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HODINKEE Is Hiring: We're Looking For NY-Based, Watch-Loving Journalists
It's a new year, and with it, we're looking to bring in a few new members to our team. While every aspect of our business is growing, what we are looking for right now are experienced writers with a preternatural love for timepieces. Oh, and you need to be able to take a good photo, and be based in New York. We are looking to fill both full-time and part-time positions.If you think you fit the bill, please send a resum, along with three ideas for HODINKEE-style posts and one writing sample to us at [email protected]....
OnTheDash Launches Micro-Site Dedicated To The Wristwatches of President Obama
Jeff Stein is the man behind OnTheDash.com, the absolute reference for all things vintage Heuer.? He was also among the first on the web to identify then presidential candidate Barack Obama's Secret Service wristwatch - which was then picked up by countless national news outlets, and eventually led to a commercial version of the Jorg Gray chrono being sold in the thousands.? ? President Obama as a child...wearing a watch!? Just today, Jeff launched a dedicated micro-site to not just President Obama's Jorg Gray, but, well, just about every watch he's ever worn, including a TAG Heuer Series 1500, a Highgear Enduro digital watch,...
Armin Strom One Week Skeleton Water For Only Watch 2013
As we draw closer to Antiquorum's Only Watch 2013 being held in Monaco on September 28th, more of the watches being auctioned for charity are coming into focus. We've showed you live images of a few of the stand out creations for this year, and today we get a look at Armin Strom's contribution to the auction to benefit the Monegasque Association Against Muscular Dystrophy.A derivative of the brand's One Week line of watches, the Skeleton will feature hand engraved waves upon the gear train bridge to reference the auction's stunning venue of Monaco. Inside the watch is the same Armin Strom caliber ARM09, which is a manual winding affair offering 7 days of power reserve via dual mainspring bar...
In Urwerk's never-ending mission to produce some of the most interesting and genre-bending mechanical watches on the planet, we now present you with the EMC, or Electro Mechanical Control.? We showed you the movement to the EMC here back at Basel, but now the watch has been unveiled, and it's a doozy.? The EMC is "the world's first precision mechanical watch in which the timing can be monitored and adjusted by the user, on the fly - essentially? It's interactive. So what does this mean specifically? Well the watchmaker's best friend is a device called a Witschi, which listens to the rhythm of the balance and displays the perf...
Here are 331 Vintage Wall Clocks
Here at HODINKEE HQ, there are a few vintage wall clocks adorning our hallowed halls. We love em, and you can find some really, really funky old clocks for very cheap on the like of Etsy, eBay, and at flea markets. Recently, the guys Retrorenovation showed us 331 examples of such clocks. Take a look here....
Introducing Russia's Konstantin Chaykin And His Unique Cinema Watch
Konstantin Chaykin is quite a rare bird in the world of independent horology, in that he works outside of Switzerland. Chaykin is the only Russian member of the?Acadmie Horlogre des Crateurs Indpendants (ACHI), the professional body for independent watchmakers that counts the likes of Philippe Dufour and Kari Voutilainen?as members. This alone makes Chaykin and his work interesting, but the fact that hes also developed an entirely new complication made us take a closer look. Here is a first look at the Cinema watch, housing a nineteenth-century style mechanical animation.The Cinema was released earlier this year at Basel World. It is called the Cinema because of its unique complication,...
Audemars Piguet Sues Tommy Hilfiger And Movado For Derivative Design
According to court documents filed this past tuesday, Audemars Piguet is in the early phases of legal action against Tommy Hilfiger, and its licensee for watches, the Movado Group. ?The claim says that Tommy's Eton watch?creates a likelihood of confusion such that the purchasing public is likely to believe [they are] authentic Audemars Piguet Royal Oak watches. ?Or, essentially, the Eton looks too much like a Royal Oak Offshore. The AP Royal Oak Offshore Navy - Inspiration for the Tommy Hilfiger Eton? Specifically, these are the traits AP is objecting to: ?a round watch face that is framed by an octagonal unitary bezel; a be...
