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Sunday Rewind: Talking Watches With Jean-Claude Biver
Originally published in July of 2014, this Talking Watches features one of the key personalities in the modern era of Swiss watchmaking, the indelible and affable Jean-Claude Biver. With an incredibly varied history of work in the watch world, Biver helped to grow and steer brands like Omega and Blancpain before taking over as CEO of Hublot and making the brand into the behemoth it is today. Our Talking Watches with him is an illuminating look into both his career and his incredible collection of watches.? More recently, Biver became the CEO of TAG Heuer and he continues to lend his expertise, experience, and personality to...
Introducing: The Bulgari Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie Perpetual Calendar Diamonds (Live Pics & Pricing)
Around this time last year, Jack told you about a unique piece from Bulgari that brought together a perpetual calendar and a grand sonnerie/petite sonnerie/minute repeater in one watch, using a variation on the brand's classic Octo form. Now, while we're not yet getting a mainline variation on this watch, we are getting a limited edition of eight pieces that take that idea and push it a step further, setting a combination white gold and titanium case with baguette-cut diamonds. In total, there are 6.57 carats of diamonds (88 stones total) on the bezel and lugs and another 1.23 carats of diamonds (35 stones total) on the folding clasp.While this certainly isn't an under-the-radar kind of watc...
We have just learned that the Henry Graves Jr. Patek Philippe minute repeating wristwatch is coming up for sale again as a part of the November 11 sale at Christie's Geneva (a press release will be going out later today). This watch is the stuff of horological legends and it hitting the block is easily one of the most important events of 2019, as far as watches are concerned. Not only did this watch belong to arguably the most important collector of the 20th century C no, it is also the first known minute repeating wristwatch from Patek Philippe. Yes, ever. It comes with a bit of additional auction history too, so let's get into it.? The right flank of ...
One of my favorite Netflix series in recent years is Abstract: The Art Of Design. Each episode looks at a different creative person C a photographer, a shoe designer, an architect C?and tells their story by following them through a project that exemplifies their approach to their art and craft. It's an inside look at how some of the world's most talented and creative people do what they do and a fantastic example of immersive storytelling. That one of the creators and executive producers is my friend and past HODINKEE Radio guest Scott Dadich certainly doesn't hurt, either. The second season drops today and there's on episode in particular that I think HODINKEE Readers are going to love.? ...
As you're almost certainly aware by now, 1969 was a year of great significance, both culturally and horologically. Horologically speaking, it was of course the year that the Omega Speedmaster Professional was first worn on the lunar surface, but it was also the year that no fewer than three of the very first automatic chronograph movements were made and as well, it was the year that the very first quartz wristwatch became commercially available, from Seiko, marking both the end, and the beginning, of a new era in watchmaking. For another cultural icon of the 1960s it was a year of transition as well. Sean Connery had stepped away from the role of James Bond after...
The Horological Society of New York's award-winning classes are on the road again. Classes will be held in San Francisco, CA, over the weekend of October 5-6, 2019, hosted by Shreve & Co. The next weekend, October 12-13, 2019, the classes head to Washington, D.C., as part of the District Time watch show. At HSNY's Horological Education classes, students discover what actually makes a watch tick under the guidance of the HSNY's staff of professional watchmakers. Students work on a mechanical watch movement, studying the gear train, winding and setting mechanisms, and escapement. The weekend half-day classes cover everything taught during the individual evening...
The Grey NATO: Episode 90: A Chat With Paul Scurfield of Scurfa Watches
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.? Episode 90 of The Grey NATO is a conversation Jason had with Paul Scurfield, a UK-based commercial saturation diver. For some, Paul may be familiar from his other job as the founder of the Scurfa watch company, a brand he started in order to make tough, affordable watches he and his fellow divers could wear on the job. But Paul isnt just a microbrand champion. Hes collected Tudors, Rolexes and the odd Patek Philippe over the years and remembers his te...
