Hard times for luxury Swiss watches as sales drop 10%
Swiss watch federation reports huge drop in exports to China as official crackdown on bribery makes it worst year for industry since 2009
December 2016
Notebook
Fawlty’s still funny but class doesn’t raise a laugh any more
Catherine Shoard
Today’s hit sitcoms are about sex, rent, relationships and children – not middle-aged men and thwarted ambitions
November 2016
The Audio Long Read
Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business – podcast
In an increasingly digital world, people are still willing to spend huge amounts on analogue timepieces. The question is, why?
October 2016
The long read
Still ticking: The improbable survival of the luxury watch business
The Long Read: In an increasingly digital world, people are still willing to spend huge amounts on analogue timepieces. The question is, why?
August 2016
Swiss watch exports to UK rise as tourists make most of fall in sterling
Increase taps into surge of visitors to UK, exploiting what has become the cheapest luxury market in the world, say analysts
June 2016
Luxury Richard Mille watches worth £2.5m stolen in Paris theft
Warehouse of luxury watchmaker targeted in 8th arrondissement
April 2016
How fitness trackers are calling time on the watch
James Bond made timepieces stylish; but the under-40s want something much higher-tech
March 2016
Apple co-founder criticises company over Apple Watch
The Fashion spring/summer 2016
Time After Time - this season’s best watches
November 2015
Fossil watches snaps up fitness-tracker maker Misfit
Traditional watchmaker fires head-long into the wearable technology market with new fitness tracker power and smartwatch launches
September 2015
Chic or tech geek? The Apple Watch Hermes
The Guardian’s fashion editor gives her view of Apple’s most luxury-focused wearable yet
August 2015
Swatch CEO: Apple Watch is ‘interesting toy’ that can't last more than 24 hours
Chief executive of Swiss watchmaking group says its smartwatches will last nine months per battery and not collect user data
July 2015
Fashion blog
The price of customisation: Fendi's £640 handbag strap
Fendi has announced a line of handbag straps which can switch around. At £640 a pop, who can afford one? From Swatch watches to humble laces, how fashion accesorised its accessories
June 2015
Leap second is added to atomic clock in Sydney – video
Bruce Warrington, a physical metrology general manager at the national measurement institute, speaks to the media as a leap second is added to the atomic clock in Sydney
April 2015
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From Bond to the Apple Watch: a history of gadgetry on your wrist – video
Men's fashion spring/summer 2015
Men's spring fashion edit: it's high time for a new watch – in pictures
10 women's watches you would rather look at than your smartphone – in pictures
Pass notes
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Apple Watch reviews: the 'elegant', overpriced gadget 'you don't need'
Vast collection of Swatch watches up for auction in Hong Kong
