Too often, quartz is disregarded as a cheap, passionless way to tell time. While mechanical watches are put on a pedestal as complicated high art (and to be fair, in many cases they are), quartz is ...

Quartz or manual-wound movements used to be the only option for small watches, but now brands such as Bulgari, Piaget and Chopard are putting automatic mechanisms in them. By Carol Besler Automatic ...

WRISTWATCH enthusiasts can be persnickety. They often have strong opinions about whether bezels should be bidirectional. They can cite the differences between ETA and Sellita movements. They will ...

Welcome to Watches You Should Know, a biweekly column highlighting important or little-known watches with interesting backstories and unexpected influence. This week: the Beta 21 quartz movement. A ...

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 ...

No matter how broad the watch market can seem, there are two distinct types of timepiece: digital and analogue. These can also be referred to as having a quartz movement (digital) or a mechanical ...

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 ...

SHENZHEN, GUANGDONG, CHINA, February 7, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The subtle click of a polished jewelry clasp and the ...