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Best Super NEWS Watches
Richard Milles stock in trade has never been ultra-thin watches C if anything, his timepieces over the years have been much more notable for how they play with depth, and some have been downright massive. However, when he wants to, he certainly can make thinner watches, often to very good effect. The rectangular RM 16, and more recently, the RM 33-01, are both departures from his usual idiom, and this year at the SIHH he showed his most recent, the RM 67-01, which is both his flattest watch so far and the first extra-flat watch hes made in the tonneau-shaped case, which has been the foundation of his designs since the company launched its first watches in 2001. ...
The HODINKEE Shop Valentine's Day Gift Picks (Including New Straps And Travel Pouches)
Valentine's Day is coming up quickly, and the HODINKEE Shop has you covered for any last minute gifts. We've put together our top picks for gifts this year, including new straps, some classic favorites, and all-new travel pouches for two watches. Read on for our full selection. HODINKEE Aged Leather Watch Straps A few weeks ago we launched a new collection of straps available in five colors and four sizes. The slightly worn texture of the HODINKEE Aged Leather Watch Straps combined with the classic hand sewn stitching around the entire edge of each strap make these incredibly versatile. ...
Ah, Valentines Day, you either love it or hate it (mostly the latter). Here at HODINKEE we love it C okay not really, but we thought it would be great to bring you a selection of watches (in addition to the HODINKEE Shop picks from yesterday) that we think would be great for your significant other, whoever he or she may be. Read on for our picks. Sharing Is Caring C Arthur Touchot Here at HODINKEE, we love to share our love of watches. And what better way to do so than by sharing our watches with those we love? This Valentines day, consider getting a watch you and your partner can enjoy, especially ...
This week, Bring A Loupe goes all-in on eBay to find the better deals, and some bad ones too. Expect to see a ridiculously cheap Heuer, a great looking Universal Geneve, and two questionable Rolexes. And, if you have not found a Valentine's Day gift yet, Bring A Loupe is here for you with two recommendations for women's watches, one of them you were probably not expecting. This is your Bring A Loupe for February 12, 2016. A Memovox Tribute To Deep Sea U.S. Edition C A Very Sweet Re-Issue You probably remember the phenomenal story of a vintage Deep Sea Alarm found in a Goodwill store and bought for $5....
Introducing: The New Glashtte Original Senator Chronometer, With A Dark Blue Dial
Directly inspired by the marine chronometers made in Glashtte during the mid-20th century, the Senator Chronometer was introduced in 2009 with a perfectly archetypal dial layout for the genre.It featured a large white face, dominated by oversized Roman numerals, black rail tracks, pear-shaped blued hands, and most of all, a power reserve and running seconds facing each other at at 12 oclock and 6 oclock.The only details betraying its modern origins, besides it being a 42 mm wristwatch, was the signature panorama date window at 3 oclock. Still, it was ultimately a classic watch. Six years later, Glashtte Original presents...
Introducing: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Sapphire
Just when you thought Hublot couldn't get any crazier, they go ahead and release a clear watch. That's right, CLEAR. The Big Bang Unico Sapphire automatic flyback chronograph is the first new release in anticipation of Baselworld. If this is just a pre-release, then I can't imagine what the brand will have to present in March. So first things first, what is this thing made of? Believe it or not, it is made of none other than sapphire crystal. Hublot has managed to take the same stuff used to make transparent case backs and molds it into actual Big Bang cases. This was no easy feat. The case middle, bezel, and case back were a...
Hands-On: The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-Thin With Caliber 1120
This is a watch we loved a lot when we went hands-on with it at the SIHH. Its part of the refreshed Overseas line of watches, and while its the sort of thing one expects from Vacheron Constantin, its still so nicely done and so well rooted in VCs history that it rises above merely fulfilling expectations, and becomes something worth celebrating. The Overseas Ultra-Thin immediately struck us as reminiscent of the Vacheron Constantin 222, from the 1970s, which was along with watches like the Royal Oak and the Nautilus, part of the first generation of stainless steel watches with an integrated bracelet. All three watches, in...
