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You may not know the name Kim Dotcom, but you should. ?He is one of the world's most prolific web-entrepreneurs, though some would describe his work as nefarious at times. ?He was the founder and owner of MegaUpload.com, which was charged with costing the recording industry over $500,000,000. ?He has been arrested several times for various web-based projects of varying legality, and he was even the number 1 ranked Modern Warfare player in the world out of 15 million players worlwide...until he was arrested.Dotcom (which yes, is now his legal surname) was also a bit of of a money-spender. ?And now, thanks to artist Simon Denny, we can see just what he spent his millions on at the Museum of Mo...
Introducing The L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Edition From Chopard
L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Edition This fall will be the 2013 edition of Only Watch, an auction of piece unique watches in Monaco benefitting research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We've already shown you this year's contributions from the likes of Piaget and Christophe Claret, and today we bring you Chopard's 2013 Only Watch. The L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Edition houses a hand-wound tourbillon movement with Fleurisanne engravings in a platinum case for a watch that makes a statement. L.U.C Tourbillon Only Watch 2013 Dial Looking at the dial, it is immediately apparent that this isn...
First Look: Christie's Introduces Private Sales Department In New York
Christie's Private Sale When you think of Christie's, auctions are probably the first things that come to mind. And not just any auctions - legendary watches like Eric Clapton's 2499 and other such madness have appeared on the block at Christie's over the years. But this week Christie's New York has launched their Private Sales program, letting you get your vintage fix between auctions with all the usual perks that come with buying from Christie's. Here's a first look inside Christie's Private Sales.Walking into the atrium of Christie's New York headquarters at 20 Rockefeller Center, surrounded by Basquiats and Warhols, it's difficult to not be impressed. Around a ...
Bring a Loupe: 9 Great Watches And A JLC Given By Janet Jackson To Her Lover
Today we are bringing you 9 great watches, including a number available on eBay, a JLC that was supposedly given by Janet Jackson to her lover, and a Bidder Beware on a Rolex "Padellone" being auctioned by Auctionata in New York. Patek Philippe reference 530 The reference 530 chronographs are some of the most desirable chronographs ever made by Patek. This particular 530 was made in 1952 and is in rose gold. It is believed that less than 150 reference 530 chronographs were made and of those it is estimated that only 20% (or about 30 watches) were made in rose gold. The last 530 in rose gold to come up...
Introducing The Breitling Transocean Unitime Pilot (Details & Pricing)
The Breitling Transocean Unitime Pilot Fueling our fire for summer jetsetting, Breitling recently launched the latest in their Unitime series: the Transocean Unitime Pilot. Incorporating the company's Caliber B05 movement, the watch prominently features a worldtime complication in addition to the chronograph. Simply turning the crown snaps the date and time to your chosen city, and you've got 24 total zones to choose from, meaning you're covered from Noumea to the Azores.While the Unitime has been in Breitling stable of offerings since the 1950s (see more on that vintage beauty here), the B05 movement gives travelers unprecedented ease when it comes to shifting tim...
In-Depth: Worldwide Exclusive: Daniel Malchert Introduces His Own Watch, Born In Germany
The First Daniel Malchert Watch As a first-grader, Daniel Malchertwas already taking apart alarm clocks. Its not hard to imagine that he haswanted to be a watchmaker ever since. Malchert, now 32, represents the fourthgeneration of watchmakers in his family, continuing almost a century oftradition that began with his great-grandfather Georg in 1919 in Quedlinburg,Germany.In case youre not familiar withQuedlinburg, dont worry. Not many people are. A relatively small townpopulated by about 20,000 people, it is located just north of the Harzmountains in the state of Saxony-Anhalt C a good couple hundred kilometers fromGlashtte, the buzzing horological center of Ger...
Made In The USA: Horween Shell Cordovan Straps Now Available In The HODINKEE Shop
HODINKEE Horween Shell Cordovan Made in the USA Straps For over a year now we've been bringing you hand-made Italian leather watch straps and pouches, and just a few weeks ago we added some nylon NATO straps to the mix. Well today we're bringing you another new addition to the HODINKEE Shop: Horween Shell Cordovan straps made right here in the USA. We've got both lined and unlined straps in a variety of sizes and colors, so there really is a perfect strap for almost every watch. Lined Shell Cordovan Strap In Color #8 If you haven't heard of Horween, you've been missing out. Based in downtown Chicago ...
