Introducing: The Limited Edition Laurent Ferrier Galet Square Motorsport For...
Laurent Ferrier has been on a roll recently, and this new limited edition is no exception. Partnering with Fourtane Jewelers in Carmel, CA, this run of five pieces has a few little flourishes that...
View ArticleWeekend Report: A Look Back At A Big Week For HODINKEE
This special weekend report is going out to, well, ourselves. Why? Because this was a huge week for us, and I want to make sure you didn't miss any of the amazing things we revealed this week, both...
View ArticleIntroducing: The NOMOS Glashütte Neomatik 'First Edition' Watches, With...
NOMOS Glashütte has been around since 1990, believe it or not – here at HODINKEE we find it hard to imagine that the company’s already a quarter century old, because they’ve managed to keep a sense of...
View ArticleGuest Editorial: Your Help Is Needed To Save A Landmark Clock In New York City
Mr. Troy Torrison is a Creative Director at Ogilvy & Mather, New York, and a Board member of the Tribeca Trust. HODINKEE welcomes his opinion and insight. – NM Imagine if London's Big Ben was sold...
View ArticleQuick Thoughts On The Sotheby's Hong Kong Sale: Vintage Rules, Even In Asia
Hong Kong sales make an interesting bellweather for the general health of the watch market in the Far East. Until last year, they were thriving, reaching astronomical prices across a wide range of...
View ArticleBring a Loupe: A Magnificent Vacheron Constantin And Many Tool Watches From...
This week's Bring A Loupe will present to you an outstanding Vacheron Constantin with a glorious case. Then comes a round-up of great tool watches, but here is the catch - none are from Rolex. Instead...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Glashütte Original Sixties Iconic Collection, A Horological...
In 1964, VEB Glashütter Uhrenbetriebe (now known as Glashütte Original) launched one of the most iconic wristwatches of its time, the Spezimatic. Today, Glashütte Original pays tribute to the '60s and...
View ArticleHands-On: The Yellow Gold Rolex Day-Date 40mm
To paraphrase Alton Brown’s remarks about boiling lobsters alive, wearing a gold Rolex Day-Date comes with a certain amount of philosophical baggage. All Rolexes probably do to some extent (maybe not...
View ArticleHands-On: Bernard Favre’s Hypnotizing Planet Watch Winder
Have you ever seen a human gyroscope ride at an amusement park? They are a lot of fun to ride and to watch in action. Bernard Favre has used a similar concept for his Planet watch winders, and the...
View ArticleThe Value Proposition: The Seiko SKX007 Diver's Watch
Hello, 007. Today we’re going to take a look at what I’ve always assumed is another one of the worst-kept secrets in modern watchmaking: the Seiko Diver, model number SKX007. It’s probably the single...
View ArticleBreaking News: Sotheby's Chairman Daryn Schnipper Confirmed For HODINKEE...
The HODINKEE Collectors Summit is really taking shape. Not only will we have the likes of Aurel Bacs, Jason Singer, John Reardon, and Philippe Dufour in the house for completely candid, behind the...
View ArticleIn-Depth: A Visit To Glashütte Original’s Alfred Helwig Watchmaking School
Glashütte has a very strong tradition of horological education, dating back to the 19th century. In 1878, the German School of Watchmaking Glashütte was founded in the center of the German mountain...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 In Steel
Girard-Perregaux has been, for the last few years, in the public eye very much for its haute horlogerie pieces, and it deserves the attention it’s gotten. The variations on its classic Three Golden...
View ArticleEvent Recap: New TAG Heuer Ambassador Tom Brady Launches The Carrera - Heuer...
Last night in New York City, new TAG Heuer ambassador Tom Brady and CEO Jean-Claude Biver launched the Carrera - Heuer 01. The Carrera - Heuer 01 is a huge achievement for TAG Heuer – an automatic...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black
You heard it here first, people – Tudor has released a new version of the Tudor Black Bay in BLACK. That's right, the fan favorite that was originally released in red and then blue is now available in...
View ArticlePhoto Report: Recapping Last Night's Event With HODINKEE And Manfredi Jewels...
Last night HODINKEE hosted a fantastic event with Manfredi Jewels at their beautiful boutique in Greenwich, CT. There was a great turn out of HODINKEE readers as well as local clients of Manfredi...
View ArticleA Week On The Wrist: The New Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black Reference 79220N,...
Today, with the release of the Black Bay Black, Tudor has launched the third variant in its Black Bay Heritage collection, and it’s one that seats itself firmly in the center of the highly successful...
View ArticleBring a Loupe: Two Tri-Compax From Universal Geneve, A Great Longines 30CH,...
This week's Bring A Loupe will offer you a combination of vintage chronographs and dress watches from Longines, Rolex, and Vacheron Constantin. And because you usually love Universal Geneve chronos,...
View ArticlePhoto Report: Tiffany & Co. Boutique Opening In Chicago
Last Tuesday, HODINKEE and Tiffany & Co. hosted a get-together at Tiffany's boutique in Chicago's Magnificent Mile district, to inaugurate a new feature at the company's Michigan Avenue location –...
View ArticleWatch Nerd PSA: Go See The Phillips Geneva Auction Two Preview In New York...
On November 7th and 8th, Phillips will hold its second watch auction. We've shown you some of the highlights here, and while an Hermes-signed Paul Newman, a steel split-seconds chronograph, and a...
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