Sacha Davidoff Reports On The November 2016 Watch Auctions Following my preview of the Antiquorum & Phillips watch auctions, my brother and I took a look at Christie’s upcoming auction catalog, but sadly did not have the pleasure of viewing the watches in person yet as they are currently traveling. The Christie’s team have focused […]
Jeff Kingston visits the Ecole Technique at the Vallée de Joux in Le Sentier, one of five watchmaking schools in Switzerland. What does it take to become a watchmaker? What is the curriculum? We get a guided tour through the Watchmaking School and see some of the different stages of the 3 year curriculum that […]
The Casio G-Shock “Master of G” Gulfmaster collection is unique for a few interesting reasons. Sort of a dive watch, and sort of a hardcore marine-themed watch, what further separates the Gulfmaster collection from other G-Shock models is actually how they look.
I first noticed it for a split-second in Channel 9’s new show Doctor Doctor. Pause. Rewind. Yep, there was no mistaking the black bezel and dial on the wrist of Hugh Knight (the titular doctor) – definitely a Tudor Black Bay. I filed that knowledge away in the part of my brain dedicated to celebrity watch-spotting, not imagining for a minute that a few weeks later I’d be having a drink with Rodger Corser, in a tiny laneway bar, talking about that exact timepiece. Watches tell you a lot about a character, and a bad choice is immediately obvious. But for Rodger, the Black Bay Black is more than just a smart props decision, it’s a deeply personal link, one that ties into his other on-screen personas and informs his craft. Of course we spoke about more than just watches – we discussed how he felt coming back to his hometown of Melbourne, as well as the importance of timing, and making the most out of opportunities when they arise. We highly recommend you watch the full three-minute story, but if you want to cut straight to the watches and the story of the Tudor Rodger’s grandfather passed down through the family,…
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Founder of design agency &Larry, Singapore-based Larry Peh is the designer of Watches By SJX and also an enormous fan of A. Lange & Söhne. A key intersection of watch design and Larry’s profession is typography, or the style and arrangement of the text on watches, front and back. Larry has long admired the careful manner […]
This past Thursday we launched the NOMOS Glashütte Metro Chronometer For HODINKEE, a limited edition of just 100 watches. It took less than an hour and a half for the full run to sell out, but we wanted to make sure that buyers and non-buyers alike could see the watch in the metal – we’re really proud of it, after all – and enjoy a beer and some pretzels with fellow watch lovers. The HODINKEE team and NOMOS founder Roland Schwertner welcomed guests in New York City and a few lucky collectors were even able to take their watches home with them that evening.
Welcome to the 2016 edition of Quill & Pad’s early Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. The contenders are: Hermès Slim d’Hermès, Seiko Presage Automatic Chronograph Enamel Dial, Tiffany & Co. East West Automatic, Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze, Zenith Pilot Ton-Up, and Vulcain 50s Presidents’ Watch Tradition.
This introduction is not of a new watch, but of a new book. Today, Patek Philippe announced Patek Philippe: The Authorized Biography, a new 544-page monograph about the vaunted Swiss watchmaker by British author and historian Nicholas Foulkes. The book contains over 600 images, including tons of original photography of rare watches not usually shown to the public. We’re yet to get our hands on a copy, but this sounds like a lot more than the usual brand book.
Come next Wednesday, United States will elect their 45th President. Who will head one of the greatest countries in the world? Will it be Donald Trump, or Hillary Clinton?…