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 ...

This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. Anyone who’s ever had to repair a luxury timepiece knows the drill: ...

Investing in a luxury watch—new or secondhand—can be one of the most rewarding, but also challenging, purchases you can make. Amid any pressing watch repair qualms, waiting lists, discussion forums ...

This story is from an installment of In the Loupe, our weekly insider newsletter about the best of the watch world. Sign up here. In 2001, when Laura Kivel joined the team at Grand Central Watch-a ...

The most poignant stories involved the families of immigrants. “This watch was important enough for someone to put it in a small bag of possessions to emigrate,” Kivel says. “It was one of the very ...