| 单词 | watchmaker |
| 例句 | His watch had stopped, so he turned down toward the street where Wilbur Kelly had recently put out his sign as watchmaker. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Kapos arrived, shouting: “All specialists—locksmiths, carpenters, electricians, watchmakers—one step forward!” Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z What do you do? 11TH JUROR: I’m a watchmaker. 12TH JUROR: Really? Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby’s father, Gaston—a Swiss watchmaker and jeweler—was not a large man. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “But my father is a watchmaker. He’s not a government worker. Why would they arrest him?” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The ham-fisted Romans had almost ruined the tension adjuster, but Leo pulled a set of watchmaker’s tools from his belt and did some final calibrations. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Yet they were themselves not toys; they were made of the finest tempered steel, like the tools of a watchmaker or a dentist. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The finest watchmakers come from Europe, I imagine. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He noted the distorted look of Kelly’s right eye as it appeared through his watchmaker’s loupe. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Would it not be logical to assume that such a device could only have been manufactured by a watchmaker? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “And then we went by car to Kunsan, where my father worked for another watchmaker until he was able to open his own shop.” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z When he had finished all the engraving on hand he would dawdle around the front of the store with the watchmaker and the salesgirl or wander out to some soda fountain to drink a Coca-Cola. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z The Imperial Jade Grand Baccarat watch from Azimuth, a watchmaker in Singapore, features a jade dial and a case paved with four carats of diamonds. Fragile, but Full of Protection 2012-09-04T15:34:43Z Then his watchmaker would evaluate the watch, which had been running intermittently in recent days. Selling My Vintage Watch: A Journey in Time 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z It’s a Chinese brand designed and assembled in Hong Kong by local watchmakers, inspired by a fascinating Chinese history and destined to intrigue the Chinese customers. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: A Huge Market, With New Players 2011-03-24T07:01:13Z What is true of watches is also true of the watchmakers. Special Report: Watches: A Quartet of New Watches Stands for 150 Years of Chopard 2010-03-17T20:20:00Z Yet every work was put together with the care of a watchmaker, one bar inexorably leading to the next. Pianist Murray Perahia scales the Everest of Beethoven's 'Hammerklavier' in a momentous performance 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z The smartwatch is the most dramatic counterstrike yet by Swiss watchmakers against the potentially seismic entry into the field by the Apple Watch, which goes on sale next month. TAG Heuer Smartwatch Is the Talk of Baselworld 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Last week the Swiss watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer, listed as “Title Sponsor, Opening Night” for the Hong Kong performances, disappeared from the roster of supporters in Opera Hong Kong’s publicity materials. The Opera ?Dr. Sun Yat-sen? Is Canceled in China 2011-10-11T19:57:08Z Training programs in Hong Kong now provide opportunities for would-be watchmakers to acquire Swiss know-how and a sprinkling of new brands, such as The Chinese Timekeeper, are taking to the international market. A Master Emerges From Humble Means 2012-09-04T15:23:10Z If I wanted to auction off the watch, Ms. Kegel said, her watchmaker could clean the movement and the case. Selling My Vintage Watch: A Journey in Time 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z He knew it was a long shot, but he tore out an order form anyway, and mailed it with a note promising to pay the watchmaker once he was freed. In History?s Lost and Found, One Soldier?s Watch 2011-06-22T20:38:52Z Over the years, Mr. Salvi, assisted by a team of Italian cabinetmakers and Swiss watchmakers, made a number of technical innovations that remain hallmarks of his instruments. Victor Salvi, Who Played Harps and Made Them Too, Dies at 95 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z A watchmaker is at work in his shop. Surprises abound in the illuminating 'Leap Before You Look' at UCLA's Hammer Museum 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z In the 1770s, for example, the Swiss watchmaker Pierre Jaquet-Droz began exporting a variety of timepieces and clockwork objects to the Chinese market. A Master Emerges From Humble Means 2012-09-04T15:23:10Z The venerable watchmaker opened the museum in 2001 in a building that formerly produced watch bracelets, chains and cases. In Geneva, Art Thrives Where Watches Were Made 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “Most of the watchmakers try to get back on top by reinventing their business model,” said Florence Noël, director of the second annual Geneva Time Exhibition, a show for independent brands running through Jan. 21. Special Report: Watches: Tourbillon Returns, Defying Economic Gravity 2011-01-16T22:30:18Z The 14-story building’s original tenants, doctors, dentists and watchmakers, took full advantage. Looking at Where Chicago Works 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The technical difficulty of building a minute repeater, which incorporates an additional spring to power the chiming mechanism, is a clear way for watchmakers to distinguish themselves. Minute Repeater Watches Again Gain Favor 2012-03-09T11:58:37Z Pan Am pilots popularized the dual-time display, which allowed them to keep track of local time while flying across time zones, and inspired a slew of watchmakers to create their own G.M.T. products. | The G.M.T. Watch Makes a Comeback 2013-05-15T13:00:18Z It seems as if all serious watch collectors have their own personal watchmaker tucked away somewhere in the Swiss mountains to work on new acquisitions. Selling My Vintage Watch: A Journey in Time 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z Judging by these new creations, the partnership with the Louvre can be a vast field of inspiration and a source of new technical challenges for the watchmaker’s in-house artisans. Intricate Timepieces, Inspired by the Louvre 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z His watchmaker technique involved cutting images from erotic magazines into narrow strips and gluing them together. Photography in the Raw 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z Even for the case, he said, most watchmakers do not use polished titanium because polishing is expensive and time-consuming. Special Report: Watches: Innovation From a Newcomer 2010-03-19T15:50:00Z To what do you attribute your success as a watchmaker? Roger Smith, Watchmaking Revolutionary 2011-08-17T15:34:22Z Mr. Bonnal acknowledged that a watchmaker’s life is rarely a lucrative one. In Paris, a Kind of Watch Repair Cooperative 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Until recently, Geneva employed a team of 26, including four watchmakers and four information technology specialists. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Watch Market Recovery Passes Antiquorum By 2011-03-25T07:01:20Z But by putting an additional spin on the complication, in a variant known as a flying tourbillon, the watchmaker was able to demonstrate her brand’s high creativity and growing technical prowess. Minute Repeater Watches Again Gain Favor 2012-03-09T11:58:37Z The watchmaker rivets his attention on the task at hand, forming his own timepiece through focused coordination between his oversized hands and the monocle that amplifies the powers of his eye. Surprises abound in the illuminating 'Leap Before You Look' at UCLA's Hammer Museum 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z “To play it, I have to find the best watchmakers and engineers.” Unfazed by Change, Swiss Watch Houses Embrace Technology 2013-04-24T15:32:37Z How do watchmakers keep people interested, and what are they doing to attract new buyers? Special Report: Watches: Hodinkee, Watch Cheerleader 2014-03-27T12:01:18Z “We are often people’s last hope. Some watchmakers stay in their comfort zone and refuse certain repairs.” In Paris, a Kind of Watch Repair Cooperative 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z They offered to have their watchmaker ensure that the timepiece was working well and change the strap. Selling My Vintage Watch: A Journey in Time 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z The Swiss watchmakers supposedly mailed them back, with holes drilled through them. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: Why, yes, Gene, you can buy this watch for just $22,950 off the retail price! 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z He worked hard as a watchmaker and jeweller and my mum worked part-time as a nurse. Tommy Hilfiger: ‘My dad apologised for not being a great dad, which was very moving’ 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z “It’s always about the watch,” Mr. Smith added, “never the watchmaker.” The Fetching Artistry of a Master Horologist 2012-11-23T13:00:40Z From that I think about 15, 20 years ago collectors stated approaching individual watchmakers’ and asking to have pieces commissioned. Ireland's Watchmaking Revolution: The Brothers McGonigle 2011-08-15T21:40:31Z Before she sees herself as a woman, she defines herself as a watchmaker. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: At Cartier, Designer Promotes Philosophy of Sharing 2011-03-24T17:37:02Z For 11 days starting Thursday, however, the Swiss watchmaker will open its doors to the masses with “The Art of Watches Grand Exhibition New York.” Patek Philippe to Open a Pop-Up Museum in New York 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Next year, Mr Büsser plans to increase production to between 165 and 175 pieces, and to open the watchmaker’s first-ever concept store in September with a local partner in Beijing. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Retail Strategy Keeps MB&F in Demand 2010-11-26T07:50:00Z For the independent watchmaker Roger W. Smith, the constant trend toward more complicated watches is a human trait, like the desire to scale mountains or own a luxury sports car. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: The Triumph of Unnecessary Beauty 2011-03-23T15:28:24Z The priciest, made of gold and assembled by a single watchmaker, sell for about €16,000. This German Village is a Town Based on Time 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z But in March the watchmakers formalized the business, with Mr. Lopez and Mr. Bonnal now sharing the administrative duties and the profits covering the rent, utilities, salaries and equipment. In Paris, a Kind of Watch Repair Cooperative 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Cartier isn’t the only watchmaker betting on masculine timepieces for everyday wear. A Late Kick Cheers Watchmakers 2013-01-21T12:05:57Z The narrow corridors between the valleys are lined with watchmakers, their logos prominent on the factory facades. This German Village is a Town Based on Time 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z The world of fast cars, and Formula One in particular, meanwhile continues to attract other watchmakers. Special Report: Watches: A Driving Passion Influences Design 2011-01-17T08:00:12Z The watchmaker was upset that his wife planned to spend Christmas with his daughter in Florida, leaving him alone. Spending Christmas alone? I am – and I will enjoy it 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z The sale price set records for a watch by an independent watchmaker and an English-made watch. The Fetching Artistry of a Master Horologist 2012-11-23T13:00:40Z While some are experimenting with new materials, others rely on traditional techniques to bring the measure of time to heights only dreamed of by the master watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet. Today's Challenge: Improving the Escapement 2012-11-23T13:35:50Z But back in the late 18th and 19th centuries, Swiss watchmakers were making enameled pocket watches, some with lavish musical mechanisms, especially for the Chinese market. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Auction Houses Benefit From Renewed Chinese Passion for Pocket Watches 2011-03-25T17:01:17Z At a desk at the end of an open plan office space, in a new wing of the Cartier building that the staff calls the think tank, the unassuming watchmaker sketches designs in a notebook. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: At Cartier, Designer Promotes Philosophy of Sharing 2011-03-24T17:37:02Z “Being thicker, it’s easier for watchmakers to get into and repair,” Mr. Pettinelli said. Special Report: Watches: Complications Turn Perpetual 2010-03-17T20:20:00Z Like most American watchmakers, the company saw its business decline in the post-World War II economy. Watches That Connect With a History of Exploration 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Lopez had an unusual first career for a watchmaker: He used to be a midwife. In Paris, a Kind of Watch Repair Cooperative 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z “Our tables are facing the outside, so people can see what we are working on. Some watchmakers prefer not to be disturbed, but not us.” In Paris, a Kind of Watch Repair Cooperative 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Henry Graves commissioned the famed Swiss watchmaker to produce the world's most complicated watch and surpass one made for James Packard, the American automobile manufacturer. Swiss pocket watch nets world record $24 million: Sotheby's 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Unlike some companies that strive to make everything in-house, and in a nod to watchmakers of the past, the brand takes pride in outsourcing its “fine” nonwatchmaking work. Tradition and Edgy Design in a Young Watch Company 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Containing both a clock and a pocket watch, the elaborate cabinet belongs to a rarefied group of timepieces invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet, the French court’s favored watchmaker. Finely Made Clocks Emerge as Connoisseur Favorites 2012-11-21T16:30:23Z In other words, the divine watchmaker imagined by deists like Isaac Newton, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Antony Flew, 87, Philosopher and Ex-Atheist, Dies 2010-04-17T02:21:00Z “The real luxury for a watchmaker is when he doesn’t have to sell anymore — i.e., the retailers are begging him to give them the watches,” Mr. Büsser said. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Retail Strategy Keeps MB&F in Demand 2010-11-26T07:50:00Z The Hôtel de Ville, Paris’s city hall, will be offering visits inside the complex mechanisms of its monumental clock, alongside a show of craft watchmakers at work. In Transit Blog: For 'Heritage Days', Access to Hidden Paris 2011-08-26T10:00:51Z Brand: A Brooklyn watchmaker inspired by classic midcentury European sports cars. A Watch With Snob Appeal for Under $1,000? Six Watch Insiders Offer Picks 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z “Often there are guided tours of the passage and visitors are curious to look into the atelier,” said Matthieu Lopez, one of the business’s three watchmakers. In Paris, a Kind of Watch Repair Cooperative 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The paddle board’s color scheme uses the signature Ulysse Nardin sea blue shade with accents inspired by the diver watch, incorporating the watchmaker’s anchor logo. When Watches Team Up with Paddle Boards, Skis and Motorcycles 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z “The event woke up a lot of people about the work that independent watchmakers are doing,” Mr. Smith said. The Fetching Artistry of a Master Horologist 2012-11-23T13:00:40Z The artisan’s technique bears similarities to the work of a watchmaker. Tibaldi Pens for Bentley 2011-11-08T15:21:58Z A watchmaker working in this manner will have direct control and responsibility over all the aspects of the watch…. Roger Smith, Watchmaking Revolutionary 2011-08-17T15:34:22Z Over the next decade, as more watches with silicon components exit the laboratory into the real world, watchmakers and their fans will finally start to understand the material’s full range of possibilities and problems. Special Report: Watches: A New Material Gains in Fine Watchmaking 2010-03-19T15:50:00Z Her aim, she said, was to shape the book in a way that highlighted the artistry of the independent watchmakers and their collective passion, which is realized in such distinctive ways. Special Report: Watches: 3 New Books Portray Virtuoso Independent Watchmakers 2010-03-19T15:50:00Z All are assembled by the company’s two full-time watchmakers in Switzerland. Special Report: Watches: Paying a Tribute to Another Mind-Set 2010-03-19T15:50:00Z The watchmaker is currently working on her first Ari 1 order. Special Report: : A Curve Takes Designer Straight to the Top 2011-11-24T13:30:25Z In some companies, watchmakers may work alone on a project for months or sometimes years before presenting the results; but at Cartier, she said, synergy is the key to success. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: At Cartier, Designer Promotes Philosophy of Sharing 2011-03-24T17:37:02Z Most of the work is done by master watchmakers hunched over tables of miniature components, wearing magnifying eyepieces or peering through microscopes as they finish and assemble the mechanical movements by hand. This German Village is a Town Based on Time 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z In 1953, Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Everest with Sir Edmund Hillary, who famously carried an Oyster Perpetual timepiece by Rolex, the watchmaker most closely associated with adventurers. Watches That Connect With a History of Exploration 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Now, some watchmakers are taking their partnerships to adventurous new levels — collaborating on the branding for luxury paddle boards, skis and motorcycles. When Watches Team Up with Paddle Boards, Skis and Motorcycles 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z Because I think justifiably an awful lot of collectors of independent watchmakers’ work see themselves as kind of patrons of an art or a craft. Ireland's Watchmaking Revolution: The Brothers McGonigle 2011-08-15T21:40:31Z Effective marketing is one way to explain why now, more than ever, partnerships between watchmakers and their counterparts in the world of fast cars — be they carmakers, racing organizations or drivers — are thriving. Special Report: Watches: For Luxury Watches, Life in the Fast Lane 2011-11-24T14:00:41Z Taking the sporty theme to two wheels, the watchmaker Breitling worked with Triumph Motorcycles to create a $18,300 Speed Twin motorcycle based on a watch. When Watches Team Up with Paddle Boards, Skis and Motorcycles 2023-01-18T05:00:00Z “The mystery clocks combine the talent of the jeweler and the craft of the watchmaker to create an exquisite objet d’art,” Ms. Lepeu said. A Rare Gathering of Cartier's Best 2012-12-06T16:30:20Z He said Fossil, Martian and Frederique Constant were especially strong in that market segment, and that he expected traditional watchmakers to continue taking the lead on smart analog. Smartwatches at a Crossroads, and Some Analysts are Optimistic 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z And he found a tiny scratch, invisible to the naked eye, where, he said, “a watchmaker had used the wrong size implement and it slipped.” Selling My Vintage Watch: A Journey in Time 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z The storied Swiss watchmaker celebrated the store’s opening earlier this week with actors Clive Owen and Sarah Gadon, who both wore timepieces from the Rendez-Vous collection. Jaeger-LeCoultre Opens a Chic New York Flagship 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Ms. Gilbert said that the watchmakers often network with other businesses and friends to find rare parts. In Paris, a Kind of Watch Repair Cooperative 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z Becoming independent watchmakers gave us the possibility to express ourselves and make the type of watches we wanted to make. Ireland's Watchmaking Revolution: The Brothers McGonigle 2011-08-15T21:40:31Z “There’s a lot less risk-taking than there used to be because watchmakers don’t see the market as particularly receptive to that,” Mr. Forster said. Special Report: Watches: Leaping Forward, Back in Time 2011-11-24T14:08:56Z Max Büsser, founder and chief executive of the independent watchmaker MB&F, found himself traveling around the world to keep sales ticking. Special Report: A Cut Above: Watches: Retail Strategy Keeps MB&F in Demand 2010-11-26T07:50:00Z They enjoy the interaction of working with an independent watchmaker. Ireland's Watchmaking Revolution: The Brothers McGonigle 2011-08-15T21:40:31Z As a boy, Penn had little success learning the watchmaker's trade from his father, who died without having seen any of his son's films. Arthur Penn, director of 'Bonnie and Clyde' dies 2010-09-29T16:16:00Z The voice, the accent, told her story: arid gold mining town, Lithuanian watchmaker father, English mother. Whiskey, potato chips and a Nobel prize: Nadine Gordimer, my friend 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z But recently watchmakers have broken free of the spell, shifting their attention from the visual fascination of the tourbillon to the tuneful appeal of the minute repeater. Minute Repeater Watches Again Gain Favor 2012-03-09T11:58:37Z The museum is the creation of the selfsame luxury watchmaker, which two watchmakers founded in a building next door in 1875. An Art-Filled Swiss Idyll in Lausanne and the Joux Valley 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z Q. What are the stories being told today by watchmakers and their ad campaigns? Special Report: Watches: Hodinkee, Watch Cheerleader 2014-03-27T12:01:18Z According to Mr. Ader, the auction cemented Mr. Daniels’s legacy as “truly one of the greatest British watchmakers of all time.” The Fetching Artistry of a Master Horologist 2012-11-23T13:00:40Z That did not stop watchmakers from flooding the market with exorbitantly priced models, the ubiquity of which became a source of scorn when the global economic crisis ushered in leaner times and tastes. Special Report: Watches: Tourbillon Returns, Defying Economic Gravity 2011-01-16T22:30:18Z A sure sign that watchmakers are changing their ideas about online sales is the debut of Skolorr.com, an online marketplace for independent artisans and brands. An Online Sale Site Caters to Independent Watchmakers 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z This expansive space features a dedicated watchmaking studio for education and personalized service by a full-time watchmaker. 13 L.A. happenings in October perfect for pulling up on your own time 2023-10-05T04:00:00Z Davis’ fussiness evokes watchmakers or jewelers, but those analogies miss her humor. How to skewer life's absurdities while thumbing your nose at Amazon 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z The robbery took place around lunchtime at the store on the Rue de la Paix in the upscale Place Vendome area, home to several jewelers, watchmakers and luxury brands. Armed robbers steal millions worth of jewelry from Piaget store in Paris 2023-08-01T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmaker Swatch says it has begun legal proceedings against the Malaysian government for seizing LGBTQ-themed watches from its stores. Swatch sues Malaysia over Pride watch seizures 2023-07-17T04:00:00Z The book is something of a bible for watchmakers; in it, Daniels shows how to create a timepiece from start to finish. An L.A. watchmaker crafted a $70,000 timepiece. It could revolutionize the U.S. watch industry 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z In addition to a raft of new surf sponsors, he has represented a high-end German car company, a Swiss watchmaker and a Swedish bike rack manufacturer. 'The horizon turned black'- riding the world's biggest wave 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z People don’t know that he’s a phenomenal, intricate watchmaker. 'Black Hollywood' photo book stars Black actors at the center of film's golden ages 2022-10-04T04:00:00Z The instrument was given to Madison by Claude Laurent, a Parisian watchmaker and mechanic, in the early 1800s on the occasion of his second inauguration, according to the Library of Congress. Is this what history sounds like? Lizzo plays James Madison's 1813 flute at D.C. show 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Swim proof, dust proof and crack resistant - Apple has announced its rival to the likes of Garmin, Polar and other rugged watchmakers. Apple reveals iPhone 14 Pro and Watch Ultra 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z Keith Shapiro helped his son with the business in its early years — he once drove his son “almost all night” to Arizona so that the watchmaker could purchase that first guilloché machine. An L.A. watchmaker crafted a $70,000 timepiece. It could revolutionize the U.S. watch industry 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The energy from the Crab Nebula pulsar arrives in sharp bursts that occur 30 times each second—with a regularity that would be the envy of a Swiss watchmaker. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z CEO and Chairman of the Board of the Swatch Group Nick Hayek attends the Swiss watchmaker's annual news conference in Biel, Switzerland March 14, 2019. Swatch Group sticks to outlook as H1 sales, profit advance 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The Swiss watchmaker Hublot created the balloon system that lifted the submerged boulders specifically for this project. An Excavation in the Sea Depths Recovers Hercules From the Afterlife 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z In all fairness, Coros isn’t the only fitness watchmaker that does this. Coros Vertix 2 review: a work in progress 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z It’s a distinction that other American watchmakers have sought — only to see regulators intervene. An L.A. watchmaker crafted a $70,000 timepiece. It could revolutionize the U.S. watch industry 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge However, a lot of this won’t matter once Fossil and other third-party watchmakers get on Google’s Wear OS 3. The Huawei Watch GT 3 Pro is a nice smartwatch many of us can’t buy 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z After a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, Swiss watchmakers have been grappling this year with extended lockdowns in the important Chinese market. Swatch Group sticks to outlook as H1 sales, profit advance 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “I think it’s really beautiful and remarkable that this all came together,” said Richard van Ameijden, the grandson of the watchmaker. A Nazi soldier stole a watch in 1942; it turned up 80 years later 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z From Melbourne to Hong Kong to Geneva, thousands of shoppers queued for the new timepieces, a collaboration between the Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group’s luxury Omega brand and its entry-level Swatch marque. Walmart to end cigarette sales in some stores 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z “If he’s successful, he’d be sending up a bat signal to other watchmakers here that it’s OK to do this,” Rapkin said. An L.A. watchmaker crafted a $70,000 timepiece. It could revolutionize the U.S. watch industry 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group said it would continue its operations in Russia but was putting exports on hold "because of the overall difficult situation." Russia's offer to foreign firms: stay, leave or hand over the keys 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z The son of a poor Swiss watchmaker, Rousseau won recognition as a writer of essays. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The pocket watch was crafted in 1910 by Alfred Overstrijd, a Jewish man from the Dutch city of Rotterdam who was then learning to be a watchmaker. A Nazi soldier stole a watch in 1942; it turned up 80 years later 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The town boasts the greatest concentration of world-class watchmakers outside Switzerland. U.S. poultry producers impose safety measures to battle spread of avian flu 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z They are sponsors of the Olympics, rather than the location of the Games, something that watchmaker Omega wanted to make clear to the BBC. Winter Olympics: Global sponsors quiet ahead of Beijing Games 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Although we both enjoyed the design, our differing experiences with comfort show why Polar — and other fitness watchmakers — really ought to make their products available in multiple sizes. Polar Grit X Pro review: a fitness watch that matches your fit 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z But unlike analog watchmakers who needed to go out of their way to produce left-handed watches, the easy fix for smartwatches would be to just flip the display. Wear OS will work better for lefties... eventually 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z Within 24 hours, Snijders received the information that the watchmaker, Alfred Overstrijd, had a daughter who had survived the war and had three children living in the Netherlands. A Nazi soldier stole a watch in 1942; it turned up 80 years later 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Among them is watchmaker Cameron Weiss, who passes much of his day working in the russet workshop he purchased after spending years producing the only mechanical timepiece with “Los Angeles” on its dial. Nashville's Southern hospitality -- and affordability -- beckon Californians 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z Player, the son of the founder of J. Player & Son and the watchmaker who created the timepiece. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z His daughter’s admirers and even some detractors say that formative event made her competitive and as meticulously detail-oriented as a watchmaker. Commerce head out to save US jobs, 1 computer chip at a time 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z European energy firms Centrica and Galp , food group Nestle and watchmaker Swatch are among 50 companies worldwide that are highly exposed to physical climate risks, investors with $10 trillion in assets said on Thursday. Clean tech in focus as stock market awaits German election 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z He arranged a meeting between the descendants of the farmer and the watchmaker, during which the watch was officially handed back. A Nazi soldier stole a watch in 1942; it turned up 80 years later 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z Nintendo, which is often associated with being a toy maker, is teaming up with, of all companies, luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer. Nintendo is teaming up with Tag Heuer on a Mario-themed watch 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z The J. Player pocket watch can claim a record too: It is the most complicated timepiece ever made by a British watchmaker, experts said. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z They had even lost the luxury watchmakers, and without the luxury watchmakers, there was nothing left to lose but themselves. Billionaires, Bluster and the Super League That Wasn’t 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z The watchmaker also engaged the tennis champion Serena Williams to be an ambassador for the brand, and to participate in the Saturday event. Without Parties, There’s No Place to Show Off That Expensive Watch 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Hermes, known for leather goods, silk scarves and perfumes, embraced e-commerce much earlier than pure-play watchmakers, launching its transactional website in the United States almost 20 years ago. Swiss watchmakers go digital to show off new products, revive sales 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers’ sales slid last year as stores were affected by pandemic-related closures and as tourism, an important driver of luxury watch sales, collapsed. Luxury watchmaker Hublot expects China to drive sales rebound in 2021 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z He may have bought it from the late Benjamin Mellenhoff, a former head watchmaker at Tiffany & Co. who as of 1947 owned the timepiece, according to a contemporaneous magazine article. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z The family of watchmakers prospered but remained cloistered and wary of outsiders. Armenian Americans marvel at an elder's generosity as they grieve over an ancestral home 2020-11-22T05:00:00Z That is why the watchmaker was hoping to create interest through keeping the character a secret until the announcement on Saturday and enlisting ambassadors like Ms. Williams, who is not immediately associated with comics. Without Parties, There’s No Place to Show Off That Expensive Watch 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z “And we’d like to add the best leather goods, the best shirts, a watchmaker, male grooming,” he went on. To Survive the Pandemic, Savile Row Cuts a Bespoke Strategy 2020-11-15T05:00:00Z Black people worked for themselves as architects, lawyers and doctors, jewelers, watchmakers and tailors, often in the prosperous Northside neighborhood called Brooklyn. A Black voting rights activist confronts the ghosts of racial terror in North Carolina 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Crisford said he first saw it in the mid-1970s, when he was visiting a New York watchmaker who had just overhauled the timepiece. J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z An immigrant watchmaker hides his burned face, turns to crime and meets a blind girl who loves him. Movies on TV this week: 'The Godfather' and 'GoodFellas' 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z There, a refinery purified the gold to sell to banks, watchmakers, fine jewelers and electronics companies. Special Report - Sleeping Beauty: How suspect gold reached top brands 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z Earlier this month Switzerland's largest watchmaker Swatch cancelled its "Time to Move" summit for the media and retailers due to the coronavirus. Trade shows hit hard by coronavirus 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z In its early days, the Daughters of Charity offered care for $1.50 per day to the working class: fishermen, shop owners, stable keepers and watchmakers. After years of financial woes, Los Angeles hospital running out of prayers 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z I explained that Carl Player worried that the watch had been lost, but Crisford had a message for the descendant of the Coventry watchmakers: “I saw it recently. It is perfectly safe.” J.P. Morgan's million-dollar pocket watch vanished. The hunt for it became an obsession 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Swatch gained its dominant position in movements when it was forged by the 1983 merger of the two main watchmakers to survive an influx of cheap battery-powered quartz watches from Asia. Swatch ticked off with Swiss anti-trust agency parts ban 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z “Maybe we’ll do classes,” she said, citing the possibility of inviting a gemstone expert, polisher or watchmaker. Van Cleef & Arpels unveils its freshly renovated jewelry boutique in Beverly Hills 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z The Cleveland Browns wide receiver announced a partnership with Swedish watchmaker Daniel Wellington on Wednesday. Browns’ Beckham, Swedish watchmaker enter partnership 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The watchmaker sharply cut its forecasts for full-year earnings and sales. Tiffany, Syneos Health rise while Autodesk, Movado fall 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The house was built for Edward Samuel Duffey, a watchmaker and Confederate soldier who is reported to have fired the last shot at the Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863. She saw the house and said, ‘We are NOT tearing this down.’ 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmaker Swatch told Reuters news agency that political turbulence had contributed to a "double-digit decline in sales in Hong Kong", one of its most important global markets. How weeks of protests have hit Hong Kong tourism 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Several other federation sponsors — Coca-Cola, Johnson & Johnson and Continental Tire — did not respond to requests for comment, and another, the watchmaker Tag Heuer, declined to comment. Pushed by Consumers, Some Sponsors Join Soccer’s Fight Over Equal Pay 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Luxury group Richemont warned in July that protests hurt its sales, while Swiss watchmaker Swatch said political turbulence contributed to a double-digit decline in sales in Hong Kong, one of its most important markets globally. 'We may lose Christmas': escalating Hong Kong protests taking... 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z The watchmaker reported solid sales in China and India and its first quarter loss was narrower than Wall Street expected. Fossil, Tapestry rise while Stamps, Etsy fall 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z The two are ambassadors for a Swiss watchmaker. Pele leaves French hospital to return to Brazil 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The Swiss watchmaker said the Korean companies’ watch faces that “bear identical or virtually identical marks,” to the trademarks it owns and uses on its brands which include Longines, Omega, Swatch, and Tissot. Swatch says Samsung's smart watch faces breached its trademark 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The watchmaker cited economic weakness in several regions, along with reduced discounting and price-matching as key reasons for the weak quarter. Stocks falter, hurt by surprisingly weak retail sales 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Google and watchmaker Fossil Group today announced an agreement for the search giant to acquire some of Fossil’s smartwatch technology and members of the research and development division responsible for creating it. Google just spent $40 million for Fossil’s secret smartwatch tech 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z For some small watchmakers, however, solo stores are an unaffordable gambit. Audemars Piguet and Swiss watch rivals hasten shift to in-house sales 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z It is where early watchmakers developed a system of apprenticeships and turned manufacturing into a cottage industry - hailed as an example of industrial efficiency in Karl Marx's Das Capital. A Briton at the heart of a Swiss tradition 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z “I’d go around to watchmakers and a lot of them took time off to explain things to me.” The Man Who Turns Back New York City’s Clocks, Hand by Hand 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Brands in that price range include Swatch Group’s Swatch and Tissot, the Mondaine brand and fashion watches made by U.S. watchmaker Fossil. New Apple watch could take bite out of Swiss market 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z Among the best performers so far this year are Netflix, Twitter, and the watchmaker Fossil. Wall Street sets record for longest bull run in history 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z Her father was a watchmaker and her mother ran a nursery school, and the family was made homeless after Allied forces bombed Vienna during World War II. Christine Nöstlinger, award-winning children’s writer from Austria, dies at 81 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z But La Chaux-de-Fonds was where some of the industry's finest artisan watchmakers were still carrying on traditions, and Mr Forsey wanted to join them. A Briton at the heart of a Swiss tradition 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z The fledgling watchmaker’s business got a boost in 2011 when it was covered by Worn and Wound, a Brooklyn-based website for watch enthusiasts. A Watch Industry Grows in Brooklyn 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z "I don't think like a watchmaker would," she explains. The woman who brought skull watches back to life 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Because this looks like being the year when mainstream Swiss watchmakers accepted that smart devices will be a big part of the wrist-wearing future? Swiss watchmakers smarten up their act 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z And he is strict about spending at least 60% of his time making watches, lest he lose sight of his reasons for setting up as an independent watchmaker. Baselworld: Watching over tradition and heritage 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z Indeed, Apple is now the single biggest watchmaker. Watch Baselworld mix beauty and business 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z In partnership with watchmaker Jamie Brown, he opened the Brooklyn Watch Shop in the Prospect Heights neighborhood last year. A Watch Industry Grows in Brooklyn 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers are emerging from a downturn after sales to China crashed following a corruption crackdown in 2012. Improving Swiss watch exports to help mood at Basel trade fair 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z The Kickstarter move underlines a problem facing traditional watchmakers, particularly in Switzerland where most of the major global brands reside. Swiss watchmakers smarten up their act 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z He enlists the help of Melquarth Frost, a watchmaker and hardened criminal King once arrested for bank robbery. Walter Mosley's 'Down the River Unto the Sea' is a noir that plunges into social issues 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z He got a part- time job as a watchmaker. Man creates clock repair shop after immigrating to US 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z After years of declines, the watchmaker had a stronger fourth quarter than analysts expected. Netflix and Fossil jump while Groupon and Ventas stumble 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z And U.S. sales remain broadly weak, even if exports to the three biggest markets for Swiss watchmakers, Hong Kong, the United States and China, all recorded double-digit increases in February. Improving Swiss watch exports to help mood at Basel trade fair 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z "For me, it remains a fad; a fashion I think will change," one small watchmaker told the BBC. Swiss watchmakers