Whether inlaid or embroidered, sturdy or smooth, the textiles present their own set of challenges. By Joshua Hendren Among the precious metals, enamels and ornamental stones often used to create watch ...

Porcelain, enamel, carbon fiber, meteorite, mother-of-pearl, onyx, aventurine… boring! They all sound exotic and have attractive applications but are, in fact, relatively common watch-dial materials.

Even by the standards of watch boxes — typically oversized for the objects they hold — Chopard’s latest leather case, unveiled at watch fair Watches and Wonders, is strikingly large. But the grandeur ...

If you wanted a clock during the Renaissance, you were getting one with an enamel dial. You lucky duck. Enamel dials are stunning. Not that you would’ve known from Adam — back then, watchmakers didn’t ...