Introducing: The Patek Philippe Ladies Pilot Calatrava Travel Time Ref. 7234A
You may recall two years ago that Patek Philippe hosted the Grand Exhibition in New York City. It was the talk of the watch town with plenty of horological delights to behold. Im talking enameling, woodwork, museum pieces, and handful of new watches. It was wild. Well the Grand-Expo is back, but this time in Singapore. The party kicks off tomorrow (Friday for those of you who don't know what day it is like myself, currently in Singapore) and there are some new treats to be seen. Kicking things off is the first ever stainless steel Calatrava Pilots watch C the reference 7234A.? The original ref. 7234 was released at Baselworld 2...
Introducing: The Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5167A For The Singapore Grand Exhibition
Steel watches are so hot right now, so it should come as a surprise to no one that Patek Philippe is on-trend with their limited edition releases for this week's Grand Exhibition in Singapore. You may recall the Grand Exhibition in NYC back in 2017, and this year's installment in Singapore is Patek's latest large-scale show, offering an in-depth look at the brand's past, present, and future. To celebrate, Patek has released a few new limited editions, including the Aquanaut ref. 5167A with red accents and a red strap. The Aquanaut was first released way back in 1997 and the 5167 was released later, so this isnt really a new model by any standard, but it has beco...
Introducing: The Patek Philippe World Time Chronograph Ref. 5930G For The Singapore Grand Exhibition
The World Time Chronograph is back, with an exclusive for the Asian market! To celebrate the much-discussed Grand Exhibition in Singapore, Patek Philippe has released a 5930G with faded red guilloch dial and a slight change to the time zones, replacing Beijing with Singapore. The 5930 was first dropped at Baselworld 2016 and was noted as using the thinnest, smallest world time chronograph movement ever made, the caliber 28-250 HU, measuring just 30mm in diameter and 6.63mm thick. The watch itself measures 39.5mm across and was only available in white gold with a blue dial C until now. This limited edition 5930G is limited to just 300 pieces and will only be available in Singapore and Southe...
Introducing: The Grand Seiko SBGA405 Godzilla 65th Anniversary Limited Edition
One of the things that sets Grand Seiko watches apart from anything else you can buy today is the way that the brand takes inspiration from Japanese culture. And whether it's the mountains visible from the Morioka manufacture or the moon against the night sky, it's often nature that serves as these points of inspiration. That's not always the case though, and with this latest limited edition Grand Seiko is drawing inspiration from a very different part of Japanese culture: kaiju, or "strange monsters." The most famous of these is Godzilla, and 2019 marks the 65th anniversary of Godzilla's silver-screen debut. To celebrate, we're getting this very special Spring Drive watch with subtle and no...
Introducing: The TAG Heuer Monaco 1999-2009 Limited Edition
TAG Heuer promised us five new models celebrating 50 years of the Monaco throughout 2019. Each edition tips its hat to a certain decade of motorsport and culture that the watch has been in production. This edition celebrates the era of 1999-2009. The traditional Heuer logo was used instead of modern TAG Heuer branding found on other watches in the lineup, and the adherence to the original design continues with the pushers on the right and the crown on the left. That has to do with the inclusion of the TAG Heuer's Caliber 11, which itself is an homage to the brand's own game-changing caliber released in 1969. The Caliber 11 was among a fine crop of first-ever auto...
HODINKEE Radio: Episode 59: Typographer Jonathan Hoefler, James Bond, And A Fistful Of Diamonds
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! Last week I recommended you check out a particular episode of season two of Netflix's Abstract: The Art Of Design that focuses on type designer Jonathan Hoefler and the creation of a new typeface inspired by vintage watches called Decimal. Now we're going to take things one step further. I've been fortunate enough to know Jonathan for a few years now, and I'm extremely happy that we get to share his perspectives with you here on HODINKEE Radio. As a designer, h...
Bring a Loupe: A Rolex Fact Book, An Omega 'Seachero,' And A Minerva-Powered Panerai
This week, we're focusing on a selection of seldom seen timepieces from notable brands, along with icons with a twist. These include a rare Omega Seamaster that resembles another Omega offering, along with a Datejust in white gold, and a Minerva chronograph powered by one of the manufacturer's most celebrated calibers. If something more dressy is what you're after, you'll want to get a good look at the Jaeger-LeCoultre that begins the roundup. For good measure, there's a little fact handbook from Rolex which ought to satisfy the collector who's gotta have it all. With a little something for everyone, there's a lot to like this week.? Jaeger-LeCoultre Calendar Dis...
