More than a century ago the little town of Basel in Switzerland became something like the center wheel of the watchmaking industry. The year 1917 saw the opening of the first Schweizer Mustermesse,...

Each January the watchmaking industry kicks off the annual season with a prestigious event held by the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, (or SIHH), a luxury watch show rivaled only by Bas...

Is Tudor the "Poor Man's Rolex?" Tudor is a watch brand that seems to have risen out of the ashes. A once-forgotten second child, in the shadow of its family name, it now occupies a new position in...

            Back in 1917, at the first Schweizer Mustermesse fair in Basel, a few Swiss watchmakers exhibited their timepieces to the world. Their limited presence at the fair became an annual ev...