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Limited Selection of HODINKEE Straps Now Available at Freemans Sporting Club...
You may have heard we launched a limited edition strap line last week. Actually, if you didn't hear, that means you're probably not familiar with something called the "internet," because, it was...
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IN-DEPTH: The Habring2 Doppel 2.0 Courtesy Of The Man Who Invented The IWC...
Twenty years ago, Richard Habring created the world's first affordable split-seconds chronograph in the IWC Doppelchronograph. He did it with a bit of genius engineering that turned the ubiquitons...
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Breguet At Middle Of Russian Patriarch's Photo Scandal
You won't see us commenting on the Russian Orthodox Church or its affairs too often around here, but a recent story about a certain watch that Patriarch Kirill may or may not wear was too good to pass...
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Bubba Watson Wins The Masters Wearing A Richard Mille RM038, We Show You His...
Bubba Watson - the owner of a green jacket and white watch.Late on Sunday, the shaggy-haired, Bagdad-born owner of the General Lee hit an epic right hook out of the pines of Augusta National Golf...
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FOUND: A 1950s Vacheron Constantin Triple Date Moonphase....In Steel
We've discussed the glory of vintage Vacheron Constantin before. You're talking true top level work at prices often well below where one might expect to see them (see here, here, and here for...
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Hands-On With The Perrelet Turbine Diver (Live Photos + Official Pricing)
If Perrelet is known for one thing, it's the turbine. And this year at Basel World, we saw the line extended to include a dedicated, 300 meter dive watch. The Perrelet Turbine Diver features a...
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Alain Delon's Vintage Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Sells For 68,750 Euros
image via monochrome.nlAlain Delon is a French actor - a very famous French actor. Just last week, his collection of timepieces was auctioned off in Paris, and the 100 watches brought it over...
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Hands-On With The Breitling Transocean Chronograph Unitime (Live Photos +...
The Transocean Chronograph has been a smash success for Breitilng - it is the watch that reignited interest in the brand that actually invented the three-button chronograph. The Transocean is a...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Incredible Millenium-Measuring, 340,000 Swiss Franc, Urwerk Zeit...
Urwerk makes some absolutely awesome stuff, ranging from the game-changing 103, to the Patek inspired CC1 Cobra, to the modern 110 Torpedo. But, the culmination of all the work done by Urwerk over...
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Introducing The Pebble E-Paper Watch: Build Your Perfect (Digital) Watch With...
As much as we love mechanical watches here at HODINKEE, there are quite a few of us, me especially, that love gadgets. The newest gadget I've been admiring (and now supporting) is the Pebble E-Paper...
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And Now, A Message From John Mayer
5513/5517 Military Sub. I try to wear without worry. This watch has been through war, it can handle a door frame. Editor's Note: You're going to be seeing some changes around HODINKEE in the coming...
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Girard-Perregaux Announces New Website, Lifestyle Journal, And Owners' Portal
Girard-Perregaux has been making watches for 221 years, but this year marks a big period of transition for the makers of both the beautififul and the bold. GP was bought by luxury conglomerate PPR...
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FOUND: An Oversized, Ultra-Thin Minute Repeating Vacheron Constantin From The...
The vintage minute repeater - who made them? Patek Philippe? Sure, but not many. Vacheron Constantin? Yup, but even less. In fact, Vacheron only made 36 watches in the early to mid 20th century that...
View ArticleVIDEO: Design Agency Demonstrates Innovative Touch Sensitive Filming Using...
Remember when we showed you what was probably the very first Lytro photograph? Well London creative agency Berg has taken existing cinematic techniques and produced a similar result to a Lytro...
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Exclusive: An Inside Look At The Pete Fullerton & Henry Graves Jr.,...
The greatest watch collector of the 20th century, if not of all time, was Henry Graves Jr.. His rivalry with James Packard is, according to some experts, what saved Patek Philippe from bankruptcy -...
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Hands-On With A Breguet Resonance Watch The World Didn't Know Existed:...
Yesterday we showed you what could be one the most important collections of modern watches (20th century - now) in those of Henry Graves Jr and his grandson Pete Fullerton, which will be available via...
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Girard-Perregaux Highlights The OTHER Talents Of Young Watchmakers With "New...
Girard-Perregaux is, as we mentioned on Monday, making a major push into the 21st century. They've got a new website, a new owner's club launching very soon, and a new blog for gentlemen (other types...
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John Mayer On: The Five Best Buys In Vintage Rolex, For $8000 Or Less
“No more than eight thousand.” That’s the answer I always get when I ask a prospective vintage Rolex buyer what their price range is. Always Eight. Five isn’t enough to work with, and ten - well...
View ArticleVIDEO: How To Shorten A NATO Strap
NATO straps are pretty much the choice de rigueur for summer watch wearing. But, a lot of people (especially those with thinner wrists) get annoyed by the whole "fold over" thing that one must do...
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Ochs And Junior Cut Deal With Ulysse Nardin To Use New UN-118 Movement: ETA Who?
Ochs & Junior is a totally different type of watch company. They work with the idea that even the most complicated watches can be, nay, should be, simple. We've shown you their Selene Tinta...
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