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Introducing: The Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomtre FB 1L
Ferdinand Berthoud (the brand is a member of the Chopard Group, along with Chopard itself, as well as Fleurier Ebauches, SA) was originally launched in 2015, when its first watch, the laconically named FB 1, was introduced. That watch was inspired by the design, as well as some of the technical features, of marine chronometers and it included, in addition to an unusual central seconds hand directly driven by the tourbillon cage, a chain-and-fusee mechanism for providing unvarying torque throughout the running time of the watch (a standard feature in boxed marine chronometers) as well as a number of other interesting features, include a conical power reserve indicator. The case was inspired b...
Introducing: The A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone '25th Anniversary'
This is the fifth watch in A. Lange & Sohne's 10-watch series of limited editions, celebrating the Lange 1's 25th anniversary. So far we've gotten one per month since SIHH in January, including the Lange 1, the Grande Lange 1 Moon Phase, the Little Lange 1, and the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar. This piece sits somewhere between the unbelievably complicated Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar and the more sober time, date, and power reserve models, showing a second time zone on a small dial down around five o'clock. You can quick adjust the second time zone using the extra pusher set into the case band, with the city ring traversing the outer edge of the dial in sharp jumps.As with the...
The balance spring is probably the single most difficult component of a modern wristwatch to manufacture. Balance springs must perform with, as much as possible, unvarying characteristics irrespective of temperature changes, the presence of magnetic fields, the influence of gravity in different positions, and so on. To date, the making of balance springs, either in Nivarox-type alloys or in silicon, has been restricted to a few specialist manufacturers, all of which have been based in Switzerland (or, in Germany or Japan, depending on the brand).? However, for the last few years, business partners Nicholas Manousos and Kiran Shekar have been developing, at Columb...
The Grey NATO: Episode 81: TGN Film Club 2
Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Play). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us what topics you'd like us to chat about.? The boys are back with a second installment of the TGN Film Club! As the first Film Club episode turned out to be a hit (you can listen to it here), Jason and James have picked another collection of ten must-watch films. From a summer-ready James Bond to shadowy post-war Austria and the depths of riverside Cambodia, this list spans 52 years of top-notch cinema.? ?Stay tuned to final notes fo...
Introducing: The Ressence Type 1ZZ
Watch boutiques can sometimes be stodgy places where sitting in a lush leather armchair and sipping champagne feel more like a punishment than a pleasure. Chronopassion in Paris is not one of those places. Proprietor Laurent Picciotto can often be seen rocking a wallet chain with his double breasted suits, and if you visit the store he's just as likely to show you his collection of vintage guitars as he is to pitch you on the latest watches (mostly independents, with an eye toward haute horology). So when I heard that Picciotto was collaborating with the mad Belgian scientists at Ressence, I knew we were in for something good.Luckily I wasn't disappointed at all. The Type 1ZZ is a limited ed...
Introducing: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Barakuda Limited Edition (Live Pics & Pricing)
Over the past few years, Blancpain has worked their way through their archives, releasing a number of re-editions of iconic Fifty Fathoms models. Theyve run the gamut from funky models from the 1970s, all the way to early mil-spec tribute executions. But now a new tribute model is out, and it captures the essence of one of the most lusted after Fifty Fathoms models: the Barakuda.?The Barakuda features the caliber 1151, a poster movement for Blancpain's expertise in haute horlogerie, along with a dial that strikes the dual-tone notes of the original. The watch is priced slightly under what the original Barakuda models typically bring in at auction.?The lore surrounding the Blancpain Fifty Fa...
Introducing: The TAG Heuer Monaco 1969-1979 Limited Edition (With Live Pics & Pricing)
A Monaco, in Monaco, on the Monaco's 50th birthday. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of TAG Heuer's iconic Monaco, the company has selected the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix to kick off a proper celebration of their distinctive and much-loved square watch. Unveiled in the locale of its naming, the new Monaco 1969-1979 Limited Edition is the first of five collector-focused limited editions that will pay tribute to the Monaco and its charming, oddball history.? As the first of these limited editions, the Monaco 1969-1979 LE is limited to 169 units, and calls backs to the Monaco's first decade of existence. With a warm green dial, grey sub-dials, reddish-brown ...
