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Best Super NEWS Watches
Reading Time At HSNY: Diamonds Are A Watchs Best Friend
This post is part of a series, Reading Time at HSNY, written by HSNY's librarian, Miranda Marraccini. For much of the past few centuries, watchmaking comfortably occupied a position as part of the jewelry trade. It's one reason why journals in our library at the Horological Society of New York (HSNY) often contain references to both, as is the case with the German title "Schmuck und Uhren." Uhren means watches, and if you're familiar with Yiddish, don't worry, it's okay to say schmuck in GermanCit just means jewelry. Image 1 An issue from the first year of publication of "Jeweler's Weekly," dated M...
While we are always proud of what we do here at Hodinkee Insurance, sometimes it's nice to get some validation from a trusted source that you're on the right track. Back at the beginning of March, Fortune Recommends a part of the larger Fortune media company released its yearly roundup of the five best insurance brands specifically tailored to the needs of luxury timepieces. We are honored to report that Hodinkee Insurance made the cut, chosen specifically for our efficiency in processing claims. Here's what Fortune Recommends had to say about it: "We like Hodinkee because they understand that claims are a hassle and do what they ...
Review of the IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar
We've got four years until the next leap year, which means I've got a few years to search for a watch to be appropriately prepared. IWC is one of the early entrants to the competition. I actually got to preview their new Perpetual Calendar on leap day. It was an appropriate celebration, but since I wasn't allowed to post it until earlier this week, I lead with another IWC Perpetual Calendar, which is appropriate. Next to Patek, IWC is a brand I most closely associate with perpetual calendars. Thanks to the genius of the legendary Kurt Klaus, IWC jumped into the complications arms race with the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar in 1985....
The Five Best Go-Anywhere, Do-Anything Dive Watches
Your Weekly Shop Brief Last week, a fresh batch of Bulova's Limited Edition Lunar Pilot with a grey meteorite dial landed in our digital storefront. Also, this is your friendly reminder that if you'd like to save $500 on Omega and Rolex watches, today is your last day to cash in on our Rolex and Omega sale. No, this is not an April Fools joke.? Additionally, we've just received this Grand Seiko U.S. Exclusive which is what pink dial watch dreams are made of. If you're looking for the ultimate conversation piece, this green JLC Reverso sports a unique engraving of the Great Wall of China originally done by the brand.? ...
The Doxa Sub 200T C?A Smaller Take On The Classic Doxa Design
Big news for the Doxa acolytes in the crowd C myself included C as the brand has just taken the wraps off of the Sub 200T, a dive watch that offers a new expression of their classic Sub 300 design. With a 39mm case, a host of colors (old and new), and a price point well below that of the Sub 300, the Sub 200T joins the family as the new entry point for the cult design language of Doxa C all you have to do is pick a color.? But we'll get to the colors in a moment. Let's start with the specs. The Sub 200T follows the format of the 300 and 300T, with the new model offering 200 meters of water resistance via a case that is 39mm wide,...
Top Lots, Trends, And Affordable Picks To Watch At Monaco Legends Groups 2024 Spring Auction
We're back in Monaco for the start of the spring auction season. And what better way to get a feel for the lots to watch than actually handle them in person? I recently wrote about two of Monaco Legend Group's cover lots this season, the Patek single-button split-second chronograph, with shared provenance from automotive legend Henry Segrave and aeronautical icon Amelia Earhart. The watch was a treat to see in person. I got goosebumps thinking about the fact I was wearing something both of those legends wore...
Introducing: The A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Up/Down Limited Edition
Originally launched in 1999, the Datograph was Lange's first chronograph, and the model has since become a platform for some of the brand's most impressive watchmaking. For Watches & Wonders 2024, and indeed for the Dato's 25th birthday, Lange has announced a limited edition model with a blue dial tucked into a white gold case. With only 125 pieces being made, this Datograph has a power reserve and offers both a case metal and a dial color that is not part of the current collection for the Datograph Up/Down.? Forming just one aspect of Lange's 30th-anniversary celebration, this limited edition Datograph (ref. 405.028) follows...
