Jaquet Droz has a storied history of creating automata, the ancient and technically difficult technique of creating lifelike scenes through moving mechanical devices—the precursors to modern androids.

Q: I would like an estimated value for a Longines repeater pocket watch that I inherited from my stepfather. The watch, made in the early 1900s, is gold-plated and in excellent running condition. It’s ...

A possibly unique Patek Philippe ref. 767 triple complication pocket watch is among an assortment of 10 exceptionally rare pocket watches to be sold in two upcoming auctions held by Phillips in ...

As dozens of its peers proffer ultramodern interpretations of the complicated wristwatch, Bovet Fleurier has returned its focus to the decidedly old-fashioned pocket watch. These timepieces, however, ...

The automata function is similar in concept to its Bird Repeater wristwatch from 2012 in that it features two birds hovering over a pair of chicks and an egg, but instead of a pair of Blue Tits ...