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Introducing: Three New Radiomirs From Panerai
Panerai is updating their Radiomir and Radiomir 1940 collections with three new timepieces showcasing some new materials paired with the now familiar in-house calibers. For the first time, the...
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Bring A Loupe: Top Picks From The Geneva May Auctions To More Under-The-Radar...
With May Geneva watch auctions (and other May auctions) nearly upon us, I have been asked several times recently what my favorite watch or watches on the block are. I thought it would be an...
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Hands-On: Our Technical Editor's Thoughts On The $40,000 Raymond Weil Nabucco...
When we heard that Raymond Weil, producers of well-made(ish) affordable quartz and low-end mechanical timepieces since 1976, had come out with a tourbillon, there could be heard a collective "Ugh,...
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You’re Invited: The New York City Premiere Of "The Single Men – Masters Of...
When we think about watchmaking, brands like Rolex, Patek Phillipe and Jaeger LeCoultre come to mind. These manufactures have storied histories and huge workforces. Employees at large brands often...
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Found: One Of The Rarest Self-Winding Watches In The World, For Sale (What Is...
There are indeed some otherworldly watches coming up for sale this auction season - including these four, and this one, and all these and these. But one watch that may have slipped past your radar is...
View ArticleIntroducing: IWC Connect, An Activity Tracker Integrated Into The Strap Of...
Here we go again. Today, IWC made the announcement of a new accessory called IWC Connect. This digital device fits onto the strap of mechanical IWC watches – at first just the Big Pilot – and provides...
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Inside The Manufacture: A Visit To Seiko Japan (Video)
While "watchmaking" and "Switzerland" are at times considered to be synonymous – at least by the general public – watch aficionados are astutely aware of the rich manufacturing heritage beyond the...
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Hands-On: The Histoire De Tourbillon 6 By Harry Winston
Like its predecessors, the Histoire de Tourbillon 6 is obviously a legacy watch. Grandiose pieces likely don't see the most wrist time. That, however, doesn’t make them any less grandiose. This watch...
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Talking Watches: With Tony Fadell
The name Tony Fadell doesn't ring as loud as some others when discussing kings of Silicon Valley – Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg – but to those who know, Tony Fadell is already an icon of...
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Interview: We Ask Audemars Piguet Historian Michael Friedman To Walk Us...
If there is one sub-sect of vintage watches that I believe is about to experience a renaissance of sorts, it's vintage Audemars Piguet. For years, I have admired the subtle elegance and incredible...
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Field Notes: My Thoughts After Taking Watchmaking 101
Earlier this year, the Horological Society Of New York introduced Watchmaking 101, a public class sponsored by The HODINKEE Fund. It was the organizers' intent to offer it once a month, but after...
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Bring A Loupe: More Of My Top Picks From The Upcoming Geneva Auctions
Tomorrow (Saturday) marks the beginning of the Geneva auctions. The four auction houses included a total of 1,374 watches in their catalogs (Antiquorum with 504, Christie’s with 314, Phillips with...
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Recapping The Glamorous Day-Date Sale At Phillips (That Time The Average...
Have you ever seen a Day-Date sell for $500,000? I have. Or, could you imagine a 60-lot sale without a single complication more than a day or a date that could net $6,634,800? Or in other words, an...
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Patek Philippe Reference 130 Mono-Pusher Chronograph In Steel Sells For $5...
What is there to say? After Aurel Bacs and the Phillips team proved that one of the least-cool watches in the world could indeed be cool on Saturday night with the Day-Date sale, expectations were...
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Introducing: The Oak & Oscar Burnham
The American watch brand scene just gained a new addition with Chicago-based Oak & Oscar. The brand is entering the market with a watch called the Burnham, a limited-edition piece that packs a lot...
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A Technical Discussion With Stephen Forsey Of Greubel Forsey
On a beautiful Spring morning in New York City, HODINKEE sat down with Stephen Forsey of Greubel Forsey to take a look at the brand's impressive collection of wristwatches. With millions of dollars...
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A Brief History Of Escapement Development
The escapement is a fascinating and very important horological invention. While its function can seem complex, it can be better understood through a simple experiment: imagine you have a coiled spring...
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Photo Report: Inside The Breguet New Bond Street Boutique In London
There are few watch manufacturers you expect to have a boutique in the prestigious Bond Street district in London, but Breguet is definitely one of them. The boutique was reopened in May of last year...
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A Look At The Pierre DeRoche Collection Of Complicated Watches
Pierre Dubois did not have a typical entrance into the watchmaking industry. As a member of the Dubois watchmaking family, one may have expected him to have grown up as a watchmaker, and eventually...
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Breaking News: Tourneau's Madison Avenue Rolex Store Robbed At Gunpoint
Watch shops are often the subjects of robberies. Their contents are small, wearable, in many cases valuable, and often indistinguishable from their peers. Just yesterday in New York City, Tourneau's...
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