smarten up their act 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Place Vendôme, home to some of Paris’s top jewellers and high-end watchmakers, has been the scene of several audacious daytime raids in recent years. Ritz Paris theft: some jewels found but gang members still on run 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers may be tempted to toast a return to more normal times this Christmas. Time for Swiss Watchmakers to Take Apple Seriously 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z A watchmaker in London a century before the Great Stink, Cumming won renown for his mastery of intricate mechanics. How the humble S-bend made modern toilets possible 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z But Swiss watchmakers are still expected to strike a more upbeat tone when they meet in Basel from Thursday for the Baselworld watch and jewelry fair. Improving Swiss watch exports to help mood at Basel trade fair 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Goodson is accused of stealing property from the watchmaker’s house after his death. S-Town subject faces trial: 'Sometimes I regret speaking into that microphone' 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z “We’ve got a very good jeweler. We’ve got a watchmaker who’s been with us for 50 years. These are craftsmen. It’s harder to find these kind of people.” Brownsville family jeweler open since 1907 closing this fall 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z The advantage of integrating the tech into the buckle or band is simple: it lets watchmakers focus on the part of watchmaking that they’re best at — making great timepieces. The future of the smartwatch should be smart watch bands 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Nolan is cinema’s great watchmaker: a filmmaker of Swiss precision capable of bending and shaping time to suit his grandiose, metronomed movies. Tick-Tock: Christopher Nolan on the rhythm of ‘Dunkirk’ 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Though representatives of the biggest luxury watchmakers, including Swatch Group and Richemont, refused to discuss their strategy with regard to the grey market, some manufacturers may find that it offers benefits. Grey market has become a necessary evil for luxury watchmakers 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers expect the market to stay challenging this year with the United States, their second-biggest market, showing no signs of recovering, executives told Reuters at an industry fair in Basel. Swiss watchmakers expect challenging U.S. market this year 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z Because their hands need to be steady, watchmakers cannot drink profusely. Confessions of a Watch Geek 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The watchmaker hasn't cut jobs in its factories or moved production facilities abroad despite years of pressure on the Swiss watch industry, he said. Swatch CEO says car battery certification 2-3 years away 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Switzerland’s luxury watchmakers endured a tough 2016 as exports plunged in part because of weaker demand from Asia and concerns about terrorism reduced tourism to Europe.... Swatch Caps Tough Year for Swiss Watchmakers With Plunge in Profit 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z The world's largest watchmaker, known for its colourful plastic watches as well as upscale brands including Breguet, reported record gross sales. Watchmaker Swatch goes into car batteries as investors question strategy 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Not all luxury watchmakers are introducing more affordable products. Luxury Watchmakers Steeled for a More Austere Christmas 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z I observed with special delight as a watchmaker inserted a balance wheel into a new watch, and it came to life for the first time. Confessions of a Watch Geek 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z The tech giants face big competition from traditional watchmakers, Ben Wood believes. Smartwatch sales show sharp decline, report finds - BBC News 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z With World War II roiling the seas, the Italian navy asked its official watchmaker for a case with the stately reinforced lugs you see here. The Unimprovable Awards: Reissue Edition 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Phelps, appearing here on behalf of the watchmaker Omega, required no introduction when he spoke to the 12 U.S. Michael Phelps Is Calmer These Days, on the Golf Course and Off 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers are grappling with a combination of collapsing demand in Hong Kong, their biggest market, tourists avoiding Europe for fear of militant attacks, and high costs exacerbated by a strong Swiss franc. Swiss watchmakers pessimistic about industry outlook: Deloitte 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z Parts of the mechanism are finished by hand but are never meant to be seen by the owner; only the watchmaker and subsequent watch repairers will see the work in full. Confessions of a Watch Geek 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Her husband, a watchmaker, helped design the tokens. Seattle elephant advocates join global march on eve of crucial conservation meeting in Africa 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z While the most decorated Olympian in history commands large endorsements with companies such as Under Armour Inc and watchmaker Omega, many Olympic swimmers get by with few sponsorship deals in their career. #LochteGate means lesser-known swimmers may miss their pay day 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z It was one of seven classic cars and two motorcycles owned by Isle of Man watchmaker Dr George Daniels, who died in October 2011. National treasures: What objects has the UK fought to keep in the country? - BBC News 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers are pessimistic about the outlook for the industry, with the number of downbeat executives doubling since 2015 to 82 percent this year, a study by Deloitte showed on Tuesday. Swiss watchmakers pessimistic about industry outlook: Deloitte 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The watchmakers use gold chatons with steel screws to hold down the rubies that act as a lubrication system for the watch. Confessions of a Watch Geek 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z He maxed out his credit card, borrowed against his Colorado house, and scraped by, enlisting graduate students in several countries to photocopy and send him papers, which he checked and double-checked with a watchmaker's precision. Just 90 companies are to blame for most climate change, this 'carbon accountant' says 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Yet it is among but a handful of British watchmakers to be so successful. Comeback time: The rebirth of British watchmaking - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Consider the Metropolitan Building, once home to Detroit’s jewelers and watchmakers. In Detroit’s 2-Speed Recovery, Downtown Roars and Neighborhoods Sputter 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z Today, Phelps maintains corporate deals with Under Armour, the athletic apparel company based in his hometown of Baltimore, and Omega, the Swiss watchmaker. Rio 2016: Michael Phelps’s Golden Chance to Rebuild His Brand 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Glashütte, where German watchmakers began working in the nineteenth century, is now home to at least eight companies. Confessions of a Watch Geek 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z He was born in Norway into a long line of watchmakers, which may contribute to his own meticulousness. Just 90 companies are to blame for most climate change, this 'carbon accountant' says 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z But in November it will launch its own movement, designed in collaboration with the Swiss watchmaker UhrTeil, and assembled in the UK. Comeback time: The rebirth of British watchmaking - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z Born in Geneva in 1712, to a struggling watchmaker and a mother who died shortly after giving birth, he was only ten years old when his father deposited him with indifferent relatives and left town. How Rousseau Predicted Trump 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z Developed by Swiss watchmaker Tissot, the league's official timekeeper, the timing system will allow for clearer footage to assist referees and the Replay Center, and provides a benefit to some fans. The Latest: Curry's wife regrets calling NBA 'rigged' 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z A vote for the U.K. to leave could also drive the Swiss franc higher, eating into margins at Swiss watchmakers such as jewelry and watchmaker Richemont, according to Bernstein luxury analyst Mario Ortelli. European Luxury Brands Could Seize on ‘Brexit’ Turmoil 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z His father worked as a watchmaker, among other jobs, and his mother managed the household. Jerome S. Bruner, Who Shaped Understanding of the Young Mind, Dies at 100 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Mr Buttery says that a growing number of British watchmakers are bringing some or all of their manufacturing back to the UK. Comeback time: The rebirth of British watchmaking - BBC News 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z In March, Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer cut its ties with her and the carmaker Porsche said it was "postponing planned activities". Nike to continue Sharapova sponsorship - BBC News 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z He was about 12 when his father, a watchmaker, died. Jerome S. Bruner, influential psychologist of perception, dies at 100 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z “I would have sacked Neville already. I wear a watch but I wouldn’t become a watchmaker; he has played but he’ll never be a manager.” It’s the Sids 2016! The complete review of the 2015-16 La Liga season 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z They ended up with a compromise deal, after failing to find another source, staying with Renault but with the engines renamed after their Swiss watchmaker sponsor. Red Bull, Toro Rosso to use Renault engines in 2017-18 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers are braced for another difficult year as economic woes in major markets curb consumers' appetite for pricey timepieces, industry executives said on Thursday. Swiss watchmakers face another challenging year 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers, who once dismissed smartwatches as short-lived gadgets, are now racing to grab a share of a fast-growing market via technology partnerships and stepping up investments. Swiss watchmakers change tack to embrace smartwatches 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z Nike said on Tuesday it would be suspending their relationship and Swiss luxury watchmaker Tag Heuer said it was halting negotiations to renew Sharapova’s contract. Maria Sharapova chocolate to go on sale in May despite drug ban 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z Both Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer and German sports car maker Porsche said they were suspending their marketing relationships with the Russian tennis player. Porsche, TAG Heuer Become Latest Sponsors to Cut Ties With Maria Sharapova 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z She named several successful local businesses, like Shinola, a luxury watchmaker, and Ventower Industries, which makes the towers used in wind turbines, as evidence that businesses have played an important part in the economic recovery. Clinton Offers Economic Plan Focused on Jobs 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Red Bull ultimately opted to continue with a Renault power unit that will carry the name of their luxury watchmaker sponsor Tag Heuer. Alfa Romeo could enter own F1 team, says Marchionne 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The good thing for the luxury watchmakers is their customers are far more loyal than Apple Watch users. This Month in Luxury: Apple Watch beats Rolex 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Previous watches in the HP series came from Movado, Michael Bastian, and Indian watchmaker Titan, and were much bigger and bolder. HP’s Isaac Mizrahi Smartwatch is just another smartwatch covered in jewels 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z But if I were a real-estate professional who catered largely to wealthy foreigners, I’d be thinking about the lesson of those Swiss watchmakers. The Kleptocrat in Apartment B 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The owner of Cartier jewelry and watchmakers including Piaget and IWC doesn’t report full earnings on a quarterly basis. Richemont Sales Rise as Weak Euro Counters Pressure From Tourism 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z That leaves room for new, niche companies, like the watchmaker Fossil and start-ups, to attract consumers, he said. Fitbit Shares Tumble 18% as Apple Watch Gains Market Share 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z So if you're a watchmaker reading this, disembark from your yachts, call the drivers, and gas up the jet, it's time to get back to work. This Month in Luxury: Apple Watch beats Rolex 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z "In the valley there were a lot of expert watchmakers so this is the best place to learn watchmaking." A watchmaker's paradise - BBC News 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z Like other high-end watchmakers Cartier is suffering from a drop in demand in big markets such as Hong Kong, mainland China, Russia and the United States. Cartier's new boss must put the sparkle back in watches 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z The Swiss company, which is the largest watchmaker in the world by revenue, originally unveiled the analog Bellamy in China this October. Swatch partners with Visa to bring NFC payments to its analog smartwatch 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z As a result of the scandal, a spokeswoman said in an email this week, traffic to the watchmaker’s website last year tripled, breaking records. FIFA, Recovering 48 Luxury Watches, Seeks to Cast Off Links to Giveaway 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z Hayek said the Swiss watchmaker would make an announcement in the coming days about its pact with Visa, the world's largest payments network. Swatch signs pact with Visa on payment watch: report 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Though he is not an authorized Rolex repairman, Gawronski, who has been in the business 20 years, describes himself as a general watchmaker who just happens to be a Rolex specialist. Columbia watchmaker an increasingly rare breed 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The $1,500 TAG Heuer Connected, which the Swiss watchmaker unveiled Monday, is one of those rare examples. Here's What it's Like to Use a $1,500 Smartwatch 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Others believe in a deist god, a cosmic watchmaker who wound up the universe and then stepped back. Many non-religious people still believe in God – what is that all about? | Adam Lee 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The Swiss watchmaker will announce the Carrera Connected at an event today in New York, and it will be available in Europe three days later, Le Matin reports. Tag Heuer's Carrera Connected luxury smartwatch will be available for $1,500 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z Swatch is joining other Swiss watchmakers seeking a share of the so-called "smartwatch" market in competition with the Apple Watch. Swatch signs pact with Visa on payment watch: report 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The repair shop takes in an average of three to five Rolexes for service each week from the Columbia area alone, the watchmaker said. Columbia watchmaker an increasingly rare breed 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The site recently introduced a collection of elegant, decidedly not over-the-top timepieces by Swiss watchmaker Zenith, priced mostly under $10,000. Do Men Still Crave Status Watches? 