Friday, May 8 2015
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Bring A Loupe: More Of My Top Picks From The Upcoming Geneva Auctions
Tomorrow (Saturday) marks the beginning of the Geneva auctions. The four auction houses included a total of 1,374 watches in their catalogs (Antiquorum with 504, Christie’s with 314, Phillips with 224, and Sotheby’s with 332), and there are many incredible pieces, as you …
Breitling Navitimer AOPA Limited Edition
Breitling introduces a limited edition Navitimer AOPA. AOPA? Yes, “Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association”. This association of aircraft owners and pilot’s was founded in 1939 in the United States and is the world’s largest. They’ve chosen the Breitling Navitimer as their …
99 Bucks or Less, Tendence Watches up to 75 Percent Off
Limited Time - Save Up To $300More Than Sixty Tendence Watches Priced $69-$99Taking discounts to new dimensions, we have a new category of dozens of highly sculptural Tendence watches ranging from $69 to $99 & not a penny more.Extreme dimensions never before seen in a …
The Green Man Watch - New Mystery Jump Hour From Mr. Jones Watches
An Exclusive New Jump Hour From Mr. Jones WatchesMade In London & Only 100 ExistThe face of this watch depicts the ancient character of The Green Man. The time is displayed on The Green Man’s teeth - the upper jaw shows the hours and the lower the minutes.Although often an …
BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends May 8, 2015
In this roundup, we review F.P. Journe’s lovely Chronometre Souverain, HYT’s funky and unique H4 Gotham watch, and also pay a visit to the hallowed work halls of one of the oldest and most respected manufactures in the business, Jaeger-LeCoultre. The article BEST FROM: …
$100,000 Cartier Watch Lost and Found at Airport
$100,000 Cartier Watch Lost and Found at Airport For most of us a bejeweled Cartier watch would be a treasure to be prized and guarded at all times but for one world traveler it was just another bauble. That’s the only explanation for how one passenger managed to forget his …
Suigeneric Straps, Put a Little Fun on Your Wrist
It is no secret that one way to really change up the feel of a watch is to swap out the strap. I have changed one leather strap for another on some watches, and I have gone to nylon NATO as well, but I had not tried out a waxed cotton canvass product like the Suigeneric …
Field Notes: My Thoughts After Taking Watchmaking 101
Earlier this year, the Horological Society Of New York introduced Watchmaking 101, a public class sponsored by The HODINKEE Fund. It was the organizers' intent to offer it once a month, but after HODINKEE advertised it o 22f5 n the site, enough readers enrolled to fill up …
Seiko Celebrates 50 Years of Dive Watches With Two Special Prospex Marinemaster Models
In 1965 Seiko made its first diver’s watch. This led to many innovations, from the first titanium diver’s watch case to the invention of the accordion-style strap and the two-layer case to the design of dial markers and hands of with high legibility. Further, according to …
Mark Whalberg’s Omega in The Gambler
Being a WIS (Watch Idiot Savant) means that everywhere you go, the first thing you recognize is the watch someone is wearing. Let that be the doctor, the cashier, teacher, banker, people on TV or even your new colleague. I remember a few years ago when I was deeply into the …
Casio Takes Aim at the Luxury Watch Market
Casio Takes Aim at the Luxury Watch Market The name Casio has long been synonymous with sturdy, resilient sports watches that can take anything an owner may dish out. The brand’s G-Shock watches have been favorites with active customers since 1983 and now the creator of the …
FRIDAY WIND DOWN: 8th May, 2015
The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder. It’s clear that, (in the words of Jon Snow) winter is coming, and so are the puns about winter coming (sorry about that one on the Clé de Cartier Instagram post). Ice cold Melbourne weather hasn’t dissuaded us …
Bulova Bellecombe Watch For Women Review
Bulova's Accu-Swiss Bellecombe collection gets some new models this year for 2015, including the Accus-Swiss Bellecombe ref. 65R164, which, in my opinion, is a really nice mixture of style and value when looking for a solid lady's timepiece. The Accu-Swiss family of watches …
