracking open a textbook. Browsing—and even buying—means being barraged with inscrutable words and phrases like ”tourbillons,” “perpetual calendars,” “minute ...

The minute repeater is considered the ultimate timepiece, and the ultimate maker of repeater watches is Patek Philippe, which introduced its first striking watch in 1839. But only the lucky few will ...

The Finnish-born, Switzerland-based watchmaker only produces a scant 50 to 60 pieces a year but has gained a loyal following of serious collectors. He introduced this remarkable model in 2005 and gave ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The minute repeater is considered by many to be the most challenging of all the complications to create, so when Bulgari announced ...

Hublot just pulled off a true feat of haute horlogerie. Dubbed the Big Bang Integral Tourbillion Cathedral Minute Repeater, the Swiss company’s new 43 mm watch comes in two monochromatic ...

Girard-Perregaux’s Minute Repeater Flying Bridges, launching today, is as authentic as it gets in the crowded genre of heritage pieces. Only a few watch brands today can realistically claim roots in ...

A. Lange & Söhne has unveiled its latest iteration of the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater with the name of Honeygold. Releasing as a 30-piece limited edition, the timepiece stars a gray dial framed inside a ...

Time travel is the stuff of fantasy movies, scientific experiments, and a type of watch: the minute repeater. From this Thursday, timepiece-enabled time travel awaits at Manhattan’s Material Good—part ...