A mechanical watch is a watch that uses the power of the unwinding of a wound mainspring as its power source, and while many relatively inexpensive watches are quartz-powered, mechanical watches are ...

Like cars and computers, the terminology behind watches is almost as complicated as the mechanics that drive them. Diehard watch nerds throw around familiar terms like “caliber,” “frequency” and ...

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: ...

Mechanical watches are little machines with moving parts made traditionally of mostly metal. While electronic watches are cheaper, mechanical watches are typically of a much higher-quality, and ...

While the best smartwatches are made with hardy, premium materials that can withstand a fair bit of abuse, things happen. While Galaxy Watch 6 Classic reintroduces the raised bezel, and other Galaxy ...

Repair parts are temporarily constrained for 42mm models of the Apple Watch Series 1 and first-generation Apple Watch, nicknamed Series 0, according to an internal document distributed to Apple ...