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Pre-owned Picks Featuring The Moonphase Complication
Dividing time into days, watching the sun rise and set, and endlessly repeating the process is the simplest way to track the passage of time. When humans started to create calendars and record time on a longer scale, they looked to the second largest heavenly body, the Moon. The Moon will travel around Earth every 29.53059 days, waxing and waning as the Moon's angle towards the sun changes. This nearly month-long timing of phases of the Moon was the basis for most early calendars, and it allowed for proper timing of when to plant crops or measuring how long until the weather changed. The importance of this made the moonphase one of the earliest complications in watchmaking, going as far back...
The Omega Speedmaster and Olympic 1932 Chrono Chime
Yesterday, on the main stage at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Omega announced the most complicated movement the brand has ever made. Forming two distinct models, the new Chrono Chime is a celebration of Omega's history in split-second timekeeping and minute repeaters. The brand has found a literally unique way to blend the two functions into a new offering - a chiming chronograph. Coming in either a Speedmaster format or a pocket-watch version that looks back to the '30s, both iterations are made from 18K Sedna Gold and house a very special movement that has more tricks up its sleeve than just a never-before-seen complication. ...
A Video Uncovering The Watches In Interstellar, Goodfellas, Speed, And More
In March 2021, I penned my first entry in the Watching Movies series on the (still!) underrated Three Days of the Condor, starring horological hunk, Robert Redford. Every Friday since then I've added a new film for your reading pleasure. My goal with this series was always lofty: to slowly (but surely) create a robust encyclopedia identifying watches in films. Each week is another step towards that goal. And I wanted to make it fun, interactive, and a service to the readers.? That's why I always time-stamp the appearance of the watch in a given film in the "When We're Watching" section of every story. Today, you won't find that n...
Logan Baker's Favorite Indie Watches Available During The 2022 Fall Geneva Auctions
Lead image of Vianney Halter La Rsonance courtesy of Phillips. Can you feel it in the air? Auction season is almost here.?Things kick off over in Switzerland next weekend (Nov. 5 - 6) when Phillips and Antiquorum host their respective sales on Saturday and Sunday. Christie's and Sotheby's will then host their own auctions over the following days before the sale calendar officially moves on to Hong Kong at the end of November and New York at the beginning of December. Tony started us off earlier today with a deep dive on million-dollar results, and I took a look at the George Daniels Spring Case Tourbillon that's going up at Phillips ...
One of our favorite things about our bi-annual magazine is the ability to publish deep-dive, reported features, interviews, and first-person essays about the world of horology that people can come back to, time and time again. To help whet your appetites for the latest edition of Hodinkee Magazine C ?which will be released on Tuesday, November 8 C today we're sharing a first-person essay by American actor (and star of the new movie Black Adam) Aldis Hodge that was originally published in V7, in the Fall of 2020.Click here to read "Aldis Hodge's Path To Purpose." Shop this story Explore the world of Hodinkee Magazine in the H shop....
Watches & Wonders Reveals 2023 Dates And Exhibitors
Rolex, Patek Philippe, and the Richemont Group are teaming up for an unexpected new venture built around the success of the Watches & Wonders trade show, which has more-or-less become the Swiss watch industry's largest and most influential annual event after the unfortunate demise of the Baselworld showcase. What's bringing these three powerhouse corporations together??A new Geneva-based not-for-profit organization called the Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation (WWGF), dedicated to promoting "watchmaking excellence throughout the world" through the form of international in-person or digital watch and jewelry exhibitions.? A...
Hodinkee Radio Podcast Omega Chrono Chime and the New Patek Philippes
This week I have a rare treat, a face-to-face episode with Ben that we recorded while we were both in Los Angeles for the launch of the new Omega Chrono Chime series. Shortly after the press presentation for the new watches, I got Ben on a microphone to chat about his impressions of these insanely complicated chronographs from Omega and his feelings C or lack thereof C for the latest new models from Patek Philippe.? Thanks so much for listening and a special thanks to Accutron for supporting this episode of Hodinkee Radio.? Show Notes 0:10 Accutron x La Palina?Spaceview 2020 Limited...