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Hayek expressed optimism about 2016, saying the Swiss watchmaker had invested in a pipeline of new products. Swatch CEO sees 2016 Swiss launch for pay watch: newspaper 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Traditional watchmakers are thirsty to break into the smartwatch world and today, Fossil announced its plans to do so. Fossil announces its Android Wear smartwatch 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z Short term, the watchmaker said, he plans to keep the business going. Watchmaker mends delicate pieces for 5 decades 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z The pool of good watchmakers is also shrinking, experts agree. Columbia watchmaker an increasingly rare breed 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z The watchmaker, Nathalie Valdez, knew the MacArthur story, because she was born in the Philippines. A Watch With Lifetime Access to Ebbets Field Has Mysterious Origins 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s large circular display is more pixel dense than its rivals, so will appear sharper, while its fit and finish is approaching traditional watchmaker standards. Have smartwatches finally had the injection of style they need? 2015-09-04T04:00:00Z When it comes to offering good customer service, many may argue that luxury watchmaker Gronefeld goes a little over the top. The watchmaker that hand delivers its timepieces around the world - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The watchmaker made that time commitment to his landlord. Watchmaker mends delicate pieces for 5 decades 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Only four new watchmakers opened for business in the past 15 years, he said. Columbia watchmaker an increasingly rare breed 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z After a lag in signing sponsors, Cup officials were able to entice Louis Vuitton and BMW to return in expanded roles, as well as sign British watchmaker Bremont as official timing partner. America’s Cup back in Old Blighty for World Series regatta 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z Only Watch is a biennial charity auction of unique timepieces created and donated by watchmakers for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Five Unique Timepieces For The 'Only Watch' Charity Auction 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z But while Switzerland dominates the sector, other European countries are also home to luxury watchmakers, often tiny family firms like Gronefeld. The watchmaker that hand delivers its timepieces around the world - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Ironically, the demand for watchmakers now outpaces the supply. Watchmaker mends delicate pieces for 5 decades 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z While there have always been watchmakers in Columbia to do repairs or replacements, only a few remain in town now, Friedman noted, and that landscape is changing. Columbia watchmaker an increasingly rare breed 2015-11-21T05:00:00Z Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group said on Thursday first-half net profit fell nearly 20 percent on a strong franc and negative interest rates, but was upbeat in its full-year outlook. European Factors to Watch-Shares seen up as Greece approves bailout plan 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco reverses a lower court ruling, and said high-end watchmaker Multi-Time Machine Inc. is entitled to a trial on its trademark allegations. Amazon must face trademark lawsuit over search results 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Lacking the vast advertising and sponsorship budgets of the likes of Swatch, how do Europe's small independent watchmakers - both inside and outside of Switzerland - stay in business and find customers? The watchmaker that hand delivers its timepieces around the world - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Demand is on the rise because of a renaissance of high-end mechanical watches that require the talents of watchmakers for maintenance and repair, Ficklin said. Watchmaker mends delicate pieces for 5 decades 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z Over the course of this meticulously constructed tale, which unpacks its secrets like a watchmaker taking apart a timepiece, Anna comes out of her shell, learns about Marnie and discovers something about her own past. Studio Ghibli’s ‘When Marnie Was There’ casts many spells 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers don’t need them; their devices are put together with screws and screwdrivers. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Airline Emirates and watchmaker Omega confirmed they would support the team after the New Zealand government all but withdrew any potential financial support after the Auckland regatta was canceled. Japan name Barker captain for America's Cup challenge 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Yet this cannot hope to compete with the exposure the big luxury watchmakers get from celebrity endorsements. The watchmaker that hand delivers its timepieces around the world - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Ficklin said Indiana was the last state in the country to eliminate the licensing requirement for watchmakers, in the late 1980s or early 1990s, he said. Watchmaker mends delicate pieces for 5 decades 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z After finishing high school, he worked as a watchmaker before setting up a metering equipment factory. Jiangsu Cable Entrepreneur Joins China's Billionaire Ranks; Acquisition May Be Next 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Many observers had predicted that Apple would spell trouble for Swiss watchmakers, and now Koeslag had some personal data to prove it. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z McCullough writes that they “proceeded on the Flyer much as if they were building a truss bridge, only with the attention to detail of watchmakers.” How two Ohio boys taught the world to fly 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Altogether there are some 90 watchmakers in Switzerland. The watchmaker that hand delivers its timepieces around the world - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z Manufacturers are willing to help support people who want to become a watchmaker. Watchmaker mends delicate pieces for 5 decades 2015-10-11T04:00:00Z In March, Swatch, world's largest watchmaker, unveiled its riposte to Apple Inc's smartwatch. Swatch CEO says will release new battery for watches, cars: paper 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z Later, French Catholics chased Protestant Huguenots out of their country; many of these French exiles happened to be watchmakers, and they settled in Switzerland. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Luxury watchmaker Rolex demanded an apology on Wednesday from Italy's prime minister and interior minister for saying that violent demonstrators who devastated parts of Milan last week were "rich, spoiled brats with Rolexes". Watch what you say about us, Rolex warns Italy's prime minister 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z At the other end of the spectrum tiny boutique watchmakers produce less than 100 timepieces a year. The watchmaker that hand delivers its timepieces around the world - BBC News 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z To answer these and many other questions, we put the Apple Watch in the hands of a mechanical watchmaker, the exact type of person Apple is trying to make obsolete. We put the Apple Watch in the hands of a mechanical watchmaker 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Only by the grace of their Sherpas did they survive, and in his gratitude Kobold decided to bring Namgel and Thundu Sherpa to his Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania workshop to train them as watchmakers. Kobold Helps Kathmandu, Which Also Needs Your Help Following Devastating Earthquake 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z In one room, a line of expert watchmakers polished individual pieces. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z At least one luxury watchmaker said Apple can try all they want, but they'll never match the prestige of a hand-tooled timepiece. Apple gets stars to set Watch's status 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z That being said, Ive still sees Apple as being able to put the kind of care into each Watch that a traditional watchmaker might put into a mechanical piece. Jony Ive says the Apple Watch can't be compared to traditional watches 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Burgdorf will come back, bringing his two grandchildren, ages eleven and seven, for a workshop at the Vacheron Constantin store where they will witness a watchmaker demonstrating how a mechanical watch is assembled. Watch Fans Flock To New York For Madison Avenue Watch Week 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z Harrison's accomplishment, designing a clock in the 18th century whose accuracy hasn't been surpassed by the thousands of watchmakers who followed him, is truly remarkable and cannot be understated. John Harrison's 'Clock B' sets a world record over 250 years after it was designed 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Across the room sat a master watchmaker with tattoos down his left arm and on his elbow. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Luxury watchmaker Movado jumped 13 percent after posting surprisingly strong fourth quarter results. US stocks move slightly lower a day after a big jump 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Movado said it would raise prices and streamline the operations of the luxury watchmaker. US stocks open slightly lower a day after a big jump 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Like Louis Cartier, the watchmakers at Swiss manufacturer Longines were intrigued by the rapid advancement of aviation. The Enduring Cool Of The Pilot's Watch 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z But Apple’s approach — they own the hardware, software and services — will be nearly impossible for watchmakers to replicate. Apple Is About To Change the Watch Industry Forever 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers, she adds, will need to create their own high-tech intellectual property in smartwatches. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Upscale watchmaker Tag Heuer also said this week that it would cut prices in markets such as the United States, China and Switzerland due to relative strength of those currencies against the euro. Tiffany loses some of its sparkle, thanks to strong U.S. dollar 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Other indie watchmakers unafraid to do things differently include Fiona Kruger from Scotland. Wild watches at Baselworld 2015 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z However, Longines is not the only watchmaker tied to the history of flight. The Enduring Cool Of The Pilot's Watch 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The flurry of technology deals luxury watchmakers announced this week to tackle the Apple Watch threat are more a way to hedge their bets in case the smartwatch market takes off than a strategic U-turn. Luxury brands hedge their bets with smartwatches 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The “quartz crisis” killed off so many Swiss watchmakers that by the end of the 1970s, the number of workers in the industry had shrunk to 30,000 from 90,000. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The forthcoming TAG Heuer watch will be designed and manufactured by the Swiss watchmaker. Google and Intel to Team Up with TAG Heuer on a Luxury Smartwatch 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z "A watchmaker will always start with a technical issue related to movement that they want to solve mechanically," says Mr Mintiens. Wild watches at Baselworld 2015 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z Google, Intel, and Tag Heuer are uniting in a mighty alliance to push Android Wear dramatically upmarket with a new smart timepiece from the Swiss watchmaker. To sell luxury Android Wear watches, Google must make them work with the iPhone 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Best known for its analog chronographs and sponsorships with Formula 1 and other sporting events, Tag Heuer is one of the largest Swiss watchmakers. Android Wear is coming to luxury watches 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Swiss inventors actually helped pioneer this technology, but watchmakers regarded it as beneath them. