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Introducing The Montblanc Villeret Tourbillon Cylindrique Geosphères, A...
Among its new releases this year, Montblanc's crowning complicated timepiece may have to be the Villeret Tourbillon Cylindrique Geosphères. This limited-edition release houses yet another manufacture...
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Interview: Stephen Forsey Offers A Balanced Perspective On Exclusivity,...
Stephen Forsey, co-founder of Greubel Forsey. Image courtesy Greubel Forsey. If you read the newspaper or watch TV, you know that we live in a profit-hungry world. Budget forecasts dominate discourse,...
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Hands-On With The Clé de Cartier, An Evolution In Concept, Shape, And...
My first vintage watch was a Cartier Santos Dumont – a small, handsome, time-only yellow gold model from the 1960s that introduced me to the wide, wide world of vintage watch research. I became...
View ArticleVideo Rewind: In The Age Of Smartwatches, William Andrewes Designs An...
It seems as if we can't go a day without someone speculating on just what role smartwatches will have on our lives. Will they change the way we live and work, or will they be just another horological...
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Photo Report: Inside Panerai's Flagship Boutique In Florence
There are a few stores around the world that any watch lover must make a point of visiting – Panerai's flagship in Florence is certainly one of them. The historical home to Panerai dating back to...
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Introducing The Ulysse Nardin Original Marine Chronometer Series (Live...
With all the certified chronometers around these days, it’s easy to forget that the term originally was applied to the accurate clocks necessary for navigating the world’s oceans in the 18th, 19th,...
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Officine Autodromo Offers Last Remaining Prototipo Chronograph Vic Elford...
We're gonna call it like it is: there simply are not that many interesting new watches being made today for under $1,000. You know, where designs aren't simply reinterpretations of more expensive,...
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Letters To The Editor: A Scholar's Thoughts On The Old Watch Repair Conundrum
One of the greatest issues facing the mechanical watch industry today is a simple one – how to keep those millions of timepieces running into the next generation. The Swiss invest millions into hiring...
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With The Androgyne, Manufacture Royale Defines A Category Of Its Own: The...
Manufacture Royale Androgyne Pure Glacier Manufacture Royale is relatively new to the scene of independent watchmakers, having begun operation in 2010. Since then, the brand has positioned itself in...
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Introducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2, Now In Blue
Jaeger-LeCoultre is adding a blue colorway to their impressive Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2, a watch that impressed us in the past with its technical inventiveness. The Extreme LAB 2 was first...
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What's Selling Where: Highlights From The Antiquorum Geneva Sale Plus Tons More
In this week's What's Selling Where, we are bringing you some great watches coming up for sale at Antiquorum on March 15th in Geneva (full catalog here and virtual catalog here) as well as tons of...
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Happy Perpetual Calendar Day: Hands-On With The New Jaeger-LeCoultre Master...
Today is March 1st, also known as the day the world's perpetual calendar owners get to show off their goods. So, in celebration of this, we're showing you one of the slickest perpetuals to be...
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Panerai Re-Opens New York Boutique, Designed By Patricia Urquiola
Panerai is opening its new Madison Avenue boutique this month, featuring an expansive area designed by celebrated Spanish designer and architect Patricia Urquiola. The new boutique presents a modern...
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FOUND: A (Tropical) Tudor Submariner Issued To The WWII Battleship USS...
While Tudor Submariners have a long and fairly well documented history as the official timepiece of the French Marine Nationale, their connection the United States Navy is far less clear. We do know...
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VIDEO: Talking Watches With Raúl de Molina
There's a good chance many of you haven't heard of Raúl de Molina, that is unless you're a regular Univision viewer. His daily television show, El Gordo y la Flaca, is the most popular show on the...
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Introducing The Arnold & Son Constant Force Tourbillon, A Dramatic...
It's very rare for Arnold & Son to produce a watch with just one thing going for it – not that we're complaining. If anything, the brand's identifying appeal is its ability to mix and match...
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Just Because: The Omega Seamaster Chronograph Ref. ST 176.001 With '70s Style...
Omega turned out some great sports watches in the early '70s, some of which we’ve featured on HODINKEE before. Today we’re showing you a 1973 Seamaster Chronograph, reference ST 176.001. This watch is...
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A Week On The Wrist: The Vulcain Nautical Cricket
IntroductionVulcain is a brand perhaps best known for its presence on the wrists of U.S. Presidents, having appeared on all of them since Harry Truman (excluding G. W. Bush). This fact has given ample...
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IN-DEPTH: The Very First Rolex Daytona, Explained (Or, What Is A Double-Swiss...
I tend to think that the best way to understand an icon of today – you know the types of watches I'm talking about, the Speedmasters, Submariners, and Royal Oaks of the world – is to take a look at...
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Sotheby's To Auction One Of The World's Largest Swatch Collections, Including...
The "superlot" contains over 5,800 items, including this set of Swatch wristwatches featuring artwork by the artist Keith Haring. Watch enthusiasts are not limited to collecting only pricey marvels of...
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