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Sunday Rewind: How The Speedmaster Became The Moonwatch
The Omega Speedmaster may exemplify the greatest second act in the history of watches. Having originally been designed as a racing-chronograph, the watch would later find its true calling on the wrist of NASA astronauts as America developed a daring plan to be the first nation to put men on the Moon. And, while most of you already know that the Speedmaster is "the moon watch," there is a lot more to the story, and it always helps to hear the history from the men who made it happen.? Originally published back in May of 2015, this is a trip report from HODINKEE alum Blake Buettner as he got a chance to visit NASA's operations in Ho...
Introducing: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Fagliano Limited Edition
Although it's never quite achieved the breakout super-icon status enjoyed by watches like the Speedmaster or Submariner, the Reverso is its own kind of classic. There have been other reversible watches (the Tank Basculante, to pick just one notable example), but the Reverso remains the archetype for many enthusiasts. It's also a watch that, despite the innumerable variations to the basic design since it launched in 1931, is never anything other than elegant.The degree to which any individual Reverso really excels in this respect can vary with the model (there is, to this day, some question about the Squadra, at least for me), but the combination of case proportions and case design seems to m...
This year was different. Everyone says it'll go down in history, but living through history felt deeply, overwhelmingly abstract. Though we each survived in our own way, we shared the collective experience of 2020 through the way it bent time. We waited to hear if we'd been furloughed. To learn if we'd tested positive. To find out if it was safe to go outside. An entire year disintegrated into one long, featureless afternoon. Election Day was election week.? There's a science to the perception of time. We've all got an "internal clock," and have memory that helps measure duration and distance between events. There's a word, zeitgeber, to describe those natural oc...
Introducing: The IWC Pilots Watch Timezoner Edition 'Le Petit Prince'
The story of The Little Prince was dreamed up by Antoine de Saint-Exupry, a national hero to the French, a beloved author to children, and a pioneering pilot to aviation enthusiasts.?It turns out he'd have an impact on horology as well. IWC has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with the Antoine de Saint Exupry Youth Foundation, and today, the partnership has produced The Pilot's Watch Timezoner Edition "Le Petit Prince." Like many Le Petit Prince limited editions before it, the new watch is characterized by a sunray brushed midnight blue dial. It's cased in 46mm of stainless steel and features a ceramic bezel marked with cities in graduated time zones around the globe.? ...
We believe every vintage watch has a story to tell. That's what HODINKEE was founded on, and since 2016, we've used our knowledge to bring you a curated selection of vintage watches in the HODINKEE Shop that you won't find elsewhere, all delivered with an emphasis on education, transparency, and storytelling. And now, we're kicking things up a notch.? You'll still find us here every Wednesday morning, and we'll still be highlighting what we love and what you should know about every vintage watch that appears in the HODINKEE Shop. What's new, however, is the amount of watches you'll discover each week. We've grown our team of specialists, and we're now able to del...
The Grey NATO: Episode 134: Our Favorite Watches Of 2020
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 - 134 - Our Favorite Watches Of 2020 It's the last episode of 2020, and the TGN boys have gone a little overboard with watches for this one. From new watch news to a "new" chronograph for James to an in-depth chat about Jason and James' favorite watches of 2020, this episode is a deep dive into 2020 and all of the great watches that came out this year.? ...
Editors' Picks: Pretty Please! Our Editors Share Their Holiday Wish List
We're only human. Sure, we spend all day every day around the world's most fantastic watches. But when holiday gift season rolls around, we each ask our very own non-denominational winter gift-bringing solstice entity to show us some love. These are the watches we want this year. In case you'd like to use this post as your own last-minute wish list, we've divided it between those timepieces available in our Shop and those available in the wild. Happy holidays, and may all your watch wishes come true.? In The Shop Merci LMM-H01 I feel a wee bit guilty picking out a watch becaus...
In-Depth: How Audemars Piguet Made Black Ceramic The Hottest Material In Watchmaking
A few weeks ago, Audemars Piguet dropped the Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked in black ceramic, utilizing their new-normal strategy of slipping the watch onto a product page on their website, without a press release or media blitz. They knew they didn't need either. The collector community and general Watch Internet hyped it up for them, and you couldn't browse Instagram without seeing pictures of the watch and comments about the watch every few posts and Stories. This thing is one of the hottest watches of the year, not to mention one of the hardest to get.It reveals a ton about Audemars Piguet as a brand, contextualizes the broader state of the watch industry, and illustrates how ...
HODINKEE Radio: Designer Stefan Sagmeister Wants To Make Watches More Interesting
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! I've been a fan of Stefan Sagmeister's work for a long time, so when I had the opportunity to get on a Zoom call with the legendary New YorkCbased designer, I jumped at it. The occasion for our conversation was the release of the Type 3X, his collaboration with the Belgian watch brand Ressence, released as part of their 10th anniversary celebration. The watch is built on Ressence's unique time-telling platform and uses things like color and typography to display the...
Culture Of Time: Why 'On The Rocks' Is The Watch Movie Of The Year
"I had him followed. Do you know where he came from the other night? 52nd and 5th...It's Cartier."? That one line, spoken by Bill Murray in Sofia Coppola's new Apple TV+ film On the Rocks, sets the stage for a rollicking father-daughter romp through moneyed Manhattan, with symbolic timepieces prominent at every turn. Rashida Jones stars as Laura, a writer who suspects her husband's having an affair C a suspicion exuberantly enabled by her father, a New York art dealer and socialite played by Murray. The plot revolves around Laura's birthday, and the two watches she receives as gifts. It's about fathers and daughters, husbands and wive...
