Your watch can last a lifetime, but there’s one rule: you’ll have to take care of it. Servicing a watch needs to be done regularly, whether you’re flexing a vintage beater or a brand-new drop (like ...

Oliver Pollock said his company sends each customer about 11 update emails — and he intends to double that number this fall. By Felicia Craddock For some watch fans, buying and wearing a luxury ...

Arguably, the biggest downside of collecting mechanical watches is getting them serviced. Unless you “know a guy” who’s local, you typically have to jump through a lot of hoops when your watch is due ...

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Because mechanical watches these days are enthusiast interests, and big Swiss brands generally want to handle their own repairs, the independent watch repair shop is increasingly a rarity. The US ...

Good luck trying to get a broken Apple Watch repaired. Replacements are as scarce as brand new ones. Photo: Jim Merithew/Cult of Mac What happens when you try to get a broken Apple Watch repaired? Not ...

Oliver Pollock's ancestors have a history in horology that stretches back more than a century, so it was only natural that he would follow into the family business. After stints with some of the ...

When you’re busy on the hunt for a new watch – be it in person or scrolling through Chrono24 – after-care such as watch servicing, or dealing with repairs are not what you usually have in mind. But ...

The days of having to “know a guy” to get your mechanical watch serviced may be over. Arguably, the biggest downside of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about luxury timepieces. Conventional knowledge might suppose that the more expensive an item is, the more durable and ...