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The Jean Dunand Grand Complication: 12 Complications For Sale (VIDEO)
We've shown you the entire Jean Dunand collection in video...except one. Check out the Shabaka and tourbillon orbital here, and the Palace here. The most complicated watch from JD, however, is the Grand Complication. The thing costs over $800,000 new, and each piece is …
A Turquoise dialed DOXA? Blame it on Clive Cussler
Though DOXA has a long history with some impressive milestones (Bugatti dash clocks, 8-day movements included), they are best known for their SUB series of dive watches that debuted in the late 1960s. The DOXA SUB was distinctive for its cushion case, beads-of-rice bracelet …
A Century-Old Longines and Agassiz Sign: A Great Addition to Your Workshop Wall
Yes it just ended on eBay but we're gonna show it to you anyway. This is one of the coolest antique watch signs we have ever seen: a steel handpainted Longines and Agassiz sign that appears to be a century old. The sign is signed by “Frank Yonts” who upon further research …
Hodinkee Recommended Reading: Stephen Hallock's Watch Industry Insider's Blog "TickTocking"
The watch industry is a complex, living organism. It is made up of designers, suppliers, executives, marketers, distributors, retailers, press-folk, and of course consumers. One man who has played more than one of these roles is Stephen Hallock, President of MB&F NA (seen …
The AP Jules Audemars White Gold Diamond-Set Tourbillon Chronograph Minute Repeater (VIDEO)
The folks at Antiquorum released this video of expert Courtney Carter explaining one of the sale's sure-to-be highlights. This watch is complicated and expensive. It is an Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Tourbillon Chronograph Minute Repeater in white gold and set in …
The Benrus Sky Chief: A Vintage American Pilot's Watch That Flew For Delta, KLM, NWA, & TWA
More than a few of you were fans of the Auricoste Type 20 we recently featured on the ‘dink. But are you looking for a vintage pilot’s chronograph that is a bit more American, a bit older, and a bit less expensive? If yes, then the Benrus Sky Chief should be right up your …
Vulcain Min-Stop: The ‘Parking Meter’ Watch
As everyone knows, we here at Hodinkee enjoy a good vintage watch, especially those with history and/or character. The Vulcain watch brand in particular, though not widely known in today’s world, has a long history of colorful and unique pieces. We’ve written about …
An IWC Ingenieur from the 1960s: Nuclear Engineers Never Looked Fresher
I love watches designed for extreme environments. Like the Rolex Milgauss and the Omega Railmaster, the IWC Ingenieur (French and German for “engineer”) was designed for those working in areas with strong magnetic fields. We already showed you a Railmaster that will be …
A Piece To Get Alarmed About: What Happens When IWC Borrows A Movement From Jaeger-LeCoultre
It’s no secret that we love mechanical alarm complications. And nobody does them better than Jaeger-LeCoultre. Their Memovox watches are legendary and we’ve featured a few here on Hodinkee. It’s also no secret that we love tool watches – no nonsense rugged pieces that were …
A Prototype AP Royal Oak Chronograph: The Watch Omega Didn't Want Michael Schumacher To Have
In terms of modern-day chronographs, it doesn't get much better than the Royal Oak from Audemars Piguet. Simple, classic lines, the famous textured dial, a true haute horology movement, and a little of that AP-swagger make the Royal Oak high on any modern watch fan's list …
Thursday Night Special: A Vintage Hamilton Super Compressor For a Crazy Price
You know what's really hot in the world of watches right now? Super compressor (or at least super compressor style) watches. Super compressors are a style of watch that are really evocative of the 1960's and '70's - which everyone seems to love these days (A certain Tudor …
Another 1950s Breitling Worldtime in Stainless Steel: A Vintage Globetrotter’s Best Friend
You may remember that back in May we showed you what is probably our favorite vintage Breitling: the stainless steel Breitling Unitime Worldtime with the map dial. That particular mint example was snatched up a short time after our post (by one of our readers, no less!). …
A Parmigiani Fleurier That Is A Little Less Supercar, A Little More Classic
In the last few months we’ve written a bit about Parmigiani Fleurier - we’ve interviewed the CEO, shown you around their factory (see here for more) and, most recently introduced you to their gobsmackingly awesome Bugatti Super Sport. But with a retail of over $250,000 and …
A Look Into The World of R.W. Smith: British Hand-Made Haute Horology At Its Finest (VIDEO)
We wouldn't be surprised if you've never heard of R.W. Smith. This soft-spoken, mostly self-taught horological rock star doesn't make that many watches, and he certainly doesn't make them for just anyone. In fact, Roger makes only around 12 watches per year. You're …
Getting to Know d.m.h. watches: Hand-Made, Custom-Tailored, Affordable, and Oh So Cool
In a landscape dominated by the likes of Swatch, LVMH, and Richemont, few singular people have the moxie to make a mark on the industry. We've brought you examples in the past, such as Stepan Sarpaneva and Max Busser, and today we bring another; Fred Dingemans of d.m.h. …
