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The Grey NATO: Episode 122: A Summary Of Summery Dive Watches
Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Google Play and Spotify). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review here, and tell us what topics you'd like us to chat about (or email [email protected]). thegreynato The Grey NATO - 122 - A Summary Of Summery Dive Watches In this week's episode, Jason and James look back on an amazing year for dive watches with a breakdown of several watches that they haven't had a chance to talk about. From Ocean Stars to SUBs, Mokarrans, Supermen, and even Holsteins, its hard to remember a better summer for enthusiast dive watches, and the TGN boys wanted to take a few min...
Introducing: An Update To HODINKEE Community Profiles (With Lots Of New Features)
If you have a HODINKEE profile, you may have noticed that a few updates recently rolled out in our community section. For those that haven't signed up before, having a HODINKEE profile grants access to a number of tools that improve the overall HODINKEE experience. Your personal user profile allows you to comment on editorial articles, virtually display your watch collection, and interact with other community members. We launched the original, custom-built community system nearly four years ago, and since then, tens of thousands of watch lovers have officially joined the HODINKEE family.? You can now like and comment on, and interact with, the watch col...
Happenings: Eric Ku To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York
Over the course of the last six months, our way of life has completely changed. COVID-19 has ground international travel to a halt, millions have lost their jobs, and we still face more uncertainty as there is no timeframe for when things will, if ever, "get back to normal." Despite all this, interest in watches has never been stronger C waiting lists at authorized dealers are longer than they have ever been, and interest in watch auctions has propelled prices further into the stratosphere. As we adjust to life in the "no contact" age, what stays the same and what changes? Is now the right time to buy, or the right time to sell? At the September 2020 meeting of the Horological Society of New...
Introducing: The Longines Heritage Military Marine Nationale
Following the same path of inspiration as models like last year's Heritage Military 1938, Longines has announced a new and very handsome edition to its Heritage lineup in the new Heritage Military Marine Nationale. With a creamy date-free dial, blued steel hands, and a larger-than-vintage-but-still-undersized case, this new Longines may have you looking for a French connection to call your own.? Initial Thoughts Measuring 38.5mm wide, the Heritage Military Marine Nationale is a modernization of a design that the brand produced for the French Navy after World War II. While the original reference 5774 (comp...
Introducing: The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec Color Edition Four Seasons
The latest quartet from Carl F. Bucherer, dubbed the Patravi TravelTec Color Edition Four Seasons, presents?four new dial colors to the TravelTec collection. Each represents a different season: green for spring, yellow for summer, orange for autumn, and blue for winter. The watch comes on a rubber strap that matches the dial C and, of course, the season.?Sascha Moeri, CEO of Carl F. Bucherer, said in a statement, "After the past couple of challenging months, we felt it was time to bring some bright colors onto the wrists of watch aficionados around the world." Carl F. Bucherer's TravelTec model, in various iterations, has been ar...
Sunday Rewind: Recapturing Time With Split-Seconds Chronographs
Here's something extra special for the slower hours of your Sunday, an in-depth look at the world of split-seconds chronographs. From Universal and Rolex to Breitling and Eberhard, if you like to throw around the term rattrapante in casual conversation, this post is for you.? Exhaustively researched by HODINKEE-alum Ph Zhou, this post was originally published more than four years ago, and it offers an engrossing look at the many variations of this highly technical chronograph complication. Be sure to grab a snack, mute your phone, and dig in.?Click here to read: "In-Depth: A Detailed Survey Of The Split-Seconds Chronograph And It...
It's with great pleasure and a dash of disbelief that I announce that this week marks my hundredth installment of this column, offering a selection of what's noteworthy and available in the world of vintage watches. In honor of the occasion, this week's roundup is most definitely capable of dropping a few jaws and then some, with picks like a fresh-to-market Omega Chronomtre, a first-execution Favre Leuba, and what many would agree to be the ultimate Paul Newman Daytona in stainless steel. Because you can't just stop there, keep your eyes out for a Submariner worn daily by a painter, plus a Breitling worn by Italian paratroopers.? 1967 Rolex Submariner Ref. 5512...
