Vacheron Constantin Rounds Up Steve McCurry’s Photos of Fantastic Places

Commission by Vacheron Constantin to celebrate the launch of its new Overseas sports watch, the series of photos of exotic locales by Steve McCurry is now complete. The photographer best known for his striking Afghan Girl portrait roamed the world, creating a series of pictures that depicts 12 places in McCurry’s postcard-perfect style. The first […]

10 years ago

Editorial: Thoughts On The New Christopher Ward Limited Edition C9 DB4 1 VEV, Inspired By The Aston Martin DB4 Zagato (I Guess?)

There is nothing like one hyper-niche product trying to tie itself to another slightly less but still insanely niche product. We’ve seen it far too many times – the Hublot La Ferrari watch, the Bremont Boeings, all those Breitling for Bentley watches. I get why watch brands do it, and in most cases I am fairly agnostic about it. The Hublot La Ferrari watch, while not anything I would ever consider for myself (even if I owned a La Ferrari), made sense. It was cutting-edge, high-tech, and over-the-top. I could easily see how it belonged next to the mightiest car ever made by the winningest racecar producer in history. This watch, which showed up in my inbox today, is puzzling, and for more than one reason. Before I show you the watch, let’s look at the car that inspired it.

10 years ago

Hands-On: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Gyrotourbillon

Almost from the moment Breguet invented the tourbillon (for which he was granted a patent in 1801), people have been wondering whether or not it actually does what it’s supposed to do. The basic idea is simple. If you put the balance spring, balance, lever, and escape wheel inside a carriage, or cage, that rotates in the plane of the movement plate, you get one average rate for the four vertical positions in which a watch is timed, rather than four different rates. You then adjust the two horizontal positions to match this single average vertical rate and, in theory, you should have a perfect timekeeper.

10 years ago

James Heeley Sel Marin: The Smell Of Summer

Lemon and Italian bergamot were used as the top notes for the James Heeley Sel Marin to provide freshness. It’s easy to imagine being on the Hamptons constantly exposed to the ocean breeze when you sniff it. But what else makes this my perfect summer scent?

10 years ago

Can a Watch Collector take Hublot Seriously?

Hublot is a polarising brand amongst the watch cognoscenti. Even when speaking to veteran high-end watch collectors like Glenn Chiang, answering a question about the existence of Hublot in their collection conjures deep thought and careful answers. Sometimes, over forum discussions, a number of commentators will offer that while Hublot is…

10 years ago

Technical Perspective: Going Beyond Chronometer Standards With Glashütte Original’s Senator Excellence

Earlier this year, Glashütte Original introduced its new Senator Excellence watch and Caliber 36 movement. HODINKEE’s European Editor, Arthur Touchot, wore the watch for the first 100 hours of Baselworld and reported on its increased autonomy, silicon hairspring, and innovative movement fastening system. There is one other new feature that Arthur didn’t get a chance to take a look at – Glashütte Original is including a quality promise for the Caliber 36, with standards exceeding COSC chronometer certification.

10 years ago

Speedy Tuesday – OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo-Soyuz 1975

Apollo-Soyuz In 2014, we already covered the Speedmaster Apollo-Soyuz and the background of this watch: The Apoll0-Soyuz mission in 1975. Two super powers forgot about the Cold War for just a moment by docking the Apollo and Soyuz spacecrafts at an altitude of 138 miles. Launched at the 15th of July in 1975, the docking took […]

10 years ago