Fabled Japanese watch brand Takano has stood the test of time, even after stopping production more than 60 years ago. The Takano timepiece is ticking again, thanks to a famed watchmaker and ...

Omega was the chosen timekeeper for the allied forces during World War II, the Olympic Games and Nasa’s US space program What does precision mean in an age when time is kept by computers? Those who ...

A 10-day process takes timepieces through a series of tests checking their performance in magnetic fields, underwater and amid changing temperatures The Swiss luxury brand’s certification was first ...

The term chronometer (which simply means time measurer in Latin) can only be used if the movement has been tested and certified by an independent authority. Although there are a number of these bodies ...

You may recognise the term “Master Chronometer”. In all likelihood, you’ll only ever have seen it on an Omega, which has been alone in using the words on a watch dial since it placed them on the first ...

Ralph Lauren is back with a new version of its sports watch model, the RL Safari Chronometer, now in a 42mm case compared to the 45mm size of the original. Ralph Lauren watches walk the line between ...

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 ...