Watch Shopping In San Francisco: Inside HQ Milton's Mission Street Sanctuary Of Vintage Rolex
Whenever I get a free minute anywhere I happen to be, I try to make time to visit those under the radar watch shops. ?I'm not talking about the Tourneaus of the world - more like those tiny vintage camera and watch shops that sit on the eighth floor of a church in the Ginza district of Tokyo. ?While in San Francisco, I had the pleasure of visiting the offices of vintage Rolex specialists HQ Milton?- and it happens to sit on top of a pawn shop in the Mission. ?But believe me, it's not what it seems. I had no idea what to to expect, because even the biggest vintage dealers in the world seldom have a storefront or a shop at all....
Watch Spotting: Andy Murray Wearing A Rado Hyperchrome XXL After Winning Wimbledon
Andy Murray, Wimbledon Champion, Wearing A Rado Hyperchrome XXL Grand Slams always culminate in some celebratory watch spotting, and today is no exception. Earlier today, Andy Murray became the first Brit to win Wimbledon in 77 years. And when he proudly lifted that trophy on Centre Court, we spotted a Rado Hyperchrome XXL on his wrist. Murray has had a relationship with Rado for years and last year was seen wearing a D-Star 200 after winning the US Open. The Rado Hyperchome XXL Murray wore is a 45mm automatic chronograph with Rado's signature ceramic monobloc case and a black rubber strap. While Murray may not have been wearing his watch during play (a la Rafael N...
Looking Back At The Road To Basel (Video Recap)
Well it was a long road, but a few days ago we showed you our arrival in Basel for Basel World 2013. Along the two week road from Paris we saw Geneva, the Valle de Joux, Milan, Lake Como, and Lucerne, meeting some great people and seeing some amazing watches on the way. Here we've got a full walk through our journey so you can catch all the action again. There is no better way to enjoy a restful holiday weekend than on the Road To Basel. Our first stop in Geneva was the downtown home of Vacheron Constantin. Here we were given a look at three historic pieces from the brand's archive, including a perpetual calendar pocket watch, a...
The Road To Basel Episode 8: We Finally Arrive At Baselworld 2013
It's been a long, strange trip. Today, we present you with the final episode in our very first original video series, The Road To Basel. Can you guess where we are on this final stop? You guessed it. Baselworld 2013. Watch above as we run down some of the most interesting new releases of the show and give you a quick look at what the largest industry trade show is actually like. Hint: it's intense.?For more Baselworld 2013 coverage, you can see all of our posts from the show here, and to see all eight episode of the Road to Basel, click here.We'll be back next week with some of our favorite moments from this amazing trip....
Chopard L.U.C 1937 Classic Chopard's L.U.C collection contains a number of very interesting watches that range from simple time-only pieces to perpetual calendars and tourbillons (and even a cool table clock). At the more accessible end of the scale, we have the L.U.C 1937 Classic, a three-hand watch with a discrete date window and an in-house, chronometer-certified movement. That this movement comes in an elegant, well-finished pink gold package makes it all the more appealing. The L.U.C 1937 Classic's Dial Previously we've shown you some of Chopard's more avant garde watches, like the Engine One H ...
Oktopus II Double Date Titanium Red It has been almost a year since the Oktopus II Double Date started showing up on the wrists of Linde Werdelin fans, and today we have the line's latest incarnation for you. The Oktopus II Double Date Titanium Red takes the basic structure of the Oktopus II Double Date and adds a few new little details. Though officially it is being released to celebrate the summer solstice, the Titanium Red is conveniently just in time for the Fourth of July and would be a perfect companion for a barbecue with friends or a long weekend away. Closer Look At The Titanium Red We gave...
Introducing The Piaget Altiplano 38mm Skeleton 1200S For Only Watch 2013
Piaget Altiplano 38mm Skeleton 1200S For Only Watch 2013 Piaget has really struck on something with the Altiplano Skeleton, managing to create the world's thinnest (5.34mm) automatic openworked watch in a way that is both delicate and masculine. For Only Watch 2013the 5th edition of the biennial charity auction for Duchenne muscular dystrophyPiaget will be offering up a unique Altiplano Skeleton that has been given a black PVD finish to highlight the watch's darker side. The Original Altiplano Skeleton for Only Watch 2011 While the Altiplano has been a Piaget mainstay for some time now, interesting...
