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The Audemars Piguet Millenary Quadriennium, With Quadriannual (Not Annual Or Perpetual) Calendar
Audemars Piguet's Millenary collection has its share of eye-catching pieces. The diverse lineup includes a minute repeater, a tourbillon chronograph and even a time-only automatic with over 300 diamonds. The line exudes haute craftsmanship, regardless of the piece in question, and the addition of the Millenary Quadriennium is no exception.Generally, one needs to adjust most date watches on the 30th or 31st of every month. The annual calendar complication takes care of that problem by requiring adjustment once a year at the end of February. For those of us who can't be bothered to set the date once a year, we reach for the perpetual calendar complication, which does not require adjustment for...
And so it begins. The colossal watch trade show known as Baselworld opens its doors in a little over a week and today we continue our coverage of new releases by presenting a tasteful update to two watches from Glashtte Original. Both the PanoMaticLunar and PanoReserve will be offered in two new case and dial configurations, providing a modern boost of color to models that were once only available in traditional hues. Both the PanoReserve and PanoMaticLunar (above) will be offered in red gold, with a matte-black dial, or stainless steel with a "galvanic blue" dial. With respect to the new dial colors, the details of the timek...
Reference Points: Understanding The Rolex Paul Newman Daytona
In honor of the upcoming sale of Paul Newman's very own Paul Newman Daytona, we thought we would flashback to the comprehensive Reference Points on the Paul Newman Daytona. Prior to Thursday night's sale, be sure to brush up on how the Paul Newman Daytona came to be and all the references that go with it. Stay tuned for more. In the second installment of our Reference Points series we will tackle perhaps the most discussed family of watches in modern timepiece collecting. This watch is as infamous as it is famous, it's as dangerous as it is beautiful, and valuable as it is rare. I'm talking about nothing short of the Rolex "Paul Newman" Daytona, and here we will ...
Three On Three: Comparing In-House, Manually-Wound Dress Watches Under $20,000
Welcome to Three On Three. It's one thing for us to give you an in-depth look at a single watch, to wear it and review it, on its own. But there are always options out there. With Three On Three we select a category, choose three watches that represent competitive takes on a theme, and compare them head-to-head. To kick things off, we went with a basic in any man's watch wardrobe, the manually-wound dress watch. Of course we had to get a little more selective, so we've picked three that all feature in-house movements for under $20,000: A. Lange & Sohne's Saxonia in pink gold, F.P. Journe's Chronomtre Bleu, and Vacheron Constantin's Patrimony Traditionnelle Small Seconds in pink gold. Al...
Chasing The Sun: Exploring The Andrewes Longitude Dial
In the world of horology, there are many unsung heroes C individuals who have pushed the limits of the science of time measurement by building on the technology of the past in order to move us into the future. Many of the greatest geniuses were outside thinkers, driven to create what has never been seen before. Men such as John Harrison and George Daniels come to mind, and numerous modern day watch and clock makers continue to astound us with their ingenuity. However, there is a living master among us, a HODINKEE reader, and you probably wouldn't even recognize his name C yet. Here we have the story of Will Andrewes, one of the worlds leading horologists. ...
Dr. Howard Torman lives an extraordinary life and enjoys extraordinary watches. As a medical doctor, test pilot, and former CBS News national medical correspondent, he has owned some rather interesting watches C and each of his watches tell an intriguing story about his life and constantly evolving passion to own the most functional and well-made timepieces ever produced. Torman in front of the MiG 21 UM at Edwards Air Force Base Hodinkee recently sat down with Dr. Torman to learn the story of his prototype Omega X-33 watches and his experiences as a pilot living on the edge in the 1990s. He has been flying since the age of 16...
The Story Of New York's Sidewalk Clock (VIDEO)
In lower Manhattan, blocks from where the World Trade Center once stood, embedded deep into the sidewalk, is a clock. It's a simple clock, the hours and minutes are neatly displayed by spade hands, while roman numerals and train track minutes markers circle the dial. All of this is cloudy, but visible under the scratched and stained crystal that occupies a break in the pavement at the intersection of Maiden Lane and Broadway. And it has been ticking away there, under the feet of Manhattan, for over a century.In 1896, Manhattan jeweler William Barthman decided to place a clock in the sidewalk outside his eponymous jewelry store as a way to lure customers in the door. His original contraption ...
The Watches To Buy Your Significant Other This Holiday Season, If You're A Serious Watch Guy
It is our duty as purveyors and pundits of fine wristwear to help you identify those timepieces that belong in your collection - the pieces that really matter today, and will continue to matter generations down the line.? Occasionally we forget, though, that behind every great man's watch, there is is a great woman's watch.? And today, we are here to bring you some of the finest wristwatches on the planet, for your better half.?But don't think we've gone soft on you. Each of the watches we've selected not only for its beauty and grace, but also for its true horological hard-coredness - we're talking manually-wound column-wheel chronographs, double-retrogrades from Agenhor, in-house world-tim...
Best-selling Author Gene Stone Might Just Be The World's Leading Collector Of Travel Watches - But What's A Travel Watch? Click To View Video AboveGene Stone is 60 years old.? In those 60 years he's accomplished a lot - an enviable amount really, at least from my perspective as a young writer.? Stone has written "about 32 books," he says (how one doesn't know exactly how many books one has written escapes me, but perhaps after you reach a baker's dozen, it all becomes a blur).? More than a few of those books have become New York Times bestsellers, including his most recent, Forks Over Knives, a companion to the well-known doc...