Whether it was for the sport, the commercials, the halftime show, or the incredibly awesome nachos (add chorizo C you're welcome), you were likely one of the 111.9 million viewers that tuned into that big football game called Super Bowl 50. This year we saw the Broncos beat the Panthers 24-10, led by quarterback Peyton Manning. It's no secret that athletes like watches, just see here and here, so it was no surprise that during an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon we at HODINKEE noticed a rather large watch on Peyton's wrist. After a closer look we're pretty sure that it is in fact a Panerai Radiomir Composite 3...
Vintage Watch Shopping In Paris: Three Must-See Places To Visit (And A Ton Of Pictures)
You have probably heard Parisian monuments and restaurants celebrated many times before, but I bet you are much less aware of the amazing vintage watches that you can find in some shops in the city. Therefore, I wish to take you on a special tour of my hometown. Get ready for an unusual travel guide to Paris, ?solely dedicated to vintage watches. Fair warning, you might see a good number of dreamy watches. Horlogerie Antoine De Macedo, A Big And Beautiful Store In between the Luxembourg garden and the Church Saint Sulpice, you will find this incredible place: on display there is a freaking vintage Rol...
Hands-On: The Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days PAM 662 And Luminor 1950 PAM 663
Panerai doesnt leave me indifferent. But I feel different about Panerai every time I have one on. One moment I get why the Paneristi are so devoted to the brand and why the subtle differences between each model make them so exciting. The next I wonder if the manufacture isn't running out of ideas. But the new PAM 662 and PAM 663 clearly show they havent. The reason in this case is their lovely tobacco-brown dials, and the history behind them. Its a color Panerai wouldve hated seeing when they began making watches with Rolex in the 1930s. Their brass dials were black and meant to stay that way.To their dismay, the Florentine h...
Found: The Most Amazing Vintage Watch Website Nobody's Heard Of (But Not For Long)
I recently came across an incredible website C a kind of paradise if, like me, you are passionate about vintage watches. Timeline.Watch, started as the virtual catalog of experienced watch enthusiast Dan Henry after 30 years of collecting. It's an incredible project: an interactive timeline covering a period of a hundred years, and not only that: Henry has made it possible for other passionate collectors to add their watches to the timeline. I had the chance to learn more about Dan's ambitious project, his hopes, and how he had chased all those gorgeous pieces in the first place. Get ready for some good insights and a TON of beautiful watches. ...
In-Depth: A Detailed Survey Of The Split-Seconds Chronograph And Its Cousins
In the hierarchy of horological complications, there is some debate on which is the most prestigious. Some claim it is the minute repeater, while others swear by the tourbillon. But within the family of chronographs, between the standard chronograph, fly-backs, and so on, there is little contention that the most complicated of them all is the split-seconds, or rattrapante (French: rattraper?C?the act of recovering, recapturing). The Rolex 4113 A distinctive feature of these watches is the two C instead of one in typical chronographs C sweep seconds hands. One of them usually has an open ring, ...
Found: The Watch That Would (Not) Be King: A Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Made For King Edward VIII
This vintage Reverso is one with a stronger than usual connection to history, and it's a memento of a crisis. Engraved on the back with a dedication to a king, it would never be worn by its intended recipient. It now reposes in the Jaeger-LeCoultre museum collection, a silent testimony to a moment when a king had to choose between a woman, and his kingdom.Edward VIII always knew his relationship with Wallis Simpson, an American divorce, would make him an unpopular King. But the death of his father, King George V, precipitated his ascension to the throne on January 20, 1936. Tormented between his responsibilities as the new Head of the Church of England and his unholy relationship with Simps...
