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Introducing: The A. Lange & Sohne Little Lange 1 '25th Anniversary'
If you haven't gotten the memo yet, 2019 is the 25th anniversary of the Lange 1 and A. Lange & Sohne is taking an interesting approach to celebrating. Instead of releasing one or two limited edition anniversary watches, Lange is releasing 10 (yes, ten) over the course of the year. Each is limited to 25 pieces and so far it looks like they're all variations on a theme: Start with a beloved Lange 1 variation and give it a make-over in white gold with a two-tone silver dial and blue hands and markers. The movements also all feature a special blue-filled engraving on the balance cock of the signature big date display showing "25" among the other scroll work. The watch we're getting this mont...
Happenings: The Horological Society Of New York 2019 Gala & Charity Auction
In the spring of 1866, George Schmidt and Frederick Ruoff decided to form a guild for the benefit of New York City watchmakers. Monthly lectures were scheduled, a library was formed and the Horological Society of New York (HSNY) was born. Today, HSNY is one of the oldest continuously operating watchmaking associations in the world. Every year since 1866, HSNY has held an annual gala dinner party, and HSNY's 2019 Gala & Charity Auction on Wednesday, April 17, is shaping up to be an incredible event. For the first time, HSNYs biggest night of the year will be held at the Manhattan Penthouse, an exceptional event venue boasting panoramic views of the New York City skyline. ...
Introducing: The Casio MT-G 20th Anniversary B1000RB (Live Pics & Pricing)
Among the booths at Baselworld, up on the second floor, near the Seiko booth, lies another Japanese watchmaker C Casio. Known for calculator watches (you know you had one) and G-Shocks, Casio is always quietly pushing the boundaries of technology and innovation. Whether it's a watch with links hand-carved by an eighth generation Japanese swordsman or a developing a new carbon core structure, Casio is always looking to do something nobody else is doing. They also happen to be up on the latest trends, which right now includes rainbow watches. Since I myself have accidentally become somewhat of a rainbow watch expert (yep, that's where I'm at now), I would be remiss to not report on the limited...
It's very easy in the echo chamber of watch enthusiast communities, as well as on the brand side, and indeed in the luxury industry in general, to forget that every one of our purchases and indeed, every one of our endorsements and opinions, has repercussions which reverberate far beyond the comfortable world in which we transact our businesses, enjoy our watches (and fine wines, expensive motorcars, and other appurtenances of la Dolce Vita).?We at HODINKEE, however, have realized as we have grown both as a business, and as, we like to think, an arbiter of horological taste and a member of the larger horological community, that we have a responsibility as well C a responsibility to act, if w...
As you mightve noticed, we took a little break last week to focus on the industrys latest offerings being shown off in Basel. With that said, the hunt didnt stop for me, and neither did the vintage watch market but you didnt need me to tell you that. While everyones attention was directed towards the latest and greatest, I was scouring the web in search of significant watches and their respective histories to pique your interest this week. I was pleased to come across a handful of uniquely interesting pieces, which include a military issued Dirty Dozen Longines and a rare dive watch produced by Rado in the 1960s. At the more elegant end of the spectrum, theres a particularly attrac...
Hands-On: The Oris Big Crown Pointer Date With Red Dial
One of my favorite watches from Baselworld last year was the Oris Big Crown Pointer Date with the blue dial, and Oris has expanded the Pointer Date line with a handsome new red dial option. Sticking with a winning format, the formula from last year is largely unchanged C but would you look at that dial! Offered on a steel bracelet or a brown deerskin strap that is tanned without the use of chemicals or processes that harm the environment, the red Pointer Date is 40mm wide with a steel case, a domed sapphire crystal, a display case back, and a nicely oversized crown.?The movement is an Oris-customized SW 200 from Sellita that offe...
Sunday Rewind: Joe Thompson Looks Back At Baselworld 1979
If you happened to have missed this amazing piece by our own Joe Thompson when it published last March, cancel your Sunday morning plans. This is the first-hand, first person story of Joe's very first Baselworld. Travel back to 1979 as Joe jumps into the deep end of the Swiss watch industry and kicks off an attendance record that spans four decades! We are thrilled and honored to have Joe operating as an Editor-At-Large for HODINKEE, and you don't have to look any further than this post to understand why. I myself have attended Baselworld for the last six years and have seen it change so much. Whether you're in the industry or si...
