Recommended Reading: The New York Museum Of Clocks And Watches That Could Have Been
James Arthur and his Temple of Time, one of the largest collections of clocks and watches in history.
Video – Looking Back at the Best Watches of SIHH 2018
With the SIHH 2019 just around the corner, we thought it was the perfect moment to look back at what the 2018 edition of the Geneva Watch Fair, a.k.a Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) had to show… And it had a lot to show. Technical, beautiful, innovative, ultra-complicated or simply well-thought everyday pieces. […]
HODINKEE Radio: Episode 26: Maximilian Büsser
How one of the watch industry’s most humble and thoughtful figures makes some of its wildest timepieces.
Introducing – The new Anonimo Nautilo Leopard Racing 2019
While the link between Anonimo and the world of Sea or military forces is relatively easy to catch, the brand has started recently to explore new horizons. For instance, the Florentine brand has partnered with the FIA World Rally Championship to create the Militare Chronograph WRC Special Edition. Today, it’s their connection with racing bikes that is highlighted, as Anonimo is now partner with the Leopard Racing team. But you’ll see, Italy is never far away.
VIDEO: What becomes of the open hearted – the Rado True Open Heart
Really, at the heart of the appeal of a mechanical watch is the ticking, whirring escapement that sets the pace. That and the assemblage of wheel and bridges that powers and supports it. So it’s apt then that this Rado cuts to the core quickly: the True Open Heart lives up to its name, exposing its metal innards enough to satisfy the curiosity of the wearer, while still living up to Rado’s strong, and distinct sense of design, with its slick plasma toned ceramic, and a black dial that maintains legibility despite its pared-back nature. Rado True Open Heart Australian Pricing Rado True Open Heart, $2900
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HANDS-ON: The Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8
Before we get into the meat of this, it goes without saying that there’s no love lost between me and the average Omega Speedy. Yes, I absolutely have to (and do) respect their history, what they have done for the mainstream popularity of quality watchmaking, and so forth … but, generally speaking (with the exception of the MkII and a handful of more obscure references), the countless modern references of Speedmaster out there just don’t do anything for me. But then I saw the Apollo 8 and thought, “OK, maybe ONE more version won’t be the end of the world …” The Apollo 8, from the get-go, is my kind of odd duck. Between its unique partially cutaway dial, bright yellow accents, a ceramic case, a specially modified hand-winding calibre, there’s a lot going on here that ensures this piece isn’t your average Speedmaster dial variation. Its design is a tribute to the Apollo 8 mission that orbited the moon, and, as you can see from the imagery, there’s a lot of “moon-ness” to its design. Though it’s still a larger 44.25mm diameter case — a far cry from the more svelte OG Speedies — it is a touch thinner than…
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Hands-on – Atelier de Chronométrie AdC #1 and AdC #2 – As Hand-Made As Possible
Hand-made… these two words are too often misused in the world of watches, but not so when talking about Beat Haldimann as we recently did, or when talking about Atelier de Chronometrie. The latter, a small independent watch brand from Barcelona, rebuilds or revives vintage Omega’s, entirely by hand. Approx. a year ago, our managing editor Brice Goulard wrote about Atelier de Chronometrie and their (at that time) latest creation, the AdC #5. Today we’re taking a look at two similarly hand-made, rebuild timepieces based on vintage Omega wristwatches from the 1950’s, dubbed AdC #1 and AdC #2.
VIDEO: From ceramic to the Captain, 5 of 2018’s best Rado releases
Rado had a great year of releases in 2018, with a diverse mix of watches that played to their traditional high-tech material strengths, as well as to some of their traditional designs. And while ceramic naturally played an important part, it was used in some surprising ways — like when it was mixed with bronze to create a very cool HyperChrome, and mixed with other metals to create the new alloy Ceramos. And then there were the brand’s tributes to their historic Captain Cook models, two similar but different takes on a great old internal bezel diver. And while the small version is cool, my heart really sings for the 45mm version.
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Introducing: The Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Automatique Titanium
The modern expression of Blancpain’s original diver, now in titanium.
Bring a Loupe: An IWC Portofino Moonphase Ref. 5251, A 1962 Breitling Unitime Ref. 2610, And An Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 5402SA
Bring A Loupe is back with its first installment of 2019.