Bold, black, and brilliant …

This was the year when we saw it all: technical innovations, durable designs, untamed imagination and an amazing surge in sales. Now all that has to be done is deliver the products …

More evolution than Eureka!

BaselWorld and the SIHH in Geneva are magnificent showcases of the world’s watch manufacturers. Although we journalists tend to think that they attend for our benefit, the watch companies participate with one objective: to sell ... and 2006 appears to have been a fabulous year.

Since you asked: Sometimes change comes with tiny sparkly things

Ever since we got married, and even before, I've had the suspicion that my husband would like to change me just the teensy-tiniest bit.

Father time: Why George Daniels is the world’s best horologist

George Daniels is one man for whom you definitely don't want to be late – which is why I am knocking on the back door of his grand white house at 2pm on the dot. Perhaps I needn't have worried: the grandfather clock in the hall doesn't seem to be telling the right time and Daniels himself later reveals he often doesn't wear a watch – not quite what I was expecting from a man frequently described ...

Melrose Jewelers Is Now the #1 Online Rolex Watch Retailer in Madrid, Spain

MADRID, SPAIN--(Marketwire - 09/02/10) - Melrose Jewelers: Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Rolex Watch Retailer, today announced that it has become the #1 Online Rolex Retailer in Spain including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia-Sagunto, Seville, Bilbao, Mlaga-Vlez-Mlaga, and Oviedo-Gijn-Avils. In Q1 and Q2 2010 Melrose Jewelers revenue from Spain jumped over 75% over the same period last year ...

Cash-Strapped Brits Turn To Pawnbrokers

Pawnbrokers are experiencing a resurgence in business with the number of shops in the UK more than doubling since 2003.