Monday, Aug 11 2008
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1951 Omega Chronograph 14K Gold
This Omega chronograph from 1951 is a great looking watch, but it takes a little more than looks to make it on to Hodinkee.
RICHEMONT Acquires 60 percent Interest in Manufacture ROGER DUBUIS SA
Richemont is pleased to announce that the Group has acquired a controlling interest in the well known Geneva watch company, Manufacture Roger Dubuis SA in a private transaction with Mr Carlos Dias, one of the founding shareholders. Manufacture Roger Dubuis SA will continue …
VIDEO: OFFICINE PANERAI Radiomir Foudroyante
Here is a video of the Panerai Radiomir PAM246 Foudroyante wristwatch, taken by PuristSPro. The foudroyante is one of the coolest types of watch complications. It measures 1/8th of a second with a dial numbered 1 through 8. The "foudroyante" hand completes a full rotation …
NOA Watches
None Of the Above watches are the creation of a young member of an old watch making family. Nicola Andreatta has been designing watches for his family’s business for a while, but wanted to move off in his own direction. Of course, being connected to the industry his whole …
Casio GS-1200 to use LEDs to tweak analog hand position
A new Casio movement for the GS-1200 Tough line - a radio controlled watch model built for shock resistance - has internal LEDs that calibrate the analog hands of the watch. The movement has a structure where the gears for second, minute and hour are sandwiched between the …
Bathys releases two new watches
Bathys watches are some of my favorites. Created by a young man named John Patterson who lives in Hawai’i, they’re aimed at surfers and outdoorsy types who don’t want to look like Captain Digitalpants while wearing a big, wonky wrist computer. He just announced two new …
The Seah Zodiac has… OH GOD NO! MY EYES, MY EYES!!!
How can they do this to an innocent Swiss chronograph movement? A chaste mechanism dressed like this and forced to walk the streets. I might not wear it myself, but I can understand a lady, a metro, or some other individual who enjoys a watch with gold finish, or a few …
Baume & Mercier Classima Alarm/GMT; An excellent tool for the modern world.
In a time when the “power watch” has a half dozen functions that most buyers won’t bother with (if they understand them) it is refreshing to see only two functions beyond the basics and both routinely useful for many. The second time zone, the GMT display, is of great value …
Hodinkee FORUM Now Public
Dear Hodinkee Readers,We often talk about how we love to interact with the internet watch community, and now we have taken a step to make this communication as easy as possible.
1940's LeCoultre Chronograph
LeCoultre is a brand that we have a lot of love for here at Hodinkee.
