The familiar tick-tock of wall clocks originates from the escapement mechanism, which controls gear movement in precise steps. While our brains perceive two distinct sounds, clocks actually produce ...

This is an edition of the newsletter Box + Papers, Cam Wolf’s weekly deep dive into the world of watches. Sign up here. It’s Hot Take Month here on Box + Papers, with a new guest writer dropping by ...

MUMBAI: Many analysts were left perplexed by foreign portfolio investors' (FPI) huge net purchase figure of ₹10,339.8 crore in the equity cash market on Tuesday, despite there being no rebalancing of ...

Quartz once shattered Swiss watchmaking. Now it’s redefining modern luxury. Nick Kenyon discovers how sleek design, precision, and affordability are making quartz the boldest statement in contemporary ...

Over the past decade, Maine has had a surge of companies converting to employee ownership under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan structure. In 2013, the Pine Tree State had 15 designated ESOPs. By ...

Seiko revived its 1980s Astronaut A829 model as the “Rotocall” digital watch The watch’s bi-directional bezel selects between eight functions for ease of use It’s powered by a quartz movement and is ...

Paleoseismology helps scientists understand how frequently large earthquakes have occurred in the past — especially in regions with incomplete or no historical seismic records. By studying traces of ...

Timex reversed its fortunes in 2017 with the revival of a then-shockingly small dress watch from the 1960s. The Marlin and its subsequent parade of iterations made Timex a go-to destination for ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Last month’s launch of the Seamaster Aqua Terra 30mm marked the culmination of four years of development by ...

Quartz watches have long been divisive. To some, they represent keenly priced quality; to others, they’re simply cheap. Recently, however, even die-hard snobs have softened their stance. And for good ...

We spend a lot of time at T3 drooling over the beautiful complexity of automatic mechanical watches. But that doesn’t mean the humble quartz should be forgotten about. Quartz watches are far cheaper ...

Decades after the cheap, reliable movement shook the industry to its core, enthusiasts are giving these luxurious, collectible timepieces a second look For watch nerds, any timepiece worth collecting ...