Introducing: The Richard Mille RM 62-01 Tourbillon Vibrating Alarm
Just when you thought things couldn't get any crazier, Richard Mille drops its most complicated watch ever.?It's a watch designed for travelers, and produced as a collaboration with Airbus Corporate Jets. As such, it's designed with the extremely affluent and very frequent flyer in mind C in addition to its tourbillon, it also has an oversized date, a GMT hand indicating the time in a second time zone, an indicator for the 70-hour power reserve, and an alarm. The alarm is a first for Richard Mille, and while not, of course, the first alarm watch, it is a first in how the alarm works. Instead of an audible alarm, it is a vibrating one, meant to be felt only by the wearer and not heard by anyo...
Introducing: The Chopard Alpine Eagle Collection
You definitely don't need me to tell you that these days, stainless steel sports watches are, as the kids like to say, a thing. Walking into a watch shop that carries Rolex, Patek Philippe, or Audemars Piguet and actually seeing a steel Nautlius, Aquanaut, Daytona, GMT-Master II, or Royal Oak in a display case was once a commonplace occurrence, but as many of us know all too well, it just isn't anymore. Our own Joe Thompson has written about this state of affairs as it pertains to one of these companies at length. One has to wonder, if supply simply isn't meeting demand for steel watches from the above-mentioned watchmakers, where consumers who have the money and the desire will go? Today, C...
Hands-On: The Rado True Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier
Architect Charles-douard Jeanneret is known today by a name he chose for himself: Le Corbusier, a variant on his maternal grandmother's name (Lecorbsier) and which he first used in 1920, in the first edition of the journal L'Esprit Nouveau. His choice of a new name was symbolic C it was meant to reflect his belief in the possibility of re-inventing oneself. Like many artists in the early part of the 20th century, Le Corbusier was a fan of the Big Idea C of the notion of sweeping transformation of, and revolution in, existing formal languages, in which rational analysis and the search for visual clarity would guide the evolution of the arts. I've always wondered whether architects are not e...
Sunday Rewind: The Rarest G-Shock
One of the best things about being into watches is that enduring icons don't always cost a near-literal arm and a leg. When it comes to champions of accessible style and design, no watch garners as much adoration and enthusiasm as the Casio G-Shock. Originally designed and brought to life by Kikuo Ibe, the G-Shock has been around since 1983 and that original creation has been the inspiration for an endless supply of G-Shock varients. In this piece, which was first posted back in August of 2016, Jack takes a look at some rare G-Shocks and gets a chance to speak to Mr. Ibe about how he brought the G to life.? Among some very ...
Happenings: Maria & Richard Habring To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York
Maria and Richard Habring's approach to manufacturing affordable, high quality mechanical watches in small series contrasts with their former jobs working for large watch companies. At the beginning of their brand, Habring2, they relied on outsourced movements and components. But with the Swatch Group / ETA beginning to restrict supply of movements to third parties, Habring2 needed to begin manufacturing their own movements. In 2014 on the tenth anniversary of the brand, they presented the Felix, powered by their proprietary A11 movement. At the October 7, 2019, meeting of the Horological Society of New York, Maria and Richard Habring will discuss how Habring2 developed the A11 movement, fro...
Introducing: The Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Monaco Yacht Show (With Live Pics)
Years ago, my introduction to Ulysse Nardin came via its marine chronometers and pocket watches. On the occasion of the Monaco Yacht Show, an event second in prominence only to the city's annual Formula One race, UN tapped into this compelling dimension of its horological history by introducing a limited run of chronometer-rated wristwatches. As you can see in the image above, the new Marine Torpilleur Monaco Yacht Show holds true to the dial layout of previous iterations and marine timekeepers. This limited edition isn't exactly reinventing the wheel, after all. If you are familiar with previous Marine Torpilleur models, you wil...