Hamilton Khaki X-Patrol WIll Help You Master The Metric System
Hamilton's Khaki line of watches have been popular among outdoorsmen/women looking for wallet friendly, rugged mechanical watches. Very useful watches, even if a tad uninteresting. The aviation...
View ArticleUnderstanding A Classic: The Panerai PAM0233, An Icon Among Modern Panerais
If you're not a true Paneristi, it can be a little trying to keep all the modern Panerais in line. They look (fairly) similar to each other, and they are generally referred to not by name, but by a...
View ArticleSPOTTED: Jerry Seinfeld Wearing A Heuer "Siffert" Autavia, Confirms He Bought...
Those nuts over at OnTheDash aren't the only vintage Heuer fanatics out there. In fact, they are in very good company. You see, Jerry Seinfeld recently announced he'd be launching a new online...
View ArticleSwatch Reaches Draft Agreement To Cut Supplies To Competing Watchmakers
How will small brands like Christopher Ward survive Swatch's decision to cut back supply?In the seemingly never-ending saga that is the Swatch Group's decision to cease supply of ebauche movements to...
View ArticleDream Watch Alert: The Laurent Ferrier Galet Classic Double Spiral Tourbillon...
Laurent Ferrier might be making some of the coolest, most understated, and yet overtly drool-worthy (if you're a watch-nerd) watches on planet earth. The former head of development for that little...
View ArticleMarclay's "The Clock" Playing At Lincoln Center Through August 1st
It's not very often that we get to tell you about horology-inspired art. Swiss composer and artist Christopher Marclay has taken his fascination with time to the extreme in The Clock, a 24-hour video...
View ArticleHappy Fourth Of July From HODINKEE: Your Red, White, And Blue Zenith El...
It's the fourth of July here in the US, and as such, we're sitting by the pool for the day. We'll be back in action tomorrow, but in the meatime, enjoy this great picture of three early Zenith El...
View ArticleCERN Discovers Higgs Boson Particle, Now Go Buy A Vintage Milgauss!
Big news yesterday out of the CERN labs in Switzerland: scientists have discovered a new subatomic particle that they’re saying is one of the primary building blocks of our universe. The Higgs boson,...
View ArticleIntroducing The Longines Conquest 24 Hours: An Affordable Dual Timezone...
Announced today from Longines comes a brand new affordable mechanical dual timezone wristwatch. An extension to the Conquest line, the new 24 hours is aimed at the travelers out there looking for a...
View ArticleSPOTTED: Tour de France Leader Fabian Cancellara Wearing (Multiple) IWC's,...
For cycling fans, it’s the biggest month of the season: Tour de France time. For watch spotters, this is usually a non-event, since heavy mechanical watches don’t do well in a sport where every gram is...
View ArticleBreguet Exhibits Vintage Chronographs, Clocks, And Gauges In New York Through...
1st Generation Breguet Type XX Chrono - pic via TZOne of the most fascinating watches of the 20th century was the Type XX ("Type Twenty") chronograph. They were made by more than a few manufactures...
View ArticleRichard Mille Reveals RM 022 Carbon Limited Edition, Expands Our Vocab In The...
If you're at all familiar with Richard Mille watches you're no stranger to the ultra-expensive and often exotic materials used in their construction (remember this guy?). The latest announcement from...
View ArticleThe Crown Goes Back On Top: Roger Federer And His Rolex Win Wimbledon
It's been a good month so far for Swiss sports stars. Last week we showed you cyclist, Fabian Cancellara, leading the Tour de France with his IWCs. And today, we'd be remiss if we didn't congratulate...
View ArticleFOUND: Elusive MIH Watch Up For Grabs
It's been nearly 2 years since our first look at the MIH Watch, which first struck us for its minimalist design and amazed us with the complications hidden within. We were smitten with the concept of...
View ArticleThe Glycine Combat SUB Gets Dutch Makeover
Glycine isn't a brand we talk about much here at HODINKEE - but it's not because we don't love them - on the contrary. They're a great brand with solid aviation links, and make some great worldtime...
View ArticleJust Because: German Watch Appreciation
If brands like A. Lange & Sohne, NOMOS, Glashutte Original and Sinn get your heart pumping a little faster than their Swiss counterparts would, you're not alone. Showing off their stables of...
View ArticleIN-DEPTH: Introducing The Cartier ID Two Concept Watch, Watchmaking’s Future...
The Cartier ID Two Concept Watch - Complete with a transparent monobloc ceramic case and 32-day power reserveThe most beautiful thing about mechanical wristwatches is that one can love them for so...
View ArticleLive Video Of The TAG Heuer MikrotourbillonS, The World's Fastest Tourbillon
TAG Heuer has been in a single horse race to develop ultra-precise mechanical chronographs using non-traditional engineering since their Mikrograph and Mikrotimer were revealed early last year. The...
View ArticleHamilton Khaki X-Patrol WIll Help You Master The Metric System
Hamilton's Khaki line of watches have been popular among outdoorsmen/women looking for wallet friendly, rugged mechanical watches. Very useful watches, even if a tad uninteresting. The aviation...
View ArticleUnderstanding A Classic: The Panerai PAM0233, An Icon Among Modern Panerais
If you're not a true Paneristi, it can be a little trying to keep all the modern Panerais in line. They look (fairly) similar to each other, and they are generally referred to not by name, but by a...
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