There are few better ways of asserting your independent spirit as a hardware hacker than by creating your own special timepiece. Even more so if the timepiece is a watch, particularly in this era of ...

World War I is largely remembered for mud, trenches, and barbed wire, but it also marked a significant turning point in the history of timepieces. Prior to the United States’ entry into the war, many ...

Without a doubt, the wristwatch is a priority in the ensemble of most successful businessmen. In business, people who wear wristwatches are generally perceived as being more organized, reliable, and ...

Wristwatches have been around for well over a century now, having first come into popularity toward the end of the nineteenth century. Throughout the course of the twentieth century and even into the ...

Imagine you're a military officer in World War I. Armies have grown so large, you can no longer communicate just by the sound of your voice or the wave of your hand. You need to synchronize movements ...

On July 9, 1916, The New York Times puzzled over a fashion trend: Europeans were starting to wear bracelets with clocks on them. Time had migrated to the human wrist, and the development required some ...

In my last column, I had written about the importance of the Junghans Max Bill wristwatch and its ties with one of the most important design movements of the 20th century—Bauhaus design. Writing it ...

objects: everyday devices whose core purposes are enhanced through easy-to-use software. As demonstrated during Gates’ keynote address, the new SPOT-based watches are fashionable timepieces with ...

Filipino basketball player Kobe Paras loves his watches. When preparing what he would wear to an event or simply going out, he always adds accessories to his outfit. He wears rings, necklaces, ...