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Christmas Special Sale! | Ralph Lauren “Snow Beach Bear” Watch

Auctions: Nine Vintage Heuers To Watch At Sotheby's This Week

A dive into the 'Heuer Champions' portion of the catalog, including many with ties to motorsport.

IWC Updates the Ingenieur with a Blue Dial

When IWC launched an updated version of their Ingenieur at Watches & Wonders 2023, it was a moment that many observers of the brand had been anticipating for years. After years spent building up their Pilot collection, there was a sense in the community that some of their sportier offerings were being ignored. It was only a matter of time, we all assumed, before the Ingenieur or perhaps the Aquatimer received an overhaul and the same type of years-long collection rehab as the beloved Pilot. It’s a little curious, then, that things in the Ingenieur collection have been somewhat quiet for so long. No additional complications, case materials, or even dial variants have been launched outside of the core lineup until the announcement of the new blue Ingenieur this week.  The new dial in blue paired with a stainless steel case and bracelet joins the black, silver, and “Aqua” dials as well as the still rarely seen gray titanium version. It fills out the collection nicely and you would be forgiven for thinking it already existed. It’s not a revolutionary update or anything as these things go, but merely provides collectors with another option – a fundamentally good thing in our view.  It’s interesting to consider the place of the Ingenieur in today’s watch world over a year removed from its reintroduction. This watch is a fascinating case study in the “it’s too expensive” climate of hot takes about literally any new watch that’s introduced. It’s become so...

Hands-On: SpaceOne's Tellurium Is An Incredible, Affordable Celestial Watch - And Now It Comes In Blue And Black

An avant garde design from an exciting young brand.

Know Your Watch Complications? | Diving Deep | Part I

Exclusive: Cameron Barr Talks About The Challenges And Triumphs Of Designing His First Watch Collaboration With Zodiac

Watch Spotting: At An International Meetup For Vintage Heuer Collectors

Over three days in La Chaux-de-Fonds, the 2024 Heuer Collector's Summit brought together the brand's most ardent fans.

Interview: The Woman Behind The Middle East's Largest Watch Retailer

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer Hind Seddiqi is the modernizing force behind the retailer Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons. We caught up with her at Horology Forum in Hong Kong.

Introducing: The Aera M-1 - The Young Brand's First Field Watch

The brand introduces its smallest case size in two new manually wound entries in the lineup with the "Field" and "Blackbird."

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Ultra Thin Date Is A Watch Fit For The 21st Century

Watch Spotting in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6; An early 90s Watch Fan’s Dream

In a shadowy world of spies, double agents, black ops soldiers, and even zombies, watches can be essential tools used to coordinate attacks, anticipate timed explosives, and a variety of other tasks, especially when it’s 1991. But in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and real life 2024, they are primarily a fashion statement.

House Of Craft: Watch Industry Legend Jean-Claude Biver

In the second of our House of Craft video series, JCB walks us though his career in watches and what the future holds for the Biver brand.

How Tudor Became The Issued Watch Of The French Navy

Bring a Loupe: The First Neo-Vintage Blancpain, A Breguet-esque Patek Pocket Watch, And A Japan-Market-Only GPHG Winner

All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.

Larcum Kendall and K1: The Greatest Watchmaker and Watch You Have (Probably) Never Heard Of

You may have heard of a few or more of the following historical people and events: Thomas Mudge, George Graham, John Harrison, the Longitude Prize, Captain James Cook, and the mutiny on the 'HMS Bounty.' However, you are less likely to have heard the name of a horologist who played a pivotal role in all of the above: Larcum Kendall (1719–1790). Come with me on a worldwide adventure involving timekeeping and history.

Why Watch Nerds Often Love Cars (And Vice Versa)?

Unraveling the knotted threads between our obsessions and how free-falling into the rabbit hole resembles our longing for community and the search for self.

