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.

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With cell phones, computers, car radios and even cooking appliances giving people the time of day, some experts say the clock is ticking on careers in watch sales and repair.

Jailed: burglars who bragged of crimes on the internet

A gang of teenage burglars who dubbed themselves the Night Crawlers and posted raps on YouTube boasting of their crimes were starting jail sentences today.

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.

Plastic time

MAYBE its because people are raving over retro, maybe its because they cant resist bold and brash colors, but the plastic watch is back in a big way this year -- and not just among kids.