Hands-On: The Sealander Automatic, A Wallet-Friendly Mechanical Diver From Eza Watches

I know what you’re thinking. Not another boutique brand. But when the Vice President of the Christie’s New York Watch Department, aka our good friend Eric Wind, emailed saying he’d found a dive watch from the Netherlands worth checking out, we wondered what a newborn watch company had done to land on a vintage expert’s radar. So we got in touch, had a few watches sent over to the office, and, surprise, what arrived was a very vintage-inspired watch built to modern standards.

9 years ago

Introducing Classi, a connected strap that makes any watch feels smarter (but not looking like a Cupertino guy)

Here’s the dilemma: you love watches, mechanical watches, with a classical or vintage look. On the other hand, you also love connected items and the concept of a smart watch is something you dug into, especially since the introduction of the Apple Watch. However, you don’t like it. You think it’s not going to fulfill your needs of mechanical / vintage / luxury timepieces (and you’d be right). You don’t want to wear two watches either and the solution found by Sinn is… weird. Well, Maintool, a young French startup, might have a solution for you, with a discreet connected strap that can be used on any kind of watch. Here’s Classi.

9 years ago

Introducing the Panerai Luminor 1950 3 Days “Marina Militare” PAM673

Panerai returns to its roots with the pleasingly traditional Luminor 1950 3 Days PAM00673, a limited edition of 1000 watches modelled on the ref. 6152/1, complete with retro-style gilded pencil hands. It’s been a hyperactive year for Panerai, having introduced new models at SIHH 2016, followed by a half dozen more just a few months later, […]

9 years ago

Victorinox Swiss Army INOX Titanium Watch Hands-On

Given the sales success of the INOX (aka I.N.O.X.) watch collection, Victorinox Swiss Army added more models to the durable, decent-looking sport watch family for 2016. In addition to the slightly larger Victorinox Swiss Army INOX Professional Diver and additional strap/bracelet options, the INOX now comes in a titanium versus steel metal case.

9 years ago

Speedy Tuesday – Russel Crowe wears an Omega Speedmaster in ‘The Nice Guys’

Russel Crowe and his Speedmaster It’s been a while since we saw a Speedmaster in a movie. Of course George Clooney’s new picture, Money Monster, is an exception. However, we know that since George is Omega ambassador it was not such a huge surprise. Well, I just watched the new movie of Ryan Gosling and Russel […]

9 years ago

Gorilla Fastback – A First Look

A letter from someone I know A couple of years ago, 2012 to be precise, I traveled to Paris together with Bert and Gerard to witness the 40th anniversary exhibition of the Royal Oak. Being a big fan of the Royal Oak, we decided to drive down there and have a look. A friend, who […]

9 years ago

Graf von Faber-Castell Pen Of The Year 2016

The Graf von Faber-Castell collection – or “Graf” as it’s known to pen buffs – is Faber-Castell’s top-of-the-line series of pens; it includes premium writing instruments, like the recently released Pen of the Year, among others. The Pen of the Year for 2016 was inspired by Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, a 1,441-room residence that became the cultural and political center of the Hapsburg Empire.

9 years ago

Bamford Heritage Series Customized Rolex Watches

Just how big is the vintage trend? Even famous Rolex customizer Bamford Watch Department has an entire collection dedicated to vintage-inspired Rolex watches. The new Bamford Heritage Explorer I and Bamford Heritage Bicolor Paul Newman Daytona are the latest addition to Bamford’s Heritage collection.

9 years ago

The HODINKEE iOS App Now Redesigned For iPad (With Tons Of New Features)

It was almost a year ago that we first launched the HODINKEE app for iOS. Since then our product team has been tirelessly adding features, adjusting layouts, and generally grinding away to make sure that every time you hit that black and white “H” on your homescreen (and we know it’s on your homescreen) you get the very best experience possible. Well, today we take another big leap forward with a major update: the HODINKEE app has been specially redesigned for iPad to bring you what just might be the best way to read HODINKEE, period.

9 years ago