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Friday Live: Episode 14 – We Sit Down With New Audemars Piguet North America...
Welcome everyone! Well, it's Episode 14 of Friday Live and today we have an interesting lineup for you. Mr. Antonio Seward, the just-appointed CEO of Audemars Piguet North America, will be sitting...
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Weekend Reading: Three Cars Owned By Briggs Cunningham Are Coming Up For Sale...
One of my favorite figures of the greater vintage watch world is American sportsman and entrepreneur Briggs Cunningham. I wrote about his watches (and cars) last year in one of my favorite stories of...
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Recommended Reading: A Story About Vintage Rolex And Beer
Often vintage watches reveal some amazing stories; this is part of their charm over brand new pieces. Whether it is a small engraving on the caseback, or an additional name on the dial, or even some...
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Introducing: The Ming 17.01, The First Watch From New Micro-Brand Ming Watches
Ming is a new watch micro-brand, making watches in Switzerland, but based in Malaysia. It's also the name of one of the six founders, and the chief motivator behind the creation of both the brand and...
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Hands-On: The Seiko Presage Cocktail Time SRPB43
The Seiko Presage Cocktail Time is a bit of a cult classic amongst Seiko enthusiasts. First launched in 2010, the Cocktail Time was created in partnership with Shinobu Ishigaki, who is one of the...
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Happenings: Vintage Rolex Forum x Fourtané Carmel Get-Together
It's that time of year again. While not strictly on the official watch guy calendar, Monterey Car Week should definitely be on your radar if you're into beautiful, old, mechanical things. The Pebble...
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Recommended Reading: Big Ben To Stop Chiming For Four Years
If you go to London it hard to miss the ever-present "Big Ben" (or as it is known now, the Queen Elizabeth Tower – Big Ben actually refers to the largest bell). The clock tower that was erected in...
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In The Shop: A 1966 Breitling Navitimer, A 1970s Piaget With Lapis Lazuli...
There are those brand names prominent in the world of vintage watches that have faded or disappeared in the present – and there are others that have continued to endure and strengthen. This week's...
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Introducing: The Oris Big Crown ProPilot Worldtimer, With A New Time Zone...
The world time complication is one that Oris has had in its catalogue since 1997, and the basic design and functionality were popular enough for it to remain basically unchanged for 20 years: an...
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Announcements: Jon Bues Joins HODINKEE As Senior Editor
We're never standing still here at HODINKEE. Every day we work to bring you new and better things, whether that means a whole new video series, an in-depth, 5,000 word article, or an improved app...
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Introducing: The Autodromo Group B With Silver Dial
If you're at all interested in cars, you're probably very familiar with Autodromo. The small watch brand makes modern-looking watches inspired by classic racing and the results present pretty great...
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Friday Live: Leave Your Questions Now For Our First Ask Us Anything Episode,...
Well, you've made it to Thursday and guess what? Tomorrow is Friday. That's right, your favorite day of the week has finally arrived, and to add something a little extra we have decided to give you a...
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Hands-On: The Zenith El Primero Chronomaster 38mm
One of the first “nice” watches I ever bought – certainly the first with an in-house movement – was a Zenith. At the time it felt like I was buying into true quality with some real history attached to...
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Bring a Loupe: A Beautiful Triple Calendar Vacheron, A Rolex Submariner Ref....
This week, there is no common theme, just a handful of very nice vintage watches. My favorite is undoubtedly the ultra elegant Vacheron Constantin reference 4560 with triple calendar and moonphase,...
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Business News: Patrick Pruniaux Appointed CEO Of Ulysse Nardin
Yesterday morning, Paris-based luxury group Kering announced the appointment of Patrick Pruniaux as the new CEO of Ulysse Nardin, effective August 28. Pruniaux comes to Ulysse Nardin with...
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Editors' Picks: Five Date Displays Done Well
Alright, the day has finally come. I'm going to talk about one of our favorite hot button topics – date windows. Yep, that's right folks: I, Cara Barrett, love a good date window. Not only do I love...
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Happenings: RGM To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With An Open House and Museum Tour
The American watchmaking industry is experiencing a resurgence as of late, with many new watch brands popping up across the country. This is mostly a recent phenomenon, but there is one American brand...
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Watch Collector PSA: A Very Rare Patek Philippe 1518 In Yellow Gold Has Been...
The reference 1518 is one of the most iconic vintage chronographs ever produced by Patek Philippe. First introduced in 1941, the reference 1518 made its mark as the first perpetual calendar...
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Hands-On: The Favre-Leuba Raider Harpoon (With An Ingenious Time Display System)
The Favre-Leuba Raider Harpoon is a new dive watch from a newly resurrected company; Favre-Leuba was one of the mainstays of Swiss watchmaking in pre-quartz days, and made a wide variety of watches....
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Dispatches: Breitling's DC-3 To Become Oldest Aircraft Ever To Circle The Earth
The Douglas DC-3 is one of those aircraft that has a firmly established larger-than-life persona. Like the Supermarine Spitfire or the B-17 Flying Fortress, it has a reputation for coming through,...
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