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HODINKEE Radio: Episode 90: Matt Hranek And Even More New Watches
We find comfort in cooking, creating, and enjoying vintage mechanical things.
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Hodinkee
We find comfort in cooking, creating, and enjoying vintage mechanical things.
Revolution
In episode two of Ross Povey’s Zoom video interview series, “Desert Island Dials, where we ask some of our friends from the community what watch they would bring along with them, if they were on a desert island, we have the only and only Eric Ku (@fumanku) speaking with us today. He tells us about this his “Paul Newman” dial Daytona ref. 6241 and much more.
Quill & Pad
The Montblanc 1858 Geosphere is a very cool dual-hemisphere world time watch that received an update for the digital Watches & Wonders 2020. It's coolness has inspired Joshua Munchow to daydream about seeing the world once again. And it might inspire you to do the same.
Deployant
What are some of the dream watches that collectors would like to have in their watch collection? We decide to compile a list of six grail watches for consideration.
Time+Tide
As a journalist, you strive for a long-form commission. A piece to stretch your legs. That you can properly research. That your audience will be forced to create quality time to imbibe. I was reminded of this recently when Josh Shanks from our friends at Watchonista posted a shout-out to the greatest long-form piece of … ContinuedThe post RECOMMENDED READING: Wei Koh’s 8000-word watch review is peak pandemic, and we can get behind it appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Quill & Pad
The Horological Society of New York has started a program called the “Working Watchmakers Grant” funded by donors and made available to watchmakers in the United States who have lost work due to the Coronavirus lockdowns. It will provide a bit of support to tide them over during these difficult times. GaryG shares the details with us here.
Time+Tide
This year might be one of the most unusual ever when it comes to new watches being released. While brands were already seeking different ways to share their new releases with the watch-loving community, the global pandemic that we are still watching unfold has put a stop to almost any plans that brands might have … ContinuedThe post Watches you shouldn’t miss, from Omega, Bulgari, Casio and Jaquet Droz appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
SJX Watches
The two decades or so after the end of the Quartz Crisis was a fruitful one for the mechanical watch industry as it revived itself. IWC was one of the stars of that revival, a highly technical yet niche brand that appealed to true watch nerds. Everything it did then became the foundations for its modern day success – literally, with the brand still relying on the complications invented then. One of the most interesting, yet little-known IWC watches from that era is the Da Vinci Tourbillon Four Seasons. A limited edition of 20 watches that debuted in 1999, the Four Seasons (or Quattro Stagioni as it was known at the launch) has a hand-engraved, solid-gold dial – the Da Vinci Tourbillon represents the only instance IWC has bestowed such elaborate dials on its watches. A year after the launch of the Four Seasons, IWC was acquired by Swiss luxury group Richemont, making it perhaps the major complication the brand unveiled before the change of ownership. Intriguingly, the combination of an engraved dial and complicated movement, as well as the style of engraving, brings to mind some of the Handwerkskunst watches by A. Lange & Söhne, then as now, a sister company of IWC. But perhaps more important is the movement, which is the only hand-wound calibre in this generation of Da Vinci. Not only is the manual-wind calibre better looking – by a massive margin – but the movement is descended from the Il Destriero Scafusia, the grand complication made for the brand’s 125th ...
Deployant
We reserved the most spectacular of the #ShootYourWatches submissions to devote this entire article on. Presenting the work of Panu Kannisto.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
The show was 103 years old and is survived by Watches and Wonders, Bremont’s Townhouse, and Grand Seiko’s annual summit. No memorial services have been announced.
Quill & Pad
Although the morphing meanings of words is not a new phenomenon, it is one that has continued to irritate Elizabeth Doerr over the years and decades as the abuse and misuse of the words “novelty,” "limited edition," and "iconic" continues. Here she rants why.
Deployant
Bell & Ross extends the BR 03 square instrument line of watches with the new BR 03-92 HUD, with a dial style modeled after the Heads Up Display in aircraft.