Introducing the Reflection De Cartier Cuff Watch
Cartier strikes with another bangle/cuff watch-hybrid release. The new Reflection de Cartier is closer in style to the more traditional take on high jewelry watch design than its Baignoire bangle cousin. But its essence is aligned with the same overall message: women have a voracious appetite for modern, sculptural and chunky gold jewelry with a time-telling twist. Available in plain yellow gold, plain rose gold and in three gem-set on white gold options, the quartz powered watch is concealed and set inside the opening of the cuff. The "reflection" is made on the opposite side of the cuff's opening, onto the polished gold surface...
Jaeger-LeCoultre Introduces New Duometres For 2024
When Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the Duometre collection in 2007, it was groundbreaking for its use of two separate barrels and independent gear trains, one for keeping time and one for powering the complications. This year, JLC has updated the Duometre with a trio of new watches, headlined by the Duometre Chronograph Moon. Offered in platinum with a copper dial or rose gold with a silver opaline dial, the Chronograph Moon builds on previous versions of the Duometre with the new JLC caliber 391 that powers a chronograph, moonphase, day-night indicator, and a 1/6th-second counter.?In addition to the Duometre Chronograph Moon, JLC is also adding two more watches to the Duometre lineup: a new Q...
Mido is something of a lovable oddball within the contemporary watchmaking world. One look at its modern catalog shows that it's a brand unafraid to experiment with color and form, prepared to carry on a certain (often retro) quirkiness to its full expression. Today, Mido might've just pushed that penchant for the unexpected to its most extreme. Taking the form of a 999-piece limited edition, the brand unveils its latest rendition of its funky Multifort TV Big Date, complete with a wildly textured dial harkening to the familiar multicolored "Off-Air" graphic displayed on the Televisions of yesteryear. We should ...
Introducing: Vacheron Adds New Green Dials To Its Overseas Collection
The Overseas collection has been frequently used as a vehicle for the brand to experiment with color. Now, Vacheron joins the ranks of fine watchmakers adding various shades of green to its repertoire, expanding the scope of the deep emerald sunray dials introduced in its Traditionelle collection into its most sporty line, pairing this new hue with 18K pink gold case and bracelet. Small watch skeptics will be pleased that only one of the watches out of the four novelties measures 35mm, and yes, it does feature a diamond-set bezel. In addition to this small-wrist-friendly time and date model, its other green-hued compatriots inclu...
Review of the Baltic Tour Auto Chronograph and Dash Timer Set
I know I'm not alone when I say that a lot of what I love about watches is the nostalgia of it all. It's also an overlooked part of what ties the love of watches and cars together; it's not just about mechanical objects but the romance of design. Last year, I got sucked deep into the nostalgia of both watches and the role they've played in automotive history when I visited Rennsport at Laguna Seca. It was great to see all the incredible cars, interesting watches, and awesome people drawn in by both. But one thing stuck in my mind more than most: dash timers. That's right. Out of everything there, I spent a few extra minutes standing around the TAG Heuer booth, lo...
Hodinkee's Watches & Wonders Preview 2024
It's Wednesday, which means it's another episode of Hodinkee Radio, and this week, it's a big one: We're kicking off our Watches & Wonders coverage!?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). On April 9, Watches & Wonders begins in Switzerland. I'll be heading to Geneva with a bunch of my colleagues to attend the annual trade show, now the bigges...
Introducing: Vacheron Constantin Revamps A Classic With Three New Patrimony Models
The Patrimony turns 20 this year. Created in 2004 but wholly inspired by the minimalist watches of the 1950s, the Patrimony collection has become the modern dress watch staple in the Vacheron catalog. Today we see two new (marginally) shrunken down to 39mm manual winding models as well as a 41mm with moonphase and retrograde date added to the lineup. The two manual-winding models come in both white gold and pink gold and are a whole 1 mm smaller than the existing Patrimony time-only offerings and come in at 7.7mm thick. Both dials come in a cool toned antique silver color with sunburst-finish and...