Hands-On: With The Ralph Lauren RL67 Safari Chronometer (Live Pics, Details, Pricing)
Ralph Lauren RL67 Safari Chronometer Back when it debuted in January, we brought you a few photos of the Ralph Lauren RL67 Safari Chronometer live from SIHH 2013. We knew immediately that this was one we were going to have to get our hands on back in the United States, and the pieces are finally arriving on our shores. We spent some time with this relatively budget-friendly chronometer from Ralph Lauren and overall are very impressed.In case you need some reminding, Ralph Lauren Watches is part of the Richemont group, meaning the brand has access to some fantastic movements that typically elevate these far beyond your typical "fashion watch." Plus you get that dist...
While we're die-hard vintage Breitling fans, we can recognize good development when we see it. A couple of months ago we reported on the Breitling Transocean Chronograph. That model hankered for its roots and introduced a vintage theme and a simpler two-register layout. The new Transocean Chronograph?1915 takes that development?a step further by introducing a new dial design, new case and, most importantly, a new manufacture caliber.?The Transocean 1915 starts with a 43 mm by?14.6 mm case in polished stainless steel. Instead of applied indexes like its predecessor, the Transocean 1915 has printed Arabic numerals. Two registers, arabic numerals and a push piece at 2 o'clock C?many?HODINKEE re...
Update: The World's Most Precise Clock (Live Pic)
World's Most Precise Clock Ok, so the live photo here might not be anything like the wristshots you're used to seeing here on HODINKEE, but this is the first live photo of the world's most precise clock that we first told you about earlier this summer. Regulated by ytterbium atoms, this atomic clock at Colorado's US National Institute of Standards and Technology is so accurate that if it were to run for 100 million years it would only lose about a second. So much for that chronometer on your wrist.?The click is accurate to one part per quintillion (the power of 10 to the 18th), making it a full order of magnitude more accurate than the best previous effort, as the ...
The Three Coolest Watches From Audemars Piguet At SIHH That You Probably Didn't Hear About
This year at SIHH, the big news from Audemars Piguet was certainly the unveiling of the RD1 Acoustic Research project. In more modest releases, we also saw a two-tone Royal Oak 15400. Somewhere in between sit the three pieces that you are about to see C and our guess is you haven't heard much about them. Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph In Titanium This is a 44 mm Royal Oak with in-house, manually wound chronograph and tourbillon, fully open-worked. The case is a matte-grey titanium, matching the sub-registers, the rubber strap, and titanium buckle. This watch is simply stunning, and the finishing on ...
A Week On The Wrist: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe
This year is the 60th anniversary of Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms dive watch. To celebrate, Blancpain released the new Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe, a tribute to one of the best-known Fifty Fathoms from the late 1950s. The watch takes some design inspiration from the original while still being a thoroughly modern watch, and we had to take a closer look for ourselves. A week on the Cote d'Azure, where French Marine Nationale divers originally used the Fifty Fathoms, was the perfect excuse to spend some time with the new Bathyscaphe and here are my thoughts. The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe History of Fifty Fathoms ...
Watch Spotting: Car (And Watch) Spotting At The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
This past weekend, team HODINKEE attended the annual Concours d'Elegance at Pebble Beach, arguably the finest car show in the world. The cars begin rolling out onto the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Club long before the sun is up and we went on dawn patrol to catch everything from turn-of-the-century antique roadsters to classic Pininfarina Ferraris. Of course we had to do a little watch spotting at the event as well, but the real focus here is on the coolest cars you'll see anywhere. Enjoy....
A Look At The Ochs & Junior Moonphase HODINKEE Edition (That We're Giving Away!)
