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A. Lange & Söhne Opens Third U.S. Boutique In Miami Design District
This month, German manufacture A. Lange & Söhne is opening its third U.S.-based boutique, this one in Miami’s Design District. The boutique is the brand’s fourteenth retail location in more than...
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A Look At Cartier's New Maison de Métiers d’Arts In La Chaux-de-Fonds
If, somewhere out there, there is a harmonious valley in which watch-lovers can meditate, if there is a monastery in which they can discover inner peace – then Cartier’s new Maison de Métiers d’Arts...
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A Week On The Wrist: The Hamilton Pan-Europ Auto
Hamilton introduced the modern incarnation of its famous Pan-Europ watch at the 2011 Baselworld fair. It was a design based on an original, which debuted in 1971, and it’s done well enough to merit...
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An Open Letter To IWC, From John Mayer
Do you ever find yourself wishing you could tell seemingly massive, distant watch companies exactly what's on your mind? Well, our resident columnist John Mayer feels exactly the same. In the...
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Introducing The Linde Werdelin Oktopus Double Date Carbon - Green
The Linde Werdelin Double Date has been a staple of the Oktopus collection for nearly two years now, and today, they’re announcing a new addition, the Double Date Carbon - Green. The newest Double...
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Patek Philippe Invests CHF 450 Million To Expand Its Plan-les-Ouates Manufacture
Following the acquisition of an adjoining plot of land in 2009, the existing Patek Philippe facilities at Plan-les-Ouates will see a substantial, CHF 450 million expansion. Image courtesy Patek...
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What's Selling Where: Unpolished Watches From Patek Philippe, Universal...
In this week's What's Selling Where, the general theme is unpolished watches. I have said before that cases are the new dials. Collectors are increasingly insisting that their watch cases be...
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Follow HODINKEE For SIHH 2015 Coverage
It's that time of year again folks – when 16 of the top watchmaking brands convene in Geneva to present their latest releases in the elegant tradeshow known as SIHH (or Salon International de la Haute...
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An Open Letter To John Mayer, From IWC
IWC Portofino Chronograph There are always two sides to a story. When we published John Mayer's open letter to IWC, we knew the response would be huge – the overwhelming majority of readers agreed...
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Introducing The Blancpain Villeret Grand Date, A Favorite Upgrades To Two...
If one thing is certain about SIHH, it’s that it foreshadows Basel. And storming out of the gate for Pre-Basel 2015 is Blancpain’s new Villeret Grand Date. This watch is notable for a few reasons....
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Hands-On With The Latest From Laurent Ferrier, Live From Geneva
Team HODINKEE (Will, Kelly, and myself) landed in Geneva no more than four hours ago, and after a quick shower and hotel lobby club sandwich, we were off to our first appointment of Geneva 2015. And...
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Introducing The Greubel Forsey Quantième Perpétuel à Équation, That Displays...
Before discussing the new Greubel Forsey Quantième Perpétuel à Équation, we must first cover the Computeur Mécanique – aka the 7th Greubel Forsey Invention. This tiny mechanical computer had many...
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Introducing The Girard-Perregaux Tri-Axial Tourbillon In White Gold...
Last year, Girard-Perregaux followed up on their GPHG-winning Constant Force LM with the dramatic Tri-Axial Tourbillon in red gold. The watch is a tour-de-force of complexity, housing a 140-component...
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Introducing The Duomètre Sphérotourbillon Moon By Jaeger-LeCoultre, Now With...
It suffices to say that we hit the ground running at SIHH. The updates are pouring in, and this morning's briefing includes an exciting addition to Jaeger-LeCoultre's Duomètre Family. A couple of...
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Introducing The Vacheron Constantin Harmony Ultra-Thin Grande Complication...
Today, after seven years of research and development, Vacheron Constantin introduces an entirely new collection called Harmony. Coinciding with the 260th Anniversary of the brand (which is the oldest...
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Introducing The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon
What's better than a watch with a flying tourbillon? A watch with two flying tourbillons. Doubling up has always been Roger Dubui's strong suit (in fact, sometimes the watchmaker even quadruples up on...
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Introducing The A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up/Down In Pink Gold
When the first Datograph was introduced in 1999, the world took note. (Well, the watch world, anyway.) Among collectors, the Datograph soon attained cult-status, and has become a key model in the...
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Hands-On With The New Two-Tone Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15400
The big news from Audemars Piguet is a working prototype of this guy, and we're gonna get to that, but first here is a quick update. The standard Royal Oak, reference 15400, is now available in a...
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Introducing The A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
We knew it was coming, we just didn't know when. Borrowing technology from the incredible $2.6m Grande Complication, and a case from the ever cool Zeitwerk, today in Geneva A. Lange & Söhne...
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Introducing The Greubel Forsey GMT, Now Housed In Platinum With Rose Gold
We've shown you the Greubel Forsey GMT before - recently in a Hands-On cover of the ADLC version. It is an unmistakable, if not defining piece within the manufacture's lineup. This is of course mostly...
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