Announcing The First HODINKEE Pop-Up Store: This Weekend At The Pop-Up Flea In NYC

You asked for it, now you’ve got it.? We’re launching the very first HODINKEE Pop-Up store this weekend at the venerable Pop-Up Flea (A Continuous Goldberg production).? So what exactly will we have at our first evern Pop-Up shop?? Well,... 

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The ZIIRO Celeste Watch Teaches You Color Mixing

ZIIIRO Celeste ( gunmetal / mono ) from ZIIIRO on Vimeo . ZIIIRO Celeste ( gunmetal / mono ) from ZIIIRO on Vimeo. If there’s one thing missing from modern watches it’s color. The 70s and 80s brought us things like Doxa’s... 

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Guest Post: Questions to Ask Yourself When Buying Men’s Luxury Watches

Questions to Ask Yourself When Buying Men’s Luxury Watches It is fair to say that there are some simply stunning luxury watches on the market from the likes of Tag Heuer, Hublot and Breitling but this excellence comes at a price – in terms of the... 

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FOUND: A Whole Bunch of New-Old-Stock 1970s Breitlings For Sale on Park & Bond

Our homeboys over at Park & Bond have something special in their vintage watch shop right now – a really amazing collection of new old stock Breitling chronographs from the 1970s.? Actually, they’ve secured a downright crazy lot of 80... 

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Tuesday Afternoon Find: A Beautiful Vintage Breitling Chronograph For Under $1500

It’s Tuesday afternoon and it’s cold and grey in NYC. While the new MB&F LM1 is straight dope, Apple gave us an iPhone 4S instead of an iPhone 5, and that kinda sucks.? We bet you feel the same way.? So, to make it all better, we’ve... 

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Timekeeping: The Chronograph, Deconstructed

The follow-up to our last Timekeeping feature ( The Dive Watch, Deconstructed ), Jason Heaton delves into the hallowed world of the Chronograph. There is no other type of watch that requires as much interaction from its wearer as the chronograph The... 

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And A Pilot Gives His Thoughts On His Archer Watch

Our post from two days ago on the Archer Aero II garnered a lot of comments, but there’s one in particular I’d like to draw your attention to.  Most of the pilot watches we see are simply inspired by designs used by pilots Our... 

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Recommended Reading: A Review of the Breitling Transocean on Revo-Online

The Transocean Chronograph is the best thing to come from Breitling in a while. The Transocean Chronograph is the best thing to come from Breitling in a while. Vintage inspired looks, an awesome mesh bracelet, and the use of the mark’s beautiful... 

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Speedmaster v Strela: The Battle Of The Moon Watches

Most “watch nerds” are familiar with the story of the Omega Speedmaster Professional “Moonwatch” and the ensuing cult of flight certified and flown wristwatches. However like many things in the cold war, including the Space Shuttle ,... 

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IN-DEPTH: Military One-Button Chronographs With Unsigned Dials From Omega And Breitling

Vintage Breiting can easily be grouped into two categories: 1) Navitimers 2) Not Navitimers.? The Navitimer/Cosmonaute line is so fantastic that it often overshadows what else Breitling did back in the day.? Their Top-Time was a nice, less expensive... 

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