Your Black Friday "What's Selling Where" Round-Up: Rare Chronographs Edition
It's the day after Thanksgiving and we have tons to be thankful for - health, happiness, and what many would deem outright extreme exposure to sweet old watches. Today we are back to sharing the...
View ArticleInterview: The Thing Quarterly Issue XX, A Clock By Artist Tauba Auerbach
The Thing Quarterly, Issue XX In the contemporary media landscape, The Thing Quarterly is doing something pretty unique. Instead of a standard print magazine, the company works with creative...
View ArticleJust Because: The Craziest Watch Strap We've Ever Seen
As you've probably noticed, we've got a thing for interesting watch straps. But, just today, we caught wind of what might be the craziest f'n watch strap we've ever seen. Posted by user Foversta over...
View ArticleOn The Block: Gold Rolex GMT Ref. 6542 With Bakelite Bezel At Sotheby's New...
Gold Rolex GMT ref. 6542 The most sought after Rolex GMT Master is the original, reference 6542. It's instantly recognizable by the Bakelite bezel, long and slim hand for the second timezone, and the...
View ArticleThe 2013 HODINKEE Watch Lover's Gift Guide
Well, it's December. That means the holiday season is officially upon us, and all the watch lovers in your life have, no doubt, become truly insufferable in their requests for cool horological...
View ArticleVIDEO: 10:10 in Watch Advertisements - Numberphile Tells Us What We Already...
The self-declared Numberphile has gone ahead and tackled a subject that is close to home - where watch hands are set in advertisements. We already knew that it's at 10:10 for a few reasons - it frames...
View ArticleIntroducing The NOMOS Zürich Weltzeit 5th Avenue: A Limited Edition...
The NOMOS Zuric Weltzeit is one of our favorite modern watches, period. Here is an old detailed review we did with it when it first hit stores. Affectionately known as the "World-Timer", this...
View ArticlePreview: HODINKEE At The Pop-Up Flea In New York, December 6-8
Pop-Up Flea in New York City It's that time of year again, people. This weekend is the Pop-Up Flea, and HODINKEE will be there for the fourth year in a row with our straps, watch rolls, pouches, ties...
View ArticleFOUND: The Rolex Sir Edmund Hillary Wore To The Peak Of Mount Everest (Live...
Sir Edmund Hillary's Rolex Explorer In 1953, the not-yet-Sir Edmund Hillary became the first man to summit Mount Everest along with expedition partner Tenzing Norgay. And he did so with a Rolex on his...
View ArticlePre-SIHH 2014: Introducing The A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase
A. Lange & Söhne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase On Halloween we showed you one of the more unusual watches from A. Lange & Söhne, the Grand Lange 1 Lumen. Today we have a more subtle take on the...
View ArticleHands-On With The New A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase (Live Pics +...
This week in Glashutte, A. Lange & Sohne introduced the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase, the first of three new watches we can expect to see from the brand at the coming SIHH in Geneva. We brought you...
View ArticleOn The Block: Highlights From The December 17th Sale At Christie's New York
Auction season is coming to a close in the next few weeks with the round of New York sales from all the major houses. Christie's has a strong catalog to finish out a strong season that included both...
View ArticleCome See HODINKEE At The Pop-Up Flea, This Weekend In New York
A few times a year, Team HODINKEE rounds up some great vintage watches and sets up shop somewhere for a weekend. We've been to San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Chicago, but as the holidays approach,...
View ArticleIntroducing Three Limited Edition H. Mosers with Blue Fumé Dials (Official...
H. Moser is (quietly) one of our favorite little brands that doesn't get nearly enough love in the grand scheme of things. They're the OTHER great watchmaker in Schaffhausen, and produce less than...
View ArticlePHOTO REPORT: Watch Spotting At The 2013 Pop-Up Flea
This weekend was the annual menswear fest the Pop-Up Flea, organized by our friends Michael Williams and Randy Goldberg. This was our third year participating, and just like we did last year, not...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE: Introducing The Piaget Altiplano 38mm 900P, The Thinnest...
Piaget Altiplano 900P Piaget is the king of ultra-thin watches, holding more than a dozen records in various categories. This expertise goes all the way back to 1957 with the invention of the Calibre...
View ArticleOn The Block: Interesting Finds Under $10,000 At Antiquorum's December 11th...
While auctions can sometimes be where the most valuable and sought after watches change hands, they can also provide great opportunities for finding interesting, lesser known pieces at great prices....
View ArticlePre-SIHH: Introducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin 1931...
The Reverso from Jaeger-LeCoultre is a benchmark design, and few lines have experienced such a renaissance as this since one from the slim, dress watch's rebirth in 2011. The latest in this line is a...
View ArticleIntroducing The Pinion Axis, A New Independent Watch From The United Kingdom...
Pinion Axis Black Starting a watch company from scratch is no small task. From the initial concept to design and manufacture, there are always challenges along the way. With years of digital design...
View ArticleIntroducing The Devon 1G, A Made-To-Order Tread In DLC & Yellow Gold (Details...
The Devon Tread 1G The Devon Tread 1 is a watch you won't confuse for anything else. It uses a special system of "Time Belts" to display the hours and minutes, a technology derived from the world of...
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