Announcing: The HODINKEE Ladies’ Collection At Material Good, With Kickass Vintage Pieces From Bulgari, Cartier, Audemars Piguet, And More

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting the first ever HODINKEE ladies-focused pop-up shop at Material Good, a gorgeous luxury boutique in SoHo, on November 19-20. The capsule collection features beautiful vintage timepieces such as an enamel Bulgari Serpenti from the late 1960s with a Jaeger-LeCoultre movement, amongst other cool design pieces from the likes of Hermès, Cartier, and Jaeger-LeCoultre.

9 years ago

Hands-On with the Newly Launched, Awesome Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935

Longines has a winner with the new Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935. Both unusual and striking, the Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 is a remake of a remake (the first Type A-7 arrived in 2012). But the latest Type A-7 is an improvement, being markedly smaller and more wearable – and enticingly less expensive by almost a […]

9 years ago

Book Review: ‘The Magic Of Watches’ By Louis Nardin

What strikes me again and again about Louis Nardin is his enviable energy and passion for the subject of watchmaking. ‘The Magic of Watches’ is one of the best books on the subject: it is written in easy, clear, and down-to-earth language. This would surely make for the perfect holiday gift.

9 years ago

Tudor and its Heritage – How the Vintage Submariners inspired the Tudor Black Bay

In terms of product design, vintage inspiration has been, for the last 10 years, one of the major, if not the major trend. Most brands, from low-end to ultra-luxury have been, at least once, looking at their past and used it as a reference to create new models. We all need strong foundations to feel confident, and this must be a part of the explanation. However, as always, some handled this vintage style with success, some didn’t. In the middle of this crowd, one brand must be regarded with great care: Tudor. With their Heritage line, they clearly played on this trend and achieved probably better than most around. To every success there’s an explanation, and here, it must the combination of vintage elements into a modern package, and not just a copy-paste of the past. Today, we start a series about Tudor and its Heritage and we’ll look at how the Vintage Submariners inspired the Tudor Black Bay (and inspired only…)

9 years ago

Hands-On: The Patek Philippe 5976/1G And The 5711/1P 40th Anniversary Pateks – And What Do You Know, They Look Very Different In The Metal

Well, make no mistake dear readers, you didn’t exactly love the two 40th Anniversary Nautilus watches when we shared the press release pictures with you, and boy did you ever let us know it. “Vulgar and grotesque” opined one reader – and compared to some other comments that one was a model of diplomatic circumspection. We’ve now had a chance to see them in the metal and while we’re still not sure they’re going to win watch geek hearts and minds, we will say they’re quite a bit more under-the-radar than they appear in the press kit pics.

9 years ago

Review: Nomos Lambda

The Nomos brand is pretty well known for their simple looking, elegant timepieces pack with a whole of value behind it.…

9 years ago

Five Affordable Rolex Watches

Rolex, the most popular watch brand in the world but unaccessible for the majority of people. Of course. However, we show you the 5 most accessible and (relatively) affordable Rolex watches in this article. We notice a lot of people buying a (high) number of cheaper watches, but really long for a Rolex. It might […]

9 years ago