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Cartier Presents Six New Models For SIHH 2016, With Live Pics
It's December already (already!) and you know what that means: pre-SIHH announcements for watches that will officially debut next month in Geneva are already coming in. ?This one's a big one: six new models from Cartier (and believe us when we tell you this is just the tip of the iceberg.) ?Without further ado, let's get this show on the road. Cl De Cartier Automatic Skeleton First up, we have a fully skeletonized version of the Cl de Cartier, which was first introduced by Cartier last year, and whose distinguishing features are a new case shape for Cartier, as well as the "key" (cl in French) wind...
Introducing: The Limited Edition Ace Watch From Martenero And Tanner Goods
New York City's Martenero Watches has teamed up with Tanner Goods of Portland, Oregon, for a limited edition watch showcasing the best from each brand. The limited edition Martenero Ace will feature a custom colorway dial, along with a choice of two different style shell cordovan straps from Tanner Goods. Only 75 examples will be made, and they are available to order now. Martenero x Tanner Goods Ace. Martenero's John Tarantino said: "I love that we were able to put a unique spin on our existing Ace watch in a way that fits with both the Martenero and Tanner brands. It's great to partner with an American leather goods company ...
The Value Proposition: The Speedmaster And The Speidel Twist-O-Flex Bracelet
Heres the thing about mechanical watches Back In The Day: they came along with a lot of other stuff. There was a whole world of products, advertisements, ancillary services, and points of sale that, like while-you-wait kiosks for printing film, have gone the way of the dodo bird. ?The brands and products that survive are largely in the service of supporting, more or less, and more or less expensively, what you might call the Walter Mitty approach to watches: absent any real practical need for a mechanical watch, theyre there to fulfill various fantasies of what wed like to be, and how wed like to see ourselves. ? Now that...
At 7 p.m. tonight we may enter a new era of collecting for the Omega Speedmaster. Christie's New York will host its first thematic nighttime sale of watches with this 50 lot homage to the Moonwatch, and we will certainly be there to tell you all about it. The undisputed top lot of the sale is lot number 3, a true first series Speedmaster, reference 2915-1. As you've heard in our Reference Points video on the Speedmaster, and over the years here on the 'Dink, the 2915 Speedmaster is without question the holy grail of Speedy collecting, the watch from which a legend was created. A full-spec 2915-1 is indeed a very rare thing, and here we'll take a quick hands-on look at this special watch. ...
I don't know how many times I've admitted this, but I dream of being a vintage Audemars Piguet collector. The watches are so rare, so beautiful, so special, and until recently, completely under the radar. Now they are getting a little more attention C and a great triple calendar chronograph just sold for serious money at Christie's Geneva C but that doesn't mean the world at large has taken notice. And that is why I am writing this article today. A truly world-class watch is coming up for sale next week, and I want to make sure the collecting world at large takes note. It's an Audemars Piguet, from the 1950s, with a full perpetual calendar, two-tone dial, and leap year indicator. It is one o...
The reference 3448 has always been one of my favorite vintage references. There is something so refreshing about the razor sharps lugs (when the case hasn't been polished) and the simple dial layout with. So when I heard about a very special 3448 coming up at Sotheby's, I had to go see it in person. What you are about to see is something you have likely never encountered before C a Patek Philippe reference 3448 in white gold, with a later yellow-gold reference 3450 case as a back up. Say hello to a convertible Patek Philippe. This reference 3448 white gold is accompanied by an entirely different case, dial, hand-set, and crown C all in yellow gold. ...
Introducing: The A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst (Full Details, Pricing)
The "Handwerkskunst" watches from A. Lange & Sohne represent probably the highest end of what's already a very high end watchmaking company: the combination of very demanding and very refined traditional movement design and finishing techniques with some of the most exotic and unusual decorative methods in engraving and other horological crafts. Watches like the Zeitwerk Handwerkskunst take what are already extremely elevated watches to a whole new level of appeal. Let's take a look at the latest addition to the Handwerkskunst family of timepieces, and see what Lange has cooked up for the finale celebration of the 200th anniversary of this most defining of Saxon watchmakers. ...
