The Benrus Sky Chief: A Vintage American Pilot’s Watch That Flew For Delta, KLM, NWA, & TWA

More than a few of you were fans of the Auricoste Type 20 we recently featured on the ‘dink. But are you looking for a vintage pilot’s chronograph that is a bit more American, a bit older, and a bit less expensive? If yes, then the Benrus... 

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Another 1950s Breitling Worldtime in Stainless Steel: A Vintage Globetrotter’s Best Friend

You may remember that back in May we showed you what is probably our favorite vintage Breitling: the stainless steel Breitling Unitime Worldtime with the map dial. ?That particular mint example was snatched up a short time after our post (by one of our... 

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Breitling Chronospace Quartz Pilot Watch

This Chronospace quartz pilot watch is a new version release outfitted with a movement ten times more accurate than an ordinary quartz movement. The watch features SuperQuartz™, as well as other useful functions – a 1/100th of a second chronograph... 

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Breitling Chronospace Watch

It might seem a little silly in the modern age of do-everything smartphones and gadgets, but don’t tell that to the folks at Breitling. Packing as many functions as you… It might seem a little silly in the modern age of do-everything... 

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Breitling Chronospace

Chronospace is Breitling’s new aviation-specific timepiece that’s chock full of features that would make Chuck Yeager proud. The watch features a 1/100th of a second chornograph, split times, alarm, countdown, dual timezone, 24hr military... 

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Letters From The Editor: Angelus the Underdog

Over the weekend, I stopped in to what is probably the best vintage watch window-shopping store in New York, The Aaron Faber Gallery .? There I spotted a watch that I immediately fell in love with, and one that I had really never come across, at least... 

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Vintage Hamilton World Time Chronograph: A Watch Fit For A Sultan

A few weeks ago we at Hodinkee went on a little bit of a world time complication kick, showing you a Breitling Unitime Worldtime and a Tissot Visodate Navigator . Today we have something even rarer than those pieces, a Hamilton Automatic World Time Chronograph A... 

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World Cup Excitement Hits Fever Pitch: Guess A Soccer-Themed Watch Would Be Appropriate, Right?

If you didn’t hear, the US beat England in the first round of World Cup action on Saturday (juuuuuust kidding, ProdigalGuide !). Germany squashed the Soccer-roos (sorry TheWatchLounge ), and the Netherlands benefited from FratelloWatches and Monochrome... 

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We Celebrate The 48th Anniversary of a Breitling in Space: The Scott Carpenter Cosmonaute

Name one that thing happened 48 years ago today. Go on, do it.? If you are observant enough to read and process the title of this post, then you should’ve said “Scott Carpenter made history as the second American to orbit the Earth”.?... 

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An Original "Jo Siffert" Autavia on Original Bracelet: Authentic Porsche Heritage, Even If It Is on eBay

If you haven’t noticed, we have a certain fascination and fondness for classic Heuer chronographs from the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, earlier this week we featured a particular Heuer Monaco formerly owned and worn by Sammy Davis , Jr. If you haven’t... 

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