First Look - The New Czapek & Cie. Antarctique Purple Storm with a Hand-Varnished Dial

Time and space are deeply intertwined, so it’s no surprise that images of the cosmos continue to inspire watchmakers. Since introducing its Antarctique collection of sports watches with integrated bracelets in 2020, Czapek has explored celestial themes with creations like the Antarctique Orion Nebula and the Antarctique Celestial-no longer in the brand’s current lineup. Other […]

Editors' Picks: Hodinkee Japan's Favorite Lots From The Phillips 'TOKI: Watch Auction'

Important watches from Japanese watchmaking history, JDM limited editions, and some oddball offerings.

What Watch Has Been In Continuous Production The Longest?

The One Watch Fred Savage Doesn’t Wear Was A Gift From Michael Jordan

Louis Vuitton, Tiffany & Co. and L’Epée 1839 Join LVMH Watch Week 2025

Hands On: Urban Jürgensen and Derek Pratt Oval Pocket Watch

A storied example of artisanal independent watchmaking, The Oval was the masterpiece by Derek Pratt (1938-2009), perhaps the greatest unknown watchmaker. Pratt began work on the Oval in 1982 as his magnum opus, the ultimate realisation of his aesthetic and technical vision. While his work for Urban Jürgensen is perhaps his best known, Pratt was an independent watchmaker with a diverse repertoire, including working with George Daniels on the co-axial escapement. Amongst his creations was a replica of John Harrison’s H4 marine chronometer. These projects, as well as the fact that the Oval was mostly hand made, meant the pocket watch took some two decades to complete. Although it’s a sizeable watch, the Oval is finely detailed, reflecting the high level of Pratt’s craft and the years he invested in creating the watch from scratch. Beyond its artisanal execution, the Oval also stands out for its technical achievement. Besides a detent escapement, the Oval also contains a horological first – a constant force mechanism integrated within the tourbillon – along with a thermometer, power reserve display, and moon phase on the dial. We took an in-depth look at the Oval in 2021, thanks to its current owner, Dr Helmut Crott. But now as the Oval heads to the auction block at Phillips, it’s worth one last look before it disappears into a collection. A two-decade odyssey A contemporary and friend of George Daniels (1926-2011), Pratt was one of the most talented horologists o...

A Closer Look: Derek Pratt Oval Pocket Watch

Introducing - The Gronefelds Launch an Accessible Watch with the Grøne Manueel One

In a very unexpected move, the Horlogical Brothers known as Tim and Bart Grönefeld are launching a new, more accessible brand aimed at a broader audience. Honouring their father with the very first model, the newly founded Grøne Oldenzaal brand offers the typical Grönefeld style (design-wise at least) at a smidge over 2k euros before […]

Vacheron Constantin Announces New Certified Pre-Owned Watch Program

Why The A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 With Onyx Dial Is The Wildest Stealth Wealth Flex

New Video: Who wore what watch at IamWatch

The independent watchmaking cognoscenti descended onto The Singapore Edition for IamWatch. Here are the watches worn by the movers and shakers.

Bring a Loupe: A Cartier London Tank L.C., A Roger Smith Series 2 Open Dial, And A Eddie Bauer-Signed Favre-Leuba

All that and more in this week's edition of Hodinkee's What's Selling Where column.

WatchCharts September 2024 Watch Market Update: First Positive Trend Up this Year + Best Green Rolex Submariner

The WatchCharts Overall Market Index saw a positive trend in September, rising 0.8% compared to the previous month. The last time we reported a positive trend was for the month of December 2023, when the market likely saw a boost due to the holiday season.

First Look - ZRC Ressurects Its 1960s Securicode Dive Watch

ZRC (Zuccolo Rochet & Cie) isn’t a household name in the dive community like Rolex, Doxa, Blancpain or Omega (or even Seiko, if we cross a few time zones), but it certainly has a place in history. Responding to the French Navy’s request for deep dive watches in 1958, the brand developed the S1 diver […]