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Full Details: The HODINKEE Collectors Summit
On December 11th and 12th of this year, HODINKEE will be hosting the first publicly-funded, consumer-oriented watch collectors summit in the United States. The HODINKEE Collectors Summit will be an academic look into the art of fine watch collecting, presented in a way that is aimed at concrete, actionable knowledge from the most storied minds in all of horology.Seats are limited, and to be considered, we ask that you tell us a little bit about yourself here. World Class Speakers, Knowledge You Can Use At the HODINKEE Collectors Summit, attendees will be exposed to the finest minds in the field, and a...
The HODINKEE Collectors Summit is really taking shape. Not only will we have the likes of Aurel Bacs, Jason Singer, John Reardon, and Philippe Dufour in the house for completely candid, behind the scenes conversation with you, but we are thrilled to announce a new addition the schedule. And it's a big one. Like, to the tune of $24,000,000. Daryn Schnipper is the international chairman of the Sotheby's watch department. She is the woman responsible for selling the most expensive, most important watch on the planet, twice. Yes, Daryn is the woman who first set the record at $11 million dollars for the Henry Graves Supercomplication...
Hands-On: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 In Steel
Girard-Perregaux has been, for the last few years, in the public eye very much for its haute horlogerie pieces, and it deserves the attention its gotten. The variations on its classic Three Golden Bridges Tourbillon are a great example of how its still possible to create stylistically compelling variations on what has for at least a decade threatened to be a played-out complication (the 2015 tourbillon model with minute repeater, for instance, is breathtaking). It makes some of the most original decorative arts watches as well, including the 2015 Baselworld Chamber of Wonders watches with map motifs. And, of course, it is also the company that cracked a centuries-old horological puzzle b...
On November 7th and 8th, Phillips will hold its second watch auction. We've shown you some of the highlights here, and while an Hermes-signed Paul Newman, a steel split-seconds chronograph, and a Cartier-signed AP minute repeater in platinum from the '20s are absolutely amazing, this sale really comes into itself when we begin to talk about the second and third tier of watches (if you can even call them that). I had the chance to get an early look at the entire Phillips catalog in person this week and I was simply dumbfounded. This is, in my belief, an even stronger all around sale than the record setting Auction One. And the watches? Yeah, they're in New York this weekend, and the preview i...
Found: F.P. Journe's Souscription Tourbillon #9, The Ninth Journe Ever, For Sale
While Phillips' second Geneva sale features some monumental vintage pieces from Rolex, Patek, Vacheron, and others, they also have a few modern pieces that have collectors buzzing C none more so than this Tourbillon Souveraine from F.P. Journe. But this isn't your typical Journe tourbillon C nay C this is one of his legendary "Souscription" Tourbillons C the first 20 wristwatches he ever made under his eponymous brand. Borrowing a page from A-L Breguet's book, Francois-Paul Journe did not have the necessary capital to launch his own label back in 1998. So, just like Breguet did when rebuilding his own manufacture after the Fr...
Last night in New York City, new TAG Heuer ambassador Tom Brady and CEO Jean-Claude Biver launched the Carrera - Heuer 01. The Carrera - Heuer 01 is a huge achievement for TAG Heuer C an automatic chronograph with a manufacture movement at a very attractive price. I know what you're thinking C not another celebrity brand ambassador, but it turns out Tom Brady is a real watch guy. I spoke with Mr. Brady after the event to learn more. I'll be honest, I am not a football fan and I don't know much about Tom Brady's career. None of that mattered though C Mr. Brady is a very friendly guy and is really into watches. It turns out tha...
Photo Report: Recapping Last Night's Event With HODINKEE And Manfredi Jewels In Greenwich, CT
Last night HODINKEE hosted a fantastic event with Manfredi Jewels at their beautiful boutique in Greenwich, CT. There was a great turn out of HODINKEE readers as well as local clients of Manfredi Jewels C with tons of watches to try on and the champagne flowing. Part of the reason Manfredi Jewels is so successful is that they continue to carry classic brands (like Breguet, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, etc.), but also carry independent makers such as Ressence, F.P. Journe, and Laurent Ferrier C making the selection of watches interesting and fun. You may remember owner Roberto Chiappelloni and store manager Rob Weintraub from o...