HODINKEE Radio: Episode 36: James Marsden
Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us which guests we should have on! Whether you know him as Cyclops from the X-Men, Teddy from Westworld, or Criss from 30 Rock, you almost certainly know James Marsden. Hes the guy with the leading man looks and the acting chops to back it all up.I first met James a little over a year ago when he dropped by HODINKEE HQ on a trip to New York City. As you might expect, the guy is charming as hell C when he walks into a room, he owns it, whether hes trying to or not. This can be a little intimida...
Photo Report: The Fashion And Watches Of Baselworld 2019
Sure, the main reason to attend Baselworld each year is to see the latest and greatest releases from some of the biggest watch brands in the world. That new Jubilee-equipped "Batman" GMT from Rolex? Check. The ref. 5212A Calatrava Weekly Calendar from Patek Philippe? Done. A totally new kind of Spring Drive sports watch from Grand Seiko? You betcha. But if you keep your head up as you roam Hall 1 and the surrounding area, there's a lot more to enjoy than just the year's novelties.?Everyone in the watch world knows that Baselworld is as much the place to be seen as it is the place to see. People get properly turned out and make sure that they've got their finest tickers on their wrists. We ha...
The Accutron watch didn't have a terribly long life, as things go in horology, but it had a pretty interesting one. The first year of production, 1960, was preceded by a nearly decades-long period of research and development, and when the Accutron debuted, it was the first really commercially and technically successful electronic watch. At the heart of the Accutron is a tuning-fork oscillator, made to vibrate thanks to current provided by a small battery. One tine of the tuning fork has a tiny pawl attached to it, and as the tuning fork vibrates, the pawl pushes the teeth of an index wheel (both the pawl and the 320 teeth of the index wheel are so small that they're almost impossible to see ...
Recommended Reading: What Happens When You're 'Too Annoying' To Become Swiss
Way back in January 2017, a number of international publications started reporting on the story of a 42-year-old, would-be Swiss woman named Nancy Holten (The Atlantic did a particularly good job here). By "would-be Swiss" I mean that she is Dutch by birth, had lived in Switzerland since she was a small child, raised her family in Switzerland, and was finally attempting to become a naturalized Swiss citizen. However, due to an old-school law that allows community members to vote on whether or not their neighbors' applications for citizenship are approved, Holten was denied her citizenship multiple times. The reason? They found her to be "too annoying." ...
Editors' Picks: The Best Everyday Watches Of Baselworld 2019
Coming out of Baselworld, there's always one question on everyone's minds: What watch from the show would you most want to buy yourself? Some people gravitate towards their grail pieces, while others just want something new and novel. We'll have more on those kinds of choices soon, but we wanted to kick things off by looking at the best new watches that you could feasibly wear every day. If you could only have one watch from Baselworld 2019 and you were going to wear it day-in, day-out for decades, these are the timepieces we'd recommend you give a closer look. There are a few usual suspects and a few choices that might surprise you, so read on and enjoy. Cara Ba...
Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Guilty Pleasure Watches Of Baselworld 2019
Anyone who spends a decent amount of time (or an indecent amount of time, for that matter) looking at watches will undoubtedly have developed a particular taste. We here at HODINKEE HQ certainly have. Cole loves himself a beat-up vintage diver. Jack can't help himself when it comes to an esoteric complication. Stephen will barely look at a watch if it has more than three hands. But sometimes we surprise ourselves. Sometimes you can't help but love something, no matter how much it might conflict with your usual preferences. Here are the watches that, upon seeing them at Baselworld, our editors couldn't help but love C even against their better judgement. Cara Barr...
