Watch Spotting: Patrick Dempsey, Wearing A Monaco, In Monaco, During The...
American actor Patrick Dempsey wore a TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 12 Chronograph while attending the Monaco Grand Prix as a guest of TAG Heuer. I know, because I had the pleasure of watching the race...
View ArticleNaissance d'une Montre Prototype From Greubel Forsey, Philippe Dufour, And...
In 2006, a handful of the world's leading independent watchmakers joined forces to ensure that the traditional craft of horology would not be lost. Leading the way were Greubel Forsey and Philippe...
View ArticleThe (Possibly Apocryphal) Story Of Who Invented Geneva Stripes, Heard At...
In every field there are things that everyone takes for granted – usually because of their ubiquity, or because they've been around forever, or both. In watchmaking, there are a lot of these, thanks...
View ArticleAnnouncing: The HODINKEE Pop-Up Shop At Harrods In London
Calling all Londoners (and anyone living in Britain)! HODINKEE is excited to announce that we are hosting a pop-up shop at Harrods in London from June 9th to 12th. The HODINKEE Pop-Up Shop will...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Limited Edition Autodromo Group B Evoluzione
Last November, the car-inspired watch brand Autodromo released the Group B – a cool stainless-steel watch inspired by 1980s rally racers, featuring a stainless-steel chassis and titanium case. Well,...
View ArticleIn The Shop: A Breitling Premier Chronograph Reference 777, A Stainless Steel...
It's Wednesday, June 1st, and you know what that means – MORE WATCHES. This week we have eight watches for you to browse, ranging from a sporty Jacques Monnat chronograph to a Rolex "Paul Newman"...
View ArticleIntroducing: The A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin In 37mm, The New Entry-Level...
The Saxonia Thin, a svelte, two-handed, manually wound dress watch from fan-favorite A. Lange & Söhne is nothing new. In fact, the model, which is Lange's thinnest timepiece in its history, was...
View ArticlePhoto Report: Behind The Scenes At The Monaco Grand Prix 2016 With TAG Heuer...
Jean-Claude Biver will spend the next few weeks in North America and China, where he’ll shake hundreds of hands and regale members of the press with stories of The Beatles, homemade cheese, and if...
View ArticleA Week On The Wrist: The Rolex Sky-Dweller, The Most Complicated Modern Rolex
The Rolex Sky-Dweller is exactly the kind of watch you usually don't think of when you think of Rolex: a complicated watch, and moreover, one with a very unusual implementation of several...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Laurent Ferrier Galet Square Vintage 1 Limited Edition For...
Laurent Ferrier might just be producing the most beautiful dials in the world right now – with true multi-tones and sectors like you'd find in the 1930s and '40s. The first time we saw one was on the...
View ArticleBring a Loupe: Great Classics For Sale, From A Zenith El Primero To A Rolex...
This week, Bring A Loupe presents to you some truly iconic watches. We start with a Rolex Submariner, and then move on to the groundbreaking Zenith El Primero A386. You will also find a rare Breitling...
View ArticleA Week On The Wrist: The Breitling Exospace B55 Connected
When it comes to pilot’s watches, companies generally take one of two distinct approaches: nostalgic pieces that conjure the style worn by an aviator in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, or a watch that might...
View ArticleIntroducing: The TAG Heuer Mikrograph, A 1/100th Of A Second Chronograph For...
We're out in Las Vegas this weekend for the Couture Watch And Jewelry Show (follow behind the scenes here) and while much of the product on display is merchandise we've seen before, there are always a...
View ArticleAnother Record-Breaking Auction Or An Overdue Reality Check? Results And...
At first glance the Hong Kong Watch Sale: Two was an even greater success than the auctions Phillips held earlier this month in Geneva. The auction house sold HK$150 million worth of watches - almost...
View ArticleYou're Invited To Join HODINKEE In London For A Celebratory Cocktail Reception
As you may have heard, we are hosting our first ever Pop-Up Shop with Harrods in London June 9th to the 12th and we couldn't be more excited. In addition to that we are hosting an evening of drinks...
View ArticleIn-Depth: The Panerai Radiomir 1940 Minute Repeater Carillon Tourbillon GMT...
We first heard the announcement that Panerai had created a minute repeater with a bit of skepticism – Panerai, after all, is still for many at its core a technical dive watch manufacturer, and not a...
View ArticlePreviewing Christie's 'Rare Watches & Exceptional Complications' Sale Taking...
Having brought watches "home" to Switzerland last month, auction houses are now taking them on the road. After heading East, towards Hong Kong, Christie’s is going in the opposite direction, towards...
View ArticleIntroducing: The (Amazingly Light) Ochs Und Junior Annual Calendar LIGHT
Ochs und Junior is one of those companies that manages to make its presence actually seem necessary, in a world (mechanical horology) of questionable necessity overall. They are, on one level, a...
View ArticleA Patek Philippe Reference 1415 World Timer With Eurasia Enamel Dial, One Of...
For quite a few years now, the auction market for rare and very desirable Patek Philippe models has increasingly become, for most of us, a spectator sport. Still, purely from a connoisseurship...
View ArticlePhoto Report: A Retrospective Online Exhibition: Every Horological Machine...
Last year was the 10 year anniversary of MB&F. The company is remarkable for many reasons, but one of the most interesting things about MB&F is, in a way, that it's still there at all. Being a...
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