French for “whirlwind,” the tourbillon is a device that negates the effects of gravity on a movement’s balance, which can cause positional errors and thus distort accuracy. (Pocket watches were ...

Until recently, watches have been entirely mechanical where each wheel, gear, and mechanism representing a milestone in our understanding of precision manufacturing and timekeeping. One of the very ...

The most complicated Audemars Piguet pocket watch in private hands is expected to fetch up to $1 million at a Sotheby’s New York auction in December.

As dozens of its peers proffer ultramodern interpretations of the complicated wristwatch, Bovet Fleurier has returned its focus to the decidedly old-fashioned pocket watch. These timepieces, however, ...

Samsung’s hybrid pocket watch concept raises a lot more questions than it answers. That’s due, in part, to the fact that the company isn’t offering all that much information about what appears to be ...