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Found: A Movado Calendograph Formerly Owned By Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was an exceptional leader and a complicated man. Both adjectives could also be applied to his watches. Churchill loved watches, yet was always late. His great-grandson, Randolph Churchill, tells a story of his private secretaries setting his house clocks 15 minutes forward in hopes of correcting this regular tardiness, yet they could never get a hold of Churchill's personal watch. He showed up to appointments when he pleased anyway. Churchill's most historically notable watch was his Breguet minute repeating rattrapante chronograph pocket watch, Breguet number 765, which he affectionately called "Turnip." The Breguet proudly remains in the posse...
An Interview With Wanna Buy A Watch And Ken Jacobs
Ken Jacobs started West Hollywood vintage watch store Wanna Buy A Watch? in the early 1980s, but you'd hardly know he's been in the business for more than 40 years. His energy and passion for all things C watches in particular C?will have you in admiration like watching a Simone Biles floor routine or a tourbillon whir around a dial for the first time.? While he spent his early childhood collecting all kinds of little things, Jacobs didn't find vintage watches until after completing his PhD in clinical psychology and practicing for a few years. On Sundays, he'd head to the Rose Bowl Flea Market in Pasadena, CA, to trade coins. That's where he found pocket watches...
The Hodinkee 'Back To Basics' Sale
And I'm back! It was just a week ago that I shared with you that the future of Hodinkee will be one where we put a great focus on things that no one else can do C and since then, I feel we've really started to deliver (I'm looking at you Mark Kauzlarich with that EPIC two-part story on the Patek 2497). Now I'm here to tell you about the next phase of things following our recent announcement that we will be shifting our focus away from commerce. Because, as it turns out, the more we share with you, the more you support us. The 450+ comments on last week's letter, and the dozens of notes I received personally about how much Hodinke...
Talking Watches: With Yoshihide Isogai C Former President Of Shellman Watches In Tokyo
This article was originally published on Hodinkee.jp. It has been translated from Japanese. Talking Watches, our video series where enthusiasts, celebrities, and collectors talk with the Hodinkee editorial team about watches, is back with a new original Japanese episode for the first time in a long while. This time, our guest is Yoshihide Isogai, who is well-known to Japanese vintage watch enthusiasts. He is the man who built Shellman, founded by his brother Kenbun, into one of the world's leading vintage watch dealers. He's also known for introducing Philippe Dufour to Japan and sparking the boom in independent watchmakers. He's a legend in the Japanese watch wo...
A Theory On The Possible Origins Of Brad Pitt's Mysterious 'F1' IWC Ingenieur
A couple of weeks ago, the worldwide watch-spotting community was offered something of a mystery via the wrist of Brad Pitt. The famous actor and star of the upcoming film F1 (Kosinski, 2025) arrived at Hungaroring in late July for the Hungarian Grand Prix, and he was wearing something strange on his wrist. As my good pal Oren covered in his original story for GQ, Pitt appeared to be wearing an IWC Ingenieur SL ref. 1832 on his wrist, and it looks to have been modified from the original spec with a green dial. While the IWC part makes full sense (IWC is a notable sponsor of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas team), the option for a modifi...
The Watch-Spotting Noah Lyles and Other Olympic Athletes
This year, I'm all in on the Olympics. On Monday, we ran a story about how Omega captured the photo finish of the men's 100m finals. It was a massive moment in Olympic history C one of the closest finishes ever. But I've been obsessively watching every sport I have time for, from swimming and athletics to surfing in Tahiti and fencing. It's just that time of the year. But of course, I can't stop looking at the watches. The Men's 100m final photo finish. Lyles and Thompson recorded the exact same finishing time, but Omega's photo finish camera was able to split the sprinters and show that Lyles took the gold medal. The red line is what officials used to ...
