Swatch has never lost its knack for making cool watches. And it’s a particular strand of cool too: artful, playful and affordable, its designs also have an innovative edge that appeals to a wide scope ...

It isn’t hard to perceive that, in the era of climate crisis and COP26, a watch company famed for its use of plastic might not be as shinily advantageous as it once was. Back in 1983, the first Swatch ...

A bioceramic implant has proved to stimulate regeneration of natural skull bone, so that even large cranial defects can be repaired in a way that has not been possible before. The research, led from ...

Nick Hayek, CEO of Swatch Group AG, opened the company’s Swiss factory to show how its new US$400 Blancpain isn’t made of just plastic, but a patented compound of ceramic and plant-based material ...

The ’80s are back, and there’s no watch more representative of that decade than a plastic Swatch. The new 1984 Reloaded collection pays tribute to the era with reissues featuring bright, clashy colors ...

Blancpain and Swatch have released the latest addition to their Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms collection called ‘Green Abyss’ (AUD$655). It will be available from June 7th, 2025, at selected Swatch ...

Swatch has developed an entirely new watchmaking material, a mix of ceramic and a bioplastic produced using castor oil. The Bioceramic debuts as the case material of a 47mm Big Bold watch, released in ...

About two years ago I wrote about a crowdfunding campaign to create affordable, green, modular, and community-centric housing: Geoship. Now that dream has manifested in an actual physical prototype, ...