Happenings: Jean-Christophe Sabatier To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York
The Freak by Ulysse Nardin is unique by name and by the promises it carries in terms of design and technical content. The Freak has seen many iterations since its inception in 2001, gathering inspiration from the ever-changing cosmos. At the November 2022 meeting of the Horological Society of New York, Jean-Christophe Sabatier, Chief Product Officer at Ulysse Nardin, will share how the Freak has been a significant contributor in establishing the brand as an independent integrated manufacture. Sabatier will also discuss the watch's history, cutting-edge components, and more. About Jean-Christophe Sabatier ...
Heres What A Million-Dollar Watch Looks Like At Auction
In 1996, the first wristwatch sold for $1 million at auction C?and it didn't sell for just $1 million, it sold for $1.7 million (about $3.2 million today, adjusted for inflation). The watch was a platinum Patek Philippe Calatrava astronomic minute repeater with a perpetual calendar delivered in 1939 after nine years of development. That's a lot of words to say: this was an extremely complicated, early, and important Patek. Today, this little 31mm platinum watch sits in the Patek Philippe Museum as one of the most important watches of all time. An early Patek minute repeater perpetual calendar, the first wristwatch to sell for more than $1 million. ...
Jacob & Co.'s New Godfather Watch Released In Sicily
Anyone who grew up loving hip-hop, as I did, first encountered Jacob "The Jeweler" Arabo as the New York bling king who outfitted pretty much every major rapper with a diamond-encrusted necklace. As the years have gone by, Arabo and his namesake brand C Jacob & Co., headquartered in Midtown Manhattan C have grown to 130 employees with an office in Geneva and ambitions toward big-league watchmaking. How's it going? Well, next week they're up for an award from the Grand Prix D'Horologerie De Genve C?the kind of honor that only really matters to people deep in the watch world.? With its flagrant gemwork and flashy clientele, Jacob & Co. is a new-money luxur...
Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts We Want
In this year's Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guides, our team rounds up their top gift picks across a range of price points from our very own Hodinkee Shop. No matter who you're shopping for this season, we've got you covered. As we kick off the holiday season and begin to assemble our gift guides like Santa's little elves working on toys, there will be a variety of categories to choose from. There will be guides for certain price ranges, guides based on a theme, and gift ideas for a specific person in your life. First up is something we can all enjoy: a list of gifts we would want for ourselves. This is a selection of watches we love, technology we covet, and some acces...
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Ref. 5065A Review
Y'all heard of the Aquanaut? I kid. Of course you have! Or maybe you haven't because watches are new to you C in that case, welcome! I recently got to spend some time, a "week" if you will, with a stunning example of Patek Philippe's entry-level watch. A quick and dirty history before we get to the good stuff: my opinions. The Aquanaut dove onto the scene in 1997 with the 5060A (A is for Acier which is French for steel, click the video to hear my simply unimpeachable pronunciation). Designed to fill a hole in the Patek Philippe line and reach a newly rich audience of collectors thanks to the '90...
An Introduction to the Cartier Ballon Bleu Watch
For one of the most popular watches on the planet today, we've said surprisingly little about the Cartier Ballon Bleu. We spotted Kate Middleton wearing one at Wimbledon earlier this year, but beyond that, we've been wistfully negligent in our coverage of the Ballon Bleu. Perhaps it's not the type of watch we'd "traditionally" cover at Hodinkee C but it doesn't really make sense why not.? It's a design that effortlessly plays with shapes in a way that's quintessentially Cartier, and maintains the "Cartier DNA" we know and love. Roman numerals, railroad tracks, all on a clean silver dial. Of course, it's defined by that large, rou...
