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Pre-SIHH 2017 – Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture Enamel and Hourstriker Pin-Up

As you probably know, Ulysse Nardin will no longer be exhibiting at Baselworld and will instead be part of the Geneva-based show, the SIHH – alongside all the Richemont brands, many independents and the other Kering-owned brand, Girard-Perregaux. Thus, we bring you the first piece of pre-SIHH piece of news related to Ulysse Nardin. Ahead of their inaugural attendance at the show, the brand has already unveiled 2 new watches: the elegant, restrained and refined Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture with an enamel and guilloche dial, and the Ulysse Nardin Hourstriker Pin-Up, an automaton and striking watch. Read on for all the details.

Cartier Calibre De Cartier Diver Blue Watch Hands-On

That same lovely Cartier diver, but what a difference blue can make. From steel to solid gold, the Calibre De Cartier Diver Blue wears the color well, adding a playful touch of personality to a brand often characterized by their stoic aesthetic.

Heitis Watch Company Aviator Watch

Hi, aBlogtoWatch audience, my name is DJ Heider and I am the creator of the Heitis Watch Company. My project is currently on Kickstarter, and I would like to share it with you. I’ve always been fascinated by the World War II-era pilot watches. My Grandpa Fox was in WWII, and when he passed away in 1989, his military issued watch was passed down to my father.

Hands-On Officine Panerai Radiomir 1940 3-Days PAM00627 Review

Officine Panerai Radiomir PAM00627 I recently visited the Panerai manufacture in Neuchâtel. You can read about my Panerai manufacture visit in this article. It changed my view on Officine Panerai quite drastically. No longer I see them as manufacturer of large watches that happen to look good (slightly exaggerated statement), as I’ve witnessed how much effort they […]

Introducing the Panerai Luminor 1950 Sealand “Big Five” Decorated by High-End Gunmaker Purdey

James Purdey & Sons is a British maker of handmade sporting guns that cost as much as a nice car; US$100,000 gets you a pretty basic rifle. A corporate sibling of Panerai in Swiss luxury conglomerate Richemont, Purdey has teamed up with the watchmaker several times on the Luminor Sealand watches, distinguished by hinged lids covered with gun engraving. […]

HANDS-ON: All aboard with the Longines Railroad

longines-railroad-slider We’re not alone in our love of Longines heritage offerings – the classic designs and smart prices make them consistently instant hits among watch enthusiasts, and every year we get some new treasure from the brand’s seemingly endless archive. We’ve had dive watches, pilot’s watches, even trench watches – but we’ve never seen a train watch, until now… The American railroads ‘General Railroad Timepiece Standards’ specified that timekeeping equipment from then on must “be open faced…use plain Arabic numbers printed bold and black on a white dial, and have bold black hands…” The Longines Railroad takes its name and design from highly precise ‘railroad grade’ mid-twentieth century Longines watches intended for use by railway workers. Before the invention of electronic safety mechanisms, accuracy on the railways wasn’t just a matter of good customer service, it was a matter of life and death. In fact, it was a head-on collision in 1891 caused by a slow pocketwatch that caused the American railroads to put together the General Railroad Timepiece Standards. These guidelines specified that timekeeping equipment from then on must “be open faced… have a minimum of 17 jewels, adjusted to at least 5 positions, keep time accurately to within a gain or loss of only…

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Photo Report: The Dobel x HODINKEE Events In New York And Miami – And An Invitation To Celebrate With Us In LA, Wednesday Night!

Earlier this year, in New York and Miami, we partnered with premium tequila maker Dobel to create On Dobel Time – events focused on the similarities between fine-crafted tequilas and vintage timepieces. Both take a lot of care, patience, and, for lack of a better word, time to produce. In order to reflect this partnership, we paired vintage watches from the HODINKEE Shop with different types of Dobel Tequila, including the Maestro Dobel Silver, Maestro Dobel Reposado, Maestro Dobel Añejo, Maestro Dobel Humito, and the Maestro Dobel Diamante.

Dubai Watch Week Returns Bigger and Better

Now in its second instalment, Dubai Watch Week (DWW) just opened after a sell-out first year. Organised by the Middle East’s largest watch retailer, Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, DWW is a weeklong gathering of the best and the brightest in watchmaking. On from November 16 and till November 19 inside the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), DWW offers everything […]

Armin Strom Edge Double Barrel Watch In Rose Gold

Pulling off a tastefully skeletonized watch design can be tough, but it’s safe to say that Armin Strom does an excellent job. Their latest release retains everything that made the original Edge Double Barrel watch attractive, but ups the ante with an opulent yet tasteful rose gold case.

The Value Proposition: The Mühle-Glashütte ProMare Chronograph

There are a lot of different pleasures to be found in watchmaking, but one of the best is when you find a watch that knows exactly what it wants to be. Mühle-Glashütte (or to give the company its full name, Nautische Instrumente Mühle-Glashütte) is a company that makes watches in a variety of styles, but its most iconic timepiece is probably its SAR Rescue-Timer, which was designed in collaboration with the German Maritime Search and Rescue Service. A tough, instantly readable watch with the sort of naturally achieved aesthetics that comes from real, uncompromising adherence to practical considerations, the Rescue-Timer is in its own way as much a classic of the tool-watch type as, say, the Submariner or the Mark XII, and it sets a high benchmark for other tool watches from Mühle-Glashütte. I’m happy to say the ProMare Chronograph is up to the challenge of meeting the standard set by the Rescue-Timer.