Phillies Pitcher Roy Halladay Buys 60 Baume & Mercier Watches For Teammates After Perfect Game (UPDATED WITH DETAILS)
UPDATE: We did some digging (we e-mailed one person) and found out that Halladay ordered 60 B&M Riviera Sport 8724 Chronographs. Now the MSRP on this particular watch is $4,290, which would bring the expense for his teammates' watches to $257,400. Something tells us he …
Watch Photos: A Bremont In The Air, A Patek Under Water, And a Rolex Sitting On A Stack of Cash
No stories here, just three photographs we thought you'd enjoy. While we highly recommend trying to recreate the first photo, we'd strongly advise you against trying to recreate the second. If you can recreate the third, well, more power to you (and can we borrow some …
A Classic French Aviator’s Flyback Chronograph with Over a Quarter Century of (Proven) Military Service
Sure, there a lot of Aviator's watches out there, but in our opinion they don’t get much better than the Type 20 (or Type XX) flyback (or “retour en vol”) chronographs made for the French Air Force in the 1950s. While Breguet Type 20s are the most well-known and most …
The Third "Master" In Omega's Trilogy of Tool Watches: The Railmaster Explained
Over the years, we’ve seen a dizzying array of tool watches designed for specific uses. Many we’ve featured on Hodinkee – pilots’ watches, dive watches, a soccer watch, even a computer nerd’s watch. The 1950s and ‘60s found many of the big Swiss watch companies matching or …
The Original Tudor Homeplate: Meet The Watch That Inspired The Heritage Chronograph
While us US-bound watch fans sit in despair over the lack of Tudor availability in our fair nation, our European counterparts are enjoying the sporting beauty of the new Tudor Heritage Chronograph at the reasonable price of 3100 euros. Earlier today we showed you that if …
Coming Soon: Two Tudor Heritage Chronographs For Sale In NYC
Say you're a young New Yorker who loves a good watch. Say you read Hodinkee everyday and you'd love to get your hands on something you've seen on the site, but you're afraid to buy vintage. Say you won't just buy any old watch because you want something you won't see on …
Hodinkee Recommended Reading: Monochrome's Trip To Independent Watchmakers of Switzerland
Just a quick note that our friends at Monochrome.nl are in Switzerland this week visiting some of the world's greatest independent watchmakers. They'll be visiting Thomas Prescher, Greubel Forsey, Peter Speake-Marin, Urwerk, Kari Voutilainen, and many more. Click on over …
Di-Modell’s Rallye and Carbonio Straps: Affordable Leather for Your Vintage and Modern Chronographs
Carbonio on the Left and Rallye on the RightA watch strap can make or break the look of any given watch. For example, Tudor has been praised for providing a "seatbelt" style nylon strap with its Heritage Chronograph. And while we all can appreciate the beauty of …
Cold-Blooded Love: The Story of a Finely Made Wristwatch Strap
There is a bad joke that has circulated for years that goes something like this…. "A frequent flier asks an airline check-in attendant for a three day ticket from New York to London to Chicago to Rio to Tokyo and back to New York. The attendant replies that she cannot …
Introducing the Laguna: A Hat Trick for Halios
A couple months ago, we posted a review of the excellent (and affordable) dive watch called the BlueRing from boutique brand Halios. The company is two for two on its dive watch offerings, the previous being the Holotype, merging retro and modern design elements, quality …
Gold, Diamonds & Skulls: Not what you'd expect from a Nineteenth Century watch?
The timepiece we’ve got to show you today is pretty odd - even by Hodinkee standards. For one, we’re not even sure what to call it - you can’t wear it on your wrist, it doesn’t look like what you’d expect a pocket watch to look like, and it isn’t really a clock. It’s also a …
Ladies’ Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph: Strong enough for a man. Made for a woman.
Women’s watches often mean tiny, diamond-encrusted cases with white straps. Fair enough – diamonds are a girl’s best friend and all that. But what about dive watches? Choices have been few and far between and a woman who wants a watch that won’t get laughed off the dive …
The Praesto Modern Fliegeruhr: A Reasonably Priced Limited Edition Automatic Aviator-Style Watch
For the last few days I have been testing out the Praesto Modern Fliegeruhr, an Aviator-style watch designed by Russ Schwenkler, a digital artist. Praesto is a recently-formed watch company in China that seeks to make relatively affordable mechanical watches. The Modern …
The Parmigiani Bugatti Super Sport Explained By Parmigiani CEO Jean-Marc Jacot (VIDEO)
On Saturday we showed you some of the first pictures of the second generation Bugatti watch from Parmigiani. Announced alongside the Bugatti Super Sport this past weekend at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the watch will officially be unveiled at SIHH this January. …
Bremont + Jaguar XF75 Platinum Concept Car = A Very British, Very Good Thing (Live Photos)
Hodinkee-favorite Bremont has been working hard this year on some pretty stellar special projects and collaborations. They announced a $58,000 clock based on John Harrison's Marine Chronometer, a watch designed for and worn by U-2 Spy plane pilots, and a hand-made …