The Spec Sheet: Strap In! The Hamilton Khaki Field Is On A Bracelet And Ready For Anything
The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical is a stalwart of American watchmaking, to quote one of our own stalwarts, Danny Milton. Up until this watch's release in early 2021, there was no bracelet option for the Khaki Field Mechanical; it came with a military-style strap in leather or nylon.? Wrist Size: 6.15 in | 15.6 cm Once you've gotten into watch enthusiasm, it doesn't take long to learn that simply changing the strap on a watch can completely transform the experience of that watch. And here we are with a watch that, having existed without one, wears a bracelet with go-anywhere aplomb. Truly, an old dog teaching itself new tric...
Phillips Auctioneer Aurel Bacs: The Hodinkee Profile
Next week, on November 8, we'll release the eleventh volume of our premium print journal. We always put one or two articles online, to give you a taste. But 20 stories from this issue will never appear online, and one of those magazine exclusives is a blockbuster profile of the man you see here, Aurel Bacs, who is universally considered the most powerful figure in the watch auction business.? The indomitable Sarah Miller wrote our story C all 8,000 words of it C and through the course of interviewing Bacs and those near to him, she has brought us closer than ever to understanding the man behind the podium.? The following trailer, prod...
Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts For People With Immaculate Taste
In this year's Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guides, our editors round up their top gift picks across a range of price points from all corners of the internet and our very own Hodinkee Shop. No matter who you're shopping for this season, we've got you covered. Gift-giving is my love language. You mention some obscure item in passing in April and you better believe you're getting it in December. I keep a notes app full of ideas for gifts for my friends and loved ones. But some people, some people are just hard to shop for. Never dropping hints, seemingly content with what they have (lol, how?), they say they don't want or need anything this holiday season. Well, gift givi...
Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guide from Hodinkee writer Sarah Miller
In this year's Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guides, our editors round up their top gift picks across a range of price points from all corners of the internet and our very own Hodinkee Shop. No matter who you're shopping for this season, we've got you covered. Sorry if these gifts are things I mostly want for myself. It's just impossible for me to think about what to give other people unless I think of what I would really like. That said, in this gift guide, I have tried to think of the things I own and use (or would like to own and use) that seem like almost anyone would also appreciate them. I am a huge fan of gifts that can be used up, mor...
Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guide: Gifts for Kids
In this year's Hodinkee Holiday Gift Guides, our team rounds up their top gift picks across a range of price points from our very own Hodinkee Shop. No matter who you're shopping for this season, we've got you covered. Tell the kids to ready the cookies and milk, because gift season is upon us. It's that time of year again, and we're just as excited as you are about the upcoming holiday season, so we put together a gift guide that honors all the little ones in our lives. This curated selection of watches, games, and more will inspire kids of all ages, from small to big, and perhaps even those adults in your life who are eager to take a...
New Vintage Watches In The Hodinkee Shop
To view the entire current selection of vintage watches available in the Hodinkee Shop, click here. Another Wednesday, another tightly curated drop of vintage watches in the Hodinkee Shop C?this makes 27 weeks in a row. Coming towards the end of 2022 (wow), the team continues to focus on condition above all else. We have said it before and we will say it again, what you see offered for sale in the Shop is a very small percentage of the watches we are offered or that we see. If the watch is not good enough to add to one of our personal collections and proudly wear to the Hodinkee office, you will not see it for sale here. ...
Mark Kauzlarich's Favorite Pocket Watches from Geneva Fall Auctions 2022
Lead image of a Daniel Roth pocket watch courtesy of Christie's. Fall auction season is upon us yet again and each year auction houses continue to surprise in their ability to outdo themselves by featuring better, rarer, and more exciting watches at every turn. The consistency with which auction houses build incredible catalogs and increasing interest in collecting has driven auction results sky-high. Instead of lamenting that fact, it's a perfect time to take a look at another segment of watch collecting that, in my opinion, is still grossly underappreciated: pocket watches. I cut my teeth on pocket...