In an exciting and competitive auction, bidders from around the world keenly competed with each other during Antiquorum’s May 26th New York auction of (…)

An auction exclusively devoted to Jaeger-LeCoultre timepieces is coming up in Paris.

Truly extraordinary collections of watches appear infrequently at auction. With so many of the most important watches already placed in private (…)

The May sales at Sotheby's in Switzerland get under way with the auction of important watches and wristwatches at the Beau-Rivage Hotel in Geneva on (…)

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

What is a Perpetual Calendar watch and how does it work? Maurice Duproz in Lyon, France

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

Recently I bought a sports watch and the salesperson told me that it was equipped with an anti-shock device. What is this device and how does it work? (…)

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? (…)

Does temperature affect watches and if so, how is it compensated for? Ribella Hortensia, Spain

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

I recently heard about the launch of the coaxial watch. Could you explain its mechanism and why it is so revolutionary in the mechanical watch? Mark (…)