Happenings: Come See HODINKEE COO Eneuri Acosta Speak At The Glenfiddich...
Want to come meet some members of the HODINKEE team, enjoy a glass of Glenfiddich whisky, and hear a conversation about the state of content and commerce in the digital age? You're in luck. This...
View ArticleIn The Shop: A 1970s Zenith El Primero Ref. A3818, A 1985 Rolex GMT-Master...
After taking last week off (to launch the HODINKEE Magazine!), we have returned. And, much to our surprise, fall is somehow upon us. With the changing of the seasons comes a change in the tones we...
View ArticleTalking Watches: With Jack Nicklaus
It’s not often you get to be in the presence of true greatness. And I know on this site we tend to talk up how wonderful this watch is or how revelatory that watch is. We even, at at times, say things...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Zenith Defy Lab, With A Revolutionary New Oscillator System...
There are only two kinds of timekeepers, fundamentally. One relies on continuous processes that proceed at a fixed rate, such as water clocks and hourglasses (the rotation of the Earth on its axis is...
View ArticleFriday Live: Episode 18: Ask Us Anything About Talking Watches
This week has been a big one for watches. Ben was in Cupertino for the drop of the Apple Watch Series 3 and Zenith launched the Defy Lab, with its brand new oscillator technology. Two completely new...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Bulgari Octo Maserati GranSport And GranLusso
What we have here are two new retrograde watches in Bulgari’s Octo range, both designed as part of a partnership with Maserati. The Octo Maserati GranSport and GranLusso, as they’re being called, were...
View ArticleBring a Loupe: A Transitional Jean Richard Airstar, A 'Big Bubbleback' Rolex...
This week's selection covers a wide range of time, from a 1950s Rolex "Big Bubbleback" to a 1970s Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Quartz Digital. In between come two chronographs: a transitional Jean Richard...
View ArticleIntroducing: The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Rattrapante Perpetual Calendar...
It's that time of year again – Handwerkskunst time. As the end of the calendar inches closer and closer, Lange always gives us a mega watch that focuses on showing off the ornate handwork and...
View ArticleHappenings: The Heuer Globetrotter Exhibition Opens Today
If you like vintage watches, you will love the new Heuer Globetrotter exhibition that TAG Heuer launched earlier today. The brand gathered 400 of the most collectible vintage Heuer watches from across...
View ArticleIntroducing: Four New Blue Dials From A. Lange & Söhne (Live Pics & Pricing)
Of the two bits of A. Lange & Söhne news we've got for you this weekend, this one might be the less spectacular, but it's definitely the one that affects the most people. While a handful of mega...
View ArticleAuction Report: Sotheby's To Offer The Daniels 'Space Traveller' Watch,...
I don't remember when I first heard about the Space Traveller watch but it was some time ago – probably in the very late 1990s, when I first became familiar with Dr. Daniels' work. At the time, it...
View ArticleIntroducing: Farer Aqua Compressor Automatic Dive Watches
The just-announced Farer Aqua Compressor line is comprised of three models offering different expressions of the same loosely vintage-inspired theme, and they add something new to the brand's offering...
View ArticleHands-On: The Blancpain Villeret Date Moonphase Ladies' Watch
Truth be told, it's pretty hard to find a decent ladies' watch for under $10,000. It should then come as no surprise that women have turned to wearing men's watches instead (cue the world's smallest...
View ArticleIntroducing: The MB&F And L'Epée 1839 Octopod Clock
MB&F has been collaborating with clockmaker L’Epée 1839 for many years, and during that time, the partnership has produced a number of very varied clock designs, which have taken from the worlds...
View ArticleAnnouncements: Joe Thompson Joins HODINKEE As Editor-At-Large
Following up on the news that HODINKEE welcomed the great Jonathan Bues as our senior editor just one month ago and that we launched our very first print publication two weeks ago, I am thrilled to...
View ArticleBreaking News: The George Daniels Space Traveller Pocket Watch Sells For $4.3...
Yesterday, Jack shared with you his abiding love for the so-called Space Traveller, George Daniels's masterpiece pocket watch. Today that watch was sold at Sotheby's London and fetched an incredible...
View ArticleBusiness News: Forget the Swiss, It's Fossil That Apple Is Threatening
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s announcement last week that the Apple Watch has surpassed Rolex as the world’s best-selling watch by value inevitably spawned a new round of hand-wringing about Apple’s threat to...
View ArticleA Week On The Wrist: The Apple Watch Series 3 Edition
In the fall of 2014, I was one of the very few watch industry insiders to be invited to the launch of the first Apple Watch. The ensuing story (which you can read here), is still one of the most read...
View ArticleIn The Shop: 1940s Breitling 'Pre-Premier' Ref. 734, 1960s Aqua-Lung 'Skin...
It's Wednesday and boy do we have an exciting line up of vintage watches for you. We have everything from cool vintage divers from Aqua-Lung to Bulova, as well as a handful of unusual Rolexes. Read on...
View ArticleIntroducing: The IWC Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition...
IWC has just announced its Aquatimer Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month Edition “50 Years Aquatimer” in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Aquatimer watch. This anniversary edition is...
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