Ross Chapman stands out in British horology for his mastery of luxury watch repair and his drive to advance the craft. His journey began with rigorous training at Europe’s largest authorized retailer, ...

With student enrollments down and retirements rising, Swiss brands worry that growth will stall. By Roberta Naas The watchmaking world is facing an unprecedented problem: a severe lack of watchmakers ...

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Three watchmakers who met as students now work together to fix and renovate timepieces. By Vivian Morelli PARIS — It is not easy to find Horlogerie du Passage, a watch repair workshop nestled in ...

Watchmaking doesn’t feel like the most 21st century profession. The job requires unwavering patience and a delicate touch, with watchmakers taking months or even years to create a single timepiece.

For Amaratlal (Al) Jogia, seconds really do count. For more than 60 years, Jogia has been making sure the seconds become minutes and then hours as a master watch repairman. He’s helmed the counter at ...

Carole Forestier-Kasapi, who is director of high-end watchmaking and movements strategy at Tag Heuer, is behind some of the industry’s most striking complications. The French engineer has developed a ...