Last week in Switzerland, the Swatch Group hosted its first-ever “Time to Move” event that heralded the brand’s departure from Baselworld (time to move) and its dedication to its own worldwide summit for the press. The event brought together the finest watch editors, journalists and bloggers from around the world for three days of total…

Swatch Group Leaves Baselworld Fair Says Nick Hayek — Breaking Watch Industry News
In big news, the Swatch Group has announced that it will not be returning to exhibit at Baselworld 2019. Nick Hayek, CEO of the Swatch Group, said that all of the Swatch Group brand will leave the fair, indicating that the Fair seemed to be more about making money than being cutting edge and progressive.…
Video: Witness the Jaquet Droz $367,500 Signing Machine Do Its Job … For The Person Who Has Everything
Four years in the making, the incredible Jaquet Droz Signing Machine — an automata unveiled initially four years ago and then officially at Baselworld 2018 in honor of the brand’s 280th anniversary — is ready for delivery. The incredible mechanical machine will sign your name for you — in case you can’t or don’t…
Watch Collectors Unite: WatchTime New York 2017 Is Around The Corner
The industry event of the year is just around the corner. WatchTime New York brings together some of the most illustrious brands in the watch industry and opens them up to the public. Held at Gotham Hall in New York City, this two-day event welcomes 30 brands to center stage. Festivities kick off on October…
Only Watch 2017 Part 2: Meet the Rest of the 49 Unique Watches Being Auctioned (Slide Show)
Earlier this week, we brought you news about OnlyWatch 2017, and showed half of the 49 (thus far) unique watches that are going up for auction in November for the seventh annual OnlyWatch event. OnlyWatch is a charity auction with all proceeds going toward finding a cure for t Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. As mentioned yesterday, these…
A Close Up Look at Only Watch 2017 Watches, Part 1 (Slide show)
This November, the seventh annual OnlyWatch auction will take place in Geneva on the 11th of the month. The event is one that pulls the finest watch brands in the world together for charity, as each participating brand (or company) donates a single one-off watch that goes up for charity auction. OnlyWatch is organized by…