Watches & Gadgets
These Watches Can Tell Time With Just One Hand
As the watchmaking industry bounces back from a series of road bumps, new ways of telling time are coming into favor.
Enthusiasm for mechanical watches, much like the hand on a timekeeping device, tends to run in cycles.
After a multiyear decline in watch exports, Switzerland, the traditional home of the industry, saw single-digit growth in exports over the course of 2017, indicating a recovery for a market stung by changes in Swiss monetary policy, a crackdown on political gifting in China, and growing enthusiasm for smartwatches.