Wednesday, May 13 2015
articles: 14
Just Because: Seven Years Ago Today HODINKEE Was Born, And You Won't Believe What Our First Post Was About
It's hard to believe it, but on today's date, May 13th, seven years ago, the very first story on www.HODINKEE.com went live. Published over my lunch break, my browser hidden behind countless Excel spreadsheets, the topic was, fittingly, something that actually resurfaced on …
Introduction To Stranger Watch Company
The Thoroughbred Collection by Stranger Watch Company dates back to the early '80s, to the city of Taraz, Kazakhstan – a city with a 2000-year history, one of the main stops on The Great Silk Way, and the city where Stranger Watch Company founder Jahn Karsybaev grew up. The …
One-Hand SUBDELTA Watches – Crowdfunding Starts Now
After launching the P1lot One (read here and here), a non-profit pilot’s watch exclusively for 52 forum members, some of the members of the construction team joined forces and started SUBDELTA, handbuilt Dutch watches. Every year, a maximum of 100 handbuilt watches will be …
Breaking News: Tourneau's Madison Avenue Rolex Store Robbed At Gunpoint
Watch shops are often the subjects of robberies. Their contents are small, wearable, in many cases valuable, and often indistinguishable from their peers. Just yesterday in NYC, Tourneau's Madison Avenue Rolex shop was the victim of a brazen armed robbery where two shots …
Well Dressed Rolex Thieves Rob NYC Watch Store
Well Dressed Rolex Thieves Rob NYC Watch Store If you walk into an upscale watch store wearing a hoodie and jeans you might stand out from the shop’s regular clientele, which is why a trio of thieves dressed up to the nines for their daring daylight robbery in New York City …
Introducing the Arnold & Son Time Pyramid Guilloché
I like to think of WWR as the home for affordable wrist watches, with occasional forays into the higher end pieces. Those forays are generally due to something rather unique and interesting coming up, and the Arnold & Son Time Pyramid Guilloché certainly falls into that …
VISCONTI Scuba ABYSSUS 3000M TITANIUM
By TLex Last year we learned of the theatrical-looking Scuba ABYSSUS 3000M collection; this is the Titanium version, which along with the a BRONZE and STEEL version forms a collection of three Scuba Abyssus 3000M models. BTW a new Scuba Abyssus 500M collection is coming, …
Retouching of a Rolex Daytona Photograph
This video shows the retouching process of a single Rolex Daytona image. German watch photographer, Andreas Jörg, spent two-hours post processing the image, literally perfecting every single intricate detail. The time-lapse video shows the entire process in just 9-minutes....
VISCONTI Scuba ABYSSUS 3000M STEEL
By TLex Last year we learned of the theatrical-looking Scuba ABYSSUS 3000M collection; this is the Steel version, which along with the a BRONZE and TITANIUM version forms a collection of three Scuba Abyssus 3000M models. BTW a new Scuba Abyssus 500M collection is coming, …
VISCONTI Scuba ABYSSUS 3000M BRONZE
By TLex Last year we discovered the theatrical-looking Scuba ABYSSUS 3000M collection; this is the Bronze version, which along with the a STEEL and TITANIUM version forms a collection of three Scuba Abyssus 3000M models. BTW a new Scuba Abyssus 500M collection is coming, …
Bremont Sets Sail with America’s Cup
Bremont Sets Sail with America’s Cup It’s natural that brothers Nick and Giles English would develop a love for sailing since the pair grew up on a boat built by their father and now the co-owners of the Bremont have an excuse to spend even more time on the water. The …
Seiko Marinemaster Professional 1,000M Diver’s Hi-Beat Limited Edition SBEX001 Watch Hands-On
2015 marks the 50th year that Seiko has been manufacturing dive watches and Seiko celebrates that impressive achievement with the Seiko Marinemaster Professional 1,000M Diver’s Hi-Beat Limited Edition SBEX001 watch. The article Seiko Marinemaster Professional 1,000M Diver’s …
VINTAGE WITH DEREK DIER: Episode 2 – Watch you looking at?
Ed’s Note: Our resident vintage watch expert, Mr Derek Dier, goes behind the scenes of Hollywood to explore the immense amount of effort that goes into selecting a watch that may only be on-screen for a few seconds – and why that fleeting glimpse can make or break a scene. …
The making of Tudor fabric straps
This video shows the making of the Tudor fabric straps, which are woven by the same company that makes the vatican robes. The material is much higher quality than a typical Nato style fabric strap. And while they look similar to a Nato, they do not have the extra fabric at …