Editors' Picks: The Biggest Surprises Of Baselworld 2019
I know this is going to come as a big surprise, but we here at HODINKEE don't know everything about watches. Sure, we try to stay well informed and we've got more than a few inside sources that can help prepare us for what's coming ahead of a show like Baselworld, but there's still plenty that we can't anticipate. And we like it that way C?it's way more exciting! We thought it would be fun, with the show in the rearview mirror, to ask each of our editors what surprised them the most at Baselworld 2019. Enjoy. Cara Barrett C Casio, Oris, And More! Leading up to Baselworld, we were all curious to see how th...
Hands-On: The Seiko Prospex 1970 Diver's Re-Creation Limited Edition SLA033
The first time I saw Apocalypse Now, it was on a double bill with Blade Runner (the original theatrical cut, complete with super-annoying voiceover) in a movie theater in New York, back when it was still possible to chain-smoke during a movie (and I was still smoking). It was what we used to call in the vernacular of the day, a mind-blowing experience and yet somehow, amid all the beautiful madness of Francis Ford Coppola's vision of the Vietnam War that was both imagined and somehow more real than real, I managed to find time to notice the watch worn by Martin Sheen's Captain Willard, as he snaked up a river, for miles and weeks, that was like a main circuit cable wired straight into Colone...
Hands-On: The L'Epe Time Fast D8 Clock (And Race Car!)
Despite not making any watches at all, L'Epe has managed to make the top of my favorites list for both SIHH and Baselworld this year. At SIHH they showed the charming Medusa clock in collaboration with MB&F (with its jellyfish-inspired form) and at Baselworld they announced this, the new and entirely awesome Time Fast D8 clock. Based on the form of vintage race cars and toys of the same era, the Time Fast D8 is a 15-inch long table clock with rubber wheels, an open clock display, and a "driver" formed by a helmeted enclosure for the clock's balance.? Over the years I have covered many an interesting clock from L'Epe, but th...
Just Because: The Cartier Rvlation d'Une Panthre, But With Diamonds
It feels like a million years ago, but way back at SIHH 2018 we showed you the Rvlation d'Une Panthre from Cartier. It was undoubtedly one of the standouts of the show, not only for the emotional impact it makes the first time you see it, but also for the commitment to innovation and creativity that it shows from Cartier, which has been one of the most important names in watchmaking for over a century now. At this year's show we got a maximalist update to the Rvlation that replaced the diminutive gold spheres floating around the dial with tiny diamonds and the glossy alligator strap with a full diamond bracelet. It's the same basic idea, just with about 1,000% more sparkle.? ...
Last Veteran's Day (November 11th) Zenith announced a partnership with Wounded Warrior Project, which provides programs and services for wounded veterans who were injured during their military service post-9/11. Wounded Warrior Project offers veterans help on many different levels, including family support, assistance in injury rehabilitation, and help coping with recovery from combat stress. Services are offered free of charge to veterans and Wounded Warrior Project is supported by charitable donations; in conjunction with the release of the watch, Zenith has already made a donation of $25,000, presented by Zenith's U.S. president, Thierry Collot. The watch is a...
Over 200 years ago, French King Louis XVI asked the illustrious watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet to make him a perfect watch. Breguet responded with the now famous quote, "Give me the perfect oil and I will give you the perfect watch!" What Breguet was referencing was the imperfect nature of lubrication in mechanical watches. Over time, oils degrade and a watch needs to be serviced to prevent damage from parts continuously rubbing against one another. But what if we could do away with the idea of lubricating watches at all? What if instead of lubrication, we could apply a thin coating to parts that reduces friction to an almost negligible amount? That is exactly what Dr. Roger W. Smith OBE a...
The Value Proposition: The Anordain Model 1
Coming out of the SIHH/Baselworld season, there's always a bit of fatigue when it comes to new watches. I've read so many press releases, seen so many brand presentations, and handled so many new (and only sort of new) watches over the last few months that it can become a bit of a blur. Everything runs together. But when I took delivery of a few watches from upstart brand Anordain right between the two trade shows, it was a little breath of fresh air. The aesthetic, the ideas, and the backstory all spoke to me and I knew I wanted to share them with you all. Anordain is based in Glasgow, Scotland, and was founded with a pretty sim...