Editors' Picks: Our Watch Resolutions For 2021
We made it! One of the weirdest years in history is (finally) over, and here we are basking in the glow of a brand new one. We're hoping for a big 2021 here at HODINKEE, and what better way to start the year off than with some watch resolutions?Last year, we participated in a similar exercise to varying degrees of success. Read on to see what this year has in store for the editors C as well as how we all did on our 2020 resolutions. Cara Barrett: Time C It's How You Spend It Remember parties?! I didn't keep my resolution from last year (don't @ me, this year was weird). But 2020 taught me so much: ...
One bright spot in the blighted year now drawing to a close has been that Grand Seiko, a brand many of us love, celebrated its 60th anniversary. The festivities brought some really cool limited-edition anniversary watches and even a new Hi-Beat movement, the cal. 9SA5, which debuted the new Dual Impulse Escapement. And that's no small thing. As my colleague Jack Forster pointed out: "There have been, despite thousands of experiments, only a few escapements to see really widespread use: The verge, the cylinder, the lever, and the co-axial, and that is over a period of five hundred years or so of watchmaking." Only this past Friday did we get around to Grand Seiko'...
Welcome to another 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 Andrea Ho, George Ko, David Klint, Ryan Krakofsky, and the clandestine Kid Cognito.?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. Happy Holidays everyone! Andrea Ho And Her Rolex Oysterdate Ref. 6694 ...
Year In Review: Our Favorite Vintage Watches From The HODINKEE Shop In 2020
As each year comes to an end, you might find yourself looking back on the last 365 days. The typical ritual may consist of reminiscing about your favorite moments or what you want to carry with you into the next year. Yet in 2020, it can be challenging to reflect on the year with that same fondness. This year in particular, many of us can't wait for the stroke of midnight to usher in a new year, eager to put 2020 in the past and never look back. Despite all its challenges, there's still something useful in a moment of pause to remember the good things C there were some, even if few and far between.? We, here at HODINKEE, feel we have so much to be grateful for, e...
HODINKEE Radio: 2020 Year In Review
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! As 2020 comes to a close, it feels really weird to say that this year has been "good" in any meaningful way. However, we decided to find the bright spots and to celebrate them rather than dwell on the more hand-wringing aspects of the last 12 months. With that in mind, we've got an awesome pair of segments for you this week that unpack exactly what 2020 means for the watch world, both short term and long term.First up, I sit down with Danny and James to pick our fav...
Year In Review: The Watch I Wore Most In 2020, By 30 Members Of The HODINKEE Team (VIDEO)
In what has become an annual tradition around here, for our final post of the year, we polled a selection of HODINKEE team members to find out which watches saw the most wrist time in 2020. Some you know well, and others you probably don't; the HODINKEE team has grown by leaps and bounds over the past few years, and we're excited to share the watch-nerd insights of some of the lesser-known members of the team that keep this ship moving.And because this was a year like none other, we did it a little differently this time around. In this year of video communication, it felt appropriate for you to see and hear our team members tell you firsthand about their most-worn watches of 2020. This inclu...
How They Made It: Wooden Wheels With 300 Years Of History
In 18th century England, carpenter and clockmaker John Harrison developed a remarkable method for making wooden clock wheels. These wheels kept their concentricity during large changes in temperature and humidity and had exceptionally strong teeth. Harrison's use of the particularly oily lignum vitae wood eliminated the need for lubrication, resulting in a longer-lasting and more precise movement. These wooden wheels were just one part of an incredible horological career. Harrison went on to invent the marine chronometer, one of the most important inventions in history, which allowed for accurate navigation at sea. Today in Michigan, clockmaker Rick Hale is carrying on Harrison's legacy with...
Happenings: Christian Selmoni To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York
Founded in 1755, Vacheron Constantin has an enduring legacy of watchmaking innovation. At the January 2021 meeting of the Horological Society of New York, Vacheron Constantin Heritage & Style Director Christian Selmoni will share some of Vacheron Constantin's most incredible timepieces and the stories behind them. Institute for Digital Archaeology Executive Director Roger Michel will join Selmoni in exploring the intimate ties between the notion of time and the ingenuity devoted to its measurement through successive eras. The lecture will focus on a variety of timepieces from Vacheron Constantin, all steeped in history. ...
Trying Out The Universal Genve Polerouter
Grald Genta designed the Patek Philippe Nautilus. He designed the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. He's a legend by any stretch of the imagination. But even legends have to start somewhere. And the Universal Genve Polerouter, from 1954, is not only his first masterpiece, but it's also the ideal starting place for any vintage watch collection. In the early '50s, Universal Genve enlisted an unknown 23-year-old Genta to design a watch in honor of the newly opened "polar route" operated by Scandinavian Airlines Systems. The route opened up a quicker way between Los Angeles and Copenhagen, flying over the magnetic North Pole. The watch G...
Interview: The Japanese Streetwear Icon Who Just Teamed Up With Bulgari
Late last year, Bulgari released a big, cool watch C but unless you're the kind of person who hangs out in Harajuku, you probably didn't know it. The watch is a Japan-exclusive timepiece in collaboration with streetwear brand Fragment Design, led by Hiroshi Fujiwara. Based on the iconic Bulgari Bulgari, the Fragment x Bulgari features a sandblasted stainless-steel case and special bezel engraved with "Bulgari" at the top and and "FRGMT" at the bottom. The deep black dial sans indices carries a massive presence. ? A rare sight of a Bulgari on NATO. Even Fujiwara was surprised the brand approved the spec. Bulgari and Hiroshi Fuj...