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Hands-On: The Oris ChronOris Date
Over the past few years, Oris has managed to build a strong offering for fans of the “new vintage” trend in watch design. Their specific use of fun and distinctive legacy designs works well with their...
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Historical Perspectives: Chromachron, A Radically New Approach To Time
The "Anti-stress watch." This is how the Chromachron was described; it was praised for its inability to ever display the exact time. Its colorful dial instead offers a new interpretation of time, and,...
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Business News: Is The Swiss Watch Export Slump Over?
Each month the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (or FH, short for Federation Horlogère) issues global watch export sales data for the preceding month. This year, Swiss watch professionals are...
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Introducing: The NOMOS Glashütte Zürich Weltzeit Singapore
The Zürich Weltzeit travel watch has been a fan-favorite NOMOS for years, with its unusual design and legible combination of a large city ring and a 24-hour home time indicator at three o'clock. Today...
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Bring a Loupe: A Rolex 'Pre-Daytona' Reference 6234, A Double-Signed...
This week marks the return of Ebay finds – that's where we found most of our featured watches, with the very notable exception of the cover girl, a Rolex chronograph reference 6234 in superb condition...
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Introducing: The Oak & Oscar Jackson Flyback Chronograph (Live Pics & Pricing)
Today we've got a new watch from a small American brand that has made a name for itself amongst fans of so-called "micro-brands." After a few years of R&D and some trips between Chicago and...
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Recommended Reading: Swiss Counterfeits Of High Grade English Watches – In...
Fakes of modern watch brands have been a problem for many years, with the quality of fakes now so good that without actually disassembling a fake, it can be difficult or impossible for even the most...
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Happenings: Join Us For A HODINKEE Magazine Launch Party In New York City
A few weeks ago we announced the very first HODINKEE Magazine, and since then thousands of you have pre-ordered your copies of Volume 1. This week the magazines will start arriving to your doorsteps,...
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Introducing: The TAG Heuer Tom Brady Special Edition Heuer 01 Chronograph
TAG Heuer has just released a new special edition watch with brand ambassador Tom Brady. The New England Patriots quarterback, and five-time Super Bowl victor, has been a brand ambassador with the...
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Hands-On: The Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral Ladies'
The latest version of the Manero Peripheral from Carl F. Bucherer is something very unusual in the world of so-called ladies' watches – a traditionally elegant watch designed for every day use, with...
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Introducing: The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Aventador S (Live Pics & Pricing)
Whatever you may think about watch/car partnerships, Roger Dubuis and Lamborghini are brands that evoke pretty passionate responses, positive and negative, among basically anyone who cares enough...
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Happenings: Dr. Rebecca Struthers To Lecture At The Horological Society Of...
Historically, the term "Dutch forgery" has referred to watches manufactured in the latter part of the 18th century purporting to have been made in London and yet created with Dutch physical...
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In The Shop: A 1960s Omega DeVille Chronograph Ref. 145.017, A 1979 Rolex...
There's something elegant and timeless about wearing a beautifully-crafted dress watch. Even if style has shifted over the past few decades towards an acceptance of larger, more complicated...
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Announcements: The HODINKEE Magazine, Volume 1, Is Now Available
The big day is finally here: the HODINKEE Magazine, Volume 1, is now available. If you pre-ordered your copy, it should be arriving any day now, and if you haven't yet, you can still head on over to...
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In-Depth: The Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Asymétrique Edition...
The Tourbillon 24 Secondes Asymétrique was first introduced by Greubel Forsey ten years ago, in 2007, and it has over the last decades become something of an icon for the company – in this respect,...
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Business News: What Is The World's Most Valuable Watch Brand?
Each year, the marketing research consultant Kantar Millward Brown issues a report ranking the world’s leading brands by their estimated brand value. The BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, as...
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Introducing: The Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 1.3
The Chopard Group has a number of interests other than the creation of Chopard watches, including two very large movement manufacturing centers in Fleurier. One of its more recent enterprises was the...
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Friday Live: With New York Times Best-Selling Author Gary Shteyngart
After a week-long hiatus, we're back! We have lots to discuss this week, and to join in the discussion we have invited our good friend and HODINKEE Magazine contributor Gary Shteyngart to join in the...
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Bring a Loupe: A Rolex 'MilSub' Ref. 5513, A Breitling Co-Pilot Ref. 7650, A...
This week offers some serious contenders with very attractive features: a Rolex MilSub, and a Breitling Co-Pilot. The sword handset and fixed bars of the Submariner were indeed military requirements...
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Introducing: The Oris Big Crown D.26 286 HB-RAG Limited Edition
We have a new watch from Oris to announce this afternoon. It’s a limited edition pilot’s timepiece in the Big Crown family, and it’s named after the Dewoitine D.26, a French-designed, Swiss-made...
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