Subscribe to the show: (Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, TuneIn). Already heard it once or twice? Please leave a short review, and tell us which guests we should have on! You know that I love having guests on HODINKEE Radio who can't be boiled down to a simple label. And this week's guest is a perfect example of that. Adam Marelli is an artist, a photographer, a builder, a craftsman, a philosopher, and, of course, a watch lover, amongst other things, but he's also a friend and someone with whom I've always enjoyed talking about big ideas and the ways we can find meaning in little things. It was a ton of fun to finally sit down in fro...
Welcome to the nineteenth installment of "My Watch Story," a video series starring HODINKEE readers and their most prized watches. The submissions continue to stream in, and we couldn't be happier to share them with the watch community. Today, we have five new stories submitted by Faizan Rashid, Francois Michelon, Frank To, Justin Gallen, and Matthew Spreadbury.Feeling inspired, or just discovering this project? Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to learn how to submit your own video. But first, we hope you enjoy this installment of My Watch Story. Faizan Rashid And His Omega Speedmaster Faizan ...
Just Because: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Acrylic Crystal
It's a common tale of woe. You are walking around the house C innocently enough C when, all of a sudden SMACK! You nick your watch on the outside of a doorjamb. You look down to find a streak of white paint spread across the surface of the crystal. As your heart rate rises, you think to yourself, "I've done it now, this is the end of the line." With trepidation, and not a lot of confidence, you begin scratching away at the white mark with your fingernail. Slowly but surely, it disappears. Crisis averted, for now. This is just one of many situations that can arise over the life of wearing a watch with an acrylic crystal. If you're a vintage watch lover, then you are quite familiar with this...
Introducing: The Citizen Super Titanium Armor Series
Announced to mark the 50th anniversary of the world's first titanium wristwatch, Citizen has recently launched its new Super Titanium Armor series. Representing a further evolution in the brand's solar-powered titanium watches, the Armor series is comprised of a 41mm time and date model and a pair of 44mm chronographs (with or without gold accents). With integrated bracelets and Teutonic lines meant to invoke the look and feel of armor plates, all three models are made of Citizen's own "Super Titanium," which is titanium that has been treated to the brand's Duratect surface-hardening. The goal? A super-light sports watch that won't scratch as easily as those made from standard titanium.? ...
Just Because: The Grald Genta Nobody Knows
Top image, minute repeating, skeletonized perpetual calendar by Grald Genta, circa 1990. (Image: Phillips) To most of us, the late Grald Genta, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 80 (nine years ago this month), is a man best known for a few watches C the Royal Oak, of course, the Nautilus, and a few others, like the IWC Ingenieur. Genta's actual work was far more extensive C and I mean far more extensive. He designed, by his own estimate, something like a hundred thousand watches C so many that even he couldn't remember all of them. He is thought of by many enthusiasts, on the strength of his work for AP, Patek, and IWC, as a kind of mandarin of minimalism, ...
Introducing: The MAT Watches Egg Master Watch
There are many countries in which people seem to live to eat. The cuisine cultures of Italy,?Japan, and Spain stand out. But is there any nation with a prouder gastronomic tradition than that of France? The bistro dishes alone: duck confit, steak frites, cassoulet, onion soup. To sit and enjoy a moment of leisure, nourished by these hearty classics and a glass of house wine, is something verging on a French national pastime C a rite enjoyed by businessmen, civil servants, artisans, and construction workers alike when the clock strikes noon. Most remarkable about these classic dishes is how they show us that in cooking, more often than not, simplicity is the surest path to deliciousness. Wort...
