Monday, Aug 1 2011
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Happy 720th Birthday To Switzerland!
Today, August 1st, is a special day - it's Switzerland's 720th birthday! Yup, the birthplace of 99% of our favorite watches was itself conceived today in the year 1291. So, wish all your Swiss friends a happy Swiss National day! After all, it is their only national holiday.
Close-up: Magrette Regattare 2011 Internal Bezel Diver
Based in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand, Magrette makes affordable nautical inspired mechanical timepieces. Their newest wristwatch is the Magrette Regattare 2011. At Magrette, minimalist dials and Panerai-like cases are typical, and the Regattare 2011 is no exception. The …
VIDEO: The Swiss Franc Hits All-Time High Versus The Dollar, Watch Buyers Continue To Sulk
The Swiss Franc has been on an absolute tear as of late, and this week, it reached an all-time high versus our wimpy little dollar. Above is a video on just how bad things have gotten from Bloomberg, and it features friend of HODINKEE Daniel Dreifuss from Maurice de …
A Year Before The London Olympics, The Omega Seamaster 1948 Becomes Officially Official
If you're an avid reader of HODINKEE, you know exactly you're looking at - it's the Omega Seamaster 1948, the watch Ben declared his favorite Omega of BaselWorld 2011 in a Letter from the Editor post. You've already seen live pictures too (in the same post), because the …
New Alpina Startimers
Since we introduced Alpina to the Montreal market some three years ago, we here at Matt Baily’s have seen the brand evolve from a small manufacturer of quirky sport watches into a well-respected marque producing very desirable watches for very reasonable prices. This year …
Giveaway: Orient Excursionist GMT Watch + Discount
Orient's diver automatic GMT watch called the Excursionist is this month's aBlogtoRead.com giveaway prize. The 45mm wide steel case is water resistant to 200 meters and features Orient's in-house Japanese made caliber 46P40 automatic movement. It has a fixed GMT … Continue …
