Join HODINKEE Founder Ben Clymer At Manfredi Jewels In Greenwich, CT (Along With A Very Special Guest)

Tomorrow evening, Team HODINKEE will be making its way out to Greenwich, Connecticut, to enjoy a cocktail or two at Manfredi Jewels, a must-visit spot for any watch lover. Roberto Chiappelloni of Manfredi Jewels and our own Ben Clymer will be welcoming guests for drinks, hors d’ouvres, and, of course, tons of incredible watches, along with special guest Peter Speake Marin, founder of his own eponymous watch brand. It’s going to be an incredible night and we’d love you to join us.

8 years ago

“The Monochrome Video Week” – URWERK, Celebrating 20 Years of Visionary Watchmaking

1997: Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner launch Urwerk and their first model, the UR 101, freely inspired by the 17th century Campanus brothers’ night clock (one of the things you might not know about URWERK). 2016: the brand will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary. 20 year of unchained creations, of unusual display of the time, of bold and creative watchmaking, with however a great respect to traditions and haute-horlogerie (and again something that you might not know about the brand). Today is thus the perfect moment for us to sit down with Felix Baumgartner, co-founder of URWERK, and to see how this bold and unchained independent watchmaker started, how they found inspiration for their first creations and how the brand evolved over the years to become the great brand we know today.

8 years ago

Introducing: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre Collection, Now In Rose Gold With Grey Dials

Three of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s most complex watches have been redesigned with pink gold and opaline magnetite dials ahead of SIHH 2017. The Duomètre line is already unique not simply because of its outstanding aesthetic appeal, but also due to its engagement of the “Dual Wing” concept, which dedicates a separate barrel to each watch’s timekeeping and complication gear trains. Let’s give each watch a quick review and look at how the new versions stand up to the originals.

8 years ago

News Release: IWC Aquatimer Shark Edition

Continuing a legacy of preservation since IWC began working with the Charles Darwin Foundation in 2009, IWC now turns their considerable attention to solving the issue of increasing numbers of shark species facing extinction. The result is the IWC Aquatimer Shark Edition, an effort which Georges Kern, CEO of IWC Schaffhausen aims to raise…

8 years ago

Eternal Seduction: Allure of the Bulgari Serpenti

When it comes to the symbolism of the Bulgari Serpenti, there’s an allure as eternal as the drama which unfolded in the opening pages of the Book of Genesis. Chauvinists would talk about how Eve was tempted by a serpent but in essence, it’s Adam’s sin of acquiescence and not Eve’s. Biblically speaking, Eve…

8 years ago

Seven Superb Watches with Meteorite Dials

BY Roberta Naas
The sky has enthralled man since the dawn of time. From the starts to the moon and sun, it is a never-ending source of mystery and inspiration. Some watch brands have found a way, though, to bring the sky to the wrist, unveiling watches with rare meteorite dials on them. Here we bring you seven fine examples of celestial beauty.

8 years ago

Speedy Tuesday – Omega Speedmaster Ultraman Ref.145.012-67

Perhaps as rare as it gets, these orange handed Speedmasters are topic of (heated) discussions every once in a while. Only a few of them have been (officially) made in Bienne, but (official) numbers aren’t known. The watch was only made in 1968 and featured in The Return of Ultraman in 1971, which gives it its […]

8 years ago

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Calendar Watch Hands On

Bucking the current trend in watchmaking where ‘old’ is hot, but ‘too-old’ is not, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso spent the year celebrating its 85th birthday with the Tribute Calendar announced at SIHH 2016 – a fully modern, yet carefully preserved icon that read more…

8 years ago