Because mechanical watches these days are enthusiast interests, and big Swiss brands generally want to handle their own repairs, the independent watch repair shop is increasingly a rarity. The US ...

Bids for the contents of a St. Paul College classroom have come in from 39 U.S. states, six Canadian provinces and Australia. Until December, the classroom housed one of the oldest watchmaking and ...

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

A trip to the jeweler's more than four decades ago changed time for watchmaker Robert Greenwood. The young hardware salesman had been sent to have his wife's glasses repaired at Sissel's Agate and ...

Surrounded by family photos, vintage jewelry and drawings by young children in a basement is a vast collection of watches. The basement is Kieran Lynch’s workshop in O’Hara, Pa., where he spends hours ...

Making a 100-year-old watch work again after it has been idle for years is what drives watchmaker Rick Littlefield. For starters, the watch tells a story. But more important, it challenges the ...

A retired Baltimore cop is starting a watchmaking school exclusively for veterans in Delaware. The Veterans Watchmaker Initiative will teach veterans the highly-skilled art of watch repair, free of ...