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Vintage Watch Shopping: The Incredible Vintage Rolex Selection Of Watches In...
While on that two week, 4,000 kilometer, six nation voyage that culminated in the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este, Will and I had the chance to meet up with Marlon and Julian de Simon, the second...
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Hands-On With The Hamilton Pan-Europ, A 70s Racing Classic Revisted
There is no doubt that one of the trends to emerge from Baselworld 2014 was brands reviving classic models with small modern updates. Usually this means a slightly larger case and maybe some new...
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Introducing the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon, The Thinnest Tourbillon...
The new Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon is thin, really thin. In fact, this watch houses the thinnest movement with a flying tourbillon ever created – coming in at just 1.95mm. That's around the...
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FIELD NOTES: In The Galápagos Islands With IWC And The Charles Darwin Foundation
IWC has had a long-standing partnership with the Charles Darwin Foundation, a scientific research organization in the Galápagos Islands. We had the amazing opportunity to visit the Galápagos with Swen...
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SPOTTED: Audemars Piguet CEO Francois Bennahmias Wearing A Royal Oak...
Dropping by the Audemars Piguet lounge at Art Basel this week, we just had to see what the man in charge, CEO Francois Bennahmias, had on his wrist. While he could be sporting something much more...
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What's Selling Where: Four Great Vintage Military Watches From...
For this week's What's Selling Where round-up, we are bringing you four great vintage military watches, including diverse examples from both well-known manufactures like Jaeger-LeCoultre and Longines,...
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A Look At John Shaeffer's Personal Audemars Piguet John Shaeffer Minute Repeater
Remember the John Shaeffer line of watches from Audemars Piguet? You know, they were that cushion-shaped collection dating to the 1990s featuring interesting complications like jump-hours with minute...
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Recommended Reading: The Complete Guide To The Patek Philippe Reference 3417...
One of the most interesting watches made by Patek Philippe during the middle of last century are those that we can call "Amagnetic." These rare references feature additional inner case backs, and in...
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On The Block: Eric Clapton's Rolex Pre-Daytona Reference 6034 In Pink Gold
Coming up for sale this Saturday via online auction house Auctionata is an incredibly cool old Rolex....for a few reasons. First, it's an early 1950s chronograph, reference 6034, which falls into the...
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SPOTTED: Roger Dubuis Wearing A Roger Dubuis Sympathie Bi-Retrograde...
Roger Dubuis' personal Sympathie Bi-Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Moonphase Last week, I had the pleasure of visiting the Roger Dubuis manufacture outside of Geneva and had the double pleasure of...
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Hands-On With The Girard-Perregaux Traveller Big Date & Moonphase (Live Pics...
It's been over a year since Girard-Perregaux first introduced its Traveller collection, the line of globe-trotting inspired casual complications with which GP has long enjoyed success. Today, we are...
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The Value Proposition: The Tissot Visodate Milanais, A Self-Winding Watch...
The Tissot Visodate Milanais Last week, the menswear tradeshow Pitti Uomo descended upon Florence for the 86th time. Amid a sea of tailored suits and a few avant grade outfits, there were no doubt one...
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Introducing The Withings Activité, A Swiss-Made Smart-Watch That Links to...
The Withings Activité integrates an accelerometer and digital tracker into a Swiss-made quartz movement. The Withings Activité is by and large a fashion-focused watch. This is not a fact that the...
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A Week On The Wrist: The Rolex Datejust
Ask any watch guy about Rolex, and chances are you'll get regaled with stories about rare vintage Daytonas or the high-tech, bi-color Cerachrome bezels on the new GMT. Few collectors and enthusiasts...
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What's Selling Where: Four Iconic Vintage Watches From Breitling, Patek...
Today we are bringing you four iconic vintage watches, all from well established and very much still-alive watch manufactures: Breitling, Patek Philippe, Heuer, and Rolex. These are four references...
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Hands-On With The Breguet Classique Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Ref. 3797
It was June 26, 1801 that Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon, meaning yesterday was the legendary complication's 213th anniversary. Breguet celebrated Tourbillon Day in New York City with...
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Hands-On With The Zenith Captain Power Reserve (Live Pics & Pricing)
A few months ago at Baselworld 2014, Zenith unveiled a new update to the Captain Power Reserve. It's an elegant package with a clean display that comes in a few outstanding colorways, and it is one of...
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Introducing Horween Shell Cordovan Single-Piece Straps (Now Available In The...
We love a good strap here at HODINKEE, and we are always on the hunt to find even more great options to pass along to you. So, in addition to carrying our Italian leather and suede straps (which we...
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Swatch Sistem51 Officially Available In The United States (At New York City &...
At Baselworld 2013 we gave you an exclusive hands-on look at the Swatch Sistem51, the 51-component mechanical watch completely assembled by machine. Since then, we have been asked regularly "when will...
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A Tour Of The Museum In Breitling's New York City Boutique With Technical...
Breitling's three-story boutique on New York's 57th Street is one of the largest watch stores in the city. What you might not know though is that in addition to a full collection of new watches...
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