Hands-On: The Oceana By Pita Barcelona
Pita Barcelona is a small, family operated brand in eastern Spain. How small? It was a one-man-show for quite a while and has, over the years, grown to five (if you count their manager and customer service representative). Aniceto Jimnez Pita is a self-trained watchmaker, and has been a member of A.H.C.I. since 2006 C no small achievement.The watch under review is the Oceana C in my opinion, Pita's most complete and impressive concept. The Oceana is a crown-less dive watch with 2000 m and 5000 m depth ratings, wholly conceived by Aniceto Jimenez himself. The Oceana isnt impressive because of its depth rating alone, but beca...
As the 2015 auction calendar comes to its end, New York City takes center stage. While the much awaited Speedmaster auction takes place at at Christie's next week, there's also a more under-the-radar sale at Bonhams today C and this catalog may have been slightly overlooked, so there's a chance here for collectors to find great vintage watches without too much bidding competition. Let's take a look at four lots you should watch out for this afternoon, including a very interesting Omega Speedmaster with a bearish estimate. Patek Philippe Reference 3417 Amagnetic Quirky would probably be the best word t...
Photo Report: Celebrating The New Marshall Pierce & Company Store On Chicago's Magnificent Mile
Last Thursday, HODINKEE joined Marshall Pierce to celebrate the company's new store on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. A veritable Windy City institution, Marshall Pierce & Company traces its roots to 1896, when Charles Bern opened a small watch shop after immigrating from Sweden. Today, almost 120 years later, the store is still run by the Bern family C and with the move to Michigan Avenue, it takes center stage on the Chicago watch scene with an impressive array of brands: Cartier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Panerai, Vacheron Constantin, Baume & Mercier, and A. Lange & Sohne.Stay tuned for more coverage of the new Marshall Pierce & Company in the coming months C in the meantime, pl...
Talking Watches: With William Massena
Say the name "William Massena" over on the now-20-year-old pages of the watch lovers' forum Timezone.com, and many will recoil in fear. William has been the long-time managing director of the mega-forum, and before that, was one if its earliest users and moderators C back when I, and many of our team members, were in grade school. William grew up around watches, spending his formative years in a Swiss boarding school, before entering the world of finance, only to be pulled back into watches. He is one of the few men in this industry that has seen many sides of watches C from journalism to retail, to consulting, to auctions.It was when he was chief operating officer of Antiquorum that I first...
Introducing: The Ressence Type 5, The Most Legible Dive Watch Ever (Live Pics, Pricing)
I think it's safe to call Ressence one of C if not the C most interesting mechanical watch companies to show up on the scene in the past five years. They are making something entirely new in a very real way, and we at HODINKEE have long believed they deserve your attention. Today, we have a brand new model from Ressence C called the Type 5, and it. is. awesome. Oh, and did I mention it's a dive watch? And not just any dive watch, but what Ressence calls the most legible dive watch EVER. Ressence founder and designer Benoit Mintiens describes the Type Five as the most "watch-like" of any his creations to date. What he means by...
The Zeitwerk Minute Repeater C Lange's first chiming watch under $2,000,000 C is easily one of the most buzzed about watches of the year. We introduced you the thoughtful taking on the repeater in January of this year here. Now that the watch is hitting stores, Lange has produced a fun look at this dream watch thanks to Tony de Haas, head of product development C who also happens to play a mean set of drums. Watch above for more on this great watch. ?Originally posted by Lange on their YouTube channel but if you missed it there, hope you enjoy it here! You can read more about this amazing watch here. Oh, and if you want to ...
