Now until April 20, Presented by the Wall Street Journal

By Sarah Emily Gilbert

Madison Avenue is home to New York City’s most extravagant stores and fashion-forward retailers. This is particularly true when it comes to the thoroughfare’s selection of watches. Now until April 20, 2016, Madison Avenue invites watch connoisseurs and collectors to celebrate the industry’s finest timepieces at its 6^th Annual Madison Avenue Watch Week (MAWW).

The luxury shops between 57^th and 86^th streets have opened their doors to the public for special watch-inspired events and offerings from timepiece launch parties to one-time exhibitions of rare watch collections. This year’s highlights include F.P. Journe Boutique’s exhibition of unique Tourbillon wristwatches in celebration of the 25^th Anniversary of F.P. Journe’s first Tourbillon; Chopard Boutique’s exhibition of a special collection of high-end timepieces flown in from Geneva; watchmaking classes at Jaeger-LeCoultre; and complimentary customization on select styles of Diesel timepieces at their Madison Ave shop.

MAWW 2016 participants include A. Lange & Sohne, Asprey, Chopard, Degrisogono, Diesel, Faberge, Hublot, Freywille, F.P. Journe, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Panerai, and Vacheron Constantin. For a complete list of events and a map visit: www.madisonavenuewatchweek.com

Madison Avenue Watch Week is presented by the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) and sponsored by The Wall Street Journal. The event is supported by the Horological Society of New York.