Last week, we had a rare hands-on session with the Rolex Deep Sea Special and talked about its groundbreaking and amazing story of the first manned dive into the bottom of the Mariana Trench in 1953. Today, we continue with the story. This time, Rolex repeated the feat with a watch which is much more wearable, and whose trickle down technology…
Digging into their past, Breitling gave us the Breitling Chronoliner chronograph watch last year. This year, Breitling has a new version that comes with a high-resistance carbon-based treatment that gives the watch an all-black look.
An annual gathering of watch retailers talking shop might not sound like the most exhilarating event on the planet, but A. Lange & Söhne just used its international dealer’s conference as a platform for launching what is without a doubt the coolest watch in the current Lange lineup. Meet the new Richard Lange ‘Pour le Mérite,’ a limited-edition release with a white gold case and a striking black dial. It’s also approximately 30% less expensive than the last Pour le Mérite in pink gold. This could just be the baddest time-only watch available today.
This week some members of the HODINKEE team are out west in Los Angeles, working on some really incredible stories (seriously, we can’t wait to share them with you soon). But, while those are in the works, we figured there was something else we could do for the impatient: get a bunch of watch lovers together for a few drinks and some nerding out. How’s that sound? Well, we’re having a get-together tonight at Geary’s Beverley Hills and we’d love for you to join us.
Rado has collaborated with industrial designer Konstantin Grcic to breathe life into an already well-known piece with the new Rado Ceramica Konstantin Grcic watch (at least, that’s how we’ll refer to it). Still present is the sleek stature and minimalist couture, only this time, Grcic has taken a few liberties.
When the words “Pour le Mérite” are attached to the name “A. Lange & Söhne“, you know it’s going to be hard to resist and you know it’s going to be complicated. Why? This nomenclature in Lange’s collections means a watch equipped with a fusée and chain transmission (like this one or the outstanding Tourbograph) – and that is far from being an usual construction for a wristwatch. First introduced in 2009 in a limited edition of 200 pieces in pink gold and 50 pieces in platinum, the A. Lange & Söhne Richard Lange “Pour le Mérite” was supposed to be sold out… Well, thankfully it’s back, in a new limited run of 218 pieces, now in white gold with a stunning black dial.
Bulgari has always been known to be a jewelry brand and over the years we have seen its experience and expertise of that branch out to watchmaking. The Carbon Gold series which has been around since 1993, is a good example of how Bulgari’s jewelry expertise enables it to innovate constantly in the watchmaking field in terms of design and…
This, folks, is horological madness. A few weeks ago I showed you four Patek Philippe 5970s, one in each metal, all together, but now I think I can up the ante. We have learned from a source at Phillips that the Geneva Watch Auction: Four sale taking place in November will include three, yes three, Patek Philippe 1518s, one each in yellow gold, rose gold, and stainless steel. This is the first time every case metal of the 1518 has been available in a single auction. We broke news of the steel 1518 hitting the block back in July, but we didn’t know it would be accompanied in the catalog by two of its 280 sisters. Here are all the details about these three absolute mega watches.
The original Breguet La Tradition 7027 is a milestone in modern watchmaking, not so much for its complication since it had none, but for its design. With the movement rearranged symmetrically for the open-worked dial, the La Tradition was a groundbreaking design when it was introduced in 2005, despite being based on 200-year old pocket watches. And […]
It’s both reassuring and alarming to discover that H. Moser & Cie. CEO Edouard Meylan is a human version of his brand’s watches: he is stylish, sophisticated, smart (more on that later) and in possession of a sense of humour that is never too far from the surface.…