Thursday, Nov 13 2008
articles: 5
Another Japan Only Spring Drive Movement Watch Line: The Seiko Galante Models
"How momentous this chemistry between you and me;" " Before the brilliant day changes to just one day in my life;" "Move on silently. Walk down towards the place each must go." What does these statements mean? I have no idea, but these statements are part of Seiko's Galante …
1961 Milgauss Lightning Bolt: Be Above The Trend
We at Hodinkee use the word "trend" quite a bit in our writing, and that is because watch buying and collecting is really a part of the fashion world. Sure, there is quite a bit more engineering involved, more history, and less TV-shows on Bravo about us, but trend plays a …
1930s Square Rolex Chronograph...We're Not Kidding
Few types of watches excite like Rolex Chronographs, and we have featured a bunch. But, all of the Rolex Chronos we've featured so far had one thing in common; they were round. Can you see where we are going here? Yup, we have found a square Rolex Chronograph. This watch …
ToyWatches: A Fashionable, Very Real Alternative
We love to talk about people that 5a8 are doing cool things in the watch industry, and while that typically involves the likes of Rolex, Vacheron, and Patek Philippe, we know something good when we see it. And this is something good. We are talking about an upstart watch …
Rolex Sea Dweller Double Red From 1973: The Hardest of the Hardcore Diving Watches
We would be remiss if we called ourselves fans of Rolex Sports watches without mentioning a Sea Dweller Double Red. The Sea Dweller was developed with COMEX in the 1960s (click here for more details on that). There were five different versions of the Double Red Sea …
