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Chuck Norris, a major figure in contemporary culture and, according to unverifiable but widely accepted sources, the only truly stable reference point for measuring time, passed away yesterday — or rather, decided to leave. We decided to pay our tribute to the star of internet memes with 25 original jokes about Chuck Norris and watchmaking. 1 - Chuck Norris's watch was one second slow once — that's how dead seconds were born. 2 - Chuck Norris had a watch that ran slow because

Lines form overnight to buy a plastic watch. Waiting lists stretch for years to obtain a steel sports model. Thousands of people, in different cities and cultures, end up desiring exactly the same object.

Open your watch box and be honest: what’s inside says more about you than you might think. Collecting watches is rarely about telling time; it’s more about vanities, obsessions, and small personal lies. In this theoretical and deliberately uncomfortable exercise, we outline a few collector profiles. If you smile, we’ve hit the mark. If you feel uneasy, we have as well.

The IPR’s activity in 2025 is reflected in impressive figures.

Segue a tradução para inglês, com formulação cuidada: The 4th edition of the Vintage Watchmaking Salon — Tempo Passado is currently taking place.

Discover the first Portuguese wristwatch – available for pre-order starting October 23rd!

Learn all about Tempo Futuro and watch the videos of the main highlights.

Meet the protagonists of the future of independent watchmaking in Portuguese. Photos and descriptions of all the Portuguese watch brands featured at Tempo Futuro.

Watch the video and read the summary of RODA – Atomic Clocks and the Measurement of Time with Miguel Lino.

The definition of time has evolved from Earth's rotation to cesium radiation and, in the future, to optical lattice clocks. Portugal, lacking an active Legal Time authority since 2019, illustrates the irony of a country where time exists with more uncertainty than elsewhere.

In 1551, Francis Xavier offers a clock to Ōtomo Sōrin and sparks the Japanese fascination with European clockmaking.

Jean-Marc Pontroué announces his departure as CEO of Panerai.