The Road to Basel Episode 3: In-Depth With The Jaeger-LeCoultre...
Driving through the Vallée de Joux, you pass more watch brands than you can count. But we went straight to the heart of the town of Le Sentier to visit Jaeger-LeCoultre. There we sat down with...
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Hands-On With The Antoine Martin Quantième Perpétuel au Grand Balancier (Live...
When a brand's first watch is a perpetual calendar, it certainly gets your attention. When Antoine Martin launched in 2011 as the new venture of veteran watchmaker Martin Braun, it did so with the...
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Introducing The Christophe Claret X-Trem-1 Pinball For Only Watch 2013
Brands are beginning to unveil their piece-unique creations for the 2013 Only Watch charity auction, which will be held in Monoco in September to raise money for research into Duchenne muscular...
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Five Super Cool Things I Saw Inside The Patek Philippe Factory
I was thrilled to spend two days in Geneva with a little upstart company (that I think is really on to something!) called Patek Philippe. While the news was really around hand-crafts and the...
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Just In Time For Summer: NATO Straps Now Available In The HODINKEE Shop
Well, you asked for them, and now we've got them. NATO straps. And just in time for summer, no less. Response to our hand-made Italian leather and suede straps has continued to be amazing, with certain...
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Introducing The Laurent Ferrier Galet Traveller: A Micro-Rotor For The Jet...
Laurent Ferrier is one of the few young brands that has really set itself apart from the countless, practically nameless upstarts that clog the halls of Basel World. They've done so with strikingly...
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What's Selling On The Net?: A Solid Gold Zenith Chronograph For The Medical...
And we're back! Today, we've got three absolutely awesome vintage watches for you - all for sale around the net. They range in price from a little to a lot, but we're sure they will find homes quickly...
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Recommended Reading: Heartbeat by Kwanghun Hyun, A Camera Powered By A Watch...
Korean photographer Kwanghun Hyan has found a new use for a Unitas 6497 movement - to regulate a camera's shutter. His creation, Heartbeat, is an entirely custom-built pinhole camera that uses the...
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NOMOS Releases Two Limited Edition Watches, With $100 From Each Watch Going...
Just announced today, our friends at Nomos announced two limited edition watches with a great cause behind them. They will produce both a Tangente 33 and a Tangente 38mm watch where $100 of the...
View ArticleThe Road To Basel Episode 4: Max Büsser Introduces Us To The MusicMachine
We were the first in the world to show you the incredible MusicMachine by MB&F. This piece of hand-crafted, musical machinery was easily one of the stars of BaselWorld 2013. The only thing is, we...
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Sneak Peek: A Very Early Look At The Cartier Tank MC, The New Tank With...
These watches won't officially launch until September. And they were not shown in January at SIHH. Which means last night, when we showed up at a special press preview for the brand new Tank from...
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On The Block: Bruun Rasmussen Hosts Copenhagen Sale June 10th
Denmark might not be the first country that comes to mind when you think about watches, but there is a thriving collector community there as well as auctioneer Bruun Rasmussen. The latter will be...
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FOUND: Andy Warhol's Patek Philippe Ref. 2526 (Live Pics & Details)
Bet you didn't know Andy Warhol had a serious thing for vintage watches, did you? Although he was best known for wearing Cartier Tank watches, he owned many others as well - this Patek Philippe Ref....
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On The Block: Three Of Our Favorites From Tomorrow's Sale at Sotheby's NY
Sotheby's will host its spring New York sale tomorrow (Monday, June 9th) and we thought we'd bring you three of the most interesting lots in our very humble opinions. There is a mystery Patek Philippe...
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Introducing The Swatch Scuba Libre Collection, Lighthearted Dive Watches For...
Swatch Scuba LibreSince the early 1980s Swatch has been the pop-culture face of wristwatches, constantly producing new designs and collections to entice customers and collectors. Last week the brand...
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The Earliest Known Patek Philippe Grand Complication To Be Sold By Christie's...
The collections of two great American watch lovers - James Ward Packard and Henry Graves Jr. - have long been heralded as the earliest and most important private purchases in watches. It was their...
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Hands-On With The New Rolex Day-Date With Colored Dials (Live Pics, Pricing)
Rolex had a lot of big news this year at Basel World, including the new GMT-Master with two-toned ceramic bezel, and the 50th anniversary platinum Cosmograph Daytona. But something that may have...
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A Week On The Wrist: The TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 41mm Chronograph
Few watches have as storied a history as the Carrera, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year alongside the Rolex Daytona. While the Carrera has definitely gone through many revisions over...
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On The Block: Accessible Finds From Antiquorum Hong Kong's June 22nd Sale
While it's the likes of the $182,000 Rolex Explorer, the $3.65 million Patek Philippe 2499 belonging to Eric Clapton, and the recently sold $2.25 million Patek Philippe Palmer Grand Complication that...
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Event Recap: Our Own Benjamin Clymer Hosts IWC Master Watchmaker Christian...
Last night at Manhattan's IWC boutique, our own executive editor Benjamin Clymer hosted a brief Q&A session with IWC master watchmaker Christian Bresser. Below is a photo report of the night's...
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