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Introducing Three Limited Edition H. Mosers with Blue Fum Dials (Official Specs & Pricing)
H. Moser is (quietly) one of our favorite little brands that doesn't get nearly enough love in the grand scheme of things.? They're the OTHER great watchmaker in Schaffhausen, and produce less than 1200 watches per year, all completely in-house.? They are going through a bit of a redevelopment process right now with a new owner and some new lines, including the Nomad we showed you at Basel this year.? Just today, we are happy to show you some new limited edition pieces in their existing lines with gorgeous fum dials.? Each piece will be made in just 20 examples, and full details are here: MAYU Small Second: 16'470 USD ...
Come See HODINKEE At The Pop-Up Flea, This Weekend In New York
A few times a year, Team HODINKEE rounds up some great vintage watches and sets up shop somewhere for a weekend. We've been to San Francisco, Minneapolis, and Chicago, but as the holidays approach, it's New York Pop-Up Flea time. This weekend we'll be at 82 Mercer with a great collection of vintage watches, as well as our straps, pouches, rolls, and ties. We're even launching two special edition products just for the Pop-Up Flea. If you can get yourself to Soho, please come by and say hello. We're sure you won't be disappointed.Pop-Up Flea is the brainchild of Michael Williams (of AContinuousLean) and Randy Goldberg, and this will be our fourth year participating. We'll be in good company, w...
On The Block: Highlights From The December 17th Sale At Christie's New York
Auction season is coming to a close in the next few weeks with the round of New York sales from all the major houses. Christie's has a strong catalog to finish out a strong season that included both the "Lesson One" Rolex Daytona sale and the more general Important Watches sale in Geneva. Here are a handful of highlights from the December 17th auction. Patek Philippe Ref. 2499 Second Series We'll start off with one of the most legendary watches of all time, the Patek Philippe ref. 2499, of which only 349 were ever produced. This perpetual calendar chronograph is the second series of 2499 (there were four series in total), whic...
Hands-On: With The New A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase (Live Pics + Pricing)
This week in Glashutte, A. Lange & Sohne introduced the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase, the first of three new watches we can expect to see from the brand at the coming SIHH in Geneva. We brought you all the details right here, but we were also present at the unveiling and managed some hands on time with the new Grand Lange 1. Read on for our impressions as well as pricing details. The moon phase display on the new Grand Lange 1 is situated within the familiar dial layout in a way that maintains identity while commanding attention thanks to its richly detailed execution. There is no real compromise here in the integrity of the ...
Pre-SIHH 2014: Introducing The A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase
A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase On Halloween we showed you one of the more unusual watches from A. Lange & Sohne,?the Grand Lange 1 Lumen. Today we have a more subtle take on the Grand Lange 1, the new Moon Phase. It starts with the same basic structure as the other members of the Lange 1 family, but adds a beautiful moonphase indicator to the center of the main dial. It's not just good looking though C this moonphase is accurate for over 100 years without needing any adjustments.As you would expect from Lange, this watch is much more than a Grand Lange 1 with a moonphase indictor thrown in for good measure. The movement utilizes the hour-train to kee...
Preview: HODINKEE At The Pop-Up Flea In New York, December 6-8
It's that time of year again, people. This weekend is the Pop-Up Flea, and HODINKEE will be there for the fourth year in a row with our straps, watch rolls, pouches, ties and pocket squares, and of course a ton of awesome vintage watches. There will even be a few products exclusively available to those of you who stop by to say hello this weekend. Here we've got a preview of some of the coolest watches we'll have on-hand as well as a never before seen HODINKEE watch roll.Pop-Up Flea is one of the highlights of the HODINKEE calendar because it allows us to connect with our readers in person, no keyboards or laptop screens involved. We get to spend the whole weekend spreading the gospel of vin...