Introducing: The Grand Seiko 60th Anniversary Limited Edition Ref. SBGR321
Grand Seiko has just announced an additional model to their blue-themed 60th Anniversary Limited Edition collection. The original four watch collection was previewed in late January of this year and included a Hi-Beat model, a ladies automatic, and two quartz models C all as limited editions with blue dials (and most with red accents). The new SBGR321 makes that quartet more of a "Five Neat Guys" scenario and rounds out Grand Seiko's 60th Anniversary collection with an approachable 40mm automatic.? Initial Thoughts Larger than the SBGR253 but smaller than the SBGR307, the SBGR321 is 13mm thick with a dome...
Introducing: The New Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Limited Edition In 18k White Gold
As if out of thin air, Audemars Piguet dropped a new release on its website today. The Royal Oak is one of the most iconic watch designs of the last 40 some years, and the Royal Oak Chronograph has since carved out a special place of its own in horological lore. This new 18k white gold Royal Oak Chronograph is a limited edition, and it features a light-blue "Grande Tapisserie" dial. Initial Thoughts The light, almost powder shade of the blue dial plays nicely against the white gold case and integrated bracelet. There is a contrasting dark blue ring around the outer portion of the dial, as well as around t...
As Grand Seiko has continued to evolve over the last few years (the watches only became available outside Japan, in various international markets, in 2010, and Grand Seiko was split off from Seiko as its own brand in 2018, as HODINKEE Executive Editor Joe Thompson reported), its identity has changed enormously from the insider's secret that it was in the earlier part of the 2000s. What hasn't changed is the commitment to quality and craftsmanship, but the company is now available across a far wider range of prices than ever before (the idea of a near-$80,000 Grand Seiko is still something I'm getting used to), and Grand Seiko has become, in recent months, an obvious locus for the exploration...
Introducing: The IWC Portugieser Chronograph With Stainless Steel Bracelet
The IWC Portugieser Chronograph has earned a strong following among IWC's offerings since its debut almost 30 years ago C but now, for the first time ever, it comes on a bracelet. The Portugieser Chronograph, which is now powered by IWC's in-house caliber 69355, is often lauded for its versatility, as Danny observed during his time with the watch. The inclusion of a stainless steel bracelet featuring polished and satin surfaces means that it becomes even more versatile and works in circumstances that a leather strap simply wouldn't.?IWC introduced the new bracelet version of the watch at the Watches & Wonders exhibition in Shanghai running through Sept. 13. In a press release, Christoph ...
Introducing: The Frederique Constant Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture
While the Frederique Constant Highlife watches you see here feel like a whole new collection, they're actually part of a revamp of the company's Highlife line, which originally came out in 1999, long before yours truly was into watches. I recall distinctly that once I did start paying attention to mechanical timepieces, in about 2004 or so, one of the first marques I came across that seemed to be speaking to the early 20s me was Frederique Constant. I still feel like I'm always looking for value when I look at watches, but back then, as a recent college graduate, my drive to find deals was a bit more urgent, and it's in this context that I first learned of Frederique Constant.? ...
No milestone to report on this week C just another roundup of what might be five of the most compelling vintage timepieces available for purchase. Included in this installment are a group of early Breitlings, making up a salesman's set, along with two uniquely complicated tool watches from both Heuer and Favre Leuba, and a steal of a Longines. In an effort to ensure you don't leave this webpage without at least one dropped jaw, there's also an Oyster Perpetual with important Air Force provenance.? Breitling Salesman's Set When sharing pieces of early watchmaking marketing materials, or vintage brand-r...
The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph
When Audemars Piguet launched the Code 11.59 collection in 2019, there were a total of 13 models in six families C time and date; selfwinding chronograph; perpetual calendar; flying tourbillon; openworked flying tourbillon; and a minute repeater (the latter built on the Supersonnerie principles, which were first introduced publicly in the Royal Oak Concept RD#1 in 2015, and a year later, as the Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie). The two flying tourbillons are part of a very long history of wristwatch tourbillon development at AP, which goes all the way back to the first series-produced automatic tourbillon wristwatch, the caliber 2870. That watch debuted in 1986 and featured a number of techn...