Wednesday, Oct 29 2008
articles: 8
Rare Rolex Daytona Without the Daytona: Zenith El Primero Chronograph
The world of wristwatches is all about supply, demand, and trend. Some watches become hot for no reason at all, and they end up selling for thousands above their mechanical worth. But we here at Hodinkee like to think of ourselves as above the frey, we see what is really …
The Aviator Watch Stripped: Archimede Pilot H Is A Likeable Bare Bones Genre Exemplar
While there are a lot of "pilot" watches out there, this one particular design is something that everyone can agree on as being a "pilot" watch. It is one of the 'original' looks, and has fared very well over the years. Many (I mean many) companies have attempted to provide …
History Repeating
Just had it on my wrist. Stuning. Very well balanced despite its first appearance. Unlike what you could perceive from the pictures it is not bulky or overdone at all. Still I would have made taken 2 mm off the crown and protectors... would have been absolute bliss. The …
Rare Rolex Daytona Without the Daytona: Zenith El Primero Chronograph
The world of wristwatches is all about supply, demand, and trend. Some watches become hot for no reason at all, and they end up selling for thousands above their mechanical worth. But we here at Hodinkee like to think of ourselves as above the frey, we see what is really …
A word from Richard Mille...
...and quite a word it is.The PuristSPro...I posted something to that regard several posts back... All I can say is that the things that he states in his open letter are true (I know first hand...). I would go a step further and would really make an effort in educating the …
The death of "beep-beep"...
When was the last time you heard the chime of a digital watch on the hour? Ten, fifteen years? I was just commenting this with a fellow watch nut last week. I remember a time when it was usual to hear within a margin of about about 30 seconds between five and ten …
LeJour: The Precise World of Chronographs Manual...
I recently purchased a LeJour:The Precise World of Chronographs Manual off of eBay. I just finished scanning the manual and posted it within an HTML framework for everyone's viewing convenience.Enjoy!-- Chuck
So should I or shouldn’t I? PAM 98
The alarm sounds pretty creepy. What think you?
