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Gold (And Gold-Toned) Watches For Every Budget
Your Weekly Shop Brief Last week, we dropped a colorful new duo of NOMOS Glashtte's signature Club Campus in vibrant red and blue shades. While we're on the subject, we also received several restocks from the brand, so feel free to explore the entire collection here.? Exploring gold watches in the pre-owned side of the shop, we've just added this vintage 18k gold chronograph from Minerva. For other more classic and minimal gold watch options, I am quite enamored with both this Patek Philippe Calatrava and this Cartier Tank Louis. Finally, if we're talking gold watches, it feels necessary to mention this yellow-gold Rolex Day-Date. Forgiv...
Review of the Sinn and Revolution Bright Star Chronograph
Back in 2019, Revolution teamed up with Sinn for the Dark Star, a cool and relatively faithful take on old pilot's chronographs, with yellow lume, steel case, and classic bezel. Now the pair are back with the new C somewhat paradoxically named C Bright Star. Available today in 300 pieces C twice as many as the Dark Star C for $3,600, the Bright Star has a lot going for it. First off, you'll see this new watch is much more monochromatic. The 43mm stainless steel case is finished in Sinn's proprietary TEGIMENT Technology, a form of surface hardening that increases the hardness (and scratch resistance) to five times the hardness of ...
Amelia Earhart's Rare Patek Philippe To Be Sold At Auction
Monaco Legend Group will offer collectors a dream watch this spring, one made even better by a fascinating story. In fact, you could say the watch traced some of the most important moments in American motorsports and aviation history from the late 1920s to the 1930s. The auction house, led by watch department chairman Davide Parmegiani, calls this one of the most important vintage Patek Philippe watches to auction in recent memory, and I'm inclined to agree. Photo: courtesy of Monaco Legend Group The split-second single button chronograph offered now at auction was specially ordered from Patek by Harry Gordon Selfridge, the Am...
Just Because: A Quick Look At A Unique 1929 Platinum Cartier Tortue Monopusher
This year it's Turtles all the way down for Cartier (not just a Hindu and Chinese phrase referring to the "World-bearing Turtle," but also the name of one of my favorite bars in Brooklyn). While Cartier released other things beside a new set of Tortues, it certainly was the centerpiece Cartier Priv release at Watches & Wonders. Tony did a great job covering the release in a story worth reading, but I felt it's worth revisiting the original C no, not the 25-year-old CPCP piece, but the real original. It was also the most photographed watch on a wrist at Watches & Wonders, I'm nearly certain. Photo: John Goldberger When...
The Watches Of The 96th Oscars
The 96th Annual Academy Awards are here, and while I have serious award season fatigue, I won't deny that I enjoy a little live Oscars coverage courtesy of E! Gowns and celebrity gossip are enough to help me muster up the strength for yet another Hollywood red carpet procession. I rallied together the Hodinkee troops (many of whom have a closeted celebrity obsession) and we live streamed red carpet coverage in unison. Below you will find the fruits of our labor courtesy of a Sunday night slack chat.? Yes, many of the watches worn tonight are part of brand and celebrity partnerships, and yes, as an enthusiast, that can be a hard pill t...
The RZE X Fratello Resolute Pro 'Contour' Limited Edition
The fine folks at Fratello Watches have just released their latest limited edition, and it's the most affordable one yet. For this collab, the Dutch publication has worked with RZE to create the RZE x Fratello Resolute Pro Contour, a tool watch designed for adventure. Founded in 2020, RZE has become known for its titanium tool watches, so it's collaborated with Fratello to create a watch fit for adventure. The RZE x Fratello Resolute Contour Pro features a grade 2 titanium case measuring 40mm x 10.5mm (46mm lug-to-lug). These measurements include the flat, AR-coated crystal. The lugs slope slightly down and have drilled lugs (swo...