Introducing The NOMOS Zrich Weltzeit 5th Avenue: A Limited Edition World-Timer For New Yorkers
The NOMOS Zurich Weltzeit is one of our favorite modern watches, period. Here is an old detailed review we did with it when it first hit stores. Affectionately known as the "World-Timer", this gorgeous Bauhaus fully in-house guy is one of the best buys for those who want a quirky, interesting watch that does a travel time quite well. It's also a great alternative to those who can't afford this Lange Timezone, offering much of the same functionality, and the same German-ness. Just today, we caught wind of a limited edition Nomos made for the newly entered US market, with a particular focus on us New Yorkers. The Nomos Zurich Weltzeit 5th Avenue is the same watch we know and love, but with ...
The self-declared Numberphile has gone ahead and tackled a subject that is close to home - where watch hands are set in advertisements.? We already knew that it's at 10:10 for a few reasons - it frames the name and logo well as well as makes it look like the watch is smiling, but in this video, you can see just how rampant this practice is. Pretty, pretty, cool.(via BI)...
The 2013 HODINKEE Watch Lover's Gift Guide
Well, it's December. That means the holiday season is officially upon us, and all the watch lovers in your life have, no doubt, become truly insufferable in their requests for cool horological ephemera. This year, we've decided to help make gift buying for your watch loving friends and loved ones a bit easier by putting together a short (but strong!) HODINKEE watch lover's holiday gift guide. Everything on here we want ourselves, and everything on here is just downright awesome. Be sure to share this one with everyone in your life in a position to buy you something, in particular that wealthy uncle of yours. Loupe System - $375 ...
The Craziest Watch Strap We've Ever Seen
As you've probably noticed, we've got a thing for interesting watch straps. But, just today, we caught wind of what might be the craziest f'n watch strap we've ever seen. Posted by user Foversta over on the Purists is this incredible bespoke strap for an MB&F HM3 that makes it look like the watch is exploding! In cartoon form....The strap apparently comes from Parisian supplier Camille Fournet, and not much of an explanation is given. But wow. See the original post here....
Interview: The Thing Quarterly Issue XX, A Clock By Artist Tauba Auerbach
The Thing Quarterly, Issue XX In the contemporary media landscape, The Thing Quarterly is doing something pretty unique. Instead of a standard print magazine, the company works with creative professionals to create an object as each "issue." This has ranged from a set of handmade ceramic wine cups from visual artist Chris Johanson (Issue 11) to a pair of glasses by author Jonathan Lethem (Issue 7). For Issue 20, the team worked with noted artist Tauba Auerbach to create a 24-hour clock based on a clock in Auerbachs personal collection, which she started after a concerted effort to become friends with time. The Thing Quarterly co-founder Jonn Herschend and Managi...
Your Black Friday "What's Selling Where" Round-Up: Rare Chronographs Edition
It's the day after Thanksgiving and we have tons to be thankful for - health, happiness, and what many would deem outright extreme exposure to sweet old watches. ?Today we are back to sharing the wealth by pointing out three excellent watches for sale around the web that have caught our eye. ?The theme of this round-up is vintage racing chronographs, and you can be sure we've found some killers. ? 1970s Rolex Paul Newman Daytona Reference 6262 with Box and Papers? Ok, a Paul Newman Daytona is nothing new, and as Ben said before, they really aren't that rare. . ?But finding a great example is still dif...
The perpetual calendar chronograph is THE watch from Patek Philippe. The lineage in this particular combination of complications is really the patrimony par excellence, and today, Patek Philippe quietly updated its heir to this great line, the 5270G, with two new dials.The 5270G is the completely in-house perpetual chrono, where as the 5970, 3970, 2499, and 1518 all used external ebauches, in most cases from Lemania. It was launched at Basel World 2011, and has not been met with the same success its immediate predecessors saw, which raised questions about if Patek would update the watch, at the very least for the 175th anniversary coming next year. The ...
Pre-SIHH 2014: Introducing The Ralph Lauren Automotive Flying Tourbillon (Details & Pricing)
Ralph Lauren Automotive Flying Tourbillon Last year Ralph Lauren watches launched its first toubillon in the RL67 Tourbillon, mixing the rugged style of the RL67 line with complicated watchmaking. In January, Ralph Lauren will continue its move into complications and officially unveil the Automotive Flying Tourbillon. This watch takes aesthetic cues from one of Mr. Lauren's favorite cars, a 1938 Type 57SC Bugatti Atlantic Coupe, while the movement inside pushes RL complications another step further.The Automotive Flying Tourbillon starts with a 44.8mm stainless steel case that has a shot-blasted black finish and comes in at 11.2mm thick. The dial has two layers: th...
