For just about any watch, the dial is its most recognizable part. After all, that’s where you look to tell the time, so it makes sense that watch companies would go out of their way to make their ...

Even by the standards of watch boxes — typically oversized for the objects they hold — Chopard’s latest leather case, unveiled at watch fair Watches and Wonders, is strikingly large. But the grandeur ...

Remember dial-up? It wasn’t so long ago that a 56K modem was the default method of getting online. The unforgettable sound of a successful connection. The undisputable inconvenience of occupying the ...

Eagerly awaited by die-hard Omega fans since the watch was spotted on Daniel Craig’s wrist at a New York exhibition in November 2023, Omega has finally unveiled a new version of its famous Speedmaster ...

Regarding consensus, there is very little over salmon dials. Opinions of these pinkish-gold watch faces vary, of course, but hotter arguments rage over what constitutes an authentic salmon dial. In ...

The Dial is Microsoft’s coolest input device ever, a silver puck accompanying the new Surface Studio computer. The gadget, which sits on the Studio’s 28-inch screen and twists like a doorknob, is a ...

To understand the role that color plays in the most rarefied corners of the Swiss watch market, consider the Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-010, the one with the standard blue dial. Discontinued ...

On September 30, AOL's dial-up hold-outs will need to finally move on to another internet service. AOL announced this week (via Ernie Smith) that it will be discontinuing its dial-up service next ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. From vintage to modern, Thomas covers collectable wristwatches. Recent years have seen the vintage Rolex market surge in ...

Long before the vwip! of iMessage and the funky beats of the Skype startup song, digital communication had a strange soundtrack. Dial-up modems, which connected to servers and other computers via ...