Photo Report: Watches from the Parma, Italy Antique Fair
Last week, I was supposedly taking a vacation between a few work trips in Europe, and, unable to resist the siren's call of the Italian watch scene, I popped down from Milan to Parma. Actually, I took the train back and forth twice on different days. Look, it's very apparent I have a problem "turning off" when it comes to watches, but there's something so magnetic about being around Italian collectors. It's not a bad day if you see a 2499. This one was for sale from Farshad at Nautilus Watches. But why Parma? Not (just) for the ham. Twice a year, "Mercante in Fiera" (Merchant at the Fair) takes place at a massive, sprawling, c...
Understanding the Renaud Tixier 'Monday' Watch
It's uncommon to see micro-rotors in modern watches. Despite how beloved they are by enthusiasts (who tend to be moved by little curiosities and fun wrinkles in watchmaking history), several significant drawbacks to micro-rotor movements have prevented their widespread adoption across the industry. However, the legendary Dominique Renaud (formerly of Renaud et Papinow Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi or APRP) and young 30-year-old talent Julien Tixier believe they've revolutionized the idea 70 years after it was first patented. Dominique Renaud and Julien Tixier at Tixier's workshop in the Valle de Joux. The announcement fr...
What do you know? It's me, James "GMT" Stacey, back with another solid entry into the value category for travel watches formed in a collaboration between two boutique sports watch brands C Nodus Watches of California and Raven Watches of Kansas. The resulting watch combines elements of each brand's core lineup, taking specific inspiration from the Nodus Contrail and the Raven Trekker. The two formats come together in a hyper-matte travel watch that forms a nod to the American explorers who pushed west while heading towards California. It's called the Nodus Trailtrekker. Starting with the broad strokes, the Trailtrekker is a 39.5m...
The New Bulova Lunar Pilot Meteorite Edition Reminds Just How Important This Watch Is
There's a famous line from one of John Ford's later C and arguably one of his finest C films, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. It's also become one of the most misquoted lines in cinema, on par with "We're gonna need a bigger boat," "Play it again, Sam," "Luke, I am your father," and "If you build it, they will come" (yes, I have intentionally misquoted each of these). The line I am referring to closes the 1962 film and goes, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." I often think about this because it is infinitely applicable to the watch world. Think about the Rolex Explorer and summiting Everest as just one example. Myths, or legends, have the power t...
Review of the 42mm Blancpain Fifty Fathoms
Last year was a big year for Blancpain, with several new Fifty Fathoms limited edition releases to celebrate the model's 70th anniversary. The "Act III" model hit many high notes for Mil-Spec models of the past, but the one thing that caught my eye was the new 42mm "Act I" release in stainless steel. I was hopeful it would be an adjustment for the brand down to more reasonable sizes; not just a flash-in-the-pan but rather a sign of good things to come. Well, those good things are here, with new 42mm by 14.2mm Fifty Fathoms now coming in titanium and 18k rose gold in two different dial colors. The new ref. 5010 line of Fifty Fatho...
HODINKEE Radio: Why Are Some Watch Brands Underappreciated?
It's Wednesday, which means it's another episode of Hodinkee Radio. In addition to the podcast feed, each episode also has video, so swing by Hodinkee's YouTube channel (or watch below). Only want the audio? It's being published to the same old Hodinkee Radio feed, so check your feeds or subscribe wherever you find your podcasts (might we recommend Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or TuneIn). This week I'm joined by Ben Clymer and client advisor Rich Fordon. We cover a range of topics, but our main discussion is about underappreciated high-end watch brands. Using Laurent Ferrier as something of a case study, we discuss why an importa...
Citizen's Super Accurate Watch In Gold And Titanium: The Citizen Review
Being exposed to watches on a daily basis, what I am really after these days is a good surprise. I want a watch to delight me in ways I hadn't expected and to make me rethink how I contextualize said watch, and perhaps the brand that produced it. On a trip to the Citizen offices in New York City not too long ago, I was met with such a surprise. As I was looking over the brand's new releases, a single C already released C watch was passed across the table to me. It was The Citizen. That's not hyperbole, that's the name: The Citizen. The watch in question came my way with a comment C that I wouldn't believe how light it was. And I understood why someone would say t...
