Wednesday, Sept 7 2011
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AEROMATIC MECHANICAL & AUTOMATIC WATCHES UNDER $200
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Give Away: Two Straps, Two Leather Pouches, And Four "Field Notes X HODINKEE" Notebooks
When you guys respond to something, we pay attention. About a month ago, we put up a quick post featuring three big-time vintage Rolexes. The watches got a lot of comments, but the straps seemed to be the subject of much desire. The straps came from Eric Ku, whom we …
Gerald Butler is new ambassador for Roger Dubuis
Scottish actor, Gerald Butler, is the new ambassador for Geneva-based modern haute horology manufacture Roger Dubuis. He originally became a fan of the brand after seeing one in the window of a watch store. He then sought to discover more about the brand and eventually …
And On The Other End Of The Spectrum…
… we have this little beauty! For less than the cost of shipping the tourbillograph, you can have this bat-logoed Armitron. Why Batman? Why not! (Let’s not start an argument here between Superman and Batman, when the Bat is clearly superior, ok?*) Of course, this watch …
INTERVIEW: Eric Ku, Vintage Rolex Super Dealer, Talks The State Of The Market, Panerai As Rolex, And What's Next
The average vintage Rolex is an expensive watch. But there exists another level of vintage Rolex buyer in this world, the type of guys who are buying the six figure pieces. You guys are probably familiar with the Red Submariners and Double-Red Sea Dwellers, but these are …
Jaeger-LeCoultre MC Diving SEALs [On Al Pacino's Wrist]
By TLex On September 4th 2011, the legendary American actor and director, Al Pacino was awarded the Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker 2011 Award, a prize of the Biennale di Venezia, created in collaboration with Jaeger-LeCoultre, and dedicated to an artist who has …
MAGRETTE Regattare 2011 [WINNER]
From TLex And the winner is . . . Patrick Kansa from Chicago Illinois, who has won himself a brand new MAGRETTE Regattare 2011. Congratulations!
Seiko Ananta NS_CONCEPT Limited Edition Watch Hands-ON
This is likely to be unlike any other Seiko Ananta watch you've ever seen before (or will ever see). For 2011 Seiko worked with a Japanese "conceptor" to create this limited edition watch called the Ananta NS_Concept (ref. SPB023J). The … Continue reading →
Link Video Competition
TAG Heuer has marked the launch of the 2011 Link series in South East Asia with a competition encouraging creative types to put together a 30-60 second video or animation about the new Link. Each person was given only three photos of the watch and from that had to create …
Auction Watch: Antiquorum’s ONLY WATCH 2011 Is Almost Here
The following timepiece auction analysis post is by Chris Meisenzahl. He is a long-time watch enthusiast and daily Speedmaster Pro wearer. He blogs at The Pretense of Knowledge and can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/speedmaster. It's just about that … Continue …
Swiss National Bank Promises "Unlimited Currency Purchases" To Weaken Franc, Swatch Group Jumps On News
We've talked about the strength of the Swiss Franc and its impact on the watch industry probably more than most of you cared to read. But, today, the Swiss National Bank took a dramatic step towards weakening the CHF when it announced unlimited currency purchases. The …
The Graham Silverstone Tourbillograph: WTF Is A Tourbillograph?
I definitely would love to take this watch to bed with me to snuggle, but Tourbillograph? What the heck is that? Well it’s clearly a chrono with a tourbillon in there, but why the new name? Call it tourbillon chronograph, maybe? Why invent a word? Anyway, Graham is selling …
