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Hodinkee Geneva Spring Watch Auction Recap 2024
As I wrote last year, major auctions can be marketing exercises as much as they represent a true market nowadays. And unlike last spring, I wasn't in Geneva to attend the auctions at Christie's, Sotheby's, Phillips, and Antiquorum, instead watching through livestreams and living vicariously through others. When viewed from afar there's a tendency to focus on numbers and results and forget about the actual watches. The tale of the tape will tell you that Phillips continued its market-leading position, with a total sale of CHF 35.9 million (about $39.7 million) and five watches selling for more than CHF 1 million. Even with a still-down website, Christie's hobbled ...
Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Geographic, Date, And Perpetual Calendar Review
Just a short time ago, at Watches and Wonders, Jaeger-LeCoultre showed off their biggest novelties for the year C or so we thought. The Duometre line is certainly technically impressive, but it's a slightly niche collection that might struggle to find a place on the general consumers' wrists. And while you might think "well, for JLC, that's the role of the Reverso or maybe the Master Control," they're here to remind you how good the Polaris is. Let's take a look at the new Polaris Geographic. The Polaris Geographic. There are three new JLC Polaris watches out today, each featuring new dials, but the biggest premiere is the new...
Photo Report: The Grand Prix De Monaco Historique Is A Dream World On Earth (120+ Photos)
If the film Night at the Museum hadn't taken place at the American Museum of Natural History, but, say, in the South of France (Monaco, to be exact), and during the daytime, and with more people around, then you would have something almost like the Monaco Grand Prix Historique.Every two years (2024 was the 14th running) the Automobile Club de Monaco hosts the Grand Prix Historique- a living-museum type event where race cars spanning the late 1920s through ground-effect Formula 1 cars built in the 1980s take to the same street circuit that has hosted the Monaco Grand Prix for nearly a century. There is a racetrack in the midst of all of this. Short of ac...
HODINKEE Radio: Q&A C?Cartier, TAG Heuer x KITH Formula 1, Auctions, And More
After a week off, we're back with another Wednesday 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). In today's episode, I tapped our style editor Malaika Crawford, client advisor Rich Fordon, and video producer Jonathan McWhorter for a Q&A. Some of the questions we take on: What other brands should release a Cartier Priv-style...
Hands-On review of the new large model Panthre de Cartier
The Panthre de Cartier is a watch that has the women of New York City swooning in droves C at least the women I know (and their girlfriends and sisters and co-workers twice removed cousins). It's the popular choice among a certain set of ladies in the city. In 2021, the founder of Dimepiece, Brynn Wallner, christened the Panthre the ultimate "it girl" watch in an article for Harper's Bazaar. It was titled "Why Are All the It Girls Obsessed With This Watch?" Which got me to thinking: How is this ubiquitous watch still an emblem of cool to so many New York City women? Whether you pay absolutely no mind to celebrity culture and need a full definition (or maybe eve...
Review of the Credor Locomotive, A Vintage Gerald Genta Design for Seiko
Today, Credor is celebrating the brand's 50th anniversary by re-releasing the Credor Locomotive, a Gerald Genta design put into production by Credor (under the umbrella of Seiko) back in 1979. If you didn't know Seiko had an official Genta-designed watch (not to be confused with those that are distinctly Genta-inspired), you're probably not alone. But there's no mistaking the Locomotive for anything else. There's no denying that the Credor Locomotive is a 1970s Gerald Genta "integrated bracelet" luxury sports watch with many of the hallmarks we've come to expect from the iconic designer (and his designs).?The angular bracelet, be...
Hands-On Review Of the 2024 Swatch Neon Collection
Ah, Swatch. Pure, early '90s, neon-flecked nostalgia. Andre Agassi is slapping serves, mullet flapping in the breeze; Marty McFly just touched down in his DeLorean (again); even Dennis Rodman is wearing one. Swatch. Whenever it feels like watches are a bit too serious or perhaps we're just not having enough fun, I turn to the lovably nostalgic brand. I love vintage and modern Swatch and always have a few stuffed in a drawer, somewhere, and the brand does as good a job as any at looking to its past without just playing the hits. The Swatch Shades of Neon, as seen in the collection of jeweler Nadine Ghosn. ...
