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Joshua Munchow feels a philosophical bond with John-Mikaël Flaux, an independent watchmaker and automaton designer, just from how Flaux describes himself and why he creates. Joshua loves the mechanical marvels he constructs, but it’s deeper than the result of his craftsmanship: Flaux is a mechanically curious person and his passion comes through in the objects he makes. Find out exactly what those are right here.
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All that, and more, in this week's round-up of vintage watches from around the web.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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Inspired by the blue hues of dawn over Mt. Iwate.
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A detailed look at peak chronograph.
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A "Monster" collaboration.
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Newly updated catalogue to go online later this week.
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The short-lived auction appears to be no more.
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Be your own action hero.
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Three cheers for 55 years!
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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Gold and platinum on a black urushi lacquer dial.
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One of the most indelible scenes from Modern Times, the 1936 Charlie Chaplin film about the dreary life of an oppressed factory worker in Depression-era America, has Chaplin’s character strapped to a contraption that feeds him automatically, leaving his hands free to continue working on the assembly line below the dining platform. In the film, the scientists behind the feeding machine market it to the factory owner as “a practical device which automatically feeds your men while at work. Don’t stop for lunch: be ahead of your competitor. The Billows Feeding Machine will eliminate the lunch hour, increase your production, and decrease your overhead.” The “Billows Feeding Machine” in Modern Times While Modern Times was a caricature of a factory worker’s life, the film contains much truth, especially in how it illustrated the burgeoning preoccupation with time during the Industrial Revolution. An era marked by drastic shifts in culture, economics, politics, and technology, the Industrial Revolution was also characterised by an evolution in how time was perceived. Propelled by the needs of industry, time as a concept became synonymous with profit. Eventually growing to permeate all levels of society and industry, this time consciousness had a profound impact on the world that continues today. A landscape of factories Predominantly agrarian and rural societies were transformed during the Industrial Revolution, becoming industrialised and urbanised. This started in...
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We've got it all covered in this week's round-up of vintage watches from around the web.
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One has it, one doesn't.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
Two Broke Watch Snobs
Don’t worry bro, this Broke Watch Snob’s got your back with the sommelier skills to set you up with sickest of stunners. Here’re twelve timepieces any slampiece’d get wet for if she saw on the wrist.
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There are clocks that deserve to be talked about, written about, bought, and enjoyed. And this goes double for any and all of the unique timepieces by independent horologist Miki Eleta. Elizabeth Doerr had the pleasure of seeing Eleta’s latest masterpiece, Natuhrzeit, at Baselworld 2019 and she has not been able to get it out of her mind since. Enjoy the show!
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The last of the original Lange 1 movements gets a long-awaited update.
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One brand, one budget, one question – how would you spend it?
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A start-of-summer new release that celebrates the first frosts of autumn.
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Two new high-beat GMTs with luminous bezels.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
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Three collectors, three continents, one shared passion.
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One tool watch, one dress watch.
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Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.
Revolution
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Our two retailers in this edition feature both the established favorites and some lesser-known brands.
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