Earlier this summer, HODINKEE turned five years old. Hard to believe, we know. And us being us, we wanted to thank you all for making this who we are. So, we had the awesome guys at Ochs & Junior make us two really, really special watches (watch this video for a better idea of why they're so cool). They are special because, well, we designed them, and they feature some traits you practically never see on any watch, and one or two you will never see again on any Ochs & Junior timepiece. This watch is a unique take on Ochs & Junior's Moonphase, the world's most accurate moonphase (good to one day over 3478.27 y...
Frederique Constant is well known as the solid Swiss watchmaker that offers quite a few complications at accessible margins. One of said complications is their World Timer. We covered the original Limited Edition Frederique Constant Worldtimer a couple of years ago in a hands-on review. Now, Frederique Constant is reintroducing the model with a refinished dial in navy blue and updated accents. The new model is well balanced between complication/time-keeping, and, best of all, it continues to offer a lot of value by employing an in-house caliber.We start with a 42 mm x by 12 mm polished case in stainless steel. While our tastes run to more constrained measures, that diameter is a fine comprom...
Event Recap: Tudor Launches In USA At Fourtan In Carmel, California
Tudor Launch At Fourtan In Carmel, CA This Saturday evening, during Monterey Car Week, Tudor watches officially went on sale at Fourtan in Carmel, California. The family-run Rolex and jewelry retailer invited guests from across the world for its annual Car Week party with the additional draw of launching Tudor in-store. We were among the lucky attendees, and have an inside look at the event, including some of the first Tudors being sold in the USA, collectors sharing knowledge with one another, and of course some great wrist-shots. Tudor Watches For Sale At Fourtan Guests Checking Out Wa...
Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel This year is the 60th anniversary of Blancpain's legendary Fifty Fathoms dive watch collection, but at Basel World we caught sight of something completely different from the brand. The Collection Le Brassus Tourbillon Carrousel takes the aesthetic of the Villeret collection and adds two rotating escapements, a tourbillon at 12 o'clock and a carrousel at 6 o'clock. Not only is the watch captivating to look at, but it also gets more and more fascinating as you begin to notice all the little things that make it exceptional. Closer Look At The Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel ...
Hands-On: With The Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso 1931 Center Seconds (Live Pics, Pricing)
Jaeger-LeCoultre has done a wonderful job bringing back some of the most beautiful dials of its historical Reversos with the likes of this, this, this, and this. SIHH 2015 sees one final tribute to the historical Reversos, but for the first time since its re-birth in 2011, this one has center seconds. Inspired by a particular piece dating to 1935, the Grande Reverso 1931 Center Seconds features a beautiful inner minutes track, and extended hour dash marks. What makes this release different from the rest is that in addition to it featuring center seconds, the movement here is also self-winding, and the case is white gold. ...
A Week On The Wrist: The Girard-Perregaux Chrono Hawk
Girard-Perregaux introduced the new Hawk line of watches earlier this year at Miami's Art Basel. The line consists of two watches, the Sea Hawk, which saw a refresh to a watch that's been in the G-P line since the 1940s, and the entirely new Chrono Hawk. Both are meant to compliment an active lifestyle without feeling out of place when the going gets formal. Each also represents an evolved visual identity for G-P meant to carry the brand into the 21st century alongside its well-established contemporaries. There are two other watches that help crystalize this move by Girard-Perregaux into deeper waters: the Constant Escapement...
In-Depth: My Time With The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2 (Live Pics & Pricing)
Jaeger-LeCoultre Extreme LAB 2 The Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2 is one of the most exciting C and radically different C watches in Jaeger-LeCoultres collection. It is mechanically complicated, conceptually innovative, and stylistically interesting. Here we take an in-depth look to unpack everything the Extreme LAB 2 has to offer, along with some thoughts on the watch as a whole.The Extreme LAB 2 is JLCs successor to the revolutionary Extreme LAB, a technological tour-de-force released in 2007. A mechanical watch requiring absolutely no lubrication over its lifetime, the original Extreme LAB showcased what the JLC manufacture is capable of when it flexes its mu...