Introducing: The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black
You heard it here first, people C Tudor has released a new version of the Tudor Black Bay in BLACK. That's right, the fan favorite that was originally released in red and then blue is now available in black. The Black Bay, released for the first time in 2012, is one of the most popular dive watches of its kind. It was the winner of the Grand Prix d-Horlogerie de Genve in 2013. We would be lying if we said this wasn't one of our favorites, as seen by our review of the red version here. (With its black bezel with red triangle, the new 41 mm Black Bay Black is also similar in appearance to the unique Tudor Heritage Black Bay On...
A Week On The Wrist: The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Black Reference 79220N
Today, with the release of the Black Bay Black, Tudor has launched the third variant in its Black Bay Heritage collection, and its one that seats itself firmly in the center of the highly successful line of heritage pieces. Since the burgundy bezel version of this watch was covered so well and in-depth earlier this year by Jack Forster, Ill fly over some of the points he detailed with some basics. Here’s what I’ve told everyone who asked me what was on my wrist over the past week, and it’s the main thrust of this column: for just over $3,000, you can be a watch guy with the best of them. ...
Bring a Loupe: Two Tri-Compax From Universal Geneve, A Great Longines 30CH, And A Very Rare Rolex
This week's Bring A Loupe will offer you a combination of vintage chronographs and dress watches from Longines, Rolex, and Vacheron Constantin. And because you usually love Universal Geneve chronos, today you will actually find two of them! This is your Bring A Loupe for October 16, 2015. A Chronograph From Longines With The Famous 30CH Movement, Reference 6651 The 30CH from Longines belongs to the small group of mythical chronograph movements, along with its predecessor, the 13ZN C the first flyback movement developed for a wristwatch back in the 1930s. The 30CH was produced until the mid-1960s, whic...
Photo Report: Tiffany & Co. Boutique Opening In Chicago
Last Tuesday, HODINKEE and Tiffany & Co. hosted a get-together at Tiffany's boutique in Chicago's Magnificent Mile district, to inaugurate a new feature at the company's Michigan Avenue location C and a new feature for Tiffany boutiques as well. The Michigan Ave. store is, according to Tiffany, the very first to feature a separate, in-store boutique for Tiffany's CT60 Collection. The CT60 is named for Tiffany founder Charles Lewis Tiffany, and the designs of the watches are inspired by a very famous Tiffany wristwatch made by Tiffany for Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and delivered in 1945. Check out our coverage of Tiffany'...
Introducing: The MB&F LM101 Limited Edition For HODINKEE C Ten Pieces, In Stainless Steel
I really believe in what independent brands like Max Bsser and Friends (MB&F) are doing, and even more so, what they mean to the industry. Independent watchmaking is practically an entirely different world from those large group-owned brands, and I have long admired what many of them have been able to do, really, against all odds. And that is why today, I am proud to announce that we have partnered with MB&F to create a very special watch, just the way we think you, HODINKEE readers, would like it C 40 mm, with an insanely fine finished in-house movement, limited to 10 pieces, with three straps designed by us. Oh, and for the first time in MB&F's history, this LM101 will be case...
Introducing: The Christopher Ward C9 Pulsometer
If youve seen Christopher Wards timepieces, you may have noticed that several collections appear to be more complex than they actually are. A busier-than-usual dial complicates Wards jump hour, and their world timer actually is a GMT with a nifty city display to boot. Christopher Ward has always tried to do more with less, and such is the case with their newest offering, the C9 Pulsometer Limited Edition Chronometer C which, interestingly enough, is not a chronograph, despite the fact that most pulsometric watches are in fact chronographs. ?The fact that this is a complication with considerable interest today is evidenced by the strong response to this latest offering from CW, as we'll ...
