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Introducing The 2022 Greubel Forsey Double Balancier Convexe Limited Edition
Stephen Forsey and Robert Greubel originally met at complications specialist Renaud & Papi (now Audemars Piguet Renaud & Papi) in the 1990s, and each found in the other a kindred spirit (although you would kind of expect to find lots of kindred spirits at ?APRP if you're interested in complications at all). The two founded their own complications house C Complitime C in 2001 and in 2004, launched Greubel Forsey. The company has made its mark making extremely ingenious complicated watches C generally, variations on the tourbillon, though not exclusively, and with other complications, as well C which are also hand-finished to an almost unbelievable degree. Their watches have generally ...
Jason Heaton On His Omega Seamaster Diver 300M
After finishing the manuscript of his first novel, Casino Royale, in 1952, Ian Fleming celebrated by ordering a gold-plated typewriter. It was a Royal Quiet Deluxe, and Fleming had it smuggled to England for him by a friend aboard a steamer to avoid paying some hefty import duties. It would have been quite the extravagance for a budding author upon completion of only his first novel but, in the end, proved prescient and fitting, seeing as he went on to great success with his series of James Bond novels, written over the next 12 years. In 2021, I completed my first novel, a thriller called Depth Charge. Now, I wouldn't dare compare myself to one of the most succes...
The M.A.D. 1 RED by Maximilian Bsser
We never officially covered the M.A.D. 1 release last June here at HODINKEE, because it wasn't a watch that was "officially" released. Instead, suppliers and supporters of MB&F were individually invited to purchase one of the 450 examples for CHF1,900. It was Bsser's way of saying thank you for all the help along the way. He's one of the most gracious individuals in the business, and quietly releasing the M.A.D. 1 to those who helped make MB&F what it is today is very Max. Later in November, when Jack (virtually) sat down with the mad scientist for his episode of Talking Watches, Bsser spilled the beans about the M.A.D....
New Vintage Watches In The HODINKEE Shop
To view the entire current selection of vintage watches available in the HODINKEE Shop, click here.?Questions? Send us a note, or let us know in the comments. Want to sell your vintage watch through the HODINKEE Shop? Email us at [email protected] with some photos. Want to sell your pre-owned watch? Click here. This Week's Vintage Watches As trade show season, and, with that, new release season kicks off in the watch world, the HODINKEE vintage collection remains present each Wednesday. A constant in this ever-changing watch landscape, vintage inherently can feature no "new releases." Yet, that does not mean a watch can't surpris...
The Latest JLC Polaris Is A Perpetual Calendar
Jaeger-LeCoultre is a prolific watchmaker, in terms of movements, in terms of collections, and in terms of rare handcrafts. Combining all of these strengths under one roof makes JLC stand out from the crowd, even in a day and age in which more and more watchmakers like to flex their in-house muscles. It's no wonder that the company, whose sprawling manufacture has grown around an original, humble farmhouse, is called the Grande Maison by collectors. Today, we have an update to the Polaris collection, a sport line born in the 1960s that incorporates a new take on a perpetual calendar caliber originally debuted back in 2013. It has...
We've All Been Sleeping On The Seiko Solar Speedtimer
In 1969, Seiko released the Seiko 5 Sports Speedtimer with its automatic caliber 6139 inside. This was the same year that such iconic brands as Zenith and Heuer (with the El Primero and Caliber 11 movements, respectively) unveiled their own auto chronos. So Seiko, a Japanese C and distinctly non-Swiss C company has an equal claim to the automatic-winding chronograph throne as any fondue-loving, cheese-eating watch brand in Switzerland. It's interesting that Seiko holds this distinction because historically it's known more for its hand in toppling the Swiss watch market through the popularization of battery-powered, highly accurate, quartz movements. Thus creating...