The Brand New 2024 TAG Heuer Monaco Split-Seconds
Only Watch can be something of a spoiler when it comes to watch releases, and last year's delayed auction was just that when it comes to TAG Heuer's Watches & Wonders novelties. We saw a unique Monaco Split-Seconds chronograph announced for the auction in 2023, and now that watch is a regular production reality. Say hello to the brand new TAG Heuer Monaco Split Seconds Chronograph, which takes the classic chrono C currently celebrating its 55th anniversary C and propels it into a new more avant-garde positioning within the broader TAG collection. Of course, that means we are dealing with a new price segment for the legendary racing watch, but we will get to t...
The Heuer 7753SN-Inspired TAG Heuer Carrera Glassbox 'Panda' (With A Steel Bracelet!)
When TAG Heuer announce the Carrera Glassbox last year, one thing was clear: The Carrera line had been remade into a new format that we would see iterations into the future. The first such evolution post-W&W 2023 was the introduction of the revamped Skipper with its iconic color combination. Then at LVMH Watch Week this year, we saw the DATO C with its left-side date aperture C enter the mix with a new green dial. We had to know more was coming, and now we know what the more is by way of this all new "panda" dial TAG Heuer Carrera Glassbox. On its face this is the same Carrera we know in this new configuration. Like its blue ...
The IWC Portugieser Chronograph is a mainstay in the brand's collection and has been since the 1990s. And that's for good reason because it takes the tool-watch brand's more elegant side and injects it with some purpose-built mechanics. This year for Watches & Wonders, IWC isn't doing anything particularly earth-shattering to its core dressy chrono. Rather, it has taken the opportunity to inject some new life into it by way of three unique colorways and three case materials. Fresh for 2024 are the IWC Portugieser Chrono three ways: Horizon, Obsidian, and Dune. Horizon is a blue color paired with a white gold case, which takes...
Introducing: The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Tourbillon Chronograph Excellence Platine
Among a flurry of releases for Watches & Wonders 2024, Vacheron Constantin has taken the wraps off of the latest entry into the Collection Excellence Platine. Created for this collector-focused super line within VC's catalog, this new iteration is the Traditionnelle Tourbillon Chronograph Collection Excellence Platine, and it takes the brand's tourbillon-equipped chrono to new, platinum-specific heights, as this Platine example means that platinum is used for everything from the case, dial, crown, and buckle all the way to the threading used to stitch the 'gator strap that will help to keep all that precious platinum on your wrist. ...
It seems that Hodinkee's own Mark Kauzlarich's recent exploration of Nomos Glashtte's colorful "Super 30" collection was something kismet, more timely than we could have anticipated (and if you haven't already read it yet, I will politely encourage you to do so now C it's really good stuff). Given that watchmaking in the Glashtte region celebrates its 175th anniversary this year, it feels quite fitting that Nomos would celebrate this cultural milestone with a demonstration of its penchant for funky color worked dials, but the extent to which it would go is a bit of a fun surprise. Today, the brand launches its latest experiment on its Tangente 38 Date C a series comprised of 31 different d...
Introducing the Tadao Ando x Bulgari Serpenti
Today Bulgari launches its first ever artist collaboration with its most recognizable watch: the Serpenti Tubogas. To celebrate nature across the four seasons, Japanese architect Tadao Ando worked alongside Executive Director of Product Creation Fabrizio Buonamassa Stigliani to come up with a fresh twist on everybody's favorite snake watch.?Each watch will come out seasonally.? The four Serpentis include: Summer (natsu): two-tone yellow gold and steel with green aventurine dial; autumn (aki): rose gold with tiger's eye; winter (fuyu): steel with white mother of pearl; and spring (haru): two-tone rose gold and steel with pink moth...