Business News: Swatch Group Gets Green Light In Mechanical Movements Case
ETA now can operate freely in Switzerland’s more competitive mechanical movement market, COMCO says.
Introducing: The Genus GNS1.2 TD In Damascene Titanium
A high-tech, high-craft take on the GPHG-award winning complication.
7 of the most expensive quartz watches you can buy in 2020
Quartz is the middle child of the watch industry. Born between the talented mechanical genius of the first-born and the innovative technology of the new smartwatch baby. But while it may have had less attention during critical developmental windows as a child – despite being wildly popular at birth – the quartz watch is hitting puberty in the same way Matthew Lewis (who played Neville Longbottom in Harry Potter) did, successfully finding its feet and getting some mojo of its own as a grown-up. So while quartz has typically been thought of as the cheap and cheerful sibling to the serious and expensive mechanical wristwatch, in 2020 there are some wonderful pieces of high-end quartz watchmaking that come with a price tag to match, both vintage and modern. Let’s take a look at a few very special examples. Citizen Caliber 0100 This is a watch that deserves more recognition. After debuting a solar-powered quartz movement that was accurate to within 1 second per year in a pocket watch in 2018, Citizen released the same movement in a wristwatch the following year. This watch has a laundry list of features that should go a long way to articulating why quartz watchmaking…
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Introducing – The Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935, Revamped for 2020
We’ve said it before: Longines is one of the brands with the richest history and it is clear that the current management knows how to capitalize on this with the successful Heritage collection – which has recently seen the addition of the Tuxedo or the Sector dial models. One area of expertise for Longines has […]
IN-DEPTH: The Omega Planet Ocean Vs. the Omega Seamaster 300, is there a winner?
Since 1948, Omega have been perfecting their formula for conquering the sea. What began as a splash-proof dress watch, quickly spiralled into a race for innovation amongst Switzerland’s finest as to who could plunge the deepest depths and still tell the time. The Seamaster line is Omega’s crown jewel in technical achievement and design, with mesmerising good-looks intrinsically linked to having the utmost legibility under the waves. 2017 saw a revamped edition of the Seamaster 300, Omega’s famed 1957 release that has become an all-time classic. Last year saw the Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional reach a staggering 10,929m underwater, breaking the world record for a wristwatch in the Mariana Trench. Now, the Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial and the Planet Ocean are engaged in their own battle at the top of Omega’s steel-diver catalogue. The dial As much as the Planet Ocean is undoubtedly a modern beast, its roots aren’t all that detached from the Seamaster 300. The first generation, launched in 2005, took its dial inspiration from the 1960s SM300, reference 165.024. Specifically, it took the same font of Arabic numerals, and used the trapezoid-shaped printed markers to model its applied indices. Its broad-arrow hands are also inspired by…
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5 inspiring lessons in life from Kevin Hart, delivered wearing an openworked Audemars Piguet Royal Oak to die for
Whether you are a fan of the Joe Rogan podcast or not, he sure does have some interesting guests sit across from him, sometimes for up to four hours. Last month, Kevin Hart was sitting across from Joe for just over 2 hours in episode #1480, and in that time, he shared some insights into the way he thinks about success, life as a game, and investing. It’s nothing short of an inspiration-athon, which is only enhanced by tantalising glimpses of Kevin’s 41mm Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked Reference 15407 throughout! The moment he realised he was successful – 11.03 KH talks about overlooking a headlining slot at Shaquille O’Neal’s All-Star Comedy Jam, only to find that this moment changed everything. He says, “sometimes you don’t know what it’s going to be”. So be ready! “This thing called life, it’s got a game-like quality to it!” – 19.28 KH talks about life as a game. Noting that while it is serious, it has a game like quality to it. He makes a great point where he talks about the more moves, we make, and the more opportunities we take, the more levels of the game open to us. You can…
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Coming Soon: A HODINKEE Limited Edition
A different kind of limited edition.
Hands-on – Girard-Perregaux Neo Bridges “Earth To Sky” Edition
A week ago, we covered the fabulous La Esmeralda Tourbillon with Three Gold Bridges, a homage to the unique parallel bridge architecture that has become a hallmark of Girard-Perregaux. Today we will be looking at a contemporary take on the theme, in the Neo Bridges “Earth to Sky” edition with its 45mm titanium case, semi-skeletonised […]
Introducing: The Gorilla Fastback Drift Mirage Wandering Hours
The wandering hours complication gets a snazzy new chassis.
In The Shop – Announcements: Volume 1 Of The HODINKEE Magazine Is Available Again
You asked. We delivered.