Fossil, a master at “branding” Over the last few years, the American watch group Fossil has become one of the world's champions at the technique (…)

Longines, Official Partner of the Sydney 2000 olympic Games, has launched the Longines Conquest Sydney 2000, a special and limited edition watch (…)

I can’t seem to wear mechanical watches. Either they work sporadically or they don’t work at all on my wrist. Why is that? Luigi Zanneti, La Spezia, Italy

Why do watches have rubies in them? Eleanor Hawkins, Lancaster, England

Recently my watch began reading time in a most bizarre way. Someone told me it might be magnetized. What does this mean and how could it have happened? (…)

What does the term “complication” mean and how does it differ from "grand complication? James W. Clee, Bruges, Belgium

When I was traveling by air recently, the glass fell off of my watch. Is this very common and why did it happen? Jody Abrams, Devon, England

Unlike the world of automobiles, where a small car is less expensive than a large one, a small watch may very well cost more than its larger counterpart.

Watch marketers have recently brought out a bevy of lightpowered models meant to save both the environment and trips to the mall for new batteries.

Automatic watches are extremely popular. But what are automatics? How do they work? How accurate are they? How often should they be serviced? For answers to (…)