It's that time of year where a great dress watch can come in handy - you know, sweater season. ?If you're gonna get a dress watch and you want it in gold but don't want to spend a fortune, consider a pink gold watch, in particular those from the 40s-60s. ?Even today, most high-end watchmakers are looking past yellow gold and making the majority of their top sellers in pink (or rose) gold...it's just a softer, more subtle look. ?While cruising through the December Antiquorum NY sale, I noticed that they had great selection of pink gold dress watches from some great brands, and in this post, I thought I'd point out five that I think could be great buys. ?These are five (completely solid - not ...
Introducing The Ball Watch Company Trainmaster Standard Time (Details & Pricing)
Trainmaster Standard Time Its debatable whether the concept of Daylight Savings Time is still necessary in the modern world. However, theres no denying that were a lot better off now than before, particularly in the United States, where there were once 70 time zones. It wasnt until 1883 that Standard Time was adopted in the US, first implemented by US railroad companies to make interstate operations a bit smoother. To celebrate the 130th anniversary of this system, the Ball Watch Company has created a new model, The Trainmaster Standard Time.The Ball Watch Company was founded in Cleveland, Ohio by Webster Clay Ball in 1883. Ball was instrumental in providing th...
Introducing The Xeric Xeriscope, Affordable Mechanical Horology Kickstarter
After years in the watch industry, the brother-and-brother duo behind modern watch purveyor Wachismo have taken the leap into the world of manufacturing with their own brand, Xeric. The first Xeric release is called the XERISCOPE, and it is a?truly unique watch with a movement that actually rotates on the dial, playing double duty as a 12-hour indicator.?To finance this ambitious project, brothers Mitch and Andrew Greenblatt launched an ambitious Kickstarter campaign with an initial goal of raising $40,000 for production. Admirably, they have raised over $370,000 at time of publishing C a testament to people's current desire to experience mechanical watches.? ...
GJ Cleverley For HODINKEE Russia Leather Straps ?What would you say if we told you we had one of the world's finest shoemakers make watch straps from one of the world's rarest leathers, which spent nearly two centuries at the bottom of Plymouth Sound? Well, we did. London's GJ Cleverley crafted a very limited set of straps for us from so-called Russia Leather, a specially tanned reindeer leather recovered from a shipwreck dating to 1786.? GJ Cleverley For HODINKEE Russia Leather Watch Strap In the eighteenth century, Russia was renowned for making the best leather around. It required taking reindeer ...
Introducing: Introducing The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept GMT Tourbillon (Pre-SIHH 2014)
It's getting to be that time of year again - SIHH is just around the corner. That means you're about to see a veritable bevy of the new hotness hit on the 'Dinkee.? We'll start with a new one from Audemars Piguet - the new Royal Oak Concept GMT with a dose of remarkable white ceramic.? And that's not just on the case, either.? The Royal Oak Concept line is something of a skunk-works line within Audemars Piguet, pushing design and materials further than you'll see in traditional products.? Launched in 2008, the Concept has taken on a life of its own within the collecting world, and this latest addition will certainly get a few har...
Weekend Report: Inside The Formula 1 USGP At Circuit of the Americas
Mark Webber and Lewis Hamilton heading back onto the track. The 18th race of the 2013 FIA Formula One season took place in Austin, Texas earlier this month, and with it came a record setting performance. While only the second race of its kind at Austins new Circuit of the Americas, the US Grand Prix has quickly gained traction as a top venue in the sport. Our friends at Armin Strom happen to be sponsors of the Marussia F1 team, and were kind enough to invite us to observe Fridays practice session leading up to the race itself. Weve covered similar events in the past, and heck, Ben even got behind the wheel of one of these things in Catalunya. But here, well tak...