The Glashtte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon is quite an interesting take on the flying tourbillon, which is a tourbillon mechanism that is anchored on only one side. The absence of an upper bridge on a flying tourbillon doesn't just provide an unobstructed view of the mechanism; it also causes it to look as though it floats, or flies C hence the name. This mechanism, which may or may not have been invented in Glashtte, Germany, has become strongly associated with German watchmaking in general, and with the watches of Glashtte Original in particular. Glashtte Original's innovative take on this movement, for which it has applied for two patents, is mar...
On one hand, itd be a clich to kick off any sort of watch article with a declaration of the importance played by minute details. Both you and I know its that killer typeface, or seldom seen hand style, that makes a great watch. On the other, it could be said that there are levels to the minute details game, which all the pieces in this weeks roundup arguably prove. At the one end of the spectrum, weve got professional watches like the Breitling Chronomat, Omega Marine, and Technos Skin Diver C each distinguished by unconventional details like import hallmarks, experimental case constructions, and helium release valves. At the other end of the spectrum, theres a smaller, time-only piece...
H10: The Green Room Interviews: One Watch For Life?
For serious watch collectors, the idea of being a "one watch" guy or gal can be appealing or appalling C depending on who you ask. Some might find the freedom from choice implied by a one-watch collection attractive. Others may respect the sort of spartan self-discipline that committing to one watch requires. One thing's for sure: While many die-hard watch collectors talk about their hypothetical "one watch for life," very few go down that path.?During the HODINKEE 10th Anniversary Weekend last December, we asked our panelists and moderators to sit down and answer a few questions after they'd left the main stage. Today's question? You guessed it: If you could only wear one watch for life, wh...
Sunday Rewind: Talking Watches With Moki Martin
It's Memorial Day Weekend here in the United States, which marks the unofficial start of summer, but also C and much more importantly C a time to reflect on those who paid the ultimate price in the line of duty. On this day, we couldn't think of a better story to rewind than Talking Watches with veteran Navy Seal Moki Martin, whose poignant re-telling of a since declassified mission in which some of his comrades passed made it one of our most-watched Talking Watches, and certainly placed it among the most emotional.? Though this was one of our most widely viewed and best received Talking Watches installments, we hope you'll agree...
Introducing: The IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month In Titanium
The IWC Ingenieur has been around since the 1950s, but IWC has only recently pushed the collection into flagship watch territory with the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date Month, featuring IWCs in-house caliber 89801 and a case made from grade 5 titanium. This particular watch has existed previously in gold (that version was released in 2017), but the use of grade 5 titanium brings it back to its spiritual core, as this sort of titanium is frequently used in aerospace and internal combustion engine applications, something an engineer might work on. There will be a total of 100 of the titanium Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar Digital Date Month watches made, each individually numbered.? ...
Happenings: Joseph Kirk To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York
Spring Drive is a movement technology developed in-house by Seiko Epson, formerly known as Suwa Seikosha, in the Nagano Prefecture of Japan. Development of the technology started in 1977, and debuted in 1999 in limited quantity in Japan. In 2004, Spring Drive became available globally in Seiko, Credor and Grand Seiko watches. At the June 3, 2019, meeting of the Horological Society of New York, Joseph Kirk will discuss the many hurdles that Seiko overcame with Spring Drive before it could be introduced to the world.? Spring Drive movements combine the best aspects of mechanical watchmaking, such as the power source of a wound main...
