For Your Post-Thanksgiving Meal Viewing Pleasure: The Most Beautiful Watch...
Today is Thanksgiving in the US, which means most of you are going to be stuffed to the brim with turkey, potatoes, gravy, and well, stuffing. So, in honor of a day where most US citizens don't do...
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FOUND: A George Daniels Millennium Watch FOR SALE, Complete With Co-Axial...
The quintessential 20th century watchmaker is, of course, the late George Daniels. We recently showed you the prototype of the looming Co-Axial Anniversary Watch. On December 13, Sotheby's in London...
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The Story Of The Hanhart 417 Chronograph: Steve McQueen's Other, Other Watch
There are two watches that most men of a certain mold would associate with Steve McQueen: the automatic Heuer Monaco with blue matte dial (reference 1133B) and the Submariner reference 5512. But...
View ArticleLISTEN: The $400,000 Seiko Credor Minute Repeater
Did you know Seiko makes a $400,000 minute repeater of which only three will be made per annum? You should, because we showed it to you when it was released at Basel this year. Now we've come across...
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The Essentials: An MB&F, Urwerk, & Harry Winston Opus V For Sale In The Same...
You want the best in modern watchmaking? You're looking at it. Tomorrow in Hong Kong, Christie's will offer up three of the most interesting, provocative, and important examples of today's horology...
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Just Because: A Really Nice Watch & A Really Nice Car, Together
Do we really need a reason to post this one? A few years back, we were out in California driving the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, and we thought it'd be a good idea to grab a watch that fit would...
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Pre-SIHH: Introducing The Baume & Mercier Capeland Flyback Chronograph In Black
This is the best looking Baume & Mercier we've seen in a while. In fact, we would even call it downright awesome looking. What it is is a Pre-SIHH 2012 announcement - a new Capeland Flyback...
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FOUND: A Mint James Bond Submariner (Reference 6538)
There is no question that one of the most famous Rolex watches ever strapped on was the Rolex Submariner reference 6538 worn by Sean Connery in Dr. No. These watches with large crowns are amazingly...
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Announcing The First HODINKEE Pop-Up Store: This Weekend At The Pop-Up Flea...
You asked for it, now you've got it. We're launching the very first HODINKEE Pop-Up store this weekend at the venerable Pop-Up Flea (A Continuous Goldberg production). So what exactly will we have...
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The Meistersinger Neo: Less Hands = More Vintage Style, We Guess
In the world of the one-handed watch, Meistersinger is king. For a good few years now they have dominated the (admittedly niche) market of single-handed watches for those after a more relaxed approach...
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A Week On The Wrist: The Baume & Mercier Capeland Flyback Chronograph
Baume & Mercier used to make some really beautiful chronographs in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Then, they just kinda stopped. But, in this Week on the Wrist review, Jason Heaton makes a convincing...
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IN-DEPTH: A Look At The Wristwatches Of Elizabeth Taylor
If you’re the sort of person who owns a 33.19-carat diamond, do you ever really need to know what time it is? In short, no. But the legendarily late-for-everything Elizabeth Taylor still managed to...
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MB&F Gives HM4 Some WWII Flare In Two Limited Editions
Since its introduction in the summer of 2010, MB&F's HM4 Thunderbolt has redefined how most of us look at mechanical wrist wear. The watch's inspiration? WWII model plane kits that Max Busser put...
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Found: A Cool Dutch Wall Clock (VIDEO).
Wall clocks are one of those ubiquitous everyday objects that we rarely think about, but if you think about it there’s no reason that these functional objects can’t be cool as well. We’ve certainly...
View ArticleVIDEO: Montblanc's Gorgeous "The Beauty of A Second Challenge" Compilation
What a person can witness in one second is astonishing. The video above was compiled by Montblanc from entries in its "The Beauty of A Second" competition. It is one minute long and consists of 60...
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A Vintage Buying Tip: The Beauty Of The "LeC" Signed Crown On Vintage...
So, if you've read HODINKEE with any regularity, you should know that historically, watches designated for the US-market by Jaeger-LeCoultre often bear the solitary "LeCoultre" on the dial instead of...
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Bonhams Highlight: Signed Omega Single Button Chronograph Made For The RAF
Remember those unsigned single button chronographs from Breitling and Omega we showed you a few months back? How about the Omega signed RAF single button chronograph we found way back when? Good,...
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FOR SALE: A Hamilton For Someone Who Bowled A 300
We love watches with specialty branding or seals, whether a Vulcain Cricket with a Presidential Seal, Rolex with the Venezuelan retailer Serpico y Laino or Rolex Explorer II with the national emblem...
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Just Because: The World's First Tourbillon Wristwatch Caliber (In New Digs)
Admittedly, when the term "tourbillon" is thrown around, Omega is rarely in the mix of referenced examples. Sure they've got their Central Tourbillon in the DeVille range, but lets face it, this...
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An Andrew Jackson-Martin Van Buren Jugate Pocket Watch Commemorating Their...
Recently sold by Heritage Auctions in Dallas was a special President Andrew Jackson and then-Vice President Martin Van Buren jugate (the term for any piece of American political memorabilia showing...
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