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Interview: Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann Gives Us A Look At The Future Of The...
When Stephen Urquhart stepped down from his position as President and CEO of Omega, the Swiss watch company decided to promote from within. Raynald Aeschlimann had been with Omega for 20 years, which...
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Bring a Loupe: A Stunning Angelus Chrono-Datoluxe, An Intriguing Rodania...
This week, we look at some highly unusual vintage watches, two of which have real mysteries surrounding their origin. Specifically, we're looking at a Rodania that is an almost exact duplicate of a...
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Introducing: The Breguet Tradition Dame Ref. 7038, The First Tradition...
Well ahead of Baselworld 2017, Breguet has announced the very first ladies' watch in the Tradition collection, the Tradition Dame Ref. 7038. The Tradition collection's movement architecture is based...
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Hands-On: The Eberhard Scafograf 300, A Solid Diver That Happens To Be The...
Say hello to the winner of the 2016 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2016, in the Sports Watch category. That's right: this is the jury's pick of the litter, and it's not like competition wasn't...
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The HODINKEE Jealousy List 2016
We here at HODINKEE are never ones to take a pass on a good idea when we see one. Which is why we're unabashedly stealing a year-end tradition from our friends over at Bloomberg Businessweek – the...
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Introducing: The Oris Altimeter Rega Limited Edition, A PVD-Coated Version Of...
You may have seen a few pictures of new Oris wristwatches floating around on Instagram – that's because the watchmaker is currently introducing a few Baselworld 2017 novelties, from its new base in...
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Weekend Reading: John Reardon Interviews Dr. Peter Friess, The Curator Of The...
The Patek Philippe Museum is, without debate, the most important collection of watches in the world. Its curator, Dr. Peter Friess, is the man tasked with managing it, maintaining it, and indeed,...
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Something To Consider: Patek Philippe Bought The First Perpetual Calendar...
Early today I wrote about a fascinating interview with Dr. Peter Friess, curator of the Patek Philippe Museum penned by my friend John Reardon.  There is really so much in that story, I can't...
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Photo Report: An Evening With Manfredi Jewels (And Peter Speake Marin) In...
In what is fast becoming a yearly tradition, this past week, our team co-hosted a warm holiday cocktail at legendary Greenwich, CT, retailer Manfredi Jewels. Manfredi is no stranger to most HODINKEE...
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Martin Unveils Its Two Millionth Guitar, A Crazy Horology-Themed Creation...
This is, without question, one of the more out-there watch collaborations we've ever seen here at HODINKEE. To celebrate the creation of its two millionth guitar, Pennsylvania-based Martin Guitar...
View ArticleBusiness News: H. Moser Will No Longer Designate Its Watches 'Swiss Made'...
Never ones to shy away from an opportunity to be provocative, H. Moser has announced that from January 1, 2017, it will no longer place the "Swiss Made" designation on any of its watches. This is an...
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Hands-On: The Maurice de Mauriac L1, A Customizable High-Design Watch From...
The L1 was originally introduced just before Baselworld 2014, and was a big departure from both the modern sport watch and classic dress watch lines for which Maurice de Mauriac was generally known....
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Business News: Audemars Piguet's CEO Francois-Henry Bennahmias Plays The...
"It's easily audible across a noisy room, above the sound of normal conversation." Those were the words used by our editor-in-chief Jack Forster to describe the volume of the Supersonnerie’s chime in...
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Hands-On: The Bulgari Bulgari Lady Finissimo, The Manufacture's First...
Last year we were introduced to the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater, which at the time was the world's thinnest minute-repeater in production. Well, now Bulgari has added a ladies' piece to the...
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Business News: Bottoming Out? Bloomberg Reports 2016 Could Be The Worst Year...
Ahead of the release of 11 month sales figures from the Foundation of the Swiss Watch Industry FH, Bloomberg has noted that this year is likely to be the worst since 1984 in units sold, though not in...
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In The Shop: A 1940s Eberhard Chronograph Pre-Extra Fort, A 1971 Rolex 'Red'...
We're bringing you this week's collection of watches a little early in anticipation of the holiday weekend. We have a diverse selection of watches, as usual, with brands like Rolex, Omega, Heuer,...
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Hands-On: The Silver Dial Oris Divers Sixty-Five
After first hearing about this new Divers Sixty-Five a few weeks ago, I was finally able to get some hands-on time and to get my first true impressions of the watch (because press images never, ever,...
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Inside The Manufacture: With Breguet In Switzerland, Pt. 3: Two Centuries Of...
Tourbillons. It’s impossible not to have a conversation about Breguet without mentioning them, much less walk through that manufacture without seeing them. The tourbillon is Breguet. Breguet first...
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Introducing: The Oris Jazz Dexter Gordon Limited Edition, A Wristwatch...
Unlike Oris's two other recent releases – a limited edition Altimeter and a new silver-dialed Divers Sixty-Five – this new timekeeper is a classic dress watch in the less well known Jazz collection, a...
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A Week On The Wrist: The Blancpain Villeret Ultra-Slim Complete Calendar In...
At the time when Blancpain was busy developing the first true dive watch – the Fifty Fathoms came before the Submariner, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise – triple calendars with moon phases...
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