Introducing: The Patek Philippe Ladies’ Pilot Calatrava Travel Time Ref. 7234A
Quick Take You may recall two years ago that Patek Philippe hosted the Grand Exhibition in New York City. It was the talk of the watch town with plenty of horological delights to behold. I’m talking...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5167A For The Singapore Grand...
Quick Take Steel watches are so hot right now, so it should come as a surprise to no one that Patek Philippe is on-trend with their limited edition releases for this week's Grand Exhibition in...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Patek Philippe World Time Chronograph Ref. 5930G For The...
Quick Take The World Time Chronograph is back, with an exclusive for the Asian market! To celebrate the much-discussed Grand Exhibition in Singapore, Patek Philippe has released a 5930G with faded red...
View ArticleBring a Loupe: A Rolex Fact Book, An Omega 'Seachero,' And A Minerva-Powered...
This week, we're focusing on a selection of seldom seen timepieces from notable brands, along with icons with a twist. These include a rare Omega Seamaster that resembles another Omega offering, along...
View ArticleIn The Shop - Introducing: The Ressence Type 1 Slim
Much of watchmaking is bound by tradition, and no tradition is more respected than the basic vocabulary of the display of time: hands, radially mounted on a central post, which point to indications...
View ArticleIntroducing: The TAG Heuer Monaco 1999-2009 Limited Edition
Quick Take TAG Heuer promised us five new models celebrating 50 years of the Monaco throughout 2019. Each edition tips its hat to a certain decade of motorsport and culture that the watch has been in...
View ArticleWatch Spotting: The Watches Of English Premier League Managers
Usually when we post a Watch Spotting it's because we've spotted one interesting watch. Sometimes we even spot three interesting watches. But eight watches? That's got to be a first around here....
View ArticleWeekend Round-Up: The Checkmate Diet, A Soviet Invades Brooklyn, And Gosford...
Each week the HODINKEE team members gather their favorite finds from around the internet and recommend them to you right here. These are not articles about watches, but rather outstanding examples of...
View ArticleSunday Rewind: The Rarest G-Shock
One of the best things about being into watches is that enduring icons don't always cost a near-literal arm and a leg. When it comes to champions of accessible style and design, no watch garners as...
View ArticleHODINKEE Radio: Episode 59: Typographer Jonathan Hoefler, James Bond, And A...
Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us which guests we should have on! Last week I...
View ArticleHands-On: The Rado True Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier
Architect Charles-Édouard Jeanneret is known today by a name he chose for himself: Le Corbusier, a variant on his maternal grandmother's name (Lecorbésier) and which he first used in 1920, in the...
View ArticleHappenings: Maria & Richard Habring To Lecture At The Horological Society Of...
Maria and Richard Habring's approach to manufacturing affordable, high quality mechanical watches in small series contrasts with their former jobs working for large watch companies. At the beginning...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Chopard Alpine Eagle Collection
You definitely don't need me to tell you that these days, stainless steel sports watches are, as the kids like to say, a thing. Walking into a watch shop that carries Rolex, Patek Philippe, or...
View ArticleIn The Shop - In The Shop: Seven New Watches From TAG Heuer
For over 55 years, the Carrera has served as a physical reminder of the genre-defining relationship that TAG Heuer, née Heuer, has with the world of motorsports. Despite recent steps into more...
View ArticleAnnouncements: Joe Thompson Is HODINKEE's New Executive Editor
Just over two years ago, HODINKEE made the announcement that Mr. Joe Thompson would be joining the editorial team as its first Editor-at-Large. In that capacity, Mr. Thompson brought more than 40...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Openworked In...
Quick Take Well, this one came as a bit of a surprise. With not so much as a whisper, this watch just appeared on the Audemars Piguet website and we happened to stumble upon it. And what a surprise it...
View ArticleIntroducing: The Grand Seiko SBGA405 Godzilla 65th Anniversary Limited Edition
Quick Take One of the things that sets Grand Seiko watches apart from anything else you can buy today is the way that the brand takes inspiration from Japanese culture. And whether it's the mountains...
View ArticleHappenings: The Horological Society Of New York To Hold Weekend Classes In...
The Horological Society of New York's award-winning classes are on the road again. Classes will be held in San Francisco, CA, over the weekend of October 5-6, 2019, hosted by Shreve & Co. The next...
View ArticleIntroducing: The MB&F HM9 'Flow' Red Gold
Quick Take Roughly a year ago, MB&F released the HM9, a horological expression meant to pay respect to the iconic designs of automobiles and aircraft from the 1940s and '50s. Today the same watch...
View ArticleHappenings: We're Coming To London And Glasgow With Grand Seiko
HODINKEE is heading to the UK! In partnership with Grand Seiko, we will be co-hosting not one, but two events for our friends across the pond. We will start off in London on Monday, October 14, and...
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