It’s all well and good when tracking training plan-mandated runs or testing the best running watches, but what about during the off-season, when I don’t have a marathon to tra ...

In an age of smartwatches, an analog watch might seem a little old-fashioned. Whether it’s powered by springs or a battery, though, the machinery that spins those little hands is pretty fascinating.

So it may seem like a brave choice for two Chicago entrepreneurs to launch a company making old-fashioned mechanical watches—when many of their peers wear the new-fangled electronic alternatives.