Tuesday, Aug 24 2010
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Hamilton Khaki Pilot 46mm Automatic Watch
[Ed. note - since I've seen Hamilton screw up designs before, I look closely at each new release to make sure they look 'proper.' This one is interesting, and actually feels retro in a fresh way. You'll have to love large applied metal numerals - and I sense the polish on …
IWC Big Pilot Limited Edition Perpetual Calendar Watch
Big Pilot + Perpetual Calendar watch? Yes please! I personally think it is great. IWC did a good job with this orange and black beauty. But a limited edition only? Well, maybe we will see more of them in the future. Actually we have seen a lot of IWC watches in limited …
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 …
HourTime Episode 35 – Blancpain’s Million Dollar Watch
This week we talk about a million dollar watch and the brand new bomb timer. Download MP3 Subscribe in iTunes
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 …
Spyker Car Watches Hands-On
Very close to production, I get some hands on time with the new Spyker watch collection made specially for Spyker by Expressions d'Artistes International. I first covered the Spyker watch collection here. What will change for production are the watch hands, that will end up …
Projectwatches rolls out their Fall 2010 line
Projectwatches sent us an email today showcasing their latest; the Turbine, the Rush Hour, and the Yin Yang. Projectswatches can be found at your favorite design store, museum, and sites like Watchismo and ThinkGeek. No word on pricing, but check out the gallery after the jump.