Hodinkee Interview With Loupe This Eric Ku and Justin Gruenberg
It's Wednesday, so 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 on the podcast I'm thrilled to have two legendary collectors and dealers join me, Eric Ku and Justin Gruenberg.?Of course, Eric is no stranger to Hodinkee, having appeared on the site, Talking Watches, and this podcast. He got his start ...
This Week In The Shop: Our Favorite Summer Watches Under $2,000
Your Weekly Shop Brief Last week, a few new arrivals from Seiko landed in the Hodinkee Shop, including a limited edition take on the brand's vintage Navigator Timer GMT and the newly reimagined Alpinist GMT. Additionally, the H08 paired with a matching titanium bracelet has returned to our digital storefront, and we've just received this emerald and white Grand Seiko GMT made to be the perfect companion for frequent travelers.? On the pre-owned side of the Shop, this Lange 1 continues to be in a league of its own, and this "Thunderbird" Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph is the perfect combination of dressy and sporty.? ...
Review of The Tudor Black Bay 58 for Inter Milan
Sometimes, in football (soccer for us yanks), the season is over before all the games are played. In April, Italian soccer league Serie A team Inter Milan pulled off that feat and C with five matches still to be played at that point C became Italian Champions with a commanding season performance. Not only that, but it was their 20th title, and in Italy, for every 10 titles won, you get to put a star on your jersey. This time, Inter Milan isn't just celebrating with a star on the jersey but a limited edition Black Bay 58 with two stars as well. The new Inter Milan Black Bay 58 is, for most specifications, like most other steel Bla...
Introducing: Ming Brings Back The Dive Watch With The 37.09 'Bluefin'
Back in 2020, Ming released the brand's most recent dive watch, the 18.01 H41, with a DLC-coated luminous black stainless steel bezel and a very strong 1,000 meters of water resistance. Still, if you looked back at our coverage, the watch would be recognizable if largely night and day when it comes to finishing and design quality compared to the new Ming 37.09 "Bluefin" released today. The new 37.09 doesn't reach the 1000m mark of the 18.01 H41, it makes up for it in those aforementioned qualities and some ingenuity. The watch measures 38mm wide by 12.8mm thick with a 316L stainless steel case and 600m of water resistance but use...
Hands-On Review Of The Oak & Oscar Atwood Chronograph
Chicago-based Oak & Oscar is adding a regular production chronograph to its collection. This is the Atwood, a continuation of Oak & Oscar's cohesive design that dates back nearly a decade, just a little more complicated.? The new Atwood offered in navy blue, charcoal grey, and white. The specs quickly illustrate why the watch is so appealing: The Atwood measures 39mm x 12.9mm (46mm lug-to-lug), and the brushed 316L stainless steel case provides 50 meters of water resistance. It has a domed sapphire crystal, as well as a sapphire caseback so you can see the manual-wind chronograph caliber inside. Oak & Oscar is offe...
A review of the watches at Ice Cold: An Exhibition Of Hip-Hop Jewelry
Earlier this month, the American Museum of Natural History opened Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry. Guest curated by Vikki Tobak, author of the book Ice Cold. A Hip-Hop Jewelry History, the exhibition will be on view within the Museum's Halls of Gems and Minerals. Is the storied museum an unexpected venue for showcasing the evolution of jewelry and watches in hip-hop over the past five decades? Perhaps. But it made total sense to Tobak and the museum's curatorial team, given hip-hop's weight within today's pop-culture hemisphere. Tobak included five watches in the show. "I knew all the iconic pieces that I wanted," she said, "and then it was just a matt...