In-Depth: The Entire Patek Philippe Minute Repeater Collection, Chiming For Your Enjoyment (VIDEO)
The minute repeater is watchmaking's collective magnum opus. No complication is more beautiful, more revered, or more difficult to master than the repeater. With origins dating back to the late 1600s, the first "dumb" repeaters (those which had hammers striking nothing more than the watch's case) were first popular with those in royal courts. These audible time-tellers allowed the owners to check the time without offending the powers that be. Quickly, the likes of Abraham-Louis Breguet conceived a mechanism that would strike the hours, quarter hours, and minutes not on the case but on a set of coiled wire gongs. Repeaters in this complicated form (think an additional 100 components AT LEAST)...
Introducing The Omega Seamaster Diver ETNZ Limited Edition (Live Pics, Pricing, Specs)
Announced on Wednesday in San?Francisco, Omega has unveiled their fourth limited edition America's Cup timepiece with Emirates Team New Zealand. ?This timepiece is 44mm in diameter in a stainless steel case. ?The uni-directional bezel is made of ceramic, and not only is it a 300 meter diver with helium escape valve, but it's also a chronograph with 5 minute regatta markings. ? You can see in the minute register at 3 o'clock Omega has chosen, instead of build a dedicated 5 minute count-down complication as found in a traditional regatta timer, to simply mark the?chronograph?with a 5 minute regatta scale. ?This may seem like a ...
Letter From The Editor: Celebrating Five Years of HODINKEE With A Special Watch, For You
It's hard to believe, but it has been over five years since I first registered the name HODINKEE.com from my cubicle at UBS. ?Since then, my interest in watches (which began with a simple Omega that belonged to my grandfather - this one, in fact) has flourished, as has HODINKEE. ?Now, I would like to think we are doing something really good for the love of watches, with a full-time team of editors and producers dedicated to documenting and preserving a knowledge base with which we hope countless people have already gained an appreciation and love for mechanical watches, and one that we hope will only encourage more to do the same. ?HODINKEE now sees over 350,000 unique readers per month (354...
Tissot PRC 200 Chronograph movements don't come cheap. For a brand to develop their own requires years of research and testing, and bringing in ebauche movements can still be pricy. Tissot has the distinct advantage of being a member of the Swatch Group and more than any other brand in the group it develops movements along with powerhouse producer ETA. Combined with volume production, this has enabled Tissot to release the new PRC 200, a Swiss automatic chronograph for under $1,000. Dial Details On The PRC 200 Looking at the PRC 200 you'll see you get what amounts to a pretty bread-and-butter chronog...
The Road To Basel Episode 7: The Rigorously Simple Watches Of Ochs Und Junior
Ochs Und Junior just might be the coolest watch company in the world. You probably haven't heard of them, unless you're a regular reader of HODINKEE or some other like-minded publication. You see, they don't have any brand ambassadors or marketing budget at all. They don't have any retailers, anywhere. All Ochs Und Junior watches are sold directly through the Oxloft, a converted workspace, gallery, and boutique in downtown Lucerne. Their watches aren't even marked with the brand's name. What Ochs Und Junior does have though is one of the cleanest design structures of any line of watches, a brilliant watchmaker as a co-founder, and one of the most compelling brands around. ...
Historical Perspectives: And Now A Break From All Those New Watches, Courtesy Of Six Vintage Pateks
For the past four days, we've been inundating you with the latest, greatest, and most extreme brand new watches from the SIHH 2015 C one of two of the most important watch trade shows each year. We've shown you everything from new, ultra thin split seconds chronographs, to inexpensive annual calendars, to collaborations amongst masters, to simple, time-only revivals, to diamond-laden flying tourbillons hidden with golden flowers. But each and everyone one of them have one thing in common C they are brand new. So today we'd though we'd break the chain of newness with just a simple post featuring two pictures of six watches. There is no story here, nothing to report. Instead, we thought we'd j...