Introducing: The New And Improved HODINKEE
A new homepage, dynamic articles, and tons of new features make this the best HODINKEE yet.
The MB&F LM1 Final Edition In Steel – The Farewell Edition of a 6-Year Success Story…
At MB&F, everything started in 2005, with the HM1, followed by 3 other HM watches. From this inaugural piece to 2011, MB&F was all about radical Horological Machines. Sci-Fi design, unusual displays, über-complex movements, organic or space-like shapes… Nothing was traditional. But in 2011, Max Büsser and his friends launched a surprisingly classical watch (relatively-speaking…), a watch that, for the coming 6 years, will become a best-seller of the brand. This watch was the LM1 and soon, its production will stop. No sad feelings though, but a farewell party instead, with the LM1 Final Edition, a steel / brown dial version.
EDITOR’S PICK: Lest we forget – an Anzac watch story
Editor’s Note: Few heirlooms have the emotional potency of a watch. They’re objects that accompanied their owners throughout their lives, and bore silent witness to their trials and tribulations. This is especially the case with watches worn by men and women who served, which goes a long way to explaining our fascination with military timepieces. Today Australia and New Zealand commemorate Anzac Day, where we remember those who served and died during war, armed conflict and peacekeeping missions, so we’re sharing a story from last year about an old watch with a story to tell. At first glance this rusty old Cyma doesn’t look like much, but it’s now one of Rhonda Marchant of Gloucester New South Wales’ most treasured possessions. 72 years ago this watch was on the wrist of Rhonda’s uncle, pilot officer Sergeant Ronald Cecil Martin, as he was flying in an RAAF Lancaster bomber over south-west Germany when he was shot down. Martin was declared MIA, presumed dead. In 2013 the crash site was uncovered, along with Martin’s monogrammed watch in late-2015. Yesterday the watch made its journey home and was presented to Rhonda Marchant on Anzac-day eve. Anzac Day (Anzac being an acronym for ‘Australian…
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LIST: 5 out of this world watches perfect for the Guardians of Galaxy, just in time for Vol. 2
As Marvelites and Comic-Con attendees undoubtedly already know, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, the much-anticipated follow-up to the 2014 original, is in Australian cinemas today. As a closet Marvel fangirl (Pssst, Antman. You never return my calls.), this is a big deal for me. So to celebrate I’ve put together five (very different) watches, for the five (very different) Guardians, and added an auditory accompaniment taken from “Awesome Mix Tape #2”, just for fun. Enjoy. Star-Lord (Peter Quill) According to his Marvel bio, infant Peter stared up at the stars in the night sky for nearly an hour before his mother found him, after surviving an attempted murder by his step-father. It is this legend that helped give Peter his character name of Star-Lord, and in turn led me to the Seiko Astron GPS Solar made in partnership with Giugiaro Design. Not only is the word “Astron” derived from the Greek word meaning “star”, but the titanium case, ceramic bezel, and high magnetic resistance make the piece both extremely lightweight and tremendously durable; traits that are ideal for, say, flying through galaxies at high speeds. Associated track: “My Sweet Lord” – George Harrison Gamora This ass-kicking Zen-Whoberi gives new meaning to the…
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Introducing: The Ulysse Nardin Diver Le Locle (Live Pics & Pricing)
Are an in-house movement with silicon parts and nice vintage looks enough to make this $10,000 dive watch a competitor?
Recommended Reading: NPR Interviews Kate Moore, Author Of ‘The Radium Girls’
In the early 20th century, the United States Radium Corporation employed young women to paint watch and clock dials with luminous material. Their story’s implications extend far beyond the world of horology.
FOUND: What COULD Be A Never-Seen-Before Rolex Rattrapante Pocket Watch?
Here is the story: Dr. Crott Auctioneers is about to auction what COULD be (and that “could” is extremely important to keep in mind…) a Rolex Rattrapante Pocket Watch. This combination Rolex / Rattrapante / Pocket Watch is, considering the immense literature about Rolex, something never seen before. So what do we have here? Potentially one of the rarest and most important Rolex watches ever? A superb example of limited (maybe unique) production by the Crown? Or an example of re-encasing work done by one of those vintage magicians? What is certain though, is that we are facing a highly interesting mystery (found thanks to watch journalist Gregory Pons).
Historical Perspectives: Gay Frères, Much More Than A Simple Manufacturer Of Watch Bracelets
With a history stretching back to the 1830s, the Gay Frères story neither begins nor ends with watch bracelets.
Happenings: Glashütte Original’s Ulrike Kranz To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York
Come to learn about the history of the German Marine Chronometer and stay for an exhibition from the German Watch Museum.
Introducing – Seiko Diver Scuba Limited Edition by Giugiaro Design Ref. SBEE001 / 002
The association between Italian designer Giugiaro and Seiko watches is nothing new and already produced some of the most daring watches from the Japanese brand – as for instance the Seiko Chronograph 7A28-7000, famous for its appearance in Alien movies. Since a few years, Seiko reintroduces some of the greatest watches designed under the pen of Giugiaro, including the 2015 Limited Edition Reissue Seiko Sced035 or recently an Astron watch. Today, using the iconic asymmetrical case, Seiko reissues a rather unknown dive watch made in the 1980s with Giugiaro, with the new Seiko Diver Scuba Limited Edition by Giugiaro Design Ref. SBEE001 and 002.