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Hodinkees Favorite Valentines Day Watches 2024
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and I'm dropping by to wish that Cupid's heart-shaped arrows strike you kindly. Or, that you have the strength to easily get through another one of Hallmark's most manufactured holidays, for all those heartless skeptics out there. I, for one, relish in any opportunity to bask in all the different hues of reds and pinks the universe has to offer, as well as a good excuse to do some thoughtful (although my bank account might call it damaging) shopping. Given that I do not have pockets deep enough (yet, I say wistfully) to gift myself and loved ones with all the watches on my very specific wishlist, I am rounding up my favo...
Taylor Swift Wears A Watch Necklace To The 2024 Grammys
Taylor Swift is responsible for many things: singlehandedly upholding the American economy with ticket sales from her Eras Tour (live and in cinemas), making young girls across America tune in to NFL football, and now, cementing the watch necklace trend. Tonight at the 66th Grammy Awards, Swift was spotted wearing a custom black diamond Lorraine Schwartz watch choker. I turned to my vintage watch expert Hodinkee colleagues in a group text. Our collective first thoughts were that it was a redial Cartier. Turns out it's an Art Deco style Concord with what appears to be exploding Arabic numerals and diamonds on the bezel. Our Cartier dreams were dashed, but hey, we'...
LVMH Watch Week Novelties Arrive In The Hodinkee Shop
Your Weekly Shop Brief In addition to the new Shop additions from LVMH Watch Week, which we will get into below, we've also added quite a few new pieces. All three of the recently released black Orion Neomatik models from NOMOS Glashtte are among the bunch, along with the ever-fascinating Une Folle Journe in the Dune colorway by Trilobe.? On the pre-owned side of the recent additions, this limited edition TAG Heuer Formula 1 x Fragment Design Chronograph was designed by master Japanese artist and designer Hiroshi Fujiwara. If you're a fan of bronze, this boutique exclusive edition of Tudor's Black Bay Fifty-Eight might pique your intere...
Watch Spotting: From Luke Combs' Lange To Jay-Z's Patek, The Watches Of The 2024 Grammy Awards
I'm not a huge celebrity watch spotter C not at award shows, at least. Sure, I've got the compulsive "[insert celebrity] is wearing [insert watch]" reflex in the two seconds I see a watch on a TV show or movie, but red carpets aren't necessarily my bag. Brands like to "get their watches on the wrist" of people, and it can take a bit of fun out of the spot. But sometimes, the watches are too good or too genuinely worn to not get sucked in. Add to that my first love C music C and I'm paying close attention. All that to say, there were some big watch moments at last night's Grammys. We covered one already (and of course, we'll have to get back to that), but let me j...
Dispatch: Where The Eagle Soars
"Nope, you ain't getting outta here today," chuckles the pilot. "No one is. And probably not tomorrow either," he finishes. There's a smile and a nonchalant wave at the window, him relishing the opportunity to teach a city kid the stark realities of early winter on the Alaskan frontier. I don't need convincing. Outside the airport's tiny two-room office, it's eleven degrees and snowing sideways. Barely visible through the gale, a faded orange windsock on the far side of the tarmac is clinging to its mast, its taut profile cutting a sharp 90-degree angle with the ground as if to concur that I am most definitely not getting out of here today. Definitely not tomorrow, either. ...
A Roundup Of Chinese New Year Watches for 2024
Xnnin ho! Gong hei fat choy! Happy Chinese New Year to you all and wishing you happiness and prosperity. February 10 is the start of the new Chinese New Year and with it, as is custom, we at Hodinkee all celebrate... well, celebrate the release of Chinese market-specific watches for the occasion. These new watches are often some of the more intricate releases of the year, but there are so many it seemed like a good reason to gather them all for one post. Parmigiani Fleurier's Xiali calendar watch was one of my favorite of the year last year. This is the "Year of the Wood Dragon." The Chinese zodiac calendar rotates in 12-ye...
Talking Doctor Mike's Watch Collection
If you haven't yet heard of Doctor Mike Varshavski, then you're not one of the nearly 12 million people currently subscribed to him on his wildly popular YouTube channel, and one of the over 25 million subscribed to or following him across all social media platforms. He's a really big deal and leads one of the largest medical media platforms in the world. Among his many goals is to bring awareness to health and wellness issues and to combat health misinformation. He also happens to be a serious watch collector. I sat down with Doctor Mike in his podcast studio in New York City and was floored by his story, if I am being honest. Of course, his watch collection is ...