Exploring Longines Multifaceted Approach To Modern Watchmaking (And Design)
Whether it's the 190+ year watchmaking history, extensive design archive, relatively approachable pricepoint, status as a cardholding member of the Swatch group, or its penchant for a vintage-revival well-done, Longines has long established itself as a household name among enthusiasts and watch newbies alike. Even in the case of my friends who exist firmly outside the bounds of this niche hobby, Longines is one of the few brands that have firmly made it onto their radar (even if it's just in its association with the recent Jennifer Lawerence campaign). Given the whole founded-in-1832 factor, the early history of Longines history could be an entire essay in and of itself. In the middle of the...
Intro Bulgari Octo Finissimo Sketch
The Bulgari Octo Finissimo has been an icon of design since its introduction in 2012. There have been a number of limited edition releases (some you may know, some that might surprise you) over the last 12 years but arguably one of the best was the "Sketch" release in 2022 for the collection's 10th anniversary. The original "Sketch" Chronograph GMT. Look, Bulgari knows you liked it. They liked it too, that's why Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani, Product Creation Executive Director at Bulgari Horlogerie, has taken out his pencil and charcoal again for a new "Sketch" dial design for the Octo Finissimo Automatic and Chronograph GMT ...
Six Killer Grand Seiko Dials Not Named 'Snowflake'
Your Weekly Shop Brief Last week, TAG Heuer's Skipper returned to our digital storefront, along with several Grand Seiko pieces including the ever-popular SBGM221 GMT and the underrated SBGW301 from the Elegance collection.? On the pre-owned side of the Shop, we've just received an early Hodinkee special edition with our 21st-century reimagining of TAG Heuer's 1970s "Orange Boy." For Speedy fans out there who are ready to roll the dice on something a bit more unique, we have a very cool Casino Dial Speedmaster Date.? Six Killer Grand Seiko Dials Not Named 'Snowflake' Although o...
Review of the Grand Seiko SLGW002 and SLGW003 manual wind watches
Grand Seiko just introduced two new mechanical dress watches at Watches & Wonders today, but more than just fantastic representations of Grand Seiko's craftsmanship and design language, the new SLGW002 and SLGW003 come with the first new hand-wound, high-beat movement from the brand in more than 50 years with the Caliber 9SA4. The SLGW002 in 18k gold (limited to 80 pieces and priced at $45,000) and SLGW003 (in Brilliant Hard Titanium, running $10,700, and a part of GS's permanent collection) both feature "white birch" textured dials (like the the SLGH005, this time in a horizontal texture) and faceted indices that match their case material, with blued central...
For the 20th Anniversary of the first Grand Seiko Spring Drive 9R movement, the brand is celebrating with a new Spring Drive Chronograph GMT, cased in titanium, with a dial inspired by the summer Shinshu sunrise reflecting off the Hotaka landscape in Japan. And just like the view over the landscape, the dial of the SBGC275 shifts with the light thanks to a new dial processing. The new Optical Multilayer Coating uses physical vapor deposition processes to create several layers of nanoscale film, which gives the dial a different hue depending on the angle that you view it. The live pictures shared here should give you a sense of al...
The masters of nature-inspired dials have done it again. With the release of the SLGH021, Grand Seiko ushers in its latest experiment in textural dial designs, unveiling a new patterning created through its molding techniques. To be expected, the color scheme and the dial's abstract pattern intend to harken to a hyper-specific aspect of Japan's natural world. This time, the inspiration behind the mint green color and wave-like texture is found in Japan's Genbi River Valley along the Iwai River C which has already been the creative impetus of quite a few models of the brand before this piece. ...
Bill Murray Spotted Wearing An Oris Big Crown On Set Of New Film
We have officially moved past the 2023 movie season now that the most important of the awards is behind us. It's time to look forward, to see Dune Part Two for the umpteenth time in theaters, and begin to look forward to all that the 2024 and 2025 release slate has to offer us (more Wes Anderson, Yorgos Lanthimos and Paul Thomas Anderson in IMAX). Oddly enough, Bill Murray is tied to several upcoming releases over the next year-plus C the closest being the new Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, for which he made a recent Tonight Show appearance wearing a Cartier Tank. He's also set to star in Wes Anderson's next film: The Phoenician Scheme after being forced to bow out of Asteroid City due to a b...