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The Chronos From Brown Safe Will Protect Your Watches From 50-Caliber...
The Chronos from Brown Safe features ballistic steel armor that can withstand multiple rounds of 50-caliber ammunition. Say you've achieved watch-guy nirvana: you have amassed, over countless years,...
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What's Selling Where: 10 Picks From The Heritage Auctions November 20th New...
November is just a month filled with watch auctions primarily outside of the United States, but Heritage Auctions has a sale coming up TODAY in New York. Here are 10 interesting timepieces in the...
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Witnessing History: Inside The Room As The Henry Graves Jr. Supercomplication...
Last week's sale of the Henry Graves Jr. Supercomplication made by Patek Philippe for $24,000,000 has become international news. This mega pocket watch has been in countless newspapers and magazines...
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Guy Makes Home-Made Laser Watch That Actually Works, May Or May Not Sell Them
As far as fictional functions of timepieces go, there are two that live above all else. There is the Dick Tracy Radio Watch (also known as the most indestructible meme in tech journalism), and then...
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Introducing the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days Chrono Flyback Ceramica With...
Blacked-out watches have a strong following. They look and feel like utility pieces, and their high-end offerings are geared to combat the elements and to withstand demanding environments. The new...
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What's Selling Where: Highlights From The Watches Of Knightsbridge November...
Watches of Knightsbridge once again has a fantastic selection of watches coming up in its November 22nd sale. This catalog was one where there were so many lots that I liked that I found it hard to...
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An Open Letter From Roger W. Smith On The Current State Of British Watchmaking
One act that we unequivocally support at HODINKEE is the sharing of honest, substantive, and well-considered opinion. This is even more relevant within the sometimes insular industry of watchmaking...
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Hands-On With The Cartier Tank LC Sapphire Skeleton, A New Take On A True...
There are different ways to create a transparent watch. There's the brash, $2 million, milled sapphire way to do things, and then there's this. Unveiled earlier this year at SIHH, the Cartier Tank LC...
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A Week On The Wrist: The TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 41mm Chronograph
Few watches have as storied a history as the Carrera, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year alongside the Rolex Daytona. While the Carrera has definitely gone through many revisions over...
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A Week On The Wrist: The Patek Philippe 5270G Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
IntroductionPatek Philippe’s 2011 release of the reference 5270 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph was a big deal.The complication has been in Patek Philippe’s catalog since 1941, and as our exhaustive...
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Shinola Begins Dial Production In The U.S., Another Step Toward Vertical...
Shinola's dialmaking operations will launch in two phases. The first phase consists of dialprinting. Image courtesy Shinola. The ultimate goal of Shinola's watchmaking division is to design,...
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Hands-On With The Roger Dubuis La Monégasque, A Completely In-House...
Roger Dubuis' La Monégasque is avaialble in a number of case and dial configurations. The model reviewed here features a pink gold case and silver-tone dial. Though I try to analyze watches from a...
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What's Selling Where: Five Picks From Christie's Hong Kong Sale
On Wednesday, Christie’s is having a sale in Hong Kong. As you probably know, the Hong Kong sales are generally filled with modern and flashy watches, so there usually isn’t much to appeal to a...
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VIDEO: Talking Watches With Kevin Rose
Believe it or not, before I became interested in watches, I was interested in other things. My obsession as a teenager and into my twenties was indeed, unsurprisingly, the Internet. It seems almost...
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Pre-SIHH: Introducing The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Acoustic...
Before we begin, I will say that in the title above, we say that this is a new minute repeater for "all." I don't mean that this incredible new concept watch from AP will be affordable for all – it...
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Just Because: Hands-On With The IWC Sidérale Scafusia
It's thanksgiving here in the US, and to celebrate, we thought we'd show you something that we're thankful for – the absolute baddest watch in the IWC line-up. These photos are from a chance encounter...
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The HODINKEE Shop Is Stocked With Dozens Of Different Straps, All Made By Hand
Today is one of the biggest shopping days of the year, and we're here to say "hey, we've got you covered." But before we get started, we'd like to remind you that today, so many people spend their...
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What's Selling Where: Six Post-Thanksgiving Picks From From Under $1,000 To...
In this post-Thanksgiving edition of What's Selling Where, we bring you four varied watches worth checking out from Patek Philippe, Laurent Ferrier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin, Croton, and...
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Watch Collectors PSA: A Very Rare And Valuable Patek Philippe 570 In Steel...
In terms of vintage Calatravas, it doesn't get cooler, rarer, or more valuable than a Patek Philippe reference 570 in stainless steel, with a two-tone dial and oversized Breguet numerals. It's the...
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Introducing The Speake-Marin Magister Tourbillon With A Stunning New...
Speake-Marin is a brand for very particular watch connoisseurs. We’ve covered its novel concepts like the Triad with the Eros movement and the “topping tool” mystery rotor. We’ve also covered more...
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