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Earlier in the day US-based watchmaker Fossil Group teased it forthcoming "connected accessories". Tag Heuer to make Android Wear watch 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z As the largest showcase for luxury watchmakers in the world, it’s the event where Switzerland will launch its counteroffensive to Apple's expensive new Watch Edition. First Click: the Swiss respond to Apple Watch 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Tag Heuer plans to unveil a smartwatch on Thursday among a wave of partnerships expected at the world's biggest watch fair this week as luxury watchmakers fight back against Apple. LVMH's Tag Heuer surfs wave of smartwatch partnerships 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Today, Google is announcing a partnership with Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer that will put Android Wear on luxury timepieces for the first time. Android Wear is coming to luxury watches 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z By January, he finally had a prototype working well, just in time to show it off at Baselworld, the annual Swiss jewelers’ and watchmakers’ fair. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z But it added that it wanted to pursue other tie-ups with traditional watchmakers. Tag Heuer to make Android Wear watch 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Pascal Bourdariat - just the 12th workshop director in high end jeweller and watchmaker designer Chaumet's 235-year history - is watching as a worker gently polishes a tiny gem, so small it's almost invisible. The artisans in danger of disappearing 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z As a watchmaker told me, the guy who wears a Rolex every day may like the Apple Watch, but doesn’t like that the regular version "doesn't signal to the world what a Rolex will." Who will buy a $10,000 Apple Watch Edition? 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z Traditional watchmakers still use the image of the elderly Swiss artisan, bent over a spread of gears and tiny tools in a dusty room, in ads for their upscale timepieces. Apple rolls out a $10,000 Apple Watch 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Adding chips might help these watchmakers ride the high-tech wave, but it also risked eroding what made them special. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z Did you hear the one about the Chinese telecom giant that tried to turn into a hip watchmaker? How a Chinese smartwatch became the surprise hit of Mobile World Congress 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z De Bethune draws its basic vocabulary from the history of watchmaking, referencing the classics of the 18th and 19th centuries and the spirit of the old master watchmakers to create something new. De Bethune's Dream Watch 5 Is A True Sculpture For The Wrist 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z He got a part-time job as a watchmaker. Hosseini is Kearney’s only master mender of timepieces 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Paul White, vice president of Scottsdale-based Oliver Smith Jeweler, a dealer for the brand, said a watchmaker authenticated Norris' discovery. Man sells watch he found at secondhand store for $35,000 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z Like most watchmakers, Stas wanted his quartz watches to run for two years on a single battery. Can the Swiss Watchmaker Survive the Digital Age? 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z It’s free from the physical constrictions that watchmakers dealt with throughout the century before it was designed, which allows it to exist in the form I want it to. How a Chinese smartwatch became the surprise hit of Mobile World Congress 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Swiss watchmaker Swatch Group, the world’s largest watch company, is planning on taking on the Apple Watch. The Apple Watch Just Got a Huge New Competitor 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z Swiss watchmaker Swatch will launch a new smartwatch in the next two to three months, according to various reports. Swatch will release a smartwatch this spring 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z For example, the Margot watch from independent watchmaker Christophe Claret features a daisy in which the petals randomly disappear while asking the age old question: “He loves me… he loves me not?” 10 Inspired Ladies' Watches For Valentine's Day Gifts 2015-02-01T05:00:00Z The strong franc is already creating problems for Switzerland’s tourism industry, as well as its watchmakers and other exporters. Eurozone Takes on Quantitative Easing, and Its Risks 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Swiss exporters howled, and the chief executive of the watchmaker Swatch Group called it a “tsunami.” Polish Homeowners Feel the Weight of a Heftier Swiss Franc 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z “It teaches you to be able to work for a jeweler or as an independent watchmaker, the whole gamut,” Threlkeld said. Graduates praise Oklahoma State School of Watchmaking 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z So goes the angst of Swiss watchmakers, many of them reeling from the abrupt scrapping of a currency cap by the country’s central bank last week. Swiss Watchmakers Jolted by Currency Shock 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z It was created by J. Leonard, a Washington silversmith and watchmaker, and historians estimate it has been in the House since 1819. The History of the Silver Thing in Front of Boehner The currency surged after the announcement, Swiss stocks including UBS AG tumbled and the chief executive of watchmaker Swatch Group AG said the policy shift would hurt exports. Switzerland lifts currency cap, rocks global markets as franc soars 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers, pharmaceutical firms and ski resorts were suffering mightily because a scary global economy made people want to park their money into Swiss banks. Economic Lessons From Switzerland’s One-Day, 18 Percent Currency Rise 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z After all, we once thought celestial mechanics needed a divine watchmaker, as did the whole of biology. Sebastian Seung’s Quest to Map the Human Brain 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z Even before the franc’s rise, watchmakers faced other challenges. Swiss Watchmakers Jolted by Currency Shock 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Jansen uniquely compares the creation of his “animals” to the work of a watchmaker when you ask him about their inspiration long enough. Audemars Piguet, Art Basel Miami and Theo Jansen's Strandbeests 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z Swatch Group, the world's biggest watchmaker, said in August it planned a launch next summer. TAG Heuer enlists partners in smartwatch plan and may make acquisitions 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z One of Hockey’s major teams – the LA Kings – happens to be sponsored by the Swiss watchmaker Graham. Los Angeles Kings Limited Edition Graham Watches For Players & Fans 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z One such watchmaker is in the Twin Cities — and he’s not entirely low-tech. Minneapolis craftsman transforms wristwatches 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler, a watchmaker who emigrated from Germany, the Linotype machine revolutionized publishing. Carl Schlesinger, 88, Dies; Helped Usher Out Hot Type 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z For these Oysters, it’s best that you leave the shucking to your watchmaker. When the World Is Your Oyster: Two Sensational Rolex Oysters 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Weiss assembles each watch himself, but he’s expecting to hire another watchmaker and move into a larger facility in Los Angeles next month. Second Time Around For American-Made Watches Abraham-Louis Breguet is without doubt and with the benefit of hindsight the most well-known and perhaps important watchmaker to grace this profession. Breguet Classique Chronométrie Wins The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z The Swiss watchmaker recently opened its flagship store on Fifth Avenue, its first in the U.S. Danica Patrick: Rising Tensions Between NASCAR Drivers Is 'Awesome' 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z Many watchmakers reinvented themselves as purveyors of fashion, luxury and, in the most rarefied realms, art. Can Watches Look Sharp and Be Smart? 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z “This is not even easy for seasoned watchmakers,” he said. At Workshop on Watches, Making Time Piece by Microscopic Piece 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z The ultimate goal for many watchmakers and watch collectors, though, is to be completely American-made. Second Time Around For American-Made Watches This seven-piece limited edition, dual-dialed wristwatch is the result of seven years of research and the aspirations of countless watchmakers and artisans. Patek Philippe's $2.6 Million Masterpiece 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z In the place of a table and sideboard are a computer, where Weiss designs watches using 3-D CAD software, and a 50-year-old watchmakers' bench. L.A. watchmaker Cameron Weiss thinks his time has come With mechanical movements actually produced in Kathmandu by newly trained Nepalese watchmakers, it added a unique twist to the brand’s otherwise USA-focused appeal. Peace & Enlightenment Through Watches: American Kobold's Nepalese Thangka Art Timepiece With Romio Shrestha 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z Whether going at it independently or through partnerships with tech brands, mass watchmakers need to decide if their product is going to woo customers with superior technology, or offer more fashion appeal. Does technology need to be fashionable? 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z To make the tiny products, Medtronic’s engineers consulted with Swiss watchmakers. For Heart Monitor Implant, Medtronic Thinks Very Small 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z It’s the second watch Wade has created with Hublot since becoming a brand ambassador for the Swiss watchmaker in 2011: “I always admired what I thought it stood for, the elegance of it.” Dwyane Wade says Stern helped with fashion sense 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers, on the other hand, are selling “eternity in a box.” It’s not about time 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z I am well acquainted with Lambert as he previously led Jaeger-LeCoultre for 11 years, beginning his tenure of that leading luxury watchmaker at the age of just 33. Montblanc and Samsung Partner To Introduce 'Smart' Pens And Accessories For Galaxy Note 4 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Shares of major watchmakers Fossil, Movado and Swatch tumbled after Apple’s debut. Just how scared is the ‘dumb’ watch industry of Apple Watch? The danger for the watchmakers is if Apple succeeds in redefining what people expect from a wristwatch. Swiss watch industry denies 'Nokia moment' from new Apple Watch 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z While many designers cast the familiar form as a negative, Fuseproject’s Yves Béhar sees it as reinforcing Apple’s design language—a branding strategy that traditional luxury watchmakers have employed for decades. Apple Watch: These Top Designers Aren't Impressed 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Mr Biver thinks it may even boost Swiss watchmakers by getting youngsters used to wearing something pricey on their wrists. It’s not about time 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z It’s also likely to keep really good time, although by now, every watchmaker from Switzerland to Japan knows that’s hardly the point. Time's Up, Switzerland: Here Comes Apple's Watch 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z But as smartwatches become better at doing more and more, analysts say it might not just be watchmakers who should worry. Just how scared is the ‘dumb’ watch industry of Apple Watch? By the by, the Swiss watchmaker is also said to be planning its own smartwatch in a bid to get a piece of this $93 billion sector. Here's What Else You Could Buy For The Price Of An Apple iWatch 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z The world's biggest watchmaker, which sees the advent of smartwatches as an opportunity rather than a threat, will unveil its new Swatch Touch next summer. Swatch prefers go-it-alone route for smartwatch plans 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z But now Renley, like many watchmakers, is mulling whether to move far into China’s interior. Bearing Gifts, Local Officials Push for Chinese Factories to Move Inland 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z For the YES Network’s current episode of Forbes SportsMoney, I chatted with Charlotte about how she manages the Cowboys brand and what the team’s new sponsorship with luxury watchmaker Hublot does for the blue star. Charlotte Jones Anderson Expands The Dallas Cowboys Brand 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z He drives north from downtown, past the campus of Wayne State University and the flagship store of premium watchmaker Shinola. JPMorgan is betting $100 million on Detroit. Can it leverage a lot more? AA: The best luxury brands and watchmakers are keen to focus on their brand’s history and heritage, why are these stories so important to their end consumers? How Emotion & Storytelling Makes A Difference In Luxury Watch Sales 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z Today, the watchmaker expands with Willys Detroit, a storefront with outdoor clothing and other wares. Shinola Shines On In Detroit, Moves Past Local Criticism 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z Swiss watchmakers redefined their products as status goods rather than a means of telling the time. Second wind 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Like luxury watchmakers of a later era, Harland believed in advertising, judging by what Mr. Snellenburg quoted in the auction catalog. In Two Sales, Bonhams Is Auctioning Off Rare Timepieces 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z And, according to a company representative, even after Zenith Electronics divested itself of the watchmaker it used the threat of trademark infringement to keep the company from doing business in the U.S. for another decade. Swiss watch brand Zenith partners with Rolling Stones 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z It brought alliances with airlines, tyre companies, watchmakers and crisp manufacturers, amongst others, taking United's brand into every corner of the globe, hunting down the 657m followers it is claimed they have. Unpopular but unforgettable: Glazer's Man Utd legacy 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z Here a watchmaker not only chooses to display the movement of a watch, but also fancifully decorates it. Decorated Skeleton: Glashutte Original Senator Manual Winding Skeletonized Edition Watch 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z Current tenants include the United Nations, the watchmaker Tourneau and the document processor Swiss Post Solutions, along with jewelry-making businesses, among others. Reaching Out to Tech and Creative Tenants, Starting With Lunch 2014-05-07T01:40:35Z One of the oldest is a plain-looking silver pocket watch signed by Thomas Harland, who, Mr. Snellenburg said, is often mentioned as one of the earliest watchmakers in the American colonies. In Two Sales, Bonhams Is Auctioning Off Rare Timepieces 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z What was more, Mr. MacLeod avoided computers, setting his work down in longhand with a watchmaker’s deliberation, polishing each sentence to its final form before proceeding to the next. Alistair MacLeod, a Novelist in No Hurry, Dies at 77 2014-04-24T00:53:48Z My mother was a nurse, my father was a watchmaker at a local jewelry store in town. Tommy Hilfger Q&A: The Rise and Fall and Rise of a Man and His Brand 2014-04-18T16:12:39Z Cartier's Tank Watch originated in 1917 when Louis Cartier, the French watchmaker, saw the new Renault tanks and modelled a watch on their shape. 