Introducing: Serica Expands Its Field Watch Offering With The New 6190 M.S.L Chronometer
Named for the abbreviation of Mean Sea Level, this is Serica's newly announced Ref. 6190 M.S.L. With new dial colors, applied markings, and a new handset, the 6190 M.S.L forms Serica's latest spin on their mid-century-inspired take on a classic '50s field watch and it comes on a steel Bonklip bracelet to complete that old-school look.? Building upon the recently updated standard spec of the 6190, the M.S.L retains the same 37.7mm steel case. Thickness is 10.4mm, and the lug to lug is just 46.5mm. The lug width is 20mm, water resistance is 20...
Introducing: The Audemars Piguet [RE]Master02
In 2019, Audemars Piguet launched the Code 11.59 collection, which was positioned as an alternative to the Royal Oak (after discontinuing the Jules Audemars and Millenary lines over the years prior). A year later came the [RE]Master01, a new chronograph inspired by a 1940s watch made by Audemars Piguet, limited to 500 pieces. With the new release, it seemed like AP would lean into its heritage in a way that would show the brand to be what vintage collectors already know C not just "The Royal Oak Company." Then*crickets*. The "collection," as it was, was not even listed on the brand's "collections" landing page. ?Four years later, we have a new [RE]Master, and it's certainly very different f...
Today, Panerai has released a wild watch that I can only describe as "peak Panerai." Yes, it's massive, overbuilt, and loud. It's by far not the watch I would be drawn to from the brand. And yet, the new Submersible Elux Lab-ID (ref. PAM01800) is extremely cool. The new 49mm by 21.9mm thick Submersible has a Blue Ti-Ceramitech case, bezel, and caseback. But what's inside (and peeks through the dial) is the shock. The P.9010/EL caliber movement has six barrels that not only give three days of power reserve but 30 minutes of mechanical microgenerator-powered light to the indices on the dial (and the lume pip on the bezel). This is ...
A relatively recent expansion within the Ulysse Nardin universe of watchmaking, the OPS series is the brand's answer to more casual, sporty options within its repertoire. First released in 2023, the previous OPS takes have been limited to a pair of the brand's quintessentially unconventional Freak and Freak X models, respectively, leaning on the use of khaki green that conjures images of army fatigues. Now, operation OPS expansion continues, this time, with a pair of olive green monochromatic divers that showcase the brand's commitment to sustainability through their use of materials. Beginning with the Diver NET OPS, this model ...
Review of the TAG Heuer the Monaco Dark Blue Titanium
As you might expect, TAG Heuer is introducing a new version of its Monaco chronograph to celebrate this weekend's yacht party that goes by the name of the Monaco Grand Prix (he writes jealously). As our archives kindly reminded me, it's basically a variation of last year's skeletonized Monaco, just a little more subdued, if that's possible for the original avant-garde chronograph.? The new Monaco has a dark blue, skeletonized dial and a black DLC-coated grade-2 titanium case that measures 39mm wide and 47mm lug-to-lug. This time around, yellow accents provide a little color. The dial is a sandblasted blue but with lots of skeleto...
Through Watches, Those Who Have Died In Service Of Their Country Are Remembered
When I was young, Memorial Day meant the first trip of the year to the Jersey Shore along with a hometown parade that involved classic cars chugging down the main street, marching bands, kids riding bikes with glistening patriotic streamers affixed to the handlebars, old fire trucks with blaring sirens, and troop carriers full of soldiers from the local armory tossing out candy to kids. One year, I even drove my own hopped-up 1967 Pontiac Tempest convertible in the parade before it started pouring and I had to call it off. Memorial Day has always been a blast. There's nothin...
Review Of The New IWC Ceralume Pilot's Chronograph
IWC has announced the development of a proprietary luminous ceramic technology called "Ceralume" and introduced it this past weekend in the first watch with a fully luminous ceramic case. The Ceralume IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 continues IWC's history of material innovation, especially in ceramic.? IWC says Ceralume was developed by its experimental engineering division, XPL. The process involves mixing ceramic powder with Super-LumiNova pigments, the luminous material typically used on dials. According to IWC, in dark chamber testing, the case was able to emit a bright blue light for 24 hours (it didn't mention how long it...