HODINKEE Teams Up With Taylor Stitch For San Francisco Pop Up Shop

Last year, we participated in a pop up flea with a multitude of other brands , giving readers a chance to buy some of the watches you see on our site everyday. If you went you also got to meet our head man, Ben Clymer, a thrill for anyone. The sale was... 

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CWC Brings You Some True Military Watches

? If you’ve not heard of the Cabot Watch Company (CWC) before now, you really owe it to yourself to check out their lineup.  Especially if you’re a fan of military timepieces, the way the British pull a watch together… or both. To... 

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Patek Philippe Reference 2499 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph Sells For $2,750,760 At Christie’s, But Why?

The Patek Philippe 2499 in pink gold – now a $2.75 million watch. The Patek Philippe 2499 in pink gold – now a $2.75 million watch.Yesterday in Geneva, Christie’s watch department held its spring sale.? It made over $32 million dollars,... 

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Ernst Benz And John Varvatos Team Up

? Time for some more Ernst Benz news (you did see our earlier review , right?)   Ernst Benz and John Varvatos have teamed up before, and they’ve come together again to introduce some vintage-styled models. Well, technically, it’s just one... 

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Introducing The Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph: Complete With Three Registers And An Activation Aperture

Today we have a brand new Jaeger- LeCoultre diving watch.? It’s called the Deep Sea Chronograph, and it is the modern extension of the Deep Sea line, of which, up until today, we’ve only seen vintage variations – the Deep Sea Alarm... 

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Timekeeping: Jaeger-LeCoultre Deep Sea Chronograph

Earlier this year, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced its retro-tastic Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph at the annual Salon International de Haute Horlogerie in Geneva. Earlier this year, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced its retro-tastic Deep Sea Vintage Chronograph... 

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VIDEO: The Very First Atomic Clock, Explained

Want to know just how the the very first atomic clock (built by the UK’s National Physical Laboratory in 1955!) worked? We thought so.? Above is a super vintage-y, almost downright campy video explaining just that.? Enjoy. ( via ) Want to know... 

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Attention Readers: This Weekend Is A Great Opportunity To Buy A Vintage Heuer

If you’re in the market for a vintage Heuer (truth: you should always be in the market for a vintage Heuer), this weekend presents some great buying opportunities as there are three auctions taking place, offering a few dozen old chronos for sale,... 

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Q) If One Were To Design A Unique Patek Chronograph, What Would It Look Like? A) Not This (Design -vs- Rarity)

“What Is Up With Yo Eye!?” – The great Eddie Griffin in the seminal 2001 comedy “Double Take” Vintage Patek chronographs are in many ways perfectly proportioned.? There is a reason that they are regularly considered the... 

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A Vintage Watch Nerd’s Critical Dissection Of The New Omega Speedmaster "First Omega In Space"

The “First Omega in Space” Speedmaster, missing its “controversial” leaf seconds hand. Let’s get one thing straight – the new “First Omega In Space” Speedmaster that you see above is awesome.? It was released... 

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