New Cartier Libre For Watches And Wonders 2022
The Cartier Libre collection has traditionally been the line where Cartier gets to add watches to the repertoire that are "crafted with full creative freedom." This has, in the past, translated into watches that serve as funky, over-the-top, and diamond-filled reminders that Cartier is a world-class jeweler. And while this year is no different in tone, it is a bit of a departure from the three previous Libre collections in that they played with familiar watch designs C a Baignoire nestled into a mane of diamonds or speckled with emeralds in order to evoke a turtle, a Tortue snake C whereas this year the watch doesn't immediately call to mind any particular predecessor. In fact, one might not...
Meet The New Hamilton Khaki Field Titanium
It takes some time to get a design right. While the first Khaki Field Titanium was an exciting new direction for the Khaki, some facets missed the mark. The Titanium engraving on the side of the case irked plenty of would-be buyers. The faux-aged lume was contentious. There was no arguing with the H-10 inside, however. An 80-hour power reserve is best-in-class for a watch at this price point ($995). And now, after a couple of years, the Khaki Field Titanium has finally found its footing C it's the best it's ever been. It comes in 42mm, but the 38mm version will certainly be the darling among enthusiasts. The H-10 remains, and so ...
Roger Dubuis Drops A Pair Of Insane Watches
Hear ye, hear ye! Roger Dubuis is introducing two new timepieces during Watches & Wonders 2022 C the Knights of the Round Table Monotourbillon, and the Excalibur Monobalancier. The former represents the first time Roger Dubuis is pairing its signature Knights of the Round Table motif with a tourbillon, while the latter introduces a new-and-improved self-winding caliber to the company's flagship Excalibur collection. It's a bit hard to believe this is the first time we're seeing Roger Dubuis add a tourbillon to the Knights of the Round Table series. This brand is positively fixated on tourbillons. The new Knights of the Round...
Exploring New Brand Territory With The Lecia L2 Watch
When a brand is largely known for one thing, it can be very difficult to translate that singular success into the realm of a new product class. Back in 2018, Leica C one of the most respected names in photography C announced that they would make a watch. Now, nearly four years later, I've been able to spend a few weeks with a production-spec example of their flagship model, the L2 C and I'm surprised by how I feel about it. The best (and best-known) brands are deeply connected to the product or service they provide and, the deeper that connection, the harder it is to convince your customer base of anything outside of the norm. Wh...
Introducing: Bulova Goes Even More Digital with the new Computron D-CAVE
Bulova has long been a player in electronic watches, going back to the Accutron 214 movement in 1960. The 214 was a forward-thinking movement and bold design that accentuated the technology inside. Now Bulova is innovating again with D-CAVE, a "lifestyle metaverse marketplace," to dive deeper into technology that's sweeping the luxury world: Cryptocurrency and NFTs. With the same trapezoidal shape and design elements as the 1976 Computron LED (and its more recent re-edition), the new Bulova Computron D-CAVE Standard and Special Editions feature a black IP (ion plated) stainless-steel case with luminous green accents and green LEDs for the dual time-zone display i...
The Most Popular Watches On HODINKEE, From January To March 2022
Well, here we are folks. We're rapidly approaching the year's biggest trade show C?Watches and Wonders Geneva 2022. Our team of editors will be headed to Switzerland over the next few days, and we're prepared to bring you all the latest and greatest news from the watch world's most important companies and individuals. But before we jet off to Geneva to cover the new stuff, we want to take a moment to highlight all the great watches we've already seen released this year.?And what better way to do that than a good ol' fashioned ranking? That's right,?I dug deep into the nooks and crannies of data analytics to determine which 10 new watches reached the most readers ...
At HODINKEE, we're constantly striving to curate a wide assortment of watches that reflects the diversity within our community. And every Thursday morning we dedicate some time to highlight a few of the latest and greatest watches to land over in?HODINKEE Pre-Owned. Sometimes we've procured a few intriguing indies, while other times it might be all stainless steel sport watches as far as the eye can see.? The point is C?we never quite know what will be in stock by 11:00 AM ET, Thursday morning. New watches are added to the site daily, so we recommend you bookmark?HODINKEE Pre-Owned?in order to not miss any new additions. In the meantime, here are six watches that...
