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Finalists For The 2014 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve Announced, Public...
It's that time of year! Yup, the finalists of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG) have been announced. For those who don't remember, the GPHG is the watch industry's equivalent of the Academy...
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Three on Three has returned. In our first head-to-head-to-head comparison, we took a look at three of what we deemed to be the very finest in-house, manually wound dress watches on the planet. Today we...
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Hands-On With The Blancpain Villeret Tourbillon Squelette 8-Day In Platinum...
While perusing the wares of the brand new Blancpain boutique on Fifth Avenue a few weeks back, I stumbled across this guy here. It's called the VIlleret Tourbillon Squelette 8-Day, and while it was...
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A Look At The Horological Society of New York, Owners Of A Unique Watchmaking...
Twenty-one years ago the Bulova School of Watchmaking in New York City closed its doors. As the staff was cleaning and packing, they came across an extensive library of horological books and ephemera....
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Introducing the H. Moser & Cie. Venturer Tourbillon Dual Time
H. Moser & Cie has a knack for doing the little things right. They’ve embraced practical complications and mastered the mechanics, right down to their own proprietary hairsprings. As such, they...
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What's Selling Where: Ten Lots To Watch At The Bonhams London Sale
Bonhams will be having an auction in London at its Knightsbridge location coming up on Tuesday, September 16. Here are 10 intriguing lots to watch, including a mid-1960s Breitling Navitimer...
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Introducing The NOMOS True Blue Zurich Weltzeit, A Favorite Receives A New...
You would be hard-pressed to find a more somber blue on the color palette, but that’s just how we like our Bauhaus – subdued and straightforward. The new True Blue Zurich Weltzeit is NOMOS’ chic take...
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Photo Report: Inside The New A. Lange & Söhne Boutique In NYC
I've never seen more Langes, or more rare Langes for sale, anywhere. New York watch lovers, rejoice. Our dear friends from that sleepy little town in Saxony called Glashütte have opened a boutique in...
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Introducing The Apple Watch, A New Player In The Ever Evolving Smartwatch...
Nothing will ever change our passion for mechanical watches. And while we've covered smart watches before, it's still rare to find a new digital device that actually makes us take notice. While the...
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Introducing The Loupe System For HODINKEE, The Finest Portable Loupe...
Handheld loupes have long been used to admire the intricate components of mechanical watch movements and fine details on watch dials and cases. We've handled many loupes, from single-element lens...
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A Watch Guy's Thoughts On The Apple Watch After Seeing It In The Metal (Tons...
I'm not even sure we can call it a watch. Okay, it goes on the wrist, and it happens to tell the time, but that's about where the similarities between Apple's just announced watch and the...
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Introducing The Breitling Transocean 38, A Smaller, Less Complicated Addition...
Breitling is expanding its Transocean line with the new Transocean 38, which keeps the understated size and looks while losing a complication or two in the process. The Transocean 38 retains much of...
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VIDEO: Talking Watches With Fabrizio Sotti
And we're back. This episode of Talking Watches brings us full circle from episode one, where we sat down with musician John Mayer, because the subject of this episode is again a guitarist, and again a...
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Photo Report: Recapping The HODINKEE Celebration of Blancpain's New NYC...
On Wednesday night, HODINKEE was proud to welcome some of our readers into Blancpain's brand new Fifth Avenue boutique. You know, the one we showed you here. The official opening of the store won't...
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What’s Selling Where: Highlights From The Upcoming Watches Of Knightsbridge Sale
Watches of Knightsbridge (“WoK”) is a watch-specific auction house located in Knightsbridge (a central district of London) that we probably don’t give enough attention to here at HODINKEE. WoK...
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Hands-On With The New F.P. Journe Octa Sport And Centigraphe Sport In...
When F.P. Journe unveiled his Octa Sports line of watches back in 2011, we (the royal watch collecting "we") could simply not believe how light they were. After all, the F.P. Journe "lineSport"...
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Introducing The Vulcain '50s President Cricket Manual With New Dials
Vulcain ticks quite a few boxes for the average watch connoisseur. Currently based out of Le Locle (previously La Chaux-de-Fonds), Vulcain has been active in Switzerland since 1858. It has been seen...
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Introducing The Habring2 Felix, Celebrating 10 Years Of Business With An...
Ten years ago, Richard and Maria Habring first presented their Habring² brand to the public with a simple three-hander called the “Time-Only.” Since then, the Austria-based couple have built a robust...
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Christie's Announces (Some) Details of Looming Patek Philippe 175 Anniversary...
We knew it was coming, we didn't know in what form. Now we do. Christie's Watch Department, the global leaders in high-end vintage watch auctions, will be holding a special evening sale on November 9...
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Introducing the Fonderie 47 Inversion Principle Tourbillon, Destroying 1,000...
Watch lovers are a lot like stargazers. They’re always looking to discover something new. They know the order of things, the brightest players, and what to expect from them. While we desire surprise,...
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