The selection for this week's Bring A Loupe doesn't have any particular theme C its aim was simply to find some of the coolest watches available right now. You will find one of the greatest Lange watches ever made; a Rolex Explorer with a very special dial; and an electric blue Memovox from Jaeger-LeCoultre. There will also be one Universal Geneve that you should not be willing to buy under any circumstances. And you will discover why a Patek was recently sold for 10 times its initial estimate. This is your Bring A Loupe for December 11, 2015. A Lange & Sohne Tourbillon Pour le Merite, One Of The Four Founding Models ...
We are very used to seeing calendar watches wearing dials as complicated as their movements. With a multitude of indications to tell us the date it is common to see these watches with three to four subdials. This complex aesthetic lends to the visual impact of the watch, just like seeing a tourbillon at six o'clock tends to do. One brand does it differently though, focusing on minimalism first. That brand is H. Moser & Cie., and in 2005 they launched their iconic Endeavour Perpetual Calendar (originally developed by Andreas Strehler). For the Endeavour's 10th anniversary, H. Moser & Cie. has taken their famous minimalism one step further with the Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Concept....
Hands-On: The A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst
Just a few days ago, we brought you news of a new watch from A. Lange & Sohne: the Handwerkskunst version of the 1815 Tourbillon. Let's be blunt. This is a gorgeous watch that costs $181,000 and most of us are just going to have to be happy that we live in a world where something this uncompromisingly beautiful exists, instead of actually owning one, but the watch is so good that appreciation rather than ownership doesn't actually seem that painful. Let's have a look up close and personal. The 1815 Tourbillon Handwerkskunst was introduced at a ceremony held for international press and other guests at the Dresden Semperope...
Today in New York City, we will kick off the very first HODINKEE Collectors Summit. This candid, off-the-record event is a brand new initiative for us, seeking to provide real information to serious watch collectors in a personal way. Included in this two-day conference will be presentations from the absolute sharpest minds in horology C we have the heads of all major auction houses, independent scholars and collectors, and even Mr. Philippe Dufour himself. Right now, the speakers and attendees are descending on New York City and we couldn't be more excited. While the very premise of the HCS is to provide total privacy and an...
Piaget has just announced its first new piece for 2016, which we're going to see live at the SIHH in January. However, we've got a first look at it for you, right now, and it's something you might not have expected. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Piaget's in-house quartz caliber 7P C the company's first in-house quartz movement C it has released a hybrid quartz/mechanical caliber in its Emperador. Caliber 7P by the way was a very important step for Piaget and its small size (especially relative to the first commercial Swiss quartz caliber, Beta 21) made it possible for the firm to do amazing pieces like this one. The new caliber 700P is very different, however: it uses a conventional m...
Introducing: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Classic 85th Anniversary Edition
Pre-SIHH 2016 announcements continue to roll into HODINKEE and this one is from fan (and HODINKEE) favorite, Jaeger-LeCoultre. The Reverso is turning 85 this year, and to celebrate, Jaeger-LeCoultre will show new models in both the Classic, and Tribute collections. Vintage Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, 1933. If there were a special horological Academy Award for the most inexhaustibly fertile source of design inspiration in a wristwatch of all time it might well go to the Reverso. In varying incarnations, it has been a vehicle for everything from high complications to dual time zone watches (for which application it is a natural) t...
Introducing: The New Roger Dubuis Velvet Collection For Pre-SIHH 2016
?SIHH is barely a month away, and the exhibiting maisons are starting to release some of their highly anticipated designs for 2016. According to many this is going to be THE year for women's watches and Roger Dubuis is clearly on board with that trend. Let's see what they've shared with us, with SIHH just around the corner. Roger Dubuis' collection designed exclusively for women clients is known as Velvet, and for this year's SIHH, they will be adding two watches to the existing lineup (that we know of so far, I should add). These are the Blossom Velvet Pink and Velvet Secret Heart. Additionally, there will be a new men's watch, The Excalibur Skeleton Autom...