Tuesday, Apr 5 2011
articles: 9
Just Because: A Tray Full Of Pretty Things
I went up to Sotheby's today to take a look at some of the watches they have up for sale next week. You'll be seeing a few of them featured on HODINKEE in the coming days, but in the mean time, I thought you'd enjoy some good old fashioned watch pornography by way of just …
HODINKEE Events: A Night of Horological Trivia & Micro-Brews With Sotheby's In NYC
Click to view invitationHODINKEE Events is proud to invite you, our dear readers, to a special night of horological trivia and micro-brews hosted by the fine folks at Sotheby's. Department head and HODINKEE contributor John Reardon will lead a discussion of some of …
Ladoire Black Widow Mr. Race - Baselworld 2011
At Baselworld 2011 I had an opportunity to interview the co-founder of Ladoire Geneve, 39-year old Lionel Ladoire (pictured below). Prior to becoming a watchmaker, Lionel was a talented jeweler, a rock drummer, and a professional snowboarder. Lionel was born into a family …
Introducing The Seiko Credor Minute Repeater: A Horological Masterpiece, At $400,000 (VIDEO)
When John went to Japan last fall to visit Seiko, he left thoroughly impressed with not only the range of products that Japan's great mechanical watchmaking company was producing, but also the quality of Swiss-style timepieces. We showed you one of Seiko's high-end Ananta …
PROMETHEUS Jellyfish Giveaway
By TLex PROMETHEUS Watches are the kind sponsors of this month's OceanicTime Giveaway. The lucky winner will be able to win their latest diver, the 300m Jellyfish, which is illuminated by tritium tubes. It houses the Seiko based (6R15) NE15A from Time Module and is …
ORIS Carlos Coste LE Cenote Series (new)
From ORIS Breath Taking Oris Carlos Coste Limited Edition Cenote Series - In 2010, Carlos Coste established a new Guinness World Record for freediving, by completing a 150 metre underwater swim using no apparatus through Dos Ojos, a colossal cenote (cave network) that …
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Calibre 8500 And Chronograph Calibre 9300 Watches For 2011
In addition to the new for 2011 Speedmaster Co-Axial Chronograph Automatic watch, Omega offers a new Planet Ocean Seamaster Co-Axial Chronograph Automatic watch with the new in-house Omega caliber 9300. There is also a three-hand Seamaster which also has in-house … …
PERRELET Seacraft Collection
From PERRELET Plumbing the depths - Evolving in a new universe, the Perrelet is now accompanying enthusiasts in search of discovery and emotions in the dark depths of the oceans (live images).In a field so far not explored, Perrelet is plunging into this aquatic world with …