Introducing: The Harry Winston Histoire de Tourbillon 10
The Histoire de Tourbillon series from Harry Winston has been an ongoing project for the company since 2009, when the Histoire de Tourbillon 1 was released as a 20 piece limited edition. The idea behind the series was rather similar to that behind the Opus series: take the mechanical watch as a starting point for a no-holds-barred exploration of the limits of watchmaking (in this case, the tourbillon specifically) and see just how far design and mechanical complexity can be pushed. The notion was not, and is not, necessarily to break new ground in high precision timekeeping per se, but rather to make something so visually, mechanically, and aesthetically striking that it becomes its own rais...
Happenings: We're Heading To The Greenwich Concours d'Elegance For The Weekend
A few weeks ago we announced that we are sponsoring the Greenwich Concourse d'Elegance C?well, the time is now, and we are packing up the back of our figurative pick-up truck and heading out to Greenwich, CT. We will be hosting a HODINKEE Pop-Up Shop at Roger Sherman Park, and will have tons of goods to peruse and shop, should you be so inclined.?To bring you up to speed (pun intended), the Greenwich Concourse d'Elegance is the premier vintage car show on the East coast. Saturday is dedicated to American cars with Sunday showcasing vintage European cars. In addition, there will be a tribute to the 100th anniversary of Zagato, a preview of the latest Bonham's car auction, and a display of sup...
Hands-On: The Andreas Strehler Trans-Axial Tourbillon
In December of 2018, Andreas Strehler lectured at the Horological Society of New York, and while he was here I got a chance to to take a close look at his new Trans-Axial Tourbillon. This is watch full of surprises, both technical and artistic. Seeing the watch in person gave me a new appreciation for remontoir devices, and gave me the opportunity to speak with Strehler directly about the research and development that went into this phenomenal timepiece. After graduating from watchmaking school in Switzerland, Strehler got his start working at the legendary complications specialist Renaud & Papi (today Audemars Piguet Renaud ...
Business News: Shares Of Retailer Watches Of Switzerland Rise On London IPO
Watches of Switzerland Group, the UK-based watch retailer that recently expanded operations to the United States, saw its share price climb to as high as 315p in trading today, the day it was admitted to the London Stock Exchange. By late morning in London, shares had settled to 307p, higher than the set IPO price of 270p, giving the company a value of 647 million. Private equity group Apollo Global Management, the largest single shareholder, sold off a reported 220 million of its shares in the sale, according the the Financial Times.? "The first use of its net proceed will be to pay down debts," Watches of Switzerland Group CEO Brian Duffy told WatchPro. ?"We ...
I could try and stir up some loose, relative theme to this week's round up, but in the simplest and most honest terms possible, it's just a collection of dope watches. All budgets have been taken into consideration, with the mention of accessible pieces like the Aerospace GMT from Zodiac, the Doxa Pointer Date, and Zenith Pre-Respirator, each of which is in excellent condition. The good shape train keeps rolling, with a rare and oversized Omega chronograph from 1941, and a Ref. 3700/1 Nautilus coming up for sale at Christies, which would make a solid two watch collection, come to think of it. And there's more. Before I go getting ideas, lets get right into this weeks Bring A Loupe.? ...
Dispatches: The TAG Heuer Monaco Comes Home For Its 50th Birthday
Like the city that inspired its name, the TAG Heuer Monaco feels of a different era, of a time we can only suggest rather than experience first hand. It's not as though Monaco, or the Monaco, feel specifically old, but rather that both the city and the watch manage to capture a specific nostalgia that, while hard to explain, sits somewhere adjacent to "the good old times." Monaco still has a prince, but we no longer have ?Cary Grant C luckily, TAG Heuer still produces the Monaco. While I've had the privilege to visit Monaco in the past, as w...
HODINKEE Radio: Episode 44: Ini Archibong
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! I love those moments in life where you unexpectedly put two and two together, realizing those chance connections between things, often weeks, months, or years after theyve happened. Honestly, its no small part of why I ended up a journalist.?So, back in January, I was preparing for an interview at SIHH with a designer who Id been told was working with Herms on a totally new watch collection. His name was Ini Archibong and I just couldnt figure out why that...