Tudor Enters Formula One As Sponsor Of The Visa Cash App RB Team
It's a great, great day for watch fans who love F1, as Tudor has just announced they will be sponsoring the Visa Cash App RB team for the 2024 season. Recently rebranded, the team was formerly known as AlphaTauri and is one of two teams in Formula 1 that is owned by Red Bull GmbH. For this upcoming season of F1, the team has been retooled with the hopes of greater competition, and part of that is a full rebranding with Visa, a brand that also sponsors the championship-winning Red Bull team.? The Visa Cash App RB team will retain the same drivers who took the wheel for AlphaTauri last year, Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda. In terms of 2023 standings, AlphaTauri ...
Hodinkee Editors On Breitling Acquiring Universal Geneve And Blancpain X Swatch
Hodinkee Radio is back! After our 10-episode run of "Ben Clymer Presents," we're happy to be bringing Hodinkee Radio back to a weekly show. Plan to catch a new episode here or in your podcast player of choice every Wednesday. Hodinkee Radio will be hosted by me, Tony. Each week, I'll be joined by a couple of fellow editors to discuss a big topic. We'll also bring a guest to the show once a month, and we've already got a good one for next week C stay tuned.?Just like with Ben Clymer Presents, each episode will also have 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...
Ral Pags Wins The First Louis Vuitton Watch Prize For Independent Creatives
Today in Paris, Louis Vuitton?has announced watchmaker Ral Pags as the winner of its inaugural Watch Prize for Independent Creatives. Pags was nominated for the prize after releasing his RP1 Rgulateur Dtente, which features an impressive in-house caliber that brings a detent escapement to the wristwatch.? Pags at the Hodinkee office in 2023. Photo: @waitlisted Louis Vuitton announced the biennial Watch Prize in November 2022, designed to celebrate "the creative talent and audacity of the independent watchmaking industry, to support and encourage artisans and entrepreneurs, and accompany future generations." As the winn...
Hands-On Review Of The Longines Master Collection Small Seconds
As a general rule, if you engrave Breguet numerals in a dial, it's probably going to grab my attention. Longines introduced the Master Collection Small Seconds in 2023 after the beautiful and well-received Master Collection 190th Anniversary. The Small Seconds is smaller and thicker than the anniversary collection, measuring 38.5mm and 10.2mm thick (20mm lug width). It comes in three dial colors: salmon, anthracite, and silver, all with different textures that add a distinct character. Recently, I was able to get hands-on with the salmon and anthracite, and it quickly affirmed that the Master Collection Small Seconds is one of my favorite budget-minded Swiss dress watches. ...
Tudor's Secret Hockey Black Bay Surfaces
As we inch closer to Super Bowl Sunday, by far the most viewed and celebrated American sporting event, and days following NHL All-Star Weekend, a very interesting story came across our desks here at Hodinkee that gets to the heart of sports appreciation. It's part hockey, entirely Swiss, and includes one very cool, possibly unknown (until now) watch. You see, just across the way from the Rolex and Tudor building in Geneva, is a hockey stadium where Genve-Servette plays. You very well may have never heard of Genve-Servette, but you won't be able to say that after today. In many ways, they are the local hockey team C a local hockey team for a small city in Europe...
Introducing The Zenith Chronomaster Sport In Titanium
Since Zenith released the Chronomaster Sport in 2021, it's become one of the brands most popular models, and supposedly was even the subject of waitlists during the boom times. Now Zenith is introducing the Chronomaster Sport Titanium. It's the same Chronomaster Sport, but the case and bracelet are now produced in Grade 5 titanium.? Other than the new material, the specs will be familiar. A 41mm case that's 13.8mm thick C?the pushers, bezel, case, and bracelet are all brushed, with polished bevels. Zenith says it weighs 105 grams, or 30 percent lighter than the steel Chronomaster Sport.? Inside is the...