Did you know Harry Houdini has ties to watchmaking? He does. In fact, he named himself after French clockmaker Jean Eugne Robert-Houdin - Houdini was actually worn as Erik Weisz. It turns out, he happened to own a rather impressive timepiece as well - a minute repeating chronograph with triple date and moonphase. The watch was presented to Houdini from his early manager and friend Harry Day, and the inside of the hunter-style case is engraved as such. The watch is not signed by a manufacturer, though.What makes this watch so personal though is that attached to a short chain is a locket with a picture of Houdini's wife and mother on each side. Also included are a dried clover leaf and a...
Hands-On: With The Zenith Pilot Big Date Special (Live Photos)
Though the first watch we showed you from Zenith 2012 was a relatively simple piece (the Espada, Zenith's first non-chronograph El Primero), the year is all about the Pilot's watch.? The simplest of the three (we'll show you the other two down the line) is the Pilot Big Date Special, which is a vintage inspired chronograph (an El Primero, of course) with the addition of a big date at 6 o'clock.?This 42mm steel watch comes on both a stitched, aged leather strap or mesh bracelet (which is surprisingly awesome - see pics below), though, the big date execution here is the not the slickest we've seen - notice how the numerals are on dramatically different planes? So much so that you can almost se...
Later this week, the last thirteen timepieces belonging to the greatest watch collector of modern times, Henry Graves Jr, will be sold at Sotheby's.? Along with these final Graves pieces will be about forty watches that belonged to Graves' grandson, Reginald "Pete" Fullerton - who inherited not only some of the most important watches in the world from his grandfather, but the love for watches.?Today, we take you go hands-on with our picks from the late Mr. Fullerton's collection and show our favorites from this heir to a watch collecting dynasty.? Prices range in estimates from about $2000 to, well, a lot.While Fullerton and his grandfather are most certainly associated with Patek Philippe, ...
Presenting GRAVES WEEK on HODINKEE: Extensive, Daily Coverage Of The Auction Of A Dynasty
This Thursday, the collection of Henry Graves Jr and his grandson Pete Fullerton will go up for auction at Sotheby's New York.? Starting tomorrow, we will present the most in-depth, detailed coverage of this monumental sale anywhere on the planet.? Stay tuned......
Auctions: Patek Philippe To Auction Off Unique 5131J World Timer With View Of Geneva For Charity
Imagine spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on one of the rarest wristwatches ever made and knowing that every penny will go to a charity that helps kids most in need. Heres your chance to lend a helping hand and get a nice watch in the process C but you better have deep pockets to make this happen. There is only one watch and lots of competition to own it. Heres the inside story.On June 11th, Children Action Geneva will auction a one-of-a-kind timepiece made by venerable Swiss watchmaker Patek Philippe. Children Action is dedicated to providing medical aid and psychological care to children in need around the world. In Geneva, recent Children Action work includes teenage suicide pr...
This 1946 Chrono was found during Vacheron's first ever "live authentication days" in New YorkLast year, Vacheron Constantin debuted an interesting project called "The American Heritage of Vacheron Constantin," which consisted of an interactive portal and timeline relaying some really incredible stories about Vacheron timepieces in the hands of American collectors.? Like, for example, the watch that was given to President Eisenhower at the Geneva Summit, or President Truman's Vacheron (there are several more).? We then showed you some of the most iconic pieces from the American Heritage collection here, and in particular, here.?Well, Vacheron is back this year with an updated American Herita...
Frederique Constant is one of those under-the-radar brands that does a lot of things right, including make their own movements for a small but growing percentage of their collection.? You see, FC makes around 120,000 watches per year, approximately 8 percent of which hold their own, manufacture movement.? That may not sound like that much, but that means Frederique Constant is producing around 9,600 watches each year with an in-house movement inside (or, for pure comparison of scale, about twice as many as A. Lange & Sohne makes per annum).?Just this past weekend in Las Vegas, we got the chance to see a watch that while officially introduced in the BaselWorld season, didn't get too much ...