Over the weekend, I was taking a break from putting together an upcoming Olympics watch spotting when I decided to grab a slice of pizza. At that same moment, in stark contrast to my dietary habits, the eight fastest men in the world were about to put on a show. Everyone in the pizza joint had stopped what they were doing, and together, we watched one of the closest finishes in Olympic history. The final winning time was 9.784 seconds. Just 0.005 seconds separated U.S.A.'s Noah Lyles gold medal run and Kishane Thompson of Jamaica. Five milliseconds. It takes an human one TENTH of a second to blink. Thats wild. And thanks to a photo from Omega's line-scan (or slit-scan) photo finish camera c...
Last night, Armand "Mondo" Duplantis, the Swedish-American pole vaulting legend representing Sweden in the Olympics, did things only he could imagine. Cool, calm, collected, and joking with friends, he skipped most heights and only started to take things seriously after he had secured the gold by a wide margin. He casually set a new Olympic record of 6.10 and then decided, "Why not beat my own world record by one centimeter?" On his third attempt, he cleared 6.25m (though Omega's tracking data showed he could have cleared an incredible 6.5m), and the crowd C and Mondo C?went wild.? Mondo Duplantis with his new World Record. Notice anything about his wri...
Hodinkee Interview With Vintage Expert Eric Wind
We're back with 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). Today's guest is gentleman dealer Eric Wind of Wind Vintage. Eric was one of the earliest contributors to Hodinkee, writing his first article about the Universal Geneve Polerouter way back in 2010.Over the years, he published the weekly "Bring A Loupe" column an...
The Value Proposition: The Habring2 Erwin 'Tuxedo'
I've always had a soft spot for Habring2 watches. Each time I've come across one, I've always been so impressed with how much any of their complicated watches can put a smile on my face. The brand has real history, too C Richard Habring is the man most known for democratizing the split seconds complication by utilizing a Valjoux 7750 and a rattrapante module during his time at IWC, among many other contributions. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Austrian brand Habring2 with his wife, Maria, and throughout these 20 years, the brand has grown to be a favorite within the watch-collecting community. The I...
Introducing: The Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 Limited Edition In Black PVD
You know what they say C if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Mido is taking that philosophy to heart by introducing the fourth release of its incredibly successful Ocean Star Decompression Timer series, this time in a deep black PVD. Turning back the clocks to the pandemic era, Mido released the first version in a limited run of 1,961 pieces in 2020, with the production size as an homage to the 1961 model that it's based on C the Ocean Star Skin Diver. Perhaps it was a design that resonated extremely well with the watch community, perhaps we were all a bit stir-crazy sitting in our homes, or perhaps it w...
Here's Why Watches Use Sapphire Crystals
There's a saying in sports that "a good referee is one you don't notice," and sometimes it feels like the same could be said for the watch crystal. But there's so much more to the component that we look straight through than meets the eye (or doesn't). Over the last century, a few materials have been used to cover the dial, mostly acrylic (or plastic), mineral, or sapphire crystals. Today, sapphire is most commonly used on watches of a certain price point, though appreciation for old-school acrylic continues unabated in corners of the collecting world. It's time the crystal got its shine. Here's more than you probably wanted to know about the history of the cryst...
Your Guide To The Hodinkee Back To Basics Sale
A couple of weeks ago, Ben Clymer shared his vision for the future of Hodinkee, outlining our renewed focus on what made us who we are: exceptional, in-depth watch content. As part of this shift, we're stepping back from our extensive commerce operations. While we will still offer exclusive Limited Editions and Hodinkee Insurance, day-to-day commerce will no longer be a primary focus. So, what happens when a company decides to step away from commerce? We need to clear out our existing inventory, and that's where our "Back to Basics" sale comes into play. We've seen a tremendous response so far, with t...
Daniel Craig At The Olympics Wearing A Yet Unreleased No-Date Omega Seamaster?
