Hodinkee Editor's Choose Their Favorite Watches Of The 21st Century

April 24, 2024

It's Wednesday, which means it's another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find your podcasts (might we recommend Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or TuneIn). After Watches & Wonders, we're all a bit exhausted by new watch releases, so we decided it was time to do something fun: Another fantasy watch draft. And this time, we're tightening the parameters to get some more variety on the table. So I called up Danny, James, and Jonathan to build a four-watch collection with me.? We're focused on our favorite watches of the 21st century. Any watch available to purchase in 2000 or later was eligible, except for the new releases we saw at Watches & Wonders a couple of weeks ago. Here's the big rule: Once a watch has been picked from a brand, NO other watch from that brand can be picked (i.e., once someone has chosen a Rolex, no one else can choose a Rolex in any category). Honestly, after our last draft when three of us picked Rolex sports watches, I wanted to get more variety on the table, and there has been so much good watchmaking in the last 24 years. The hope was that the draft would be a fun way to remember some of the best watches of the 21st century, so far. We also didn't choose any piece uniques or one-offs.?All four of us built a collection in the following categories: Sport Dress Complication Budget (<$1,000)Check out our full fantasy collections below, make sure to vote for your favorite, and maybe even tell us what your four-watch fantasy collection would be. Even better, tell us what type of fantasy draft we should do next. The Collections Here are the four collections C check them out, then vote for your favorite in the poll below! Jonathan Sports: Rolex Explorer II ref. 16570 Black Dial (H Shop) Dress: Lange Saxonia Thin Ref. 205.086 Complication: Vacheron Constantin Les Historiques Triple Calendar Budget: G-Shock DW5600 (Casio.com) Danny Sports: Original Tudor Black Bay "Blue" Dress: Cartier Santos-Dumont Lacquer (Rose Gold) Complication: Audemars Piguet RD#2 Ultra-Thin QP Budget: Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch "Neptune" James Sports: Omega Seamaster Ref. 2554 Dress: Grand Seiko SBGW252 Complication: Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph Budget: Citizen Promaster Aqualand "Lume Dial" (Fratello) Tony Sports: Bulgari Octo Finissimo "Sketch" 10th Anniversary Dress: F.P. Journe Souscription Resonance Complication: Patek Philippe 3670A Chronograph Budget: Seiko SKX013