A Paul Newman Daytona.Even as many top-tier brands have seen prices grow over the last few decades at a pace faster than inflation, a number of upstart brands oriented toward value have also sprung up, creating comfortable new footholds for collectors.Carbotech is manufactured by laminating thin sheets of carbon fiber under high pressure and controlled…
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minute hand jumping over a 120º sector
The entire case is made from plates of sapphire that are first cut from solid blocks and then milled and polished down to the correct shapes.This can be attributed to the fact that great Subs are arguably much rarer.And they are the benchmark for what is to come …The Mega Tapisserie is crisp and the…
you get an interesting twist in the story
Plans for HSNY’s 2018 Gala are already underway, and we are looking forward to seeing you there!I’m usually editing our latest Spec Sheet or working on Watches In The Wild, but recently I’ve been drawn to a new technology, artificial intelligence. Standing here with 150 years of Patek Philippe craftsmanship and ingenuity sparkling all around me…
takes on a very strange quality
Your grandfather bought his first nice watch at a retailer, and you may have even stopped into one to ogle your grail watch just the other week before things got weird.In a sapphire case, the Double Tourbillon 30° Technique takes on a very strange quality.The smallest round movement that I’m aware of was Blancpain’s caliber…
You think watch collectors are particular?
Car nuts make us look like sloppyminded anarchists and I don’t think it’s any coincidence that so many highend, hyperdetailoriented watch collectors are into cars, as well.I have since come around to see this as vintage charm, rather than a flaw.The author of today’s feature is Callie Veelenturf, a marine conservation biologist and National Geographic…
the story of the man
But alas, current market conditions have rendered that impossible.The watch comes in quartz and automatic versions, two dial variations, and three sizes.It is not everyday that HODINKEE is referenced in an auction description, but John Reardon had previously written the story of the man (Dr.There’s something we have to address headon: the Rolex Submariner resemblance.It’s…
It feels like a watch you could wear almost casually.
Openworked designs can often feel lazy, with bits and pieces of dial peeled away in order to reveal a basiclooking movement inside.This summer, KPMG published a bellwether report on behalf of the newly formed Alliance of British Watch and Clockmakers, a muchneeded centralizing organization led by Smith and Christopher Ward cofounder Mike France.Despite a U.Everything…
I want to explain of all them
Click here to see the full listing.The reason is simple, there were not enough twotone Royal Oaks made to to justify an A, B, C and D series.Thickness: 8.It marks the beginning of a few things for HODINKEE, and in this letter, I want to explain of all them so that you, our reader, understands…
What I like about this particular complication
The Viceroy was less masculine than its key competition, and the brand had a feminine orientation, according to internal documents.U.It started to impact my health and, unfortunately, I allowed my tenure to become a pair of golden handcuffs.What I like about this particular complication powered by the new generation JaegerLeCoultre Calibre 939 is that it…
The Agengraphe has a very unusual architecture.
This Philippe Dufour Simplicity was offered to Todd, and luckily, it was exactly the model he wanted the 37mm case, in platinum, with the guilloche dial.Runners up:For a company as large as Fossil and with as much mass appeal, there’s a big advantage to working with Google on these products.The Agengraphe has a very unusual…