Im on the ground in Paris, looking at the?number of the ways that Omega plays a crucial role in Olympic timekeeping and statistics. Sitting at one of the events, I glanced over to see the new Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M Ultra Light that was stealthily launched yesterday (it was one of two prototypes), causally on the wrist of a nearby Omega employee. Funny enough, I asked that Omega employee if there were any other new upcoming products he wanted to share C the response was just a laugh. But apparently, that laugh might have been a hint about another surprise launch for the Olympics. Thanks to our eagle-eyed colleagues at Gear Patrol who caught it first, it looks like Omega ambassador Daniel ...
Three New Royal Oak Offshores For Summer 2024
"Audemars Piguet releases new Royal Oaks" is a headline that we could write at least a few times a year, and there seems to be a general sense of exhaustion for all things Royal Oak, classic though they might be. But also C and at the same time C is a pink gold Royal Oak Offshore in 37mm kind of hot?? I can't even describe my own feelings but I think I kinda like the grey bezel? Just in time for the last month or so of summer proper, Audemars Piguet, the Royal Oak Company, has introduced three new Royal Oak Offshores. The first Offshore uses a 37mm pink gold case (12.1mm thick) and a grey rubber bezel. It's paired with an ivor...
In-Depth: Why We Should All Be Paying More Attention To Vintage Movado
Talk to 10 vintage watch enthusiasts, especially around the idea of value, and you're bound to hear about vintage, pre-1970s Movado. In fact, if you talk watches with me for more than 10 minutes, I am bound to bring the brand up myself. To a small but vocal crowd, vintage Movado offers a combination of value and quality that exceeds just about any other brand. There has always been a community of vintage Movado lovers; I used to joke that if a great example came up for auction, it was the same four people bidding on it C the only four people in the world who cared. If I lost out on a good Movado, within two texts, I could usually find who beat me out. But things ...
Well, the 33rd Olympiad games have just concluded, but we're not quite done with watch stories. The summer games only happen once every four years (well, three years this past time), so I think they warrant more time than the few weeks that the Olympics give us. That said, instead of bogging you down with two different stories, I've decided to combine two surprising Olympics watches into one "Hands-On." There are a few official timepieces from Omega for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris (and a handful of Swatches too, but I'll get to those in a future story). There is a five-color set of "Official Timekeeper" Seamasters that didn't seem to get much attention. Same ...
Photo Report: The Omegas And Other Watches At The 2024 Olympics
This year, I've been all-in on the Olympic games. From the incredible opening ceremony to the events (iconic and obscure alike), I've soaked up as much as I could get. With streaming and nearly instant replays of events, you can have anything imaginable your fingertips. I've always been a big fan of the Olympics but Ive been content to watch it at home C I never thought I'd see the games in person. Now, I can't imagine missing another Olympics for the rest of my life. I am prepared for those who could say, "Of course you were won over to Omega because they brought you to the Olympics." That's why I usually say no trips like this...
Editors' Picks: The Watches We'd Wear To Our Best Friend's Wedding
In many areas of the world, the long, sunny days of summer will soon be drawing to a close. But the wedding season is still in full bloom. And when the wedding involves someone close to us, it's an event we wouldn't miss for the world. Many of us feel a duty to honor them by showing up, dressing our best, and wishing them well as this new chapter of life begins. We can also remember the experience with the watch we choose to wear on the special day. So, without further ado, here are the watches that members of the Hodinkee team would wear to their best friend's wedding (and why). Tony Traina: The AnOrdain Model 3 ...
Sotheby's to Auction Heuer Monaco From Steve McQueen
It's one of the most iconic images at the intersection of watches and motorsport, catnip for anyone with even a passing interest in watches, racecars, or general coolness: Steve McQueen buttoning his racing suit, Heuer Monaco easily spotted, on the set of Le Mans. Sotheby's has announced that one of the Heuer Monaco watches used as a prop for the 1971 film will be offered as part of its New York auction in December. Heuer provided six Monaco watches to be used in Le Mans, four of which had a leather strap, as McQueen is seen wearing in the film. And we know what's happened with almost all four of these McQueen Monacos: Two sit in the TAG Heuer Museum, selling at...