FOUND: The Very Last Of François Quentin's 4N Watch For Sale, With Personal...
Not too long ago we gave you a hands-on look at the 4N, a long-awaited piece of haute horology from designer François Quentin. After first releasing a rendering of the 4N in 2010, it was an additional...
View ArticleThe Road To Basel Episode 5: A Conversation With Watch Designer Eric Giroud
At Basel World 2013, you could find ten different Eric Giroud designs, in the booths of eight different brands. He is a watch industry super-designer. In episode five of our original video series The...
View ArticleHands-On With The L.U.C Engine One H, A Titanium Racing Tourbillon From...
The Chopard Engine One HThe L.U.C Engine One H is one of Chopard's latest haute horology creations, and we first introduced you to it here. Inspired by auto racing, the Engine One H is a pretty serious...
View ArticleNik Wallenda Crosses The Grand Canyon On Tightrope, Wearing JeanRichard Watch
About ten minutes ago, tightrope walker Nik Wallenda successfully navigated a solo walk across an Arizona gorge near the Grand Canyon. He did so completely without safety harness or support system....
View ArticleThoughts On The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Jubilee (The Thinnest...
2013 is Jaeger-LeCoultre's 180th anniversary, and to celebrate they have presented a "Jubilee" collection. The most impressive of this trio of watches is the Gyrotourbillon Three, which we showed you...
View ArticleOn The Block: The James Bond Breitling Top Time Geiger Counter From Thunderball
A while back, we introduced you to the Breitling Top Time Geiger counter worn by Sean Connery in Thunderball after it was found for £25 at a “car boot sale," which is sort of an English flea market...
View ArticleA Week On The Wrist: The IWC Portuguese Chronograph Classic
IWC has a wide variety of watches in its stable, from time only hand-winds to tourbillons and minute repeaters. The most defining of these however, beyond the Pilot's line, has been the Portuguese...
View ArticleTaking A Closer Look At The Loupe System, A Serious Loupe Created By And For...
The Loupe SystemHODINKEE obtained a review sample of the Loupe System – an all-new, high-end loupe created by a long-time watch collector. The world’s first loupe designed from the ground up...
View ArticleFirst Look At The Bremont Codebreaker, A Flyback GMT From Bletchley Park...
The Bremont CodebreakerMoments ago, Bremont unveiled its latest special creation, the Codebreaker. This flyback chronograph GMT watch takes its styling cues from 1940s officer watches and incorporates...
View ArticleThe Road To Basel Episode 7: The Rigorously Simple Watches Of Ochs Und Junior
Ochs Und Junior just might be the coolest watch company in the world. You probably haven't heard of them, unless you're a regular reader of HODINKEE or some other like-minded publication. You see,...
View ArticleHands-On With The New Tissot PRC 200, A Swiss Automatic Chronograph For Under...
Tissot PRC 200Chronograph movements don't come cheap. For a brand to develop their own requires years of research and testing, and bringing in ebauche movements can still be pricy. Tissot has the...
View ArticleLetter From The Editor: Celebrating Five Years of HODINKEE With A Special...
It's hard to believe, but it has been over five years since I first registered the name HODINKEE.com from my cubicle at UBS. Since then, my interest in watches (which began with a simple Omega that...
View ArticleIntroducing The Omega Seamaster Diver ETNZ Limited Edition (Live Pics,...
Announced on Wednesday in San Francisco, Omega has unveiled their fourth limited edition America's Cup timepiece with Emirates Team New Zealand. This timepiece is 44mm in diameter in a stainless steel...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Entire Patek Philippe Minute Repeater Collection, Chiming For Your...
The minute repeater is watchmaking's collective magnum opus. No complication is more beautiful, more revered, or more difficult to master than the repeater. With origins dating back to the late...
View ArticleIntroducing The Piaget Altiplano 38mm Skeleton 1200S For Only Watch 2013
Piaget Altiplano 38mm Skeleton 1200S For Only Watch 2013Piaget has really struck on something with the Altiplano Skeleton, managing to create the world's thinnest (5.34mm) automatic openworked watch in...
View ArticleIntroducing The Linde Werdelin Oktopus II Double Date Titanium Red, Just In...
Oktopus II Double Date Titanium RedIt has been almost a year since the Oktopus II Double Date started showing up on the wrists of Linde Werdelin fans, and today we have the line's latest incarnation...
View ArticleHands-On With The L.U.C 1937 Classic Pink Gold, An Elegant In-House...
Chopard L.U.C 1937 ClassicChopard's L.U.C collection contains a number of very interesting watches that range from simple time-only pieces to perpetual calendars and tourbillons (and even a cool table...
View ArticleThe Road To Basel Episode 8: We Finally Arrive At Basel World 2013
It's been a long, strange trip. Today, we present you with the final episode in our very first original video series, The Road To Basel. Can you guess where we are on this final stop? You guessed...
View ArticleLooking Back At The Road To Basel (Video Recap)
Well it was a long road, but a few days ago we showed you our arrival in Basel for Basel World 2013. Along the two week road from Paris we saw Geneva, the Vallée de Joux, Milan, Lake Como, and Lucerne,...
View ArticleSpotted: Andy Murray Wearing A Rado Hyperchrome XXL After Winning Wimbledon
Andy Murray, Wimbledon Champion, Wearing A Rado Hyperchrome XXLGrand Slams always culminate in some celebratory watch spotting, and today is no exception. Earlier today, Andy Murray became the first...
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