10 inventions that owe their success to World War One 2014-04-13T22:51:06Z Given Swatch Group’s breadth, some other prestige-brand watchmakers say the company may be well poised to jump into the smartwatch segment. Swiss Watchmakers Skeptical of Digital Revolution 2014-03-25T22:15:18Z Tiffany & Company posted a loss for its fiscal fourth quarter, dragged down by a hefty charge tied to an unfavorable arbitration ruling regarding a failed partnership with the Swiss watchmaker Swatch. Business Briefing: Tiffany & Company Reports a Loss Tied to Arbitration Ruling 2014-03-22T00:15:13Z “There’s an old quote attributed to Mr. Bulova,” Mr. Michaels said, referring to the watchmaker. ‘Tonight’ Show Returns to New York After Nearly 42 Years 2014-02-17T03:08:23Z Swiss watchmakers sold fewer watches in China last year after a government crackdown on gift-giving to officials hit demand for expensive timepieces. Swiss watch exports to China recover in December 2014-02-06T11:47:45Z A Swiss watch will always tell the time, these watchmakers said. Raymond Weil, Whose Swiss Watches Told More Than Time, Dies at 87 2014-02-03T16:43:28Z Traditional watchmakers, however, say it is too soon to predict seismic changes for their part of the industry. Swiss Watchmakers Skeptical of Digital Revolution 2014-03-25T22:15:18Z "The reason is there is a huge conference of Swiss watchmakers in Geneva, which of course takes precedence in Switzerland, that being their bread and butter." Geneva's key role in international talks 2014-01-21T00:40:54Z But rather than continue to rely solely on cheap quartz watches, SMH and other Swiss watchmakers used the success as an opportunity to reintroduce mechanical watches to the market. Technology Re-emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations 2014-01-06T17:08:00Z This was not too far from his roots: after the war — then married and with three children — he supported his family as a watchmaker. Lens Blog: Photographing Hiroshima, Fukushima and Everything in Between 2014-01-02T10:00:22Z Hayek said watchmakers that buy watch components from ETA would be most affected by the blaze and he expected some delays in deliveries. Swatch CEO sees 3-4 week production delay at unit due to fire 2013-12-30T12:41:29Z The Netherlands Arbitration Institute sentenced Tiffany to pay Swatch damages after it pressed claims against the U.S. jeweler in December 2011, the world's largest watchmaker said in a statement on Sunday. Swatch says Tiffany to pay it $449 million in damages 2013-12-22T19:30:24Z There are not enough hotel rooms left in Geneva on the 22 January because thousands of luxury watchmakers will be staying in the city for a trade fair. Aleppo hospitals 'overwhelmed' 2013-12-17T18:20:39Z Swiss watchmakers dominated the industry for centuries until the mid-1970s, when the Japanese introduced low cost production methods to manufacture highly accurate quartz watches. Technology Re-emergence: Creating New Value for Old Innovations 2014-01-06T17:08:00Z While luxury watchmakers are struggling with a crackdown in China on gift-giving to officials and several fashion and accessories brands point to slowing growth in a range of emerging markets, jewellers are proving more resilient. Buyout firms jostle for John Hardy in jewellery M&A boom 2013-11-29T13:28:45Z Hayek played down the impact of the fire at Swatch's ETA unit, calling it a "relatively minor event" for the Swiss watchmaker. Swatch CEO sees 3-4 week production delay at unit due to fire 2013-12-30T12:41:29Z Each of the watches - prices for which start at £95,000 - takes more than six months for a single watchmaker to create by hand. VIDEO: The man who makes £100,000 watches 2013-09-24T23:02:26Z Swatch Group, one of the world's largest watchmakers, shows how lucrative fashion can be, analysts said. Smartphones try fashion makeovers to stand out from pack 2013-09-08T14:24:50Z It helps that watchmakers are rewarded for essentially not innovating. Hey Samsung, the Dumbwatch Industry Has You Beat 2013-09-06T18:39:09Z In the process, established digital watchmakers like Casio are finding that they must contend with new competitors. In Advent of the Smartwatch, a Name That’s Been There Before 2013-08-28T02:15:20Z The scenario: At its flagship store in Place Vendôme, adjacent to the world’s most prestigious luxury brands, the house of Mauboussin prospered under the guidance of six generations of watchmakers and jewelers. The global marketing of an age-old French gem 2013-08-23T16:23:14Z During his lifetime, George Daniels was considered by many to be the finest watchmaker - or horologist - in the world. VIDEO: The man who makes £100,000 watches 2013-09-24T23:02:26Z It was owned by the celebrated watchmaker and vintage car collector - sold to an anonymous bidder from outside the UK. The baronet behind the Bentley 'Blower' 2013-08-09T01:49:22Z Complexity, they say, is not purely the result of millions of years of fine-tuning through natural selection—the process that Richard Dawkins famously dubbed “the blind watchmaker.” The Surprising Origins of Evolutionary Complexity 2013-07-16T14:15:00.577Z Casio soon emerged as a leading digital watchmaker, adding dictionaries, blood pressure sensors, a touch screen and gesture control by the late 1980s. In Advent of the Smartwatch, a Name That’s Been There Before 2013-08-28T02:15:20Z Photograph: China Photos/Getty is to cut import tariffs on Swiss watches by 60% over 10 years as part of a free-trade agreement, as luxury watchmakers struggle to stem falling sales in the country. China calls time on import tariffs on Swiss watches 2013-05-27T18:21:11Z It is expected to particularly benefit the alpine country's watchmakers, notably Swatch Group and Richemont, whose timepieces are popular with Chinese consumers. Switzerland sees free-trade pact with China in July 2013-05-24T16:27:08Z Until the mid-19th century, watchmakers were the world’s most innovative engineers. Q&A: Stacy Perman, Author of A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch 2013-04-14T15:28:03Z But he said watchmakers may eventually turn their focus, attention to detail and ability to work on small items to smart watches. iWatch: rivals for your wrist line up 2013-02-28T13:00:14Z Its actions may prod other watchmakers to invest more in their own factories. Swiss watchmakers: Time is money 2013-02-14T16:06:18Z The latest agreement will benefit Switzerland's watchmakers, notably Swatch Group and Richemont, whose timepieces are particularly popular with Chinese consumers. China calls time on import tariffs on Swiss watches 2013-05-27T18:21:11Z My grandfather inspired my interest in small shop manufacturing as he was a watchmaker by trade. Can MakersRow.com Bring Manufactering Back to America? 2013-02-04T14:10:49Z The great watchmakers sought patronage of their grand clients—European royalty to the Ottoman Sultans and the Chinese Emperors. Q&A: Stacy Perman, Author of A Grand Complication: The Race to Build the World’s Most Legendary Watch 2013-04-14T15:28:03Z Swatch Group is already the world's biggest watchmaker by sales, with 8.1 billion francs sales in 2012 thanks to brands such as Omega and its colourful Swatch plastic watches. UPDATE 5-Swatch buys "diamond king" Harry Winston's luxury arm 2013-01-14T16:06:16Z So do the British and German watchmakers that are trying to break into this lucrative market. Swiss watchmakers: Time is money 2013-02-14T16:06:18Z Swatch Group is already the world's biggest watchmaker by sales, with 8.1 billion francs sales in 2012 thanks to brands such as Omega. UPDATE 4-Swatch buys Harry Winston jewellery arm for $750 mln 2013-01-14T13:15:47Z Kickstarter received some major flack earlier this year when its crowd-funded projects, like watchmaker Pebble, didn't deliver promised goods to their backers. 3 Famous Instances of Consumer Backlash 2012-12-21T12:04:33Z Few series demonstrate the iterative side to video game creation better than the annual sports franchises, tweaked with the precision of a watchmaker, upgraded with the fanaticism and finesse of an engine tuner. Top 25 games of 2012: 25-21 2012-12-17T08:19:25Z His father, a watchmaker, died two years ago from diabetes. Afghan Boys Eke Living Amid Peril at Gorge 2012-10-13T19:36:42Z Swiss watchmakers are trying to get the threshold raised to 60%. Swiss watchmakers: Time is money 2013-02-14T16:06:18Z Nick Hayek, chief executive of the world's largest watchmaker, cited slowing growth in China and the euro zone crisis as the reasons for why hard work was needed. Swatch CEO says record sales target will be a "fight" 2012-09-27T10:49:30Z But rather than just pose, Love painstakingly tried to adjust the bracelet of his new timepiece under the direction of watchmaker Caitlin Andrews. Davis Love III: The Ride of His Life 2012-09-21T04:00:00Z In an interview last month - Norman occasionally makes appearances for one of his chief sponsors, the watchmaker Omega - he addressed each of the aforementioned topics. On Par: Greg Norman Still an Inspiration 2012-09-02T17:03:50Z There he was, the head of the International Olympic Committee, looking like every other head of a major international sports organisation – white, grey and male – at an event sponsored by a watchmaker. London 2012 has lit a cauldron for gender equality 2012-07-30T18:14:00Z In Soho, London's buzzing restaurant and nightlife district, luxury watchmaker Omega will be hosting its own A-list soirees in a specially-refurbished townhouse until the end of the games on Aug 12. Celebs descending on London for Olympic bashes 2012-07-21T16:25:09Z The watchmaker Omega, consumer products group Procter & Gamble and IT company Atos all said the exemption did not affect them as they would not be selling products in the Olympic Park. London 2012: Visa under pressure as other Olympic sponsors waive tax break 2012-07-18T17:59:33Z One listed his profession as a watchmaker while another said he was a butcher. How advisers to the stars lobbied MPs to make it a human right to avoid paying tax 2012-06-23T18:18:50Z Mr. Bautte, as I have mentioned, was a watchmaker; and though very rich, still attended to his trade, so that it was easy to obtain an interview with him. Ghosts and Family Legends A Volume for Christmas 2012-04-21T02:00:22.650Z Certainly watchmakers and auction houses are in no hurry to dispel that notion. Wealth Matters: Fine Vintage Watches Find Popularity as Alternate Investments 2012-04-06T20:46:28Z A salesman, an immigrant watchmaker, an advertising executive and a bank clerk are among these unnamed, white and mostly middle-class men. | New Jersey: A Review of ?Twelve Angry Men,? at George Street Playhouse 2012-03-31T04:30:23Z Suitable tweezers may be obtained at the larger hardware stores or of watchmakers. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z Fly cutters are single-toothed cutters, or rather tools, that are largely used by watchmakers for cutting their fine pitches of gear wheels. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z One of the earlier immigrant craftsmen was Charles Blundy, a London watchmaker who established himself on Church Street in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1753. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z His father, who was a watchmaker, articled him to a commercial house, the death of whose head soon threw him back into his father's shop, where he kept the books for two or three years. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Martinet mentions a watchmaker’s apprentice, whose paroxysm came on once in the fortnight, and commenced in a sensation of heat ascending to the heart. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z In my searches after the history of time keeping in all ages, I found none more useful than a little tract, the production of a watchmaker, and to be had at 81. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 105, November 1, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-09T03:00:19.037Z In many of the watchmakers’ lathes the outer edges are beveled off as in Fig. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Of German ancestry, he was trained as a clock-and watchmaker, and he was a skilled mechanic. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z A Dubuque watchmaker has invented a watch movement which has no dial-wheels, and is said will create a revolution in watch-making. Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside 2012-02-24T03:00:26.570Z In the morning everybody walks about the town—the streets are narrow and it is amusing to be hailed from windows over small shops, grocers', bakers', watchmakers', by friends who are lodging there. Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 2012-02-12T03:00:13.210Z In imagagination you go from the watchmaker to the being you call God, and you say he designed the watchmaker, but he himself was not designed because he is too wonderful to have been designed. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z The wonder of the watch suggested the watchmaker, and the wonder of the watchmaker, suggested the creator, and the wonder of the creator demonstrated that he was not created—but was uncaused and eternal. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 4 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures 2012-02-11T03:03:46.253Z Two other members of the Ham family—George Ham and Henry H. Ham—worked as watchmakers in Portsmouth in the same period. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Swatch Group AG, the world’s biggest watchmaker, sank 4 percent as profit trailed projections. European Stocks Drop Amid Greek Talks; BMW, LVMH, Swatch Slide 2012-02-08T09:09:09Z Swatch Group AG, the world’s biggest watchmaker, sank 4.9 percent as profit trailed projections. European Stocks Drop Amid Greek Talks; BMW, LVMH, Swatch Slide 2012-02-07T14:34:02Z And yet in the case of the watch and of the watchmaker, it was the wonder that suggested design, while in the case of the maker of the watchmaker the wonder denied a designer. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Swatch Group AG, the world’s biggest watchmaker, declined 3.8 percent as profit trailed projections. European Stocks Drop for Second Day; BMW, LVMH, Swatch Retreat 2012-02-07T11:57:10Z This instrument was made during a brief partnership between David Rittenhouse and David Evans, a clock- and watchmaker of Philadelphia and Baltimore. Early American Scientific Instruments and Their Makers 2012-03-15T02:00:31.610Z Swatch Group AG, the world’s biggest watchmaker, may be active after it said 2011 net income attributable to shareholders rose 18 percent to 1.27 billion francs. European Stock-Index Futures Gain; UBS, ArcelorMittal May Move 2012-02-07T08:04:02Z Death enters a watchmaker’s shop, and shews his hour-glass to the master and his apprentice. The Dance of Death Exhibited in Elegant Engravings on Wood with a Dissertation on the Several Representations of that Subject but More Particularly on Those Ascribed to Macaber and Hans Holbein 2012-02-02T03:04:33.900Z You then find the watchmaker, and you say with regard to him that he too must have had a designer, for he is more wonderful than the watch. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z Mr. Benjamin Etter had his watchmaker's shop at the corner of George and Barrington Streets, now known as Crosskill's corner, in the same old wooden building which has since undergone extensive alterations. History of Halifax City 2012-01-26T03:00:13.263Z Swatch Group AG may be active after a report said the watchmaker may grow faster than the industry this year. European Stocks Fluctuate as EU Ministers Meet; Outokumpu Jumps 2012-01-23T10:39:02Z They require equally talented watchmakers to preserve their collections.” Old Watches Get New Lives Through Dimitrie Vicovanu, Master Restorer 2012-01-17T01:55:52Z A subsidiary of Swatch Group was among the companies to leave the island, Beatrice Howald, a spokesman for the Swiss watchmaker said on Dec. 9. Madeira’s Missing Yachts Turn Into Lesson on Europe Debt Crisis 2012-01-10T09:15:10Z Monsieur is too kind, a great deal; but I am staying for my visit to London with my brother-in-law, Gabriel Laroque, the watchmaker. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z A propos of watchmakers, there is the story of Theodore Hook dining with one with whom he was utterly unacquainted save by name, which ingenious plan was evolved through lack of funds. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Unlike many watchmakers that rely on Swatch Group AG and others for their supply of movements, the motors that drive a watch, Montblanc developed its own. Montblanc Watches Set to Outsell Pens With China Growth: Retail 2011-12-28T23:30:53Z The automaton, a mechanized doll built more than two centuries ago by the Swiss watchmaker Henri Maillardet, uses the power from the wind-up motors, carried through linkages to its right arm, to write and draw. Maillardet Automaton Inspired Martin Scorsese?s Film ?Hugo? 2011-12-26T18:08:29Z In Clerkenwell and the neighbouring parish of Saint Luke's, there are sixteen hundred watchmakers. Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. 2011-12-24T03:08:00.833Z And now a doctor arrived, and Gabriel Laroque the watchmaker, and more police, with an inspector. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z Notwithstanding the importance of the interview, at three o’clock Sheridan was at Tregent’s, a famous watchmaker’s, and in course of conversation he told Tregent that he was on his way to see Harris. Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z Whilst waiting for supplies to come from England, they commissioned a local watchmaker to engrave two dies, one for a penny and one for a twopenny stamp. Peeps at Postage Stamps 2011-12-23T03:00:15.610Z It is designed principally for watchmakers of some experience, and cannot presume to cover details that would be essential for those in early apprenticeship. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z Swatch’s revenue last year of 6.44 billion Swiss francs, or about $6.95 billion, makes it by far the world’s largest watchmaker. Swatch Group to Trim Sales of Watch Parts to Rivals 2011-12-10T02:31:02Z Money was still scarce, and the watchmaker did not work without pay, so George set to work and took the clock to pieces, cleaned it, and put it together again. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z “Ah!” said the watchmaker, “I was at the theatre a little while ago, and he was in a terrible rage with you—said he had been waiting for you since one.” Curiosities of Impecuniosity 2011-12-31T03:00:16.190Z For want of such knowledge Clerkenwell watchmakers, Northampton shoemakers, Lancashire weavers, and Durham miners perish as emigrants, and their bones bleach the prairies. English Secularism A Confession Of Belief 2011-11-24T03:00:50.030Z Sometimes watchmakers of considerable ability will demand as a basic consideration that pivots be fitted with very little side shake and that end shakes also be quite close if close time is to be expected. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z Even if Edox worked with other watchmakers to invest jointly in production, “I’m really not sure that we would reach sufficient volumes to make such a venture profitable,” Mr. Strambini said. Swatch Group to Trim Sales of Watch Parts to Rivals 2011-12-10T02:31:02Z Another German, a young watchmaker's apprentice, constructed a flying machine, with which he, when showing the same to his ignorant townspeople, flew away to escape mobbing. Lecture on Artificial Flight Given by request at the Academy of Natural Sciences 2011-11-24T03:00:42.240Z We find the watchmaker, and we say: "So curious and wonderful a thing as man must have had a maker." Ingersollia Gems of Thought from the Lectures, Speeches, and Conversations of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, Representative of His Opinions and Beliefs 2011-11-24T03:00:41.267Z Nor I; but we can look into the watchmaker's as we pass. San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams 2011-11-14T03:00:22.247Z Some watchmakers use small bow lathes for examining and finishing pivots, or the Jacot lathe, which is excellent for this kind of work. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z The maker of Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces got about a third of its sales in the six months through September from specialist watchmakers. Richemont Forecasts Higher Profit on Asia 2011-11-11T17:24:03Z This success fixes me to the state of watchmaker, and I limit my whole ambition to acquiring the science of my art. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Finally he mumbled something about being ‘right back’ and ran into Mr. Belding’s and came back with a watchmaker’s glass stuck in his eye. The Girls of Central High at Basketball The Great Gymnasium Mystery 2011-11-04T02:00:20.757Z A watchmaker in my parish tells me that he has made ten or a dozen such rings within as many years, and that he has full faith in their curative properties. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2011-10-19T02:00:23.307Z The fact that they are so considered however, is the reason why watchmakers will sometimes fine wide variation in new watches before they have been damaged or mishandled. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z His uncle, a watchmaker, to whom he was apprenticed, heard of it and was very angry with him, but he persevered in going to Church. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z An older sister, Françoise, already had married a celebrated watchmaker of Paris, named Lépine, with whom the family tie was never broken. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z But you will perhaps say, "You doctors should be able to put us all to rights, just as a watchmaker can clean and sort a watch; if you can't, what are you worth?" Health Five Lay Sermons to Working-People 2011-10-07T02:00:21.697Z In this latter street, as all the world knows, prevail those shining shop-fronts of the watchmakers and jewellers for its long list of whom Geneva is famous. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z Different watchmakers have different methods and good results are attained in more than one way. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z T., watchmaker's assistant, aged forty-two, suffered for about three weeks with very severe remittent abdominal pain, entirely unconnected with dyspepsia, constipation, or diarrhœa. Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it 2011-10-03T02:00:31.460Z Louis XV The exchange being thus officially made, Pierre-August Franquet, the aged man in question, ceded his office, and in return was to receive a yearly pension which was guaranteed 57by the elder watchmaker. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z You can't stop him and then set him agoing; and, you know, it would be no joke to a watchmaker, or to the watch, to try and clean it while it was going. Health Five Lay Sermons to Working-People 2011-10-07T02:00:21.697Z You know what somebody said about the ounce of iron that's of no use, and the hundred hair-springs the watchmaker makes out of it. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z Some watchmakers also do not understand this feature clearly and the limits of variation to which watches have been adjusted are seldom considered. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z —Will you allow me on this subject to put to men of science, and to watchmakers, the à priori question—Is the alleged fact mechanically possible? Notes and Queries, Number 84, June 7, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc. 2011-09-12T02:00:27.427Z I pass also in silence the scene, horrible for her—and disgusting to me, where you so far forgot yourself as to reproach me with being the son of a watchmaker. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z The tennis clinic, sponsored by the watchmaker Longines, was part of the QuickStart program, a United States Tennis Association initiative to introduce the game to children 10 and younger. Straight Sets: At Clinic for Young Players, Graf Emphasizes the Fun 2011-09-08T22:11:02Z Swiss companies including watchmaker Swatch Group AG say the franc’s strength is weighing on earnings and a slump in exports was among the reasons why the Swiss economy slowed in the second quarter. Swiss Open New Round in Currency War Ignited by Global Slowdown 2011-09-06T22:23:03Z This feature should be thoroughly understood by all watchmakers, so that as good results as possible may be obtained from all watches above low grade, even though no test for adjustment is to be made. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z Companies from watchmaker Swatch Group AG to ABB Ltd., the world’s largest maker of power-transmission gear, have said the currency’s strength is weighing on earnings. SNB Imposing Franc Ceiling for First Time in Three Decades 2011-09-06T09:15:04Z The sincerity of these lines cannot for a moment be questioned, and we are not surprised to find that the venerable old watchmaker died with a blessing upon his lips. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Its renowned watchmakers increased the value of their exports by over 20% in the year to July. Economics focus: Too strong for comfort 2011-08-31T19:02:42Z The watchmaker cleaned it up and then beheld what he conceived to be a jewel of silver covered with gold filagree. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z By far the greater number of watchmakers are employed in stores having only one or two workmen who are required to do the cleaning and to make all repairs. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z The world's largest watchmaker said this occurred after it told listeners at the beginning of the call not to record it for publication or broadcast. Bloomberg LP must defend Swatch analyst call case 2011-08-31T00:00:51Z We have given already the letter written on his death-bed where the venerable old watchmaker with expiring breath blessed his son who always had been his pride and honor, as well as his devoted friend. Beaumarchais and the War of American Independence 2011-11-11T03:00:25.690Z Swatch, the big watchmaker, recently warned about the “extremely problematic” run-up in the currency, even though it reported record half-year profit and sales. Swiss Central Bank Considers a Peg to the Euro 2011-08-11T12:30:02Z Earnings and forecasts yesterday from watchmaker Fossil Inc., Cablevision and satellite- television provider Dish Network Corp. trailed analysts’ estimates, sending their stocks lower even as the market rose. PepsiCo Joins Honda Bracing for Weakened Consumer Demand 2011-08-10T18:17:03Z This refers to positive execution of the correction which the watchmaker sets out to make. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z Woods lost another endorsement last week, this one with watchmaker Tag Heuer. Monday Qualifier: Alternate Realities 2011-08-08T04:00:00Z |
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