Recommended Reading: A Look Inside The Incredible Vintage Rolex Asylum Meetup...
Bali is probably not the first place that comes to mind when you think about vintage Rolex. Yet, a week ago, 100 of the most hardcore Rolex collectors on Earth met there with some of the rarest and...
View ArticleWeekend Reading: Understanding The Incredibly Nuanced And High-Dollar World...
Sometimes the world of vintage Rolex watches can feel a bit opaque. And the world of the extremely collectible Paul Newman Daytona can feel like trying to see through a sheet of lead. Luckily, we're...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Baume & Mercier Clifton GMT Power Reserve
Ahead of SIHH 2017 (which is coming up quickly, folks), Baume & Mercier has given us a peek at a new addition to the Clifton collection, the Clifton GMT Power Reserve. The collection has been a...
View ArticleHands-On: The Parmigiani Fleurier Centum Perpetual Calendar Openworked Graphite
The Parmigiani Fleurier Centum Perpetual Calendar Openworked Graphite is an open-dial version of Parmigiani's existing Centum Perpetual Calendar. This isn't an openworked watch in the traditional...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Patek Philippe 5204/1R-001 Split-Seconds Perpetual Calendar...
Just after Baselworld of this year, our editor in chief Jack Forster gave us a superb look at a watch that, as he put it then "is a reminder of why Patek enjoys the reputation that it does," a true...
View ArticleBusiness News: Bremont Pulls Out Of Baselworld 2017, Will Show In London And...
Bremont has just announced that it will not be showing at Baselworld next year. In lieu of setting up shop in Switzerland next March, the British watchmaker will release its new collection both at a...
View ArticleHands-On: The NOMOS Nachtblau Collection, Four NOMOS Classics Get A Cool Dark...
When I say the word "NOMOS," what probably pops into your mind's eye is a slim, modern-looking watch with a silvered dial. Those traits have been finely honed over the last two-and-a-half decades,...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Collection, Now In Rose Gold With...
Three of Jaeger-LeCoultre's most complex watches have been redesigned with pink gold and opaline magnetite dials ahead of SIHH 2017. The Duomètre line is already unique not simply because of its...
View ArticleJoin HODINKEE Founder Ben Clymer At Manfredi Jewels In Greenwich, CT (Along...
Tomorrow evening, Team HODINKEE will be making its way out to Greenwich, Connecticut, to enjoy a cocktail or two at Manfredi Jewels, a must-visit spot for any watch lover. Roberto Chiappelloni of...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Girard-Perregaux Laureato 34
In anticipation of its debut at SIHH 2017 (and its 225th anniversary) Girard-Perregaux has released a couple teasers, including a new addition to the iconic Laureato Collection. Initially released in...
View ArticleBusiness News: Heritage Auctions Sues Christie's-Owned Collectrium For...
Earlier today, Artnet News reported that Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions has filed suit against Christie's and its subsidiary Collectrium. Collectrium is a paid subscription-only database...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Casio G-Shock 'Hammer Tone' MRG-G10000HG-9A In Gold,...
Casio's G-Shock is probably the most widely known and loved ultra-tough tool watch in the world, and for much of its history, it's been just about everywhere humans have gone and needed a watch that...
View ArticleIn The Shop: A 1984 Rolex Explorer Reference 1016, A 1970s Patek Philippe...
This week we have a diverse selection of watches in the HODINKEE Shop. The timepieces range from elegant dress watches to sporty chronographs, with brands like Rolex, Omega, Breitling, Eberhard &...
View ArticleBusiness News: Hard Times? Not At Richard Mille; Watchmaker Reports Double...
Tough times for the watchmaking industry? Certainly, with news of layoffs, buying back unsold stock, and considerable fall-off in profits dominating business news this year. But according to an...
View ArticleIn-Depth: A Game Of Tones III: The Chopard L.U.C. Full Strike, The Company’s...
Chopard has unveiled its first minute repeating watch, and the manufacture hasn’t gone for the least complicated design. The Full Strike is a crown-operated minute repeater with sapphire gongs and a...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: How A Bankrupt Rust Belt Watch Company Kick-Started The...
One of the wonderful things about watch collecting is that there are an incredible number of different levels on which you can go at it. Sure, we all spend a lot of time hearing about a lot of the...
View ArticleHands-On: The TAG Heuer Special Edition Tribute To Muhammad Ali, A...
While Heuer's ties to motor racing are well known, TAG Heuer played on its less well known past connections with the sport of boxing to launch a watch celebrating the legendary Muhammed Ali. This...
View ArticleJust Because: The Manufacture Royale Opera Tourbillon Minute Repeater And Its...
Manufacture Royale co-owner David Gouten stopped by our office recently, bringing with him a slew of the brand's extremely unusual watches. The most out there of these was none other than the Opera, a...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 WW.TC, A Dressier Take On The...
Jack Forster once called Girard-Perregaux’s 1966 collection the G-P "for the rest of us." He was referring specifically to the more versatile, everyday pieces in the line-up, such as the steel full...
View ArticleFound: The Patek Philippe Observatory Tourbillon Worn As The Personal Watch...
The word "badass" gets thrown around a lot these days (we know, because we're doing a lot of the throwing). However, if the shoe fits, wear it: this is, I'm pretty sure, the single most truly badass –...
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