Watch making

Need some upcycled inspiration? These 25 awesome DIY upcycled projects are made from special pieces that gained a new life. You'll be inspired to create!

Initium offers different watchmaking courses. Open to all, each formula allows the participant to make his own Swiss watch.

Clocks are such mundane objects that it's sometimes hard for them to grab your attention. They're there when you need them, but they don't exactly invite you to watch them work. Unless, of course, you...

Recent reports estimate that the world produced 53.6 million metric tons of electronic waste last year alone, a record high that’s expected only to rise. In an effort to prevent digging up precious materials like gold, silver, and aluminum just to return them to the ground later on as trash, the sustainable fashion brand VollebakContinue reading "Unused Microchips, Motherboards, and Other Electronic Waste Make This Upcycled Watch Tick"

Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani of Qatar died days before the sale of the Henry Graves Supercomplication - a timepiece whose original owner said it had brought him nothing but bad luck.

The advent of the now nearly ubiquitous smartphone is slowly making watches and clocks obsolete, which is a crying shame because these both have a long and rich legacy of beautiful decoration and artistic craftsmanship. These 24 watches, whether homages to the grand-master clock makers of old or innovative new designs for the modern era, seek to keep our love of watches and timepieces alive.

During the 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, a lot of stunning new timepieces have been released. News from the top brands is always exciting especially when they all want to outdo one another; bigger booths, more elaborate shows and more intricately designed timepieces. Lately many brands are grabbing back on their own history, to find inspiration for new models. Grabbing back on the past is what Roger Dubuis also did, however they grabbed back quite a bit further then any…

A Haute Joaillerie interpretation of Patek Philippe's most complicated wristwatch, in white gold set with baguette-cut diamonds and emeralds

2015 Topic 18: Wearable Art Hi everyone Darcy here to introduce a new topic for the blog: Wearable Art. Are you a bit puzzled? just what is wearable art? We are more than use to working on canvasses, boards, paper and card and even on fabric: these have come to be regular substrates for us. Mostly we work flat, occasionally we transform our creations into 3D objects, but their sole purpose is generally decorative. This challenge aims to take your creativity out of your craft rooms and into…

DIY Word Clock - in Seven Steps: ************************************************************* UPDATE =) I have updated Tinker's Word Clock and it can be seen at the link below. It is now 110% more slick. Sleek face, easier build, more clear instructions. Jump to the link below. ht…