Announcing The HODINKEE Vintage Watch Pop-Up Shop At NorthernGrade This Weekend in Minneapolis

September 11, 2012

This Saturday and Sunday, September 15th and 16th,HODINKEE will be offering some incredible vintage watches in Minneapolis at the NorthernGrade mens popupmarket. There will be something for just about every taste and price range,from a pristine 1970s B-series Royal Oak(seriously) to a colorful 60s Bulova chronograph. Prices will range from $450 to,well higher. But there will be a great selection in that sweet spot pricerange that most guys can afford, so if youre in the Mini Apple this weekend andwant to add a vintage piece to your collection, or if you just want to play with some historically-significant watches, stop by and say "hi."? We'll also have some historically important pieces like a rare A. Lange Sohne GUB watch with Lange Caliber 28 (as seen here), an incredibly elegant white gold, manually-wound vintage Audemars Piguet tuxedo watch, a gilt-dial 5513 Sub with "Bart Simpson" coronet, a gorgeous 1016 Explorer, and a killer Universal Geneve Tri-Compax (all pics below). NorthernGrade is a popup mens market held biannually in Minneapolis. It isorganized by mens fashion purveyors Pierrepont Hicks and Larry Felitto, and is held in the amazing museum-cum-housewares store, Architectural Antiques in thecitys gritty, historic Northeast neighborhood. Manning the HODINKEE booth willbe yours truly and, in addition to watches, well have some strap changingtools for sale and some fun swag to give away while it lasts.In addition to the popup, this Friday night (Sept 14) , Ill be giving an exclusivepreview of the inventory and a brief overview of vintage watch collecting at the Bachelor Farmerrestaurant at a pre-NorthernGrade event hosted by mens shop and fellowNorthernGrade vendor, Askov Finlayson. Space is limited but you can get moreinformation and RSVP here.What: HODINKEE at NorthernGrade with tons of great vintagewatchesWhen: Saturday, September 15th from 12pm to 7pmand Sunday, September 16th from 11am until 4pm.Where: Architectural Antiques 1330 Quincy Street NE, MinneapolisHow: All Major Credit Cards Will Be AcceptedMore information: http://northerngrade.virb.com/Heres a sneak peek at just a few of the amazing watches well have forsale.