EXCLUSIVE: Introducing Three New Watches From JeanRichard, Plus A Fourth For...
To kick of 2014, JeanRichard is introducing three new models into its Terrascope and 1681 collections, plus a special watch dedicated to two good causes. The new Terrascopes and 1681 all feature matte...
View ArticleFollow HODINKEE Live In Geneva At SIHH 2014 For All The Latest News
Yup, our bags are packed, our cameras (and phones, and laptops, and ipads) are charged, and we're off to Geneva for the SIHH (or Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) where 16 of the finest...
View ArticleIntroducing The De Bethune Dream Watch 5 (Live Pics, Pricing, Full Specs)
Well, we made it to Geneva. And we're already at it. One of our first stops today was a visit with modern marvel makers De Bethune, whose impressive in-house calibers often take on a Star Trek-like...
View ArticleIntroducing The Platinum Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle 14-Day...
Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle 14-Day Tourbillon Openworked The 14-day tourbillon is something of a modern Vacheron Constantin classic, and today we have for you the most superlative...
View ArticleIntroducing The Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage Pulsograph: A Limited Edition...
I'm calling it right now – within the first few hours of the opening of SIHH 2014 – this is going to be one of the coolest watches of the week. You're looking at the Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage...
View ArticleIntroducing The Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna From A. Lange &...
A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna Last year A. Lange & Söhne made quite the statement introducing the Grand Complication at SIHH, and this year we have another...
View ArticleIntroducing The New Royal Oak Offshore 42mm Collection From Audemars Piguet...
Audemars Piguet first introduced the 42mm Royal Oak Offshore back in 1993, but for 2014 the collection has received a major overhaul. There are six new models that will be replacing the current...
View ArticleIntroducing The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon, With Stop-Seconds And...
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Tourbillon Here we have yet another technologically impressive introduction from A. Lange & Söhne, the 1815 Tourbillon. Not only is there the massive tourbillon down at 6...
View ArticleIntroducing The Piaget Altiplano Scrimshaw, With A Dial Made Of 40,000 Year...
A few weeks ago, we gave you a hands-on look at the Piaget 900P, the thinnest mechanical watch in the world. But this isn't the only new watch Piaget is showing at SIHH. The Altiplano Scrimshaw...
View ArticleIntroducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Night & Day, A New Time-Only...
For 2014, Jaeger-LeCoultre has introduced four new updates to their Reverso collection. Last week, we showed you the Grand Reverso Ultra Thin 1931 and today we’ll shed some light on the Grande Reverso...
View ArticleJean-Claude Biver Named Head Of Watchmaking At LVMH, Will Oversee TAG Heuer,...
Jean-Claude Biver, current President of Hublot, will soon helm the entire watchmaking business at global luxury conglomerate LVMH. As of March 1, 2014, Biver will replace Francesco Trapani, outgoing...
View ArticleIntroducing The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver In White Ceramic...
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver White Ceramic Two years ago, Audemars Piguet introduced the Royal Oak Offshore Diver in forged carbon and last year we got the same watch in black ceramic....
View ArticleIntroducing The Limited Edition Panerai Radiomir 1940 Chronograph Collection...
While we’ve seen chronographs from Panerai before, the Radiomir 1940 Chronograph is an all new design for 2014 presented in three metals: red gold, platinum, and white gold, each with a different...
View ArticleIntroducing The Montblanc Meisterstück Heritage Perpetual Calendar, A Full...
Montblanc's new Meisterstück Heritage Collection is making a lot of friends, and quickly. I already told you about the limited edition Minerva powered monopusher chronograph, and now we're back with...
View ArticleIntroducing the Baume & Mercier Clifton Retrograde Date Automatic (Live Pics,...
Inspired by 1950s references, Baume & Mercier first introduced the Clifton Collection at SIHH 2013. This year, the brand builds on the introductory time-only pieces by introducing new...
View ArticleIntroducing The RM 63-01 Dizzy Hands, Something Unexpectedly Romantic From...
Among the six new watches released by Richard Mille at SIHH 2014, there was one that felt distinctly unlike the others – the new RM63-01 Dizzy Hands. We’ve come to know Richard Mille for the Swiss...
View ArticleIntroducing The IWC Aquatimer Deep Three, With Two Mechanical Depth Gauges...
IWC Aquatimer Deep Three For 2014, IWC has completely redone the Aquatimer collection, which was last re-vamped back in 2009. One of the stars of the new Aquatimer lineup is the Deep Three, the third...
View ArticleOn The Block: Babe Ruth's 1923 Yankees World Series Gruen Pocket Watch For Sale
In 1923, the New York Yankees beat the New York Giants in six games to win the franchise's very first World Series. During the stretch, Babe Ruth batted .386 and hit three home runs, and as a reward...
View ArticleIntroducing The Rotonde de Cartier Earth And Moon, A Tourbillon With...
Over the last few years, Cartier's Fine Watchmaking department has been consistently pushing out some of the most creative and technically impressive haute horology around. Just a few weeks ago we...
View ArticleHands-On With The F.P. Journe Ten Years Anniversary Tourbillon: A Platinum...
As you likely know by now if you're anything of a Journe (or HODINKEE) follower, FP Journe celebrated 30 years of watchmaking by producing a very special tourbillon that mimics his earliest work....
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