An Open Letter From HODINKEE Executive Editor Ben Clymer
You may have noticed a few changes around here.? I started HODINKEE as a simple Tumblog in May 2008 from my cubicle at UBS.?? Originally conceived as a way to educate both myself and others on the finer points of horology, HODINKEE has grown into a full-fledged online magazine, complete with a family of 6 contributors.? We've been read in over 200 countries and 15,000 cities, and we've shown you over 1200 unique watches.? We couldn't be prouder of what we've accomplished in the last three years and we wouldn't change any of it.? But there is always room for improvement.Starting today, you'll notice a new front page.? You'll see a new way to browse our videos, photos, posts, events, and inter...
Making Sense Of MMT, The New Swiss Horological Smartwatch Platform
Frederique Constant, Alpina, and Mondaine?are set to launch timepieces on the new MotionX-365?Horological Smartwatch platform. Of the nearly 29 million watches shipped out of Switzerland last year, only eight million were mechanical watches of the sort we cover at HODINKEE. And the other ~21 million? Well, those fall into a category dubbed "Electronic" (by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry), referring to what are, for the most part, quartz-powered watches. For some readers, it may prove philosophically troubling to think that the market for quartz watches is still so robust, considering the availability of mechanical watches C with fine value propositions ...
Sotheby's To Auction One Of The World's Largest Swatch Collections, Including Prototypes
The Watch enthusiasts are not limited to collecting only pricey marvels of modern engineering or exceedingly rare vintage specimens. In fact, we come in all breeds, including fans of the pop-culture-influenced watches produced by Swatch. If you fall into that category, you're in luck: this spring, Sotheby's Hong Kong will auction one of the world's largest collections of Swatch watches and ephemera from a private collector. Over 5,800 elements are included in the collection, which is to be offered as a superlot valued at $1.3 million.This behemoth assortment of watches, art, and other collectibles comes from a European collector, Paul Dunkel, who cites the widespr...
It's very rare for Arnold & Son to produce a watch with just one thing going for it C not that we're complaining. If anything, the brand's identifying appeal is its ability to mix and match complications and to present them in dramatic ways. For Arnold & Son, dual time comes with dual tourbillons, chrono hands sweep while running hands tick, and I'm pretty sure that the company no longer believes in the notion of a single-barrel system. Even their stunning Perpetual Moon wielded two barrels. The point is that Arnold & Son's new Constant Force Tourbillon is just the kind of double-whammy that we're expecting from the manufacture while we're weeks away from Baselworld 2015.As is th...
Talking Watches: With Ral de Molina
There's a good chance many of you haven't heard of Ral 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 network, and actually sees more viewers than competing shows on NBC, CBS, ABC, and Fox, combined. Nicknamed "El Gordo," Molina was born in Cuba but left for Spain when he was 10 years old after his father was imprisoned. He started his career in south Florida as a news photographer, eventually taking a beat that would bring him to the worst parts of Miami in the '70s and '80s C sleeping by the telephone with a bulletproof vest nearby in case he got a call.?Molina would go on to become a high-paid c...
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 vision of the Italian brand, and pays tribute to their role in supplying tools to the Italian Navy. Urquiola studied in Italy, and her recent work includes the Santorini boutique in Milan and New York, the W hotel in Puerto Rico, and the Mandarin Hotel in Barcelona. The Italian heritage and influences are evident upon entrance to the new boutique, with a large print of the Florence?Cathedral setting the tone. Materials at use incl...
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 introduced in 2015 so far.JLC had another really strong showing at SIHH 2015, balancing the classic with the incredible. Leaning?more on the side of the latter is this beauty, dubbed the Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Cylindrique ?Quantieme Perpetual C?brevity has never been a strength of Jaeger-LeCoultre. Name aside, this watch has a lot to offer both for the gear-heads and those who?simply appreciate pure beauty. And, this watch is packing way more than you might imagine even at first glance. ...
Bring a Loupe: 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 other great watches available on eBay and through dealers.As a general reminder for our American readers (and everyone else, too), buying a watch outside of your country can be complex. There are restrictions on the import of Rolex watches and importing watches with exotic straps, such as alligator and crocodile, can also raise flags with government customs agencies. That is why so many fly to collect watches in person. Just do your homework and be careful. Patek Philip...
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 introduced clad in red accents, and this year JLC is adding blue to the mix. Inside is the same manufacture movement setting the stage for the innovative set of complications and their controls. Our own Paul Boutros went in-depth with the watch, presenting a detailed set of images and a comprehensive overview. Lets take a quick recap in honor of its newest reference.The Extreme LAB 2 is an intimidating watch at first glance. Its open-dial configuration and non-traditional layout present a foreign l...
With The Androgyne, Manufacture Royale Defines A Category Of Its Own: The Neo-Steampunk Wristwatch
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 the relatively crowded space?by offering a number of models with brash aesthetics and, notably, beautifully?designed in-house movements. One of these models, the Androgyne, distinctly symbolizes?the brand's unusual design ethos and commitment to technical dexterity.Undoubtedly, the case is the first thing you'll notice about the Androgyne. It is, shall we say, rather uniquely designed?with 52?components in total, including a system of multi-part articulated lugs that ar...
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, existing watches. Officine Autodromo is an exception to that, and while we wish more of them featured mechanical movements, we are big fans of what they do. When we heard they were donating a piece to auction where the proceeds would go 100% to charity, we had to let you know.Coming up for sale at the Bonhams Amelia Island Automotive Auction is the last remaining Prototipo Chronograph Vic Elford Limited Edition. Just 224 of these watches were produced, and this features a 44 page booklet on Elford'...