Photo Report: The Extraordinary Dials Of Glashtte Original's Sixties Iconic Collection
Glashtte Original recently introduced the Sixties Iconic Collection, inspired by the iconic GUB Spezimatic watch. The dials on these watches are extraordinary, and deserve a close look. With that in mind, I took a trip to the Tourbillon boutique in Short Hills, New Jersey, to see the entire collection together in one place. ...
There are, lets face it, not a whole lot of real firsts in watchmaking, which isnt surprising when you think about its history. The lever escapement, which is found ?in basically every modern watch in one form or another, blew into town in 1750; the minute repeater had basically taken on its current form by the end of the 18th century; the first perpetual calendar watch is probably one made by Thomas Mudge, in 1764. ?The history of watchmaking is very much a history of small, hard-won incremental improvements that unfolded over a very long period of time, which is why watches like Audemars Piguets caliber 2870 automatic tourbillon C less well known for its reference number, 25643, than fo...
Over at the HODINKEE Shop weve been expanding our repertoire, and today were proud to announce that we are now carrying watch winders and strap changing tools. In addition, weve stocked some killer single-layer calfskin straps in 10 colors and two sizes, as well as two new leather travel rolls. See below for full details. Watch Winders Weve tried a lot of winders, but we keep coming back to Swiss Kubik. They are among the most quality winders weve encountered, with several beautiful finishes and nearly silent winding. Now in the HODINKEE Shop, we have five Swiss Kubik winders available: ...
Why It Can Look Like Your Watch Has Stopped When You Glance At It (Even Though It Hasn't)
You may have noticed, during a long stint in a boring lecture or class, that when you glance at the clock, it sometimes seems as if the clock has stopped running. You stare in disbelief, wondering briefly if youve fallen into some sci-fi time warp, but then, to your relief, the clock starts advancing again. You might even have noticed the same phenomenon when you glance at your wristwatch C more often, when youre wearing a quartz watch, and you may have wondered if time flows at different rates sometimes, or if you have some weird ability to briefly stop time. Photo: Petr Novk, Wikipedia Neither is the right answer. What yo...
Introducing: The Montblanc 1858 Collection
Montblanc has released four new watches as a part of their new Montblanc 1858 Collection: a single-button chronograph in pink gold, and and three versions of a stainless-steel watch with subsidiary seconds. The collection references the heritage of Minerva, which was originally founded in 1858 and purchased by Montblanc in 2006. The Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter (112637) The first watch in the 1858 Collection is the pink-gold, single-button Chronograph Tachymeter made in a limited series of 100 pieces. Inspired by the chronographs made in the 1930s, this w...
Bring a Loupe: The Story Behind The Heuer That Reached $30,000 On EBay In Twelve Hours
We always fantasize about holy grails suddenly showing up for dirt cheap on eBay, and sometimes C very rarely C it actually happens. Of course, every single collector then hopes he is the only one to have witnessed the miracle. Well, with this first execution Autavia it obviously did not go that way: Heuer collectors are still fiercely fighting for it, which explains why the bidding went up $30,000 in 12 hours with more than five days still left.UPDATE: The bidding on eBay finally ended north of $45,000. It confirmed the extreme rarity of this Autavia but results could have been higher with a more comprehensive description in the listing. You can find an interesting analysis of its market va...
The Value Proposition: The Zodiac Super Sea Wolf 68 Limited Edition
In 1953, the modern divers watch was first presented, by three watch brands. Two of them are very well known for this accomplishment: Blancpain, for the 50 Fathoms, and Rolex, for the Submariner. But theres a third brand which also debuted whats recognizably a modern divers wristwatch: Zodiac, which launched its Sea Wolf the same year. The original Sea Wolf had all the attributes of a serious divers instrument watch, including great legibility and a rotating timing bezel, and for a couple of decades, the firm C always a contender although never the juggernaut that Rolex was C continued to make tough, durable, relatively affordable watches that were enthusiastically adopted by military p...