Wednesday, Sept 23 2009
articles: 11
Tudor HYDRONAUT II Chronograph
Rolex, the leading Swiss mechanical watch exporter, is also the owner of another watch company, Tudor. In the past, Tudor has not received a lot of media attention. However, in the last couple of years new products and a big advertising push has created much more visibility …
Watch Q & A Now Available on AskMen.com: Send Us Your Questions, We'll Answer Em
We rarely call out everything we're doing for other sites and magazines on Hodinkee (we leave that for Twitter), but today we felt we could make an exception for what we think is a really cool feature on AskMen.com. AskMen is the largest online men's portal (by far) and we …
The HourGrass - Living Grass Wall Clock
DIY Grass Clock (via Yanko Design) Researching for this article I came across the Treehugger post on Ustatic’s Wall Grass Concept. You must understand this concept before you can digest the Hour///Gras Living Wall Clock. Based on Ustatic’s theory that growing grass at home …
Sèvres Vase Clock - Knocks On Any Vase You Own For The Time
The Sèvres Vase Clock, a prototype by Georgios Maridakis, indicates the hour with an audible knock. Just fef place the vase of your choice on the brass and wood stand and the hammer will strike the vase each hour. Each vase makes a different sound, but adding different …
Black & White Segment Digital Clock - Conceptual Design With Display Switching Colors From Day to Night
Digital clock: only figures, no case, only the necessary – only accurate time. Each figure has self-contained power supply and independent control, it can be fixed to any surface autonomously. A light sensor will switch the clock to an invert mode: the figures are white in …
Visual Voltage Disp fef lays Your Energy Usage Around the Clock
Sweden's Energy Aware Clock hangs on the wall and depicts a permanent visualization of your energy use. Every hour, it chimes to remind you to feel guilty about the size of your residence.link - DesignBoom via BoingBoing via DVICERelated posts at The Watchismo Times:Green …
The Rolex President in Quartz: Who Says A Rolex Shouldn't Tick?
Lets be honest. Everyone you know that wears a Rolex President is a pretty cool guy. Whether he's a an award winning broadcaster, a Latin lothario, an Italian Bon Vivant, or an Omani Dictator, people who wear this watch have their sh!t together. Whether you like the style …
Patrizzi Talks Only Watch 2009 Video
Really soon (6pm on September 24th) it will be time for the Only Watch 2009 watch auction. I summed up the detail a bit here, and here. Click there to get the specs on it all. Frankly I am a bit tired of writing "Only Watch" 2009, but just because there has been so much …
Richard Mille Opens Flagship Store in Beijing
Richard Mille has opened its doors to their flagship store in Beijing. Its new home is located at The Legendale Hotel on Jin Bao Street, where the flagship occupies 260 square meters of space at this platinum 5-star hotel that represents European elegance and luxury in the …
Original LeCoultre Power Reserve For Under $1000: Where Is Our Thanks?
We've taken some heat on the Twitter front recently from people that want affordable VINTAGE watches from Hodinkee. Sure we feature some cool less expensive modern brands, but what about the old stuff? Ask and ye shall receive. Today we have found a very cool and all …
A Look at the Casio Frogman GWF-1000
Posted By: petew “Be careful what you ask for.” This English expression is very applicable to Casio’s new GWF-1000 Frogman. For as long as I’ve been reading the WUS G-Shock Forum, I’ve seen posts begging Casio to update the Frogman with a new design, updated case …