Shop Spotlight: Timex And seconde/seconde/ Are Back And Think Your Ex Is A Total Loser
Ah, Valentine's Day. A day to celebrate love and romance. To pick out chocolates and flowers and gaze longingly into the loving eyes of your sweetheart. But if you're single, sometimes it can feel like a day specifically engineered to make you feel like a big loser. Timex x seconde/seconde/ 'Loser' with gold dial. While all is fair in love and war, sometimes, there are clear winners and losers in romance. Timex and seconde/seconde/ have spoken, and have ruled that your ex is unarguably a major loser, going so far as to create a timepiece that declares it for you and all the world to see. ...
How To Wear A Small Watch For Men and Women
Welcome to "How To Wear It," where our Style Editor Malaika Crawford takes one beloved watch and shows you how to make it look its best C with styling tips and tricks, a delve into the current fashion discourse, some historical references, and a dash of British sarcasm thrown in for good measure. Men wearing small watches is a topic that up until now I have avoided like the plague. An extra noisy rant in an already noisy space. Unlike my usual MO of letting the watch-internet know where I stand on any point of zeitgeisty contention, I sat this debate out to meditate, incubate, and reflect quietly on my thoughts before weighing in. It felt important to handle this...
Daniel Ricciardo's Secret Blue Dial Tudor Black Bay Ceramic
You may remember late last year when Daniel Craig made an appearance at the Planet Omega event in New York City He appeared for very official photographs wearing a Speedmaster we had never seen before, and one we still haven't seen outside of his wrist. Well, we now have our 2024 version of that scenario in the wake of Tudor announcing its sponsorship of the Visa Cash App RB Formula One racing team. Today, a series of images appeared online from, again, an official photoshoot where Visa Cash App driver Daniel Ricciardo is posing with a curious watch on his wrist. At first glance, it appeared as though he was wearing a standard Tudor Black Bay Ceramic C the model ...
It's GP Ice Race Time And We're Looking At The Porsche Design Chronograph 1 GP
It's snow racing season. Right now, in Aspen, CO, the entire gear-head population has descended upon the mountainous region for the F.A.T Ice Race to witness automotive prowess...on ice. It's one of the coolest sights you're likely to see in all of racing and it just so happens our own founder Ben Clymer and Lead Editor James Stacey are on hand for the event (stick with Hodinkee for coverage on the ground). It also just so happens that Porsche Design is the official timekeeper of the Ice Race ... and it just so happens that the Hodinkee Shop has a very special limited edition PD Chronograph 1 in stock. The GP Edition was made specifically to honor the famed race ...
This Week In The Shop: Four Of Our Favorite Reverse Panda Dial Chronographs
Your Weekly Shop Brief Among the most notable launches from last week, Timex and seconde/seconde/ debuted another take on the Q Timex just in time for Valentine's Day. Hamilton's new quirky and quartz-powered take on its Ventura is a win for Elvis fanatics. Some of Autodromo's newest adrenaline-pumping Group B and Group C designs have arrived, including another limited edition Night Stage model. Sticking to the established heritage-inspired chronograph theme on the pre-owned side of things, this OMEGA Speedmaster '57 is Omega's modern take on the first-ever Speedmaster Ref. 2915, complete with a base-1,000 tachymeter scale and dot-over-90...
What Watch Is Brock Purdy Wearing? The 49ers Quarterback Is At The Super Bowl
Brock Purdy isn't your prototypical rockstar quarterback. The San Francisco 49ers starter heads into the Super Bowl tonight with the inauspicious title of "Mr. Irrelevant" after being the last player picked in the 2022 NFL Draft and barely making it as the third-string quarterback for the team. But then an injury to the team's first and second-string quarterbacks C Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo C thrust him into the spotlight. Since the start of 2023, it's been his team and his season, taking the Niners all the way to the Super Bowl (and crushing my hometown Packers along the way). And while he might not look flashy, he's apparently got great taste in watches. ...
What Watches Were Worn At The 2024 Super Bowl?
The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII . Usher danced on a giant clock. While the game started slow, tension built as the game went to overtime for only the second time in NFL history. But that's not what we're here for. The watch spotting got started early yesterday with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy rolling up to Super Bowl LVIII rocking a Tudor METAS Black Bay. It was a great start to a day that ended in disappointment for Purdy. But that wasn't the only heat on the walk into the stadium. Stars like Christian McCaffrey gave us a peek at their watch game before the actual game. Actually, one of the best flexes of the Super Bowl wasn't an expe...