Time+Tide
Ring the bell, Celebrity Watch Death Match is back for another round of mayhem, and this time we’re squaring off two of Tinseltown’s most talented anchors, both of whom demonstrate an aficionado’s taste in timepieces – Ellen DeGeneres and Trevor Noah. These talk show hosts are known for interviewing some of the world’s biggest celebrities … ContinuedThe post CELEBRITY WATCH DEATH MATCH: Ellen DeGeneres Vs. Trevor Noah, a toe-to-toe bout inc. Rolex, AP and Patek appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
10 watch books that would be welcome on every collector's book shelf (or coffee table) - TBWS Contributor Damon shares all the info you need.
Deployant
Breguet adds a grand feu enamel dial to the popular Reine de Naples collection - here are the details of the 8918 Grand Feu,
Revolution
CEO of Girard-Perregaux, Patrick Pruniaux, helps bring Revolution through the grand tale of the brand’s revolutionary take on the Constant Escapement.
Revolution
CEO of Ulysse Nardin brings Revolution through the evolution of the Freak into the most recent releases, the Freak X Ice and Freak X Magma.
Quill & Pad
Beluga vodka hails from Siberia, from the Marlinsk Distillery, which was founded in 1900. The water used is from Siberian artesian wells. Ken Gargett thinks that if James Bond was drinking Beluga's Gold Line, he would sip it straight rather than tip it into martinis, whether shaken or stirred.
Deployant
Casio announces an addition to their Frogman: the new Frogman GWF-A1000 is the first Frogman to feature an analog display.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Typically, when I hold a new watch, the first thing I notice is the dial. Upon picking up the Seaborne, however, I was more distracted by the sheer weight of it all. This is one heavy piece of steel!
Revolution
Ross Povey kicks off a new Zoom video interview series today, called “Desert Island Dials, where we ask some of our friends from the community what watch they would bring along with them, if they were on a desert island.
Time+Tide
If you’re reading Time+Tide, then you probably already own a watch. In fact, I suspect, you’re likely to have a fair old few. There’s that slimline dress watch that nestles so comfortably beneath your shirt cuff. The rugged diver that you love in spite of the fact that you barely know how to snorkel. Perhaps … ContinuedThe post There is a scientific reason that you ache for new watches, this is it appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Deployant
Mother's Day is just around the corner. Here are some recommendations from Chopard, Jaquet Droz, Maurice Lacroix, JLC, Harry Winston and Breguet.
Time+Tide
Watch customisation is now a field you can get into at high and low price points, but it’s still fair to say that going bespoke with a quality watch fit for the Ministry of Defence for example, is generally reserved for the upper echelons of independent watchmaking. And up at a price point where you … ContinuedThe post Bespoke, baby! You can now build your own custom Bremont Martin-Baker appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Deployant
Czapek & Cie presents the Quai des Bergues “Sursum Corda” – a unique piece created to celebrate the 175th anniversary and offers to uplift the spirit.
Time+Tide
I still get lost in the details of the Rolex Submariner that was my first serious watch. The proportions of its features seem divinely inspired, everything ideally sized and placed. Its glossy black dial is startling to look at, somehow bottled essence of the pure void. When I put it on, the oyster bracelet, in … ContinuedThe post In defence of obvious watches appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.
Quill & Pad
Ah, gift giving! If there’s another ostensibly positive activity so burdened with the risk of a negative outcome, GaryG has yet to find it. And a watch that looks like a skull for a special present isn't perhaps a conventional choice, but he had no doubt that this particular skull would receive an enthusiastic reception. Find out why right here.
Hodinkee
A personal and technical history of co-branding in the watch world
Revolution
Hamilton revives a memorable icon 50 years later. The PSR flawlessly combines retro-futuristic style and modern technology.
Revolution
With the Audemars Piguet 20th Century Complicated Wristwatches book as our map, Michael Friedman brings us through maison’s rich perpetual calendar lineage
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