Last Presidents' Day, we added a remarkable Czech pocket watch given to President Woodrow Wilson in gratitude for his role in defeating Germany in World War I to our legendary Guide to the Watches of United States Presidents. Later last year, myself and a friend, Kevin O'Dell, had a chance to examine the Wilson pocket watch in-person at Tiny Jewel Box in Washington, DC, after the Woodrow Wilson House was kind enough to bring the watch there for closer inspection. As we told you last year, the Czech word for Prague ("Praha") is on the center dial and on the top of the back is "?i?lavsky," which is probably the maker, as Czechs...
A Week On The Wrist: The Zenith El Primero Reference A3817
If you have been following HODINKEE, you might agree with us that Zenith is a manufacturer that produces some of the more value-for-money watches these days. There are few totally in-house chronograph movements that can be had for just around $10,000, and which come in such a variety of dial and case designs ranging from sporty, to totally classic, to something in-between. Most modern watch collectors would probably also recognize the distinctive tri-color dial, especially with the recent lineup of watches such as the Zenith El Primero 36,000 VPH or El Primero Original 1969. And as most of you might know, the tri-colored dial originates from the Zenith El Primero ref A386, a watch produced i...
Bring a Loupe: Five Reasons Why Spending $5,000 On This Tudor 'Monte Carlo' Would Be A Terrible Idea
The Tudor "Monte Carlo" is undoubtedly a very cool looking chronograph, with a funky color scheme that you would not have expected from Manufacture Rolex C also the owner of Tudor. The successive iterations of the Oysterdate Chronograph C its less poetic technical name C are therefore highly sought after, but you should run away from one example that you can currently find for quite cheap on ebay. It is conspicuously wrong, in many ways. Lets now play Spot The Differences between this Monte Carlo and some correct examples. An Incorrect Red Hand ...
Hands-On: Kari Voutilainen's Unique Platinum GMT-6 And Burgundy Dial Vingt-8
The biggest new feature of the SIHH this year was, of course, the area set aside for presentations by nine independent watchmakers, known as the Carr des Horlogers. Based on word-of-mouth from participants, it seems to have been in general a success, allowing what many independent brands, journalists, and clients have had to do in a very chaotic way in previous years C meeting to see new products and designs in venues offsite C to take place under one roof. Of course, non-Richemont brands have always been a part of the SIHH (Parmigiani Fleurier, Audemars Piguet, and Richard Mille are all examples), but this is the first time such a large number of small-batch makers have participated. Of th...
The 1970s gave birth to four high-end stainless-steel mechanical watches with integrated bracelets. The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (1972), the IWC Ingenieur SL (1976), the Patek Philippe Nautilus (also 1976), and the Vacheron Constantin Overseas (1977). The first three were all signed by Gerald Genta, during what many consider to be his creative peak. The other was an ambitious response from a talented 23-year-old named Jorg Hysek. (For many years, it was thought that Genta was responsible for the first Overseas; Vacheron has however confirmed for us that Jorg Hysek was responsible.)Launched last, the Overseas (then called reference 222, in reference to the 222nd anniversary of the founding o...
This year we've got two new additions to the Seiko family of entry and mid-level diver's watches. These are the new-to-the-Prospex line, cushion-cased-shaped dive watches, which for the U.S. market, currently consists of two references: SRP775 (with bracelet) and SRP777 (on a silicon rubber strap). Seiko's entry level dive watches have probably been the first automatic mechanical watch for more future watch enthusiasts than any other type of watch (except possibly the Seiko 5) and with good reason: they represent a combination of honesty, practicality, durability, and history that, along with a price that puts them in reach for anyone with an interest in mechanical watches, makes them a no-b...
So what do you do when you have $5,000 to spend on a watch? Read HODINKEE of course. We've got four of our editors to consider the question for you: what's the best buy in mechanical watches under $5000 C and what's your new prize, once you have it on the wrist, going to make you want to save for? Well, read on, friends. We have listed our top mechanical watches for under $5,000 and a similar (more expensive) watch that you're going to start to yearn for once you're hooked on watches. Cara Barrett C The NOMOS Zrich And The A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Automatic Well, NOMOS and Lange may be the obviou...