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My Watch Story: A Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer Versus A Milgauss, A 1950s Bulova Reborn As An Anniversary Gift, A Seiko Couch Find, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Bring a Loupe: An Art Deco Patek Philippe Pocket Watch, A GMT-Master II With A Military Twist, And A Wrist-Mounted Camera

And more from this week in vintage watches from around the web.

Retailer Spotlight: Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers in Milwaukee, WI, and Right Time International Watch Center in Highlands Ranch, CO

Our two retailers in this edition feature both the established favorites and some lesser-known brands.

Revolution Watch Podcast Episode 19: Lung Lung Thun

BREAKING: Baselworld Reaches Solution with Exhibitors on Cancelled 2020 Fair

Best of Watchville: TheWatches.tv On How To Pronounce Watch Brand Names

Breaking them down and sounding them out

In-Depth: Why The Grand Seiko 60th Anniversary SLGH002 Is Some Of The Biggest Watch News Of 2020

The new Hi-Beat caliber offers the first new series-produced escapement in over two decades.

My Watch Story: A New Video Series, Starring You

Lights, camera, action!

Hublot X Berluti Leather Dial Watch: Pioneering Serial Killer Chic

Fully embossed, the three-hander seems like what Leatherface from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre might wear to a $3,000-per-plate political fundraiser with the futile goal of dressing to impress.

This is How Covid-19 Has Changed Auctions and the Vintage Watch Market

3 Brand-New De Bethune DB28s To Celebrate 10 Years Of This Sensational, Now Ultra-Thin Watch With Floating Lugs

In 2020, De Bethune celebrates the tenth anniversary of its groundbreaking DB28 with three limited edition DB28XP versions taking the model from thin to ultra-thin and upping the power reserve from five to six days. And wait until you see what they look like!

Bovet Amadeo Virtuoso VII: Everything I Want In A Watch And More

Bovet has released two new versions of the Amadeo Virtuoso VII that show once again how the brand strives to maintain design intent and continue pushing to achieve more with each model. Joshua Munchow takes a closer look and likes what he sees . . . on both sides.

World’s Thinnest Mechanical Watch: The Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Concept You Can Now Own

Piaget Introduces the Thinnest Mechanical Watch Ever

Piaget first introduced the Altiplano Ultimate Concept in 2018 as an exercise in pushing the limits of mechanical watchmaking – the thinnest mechanical wristwatch ever, at 2 mm in its entirety. Now the experimental creation has become reality at Watches & Wonders 2020, available as a wholly-customisable, special-order timepiece that’s still just 2 mm high – but accompanied by a staggering retail price. No stranger to ultra-thin watches – the brand debuted its first extra-thin movement, the 9P, in 1957 – Piaget already claimed the title of thinnest-mechanical-watch-on-the-market in 2013 with the 3.65 mm-high Altiplano 900P. Most of the tricks relied on to create that record-setting movement have been repeated in the new Altiplano Ultimate Concept and its cal. 900P-UC, but in more extreme form, with the new watch boasting five additional patents for features relating to the extra thinness. A sliver of cobalt alloy Notably, the case and main plate of the Altiplano Ultimate Concept are one and the same, a single piece machined out of cobalt-based alloy for strength – gold is too soft and might bend if strapped too tightly on the wrist. As in the 900P, the case functions as the main plate of the 900P-UC, revamping a layer from the movement and reducing the overall thickness of the watch. But despite being a single piece, the case and main plate can be specified with different finishes for contrast. For instance, the cobalt-alloy case can retain its natural colour wi...

New Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One: Perhaps The Greatest Watch I Would Never Wear

While Martin Green is not a particular fan of skeletonized watches, the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One has seduced him. Here he explains why.

Why Watch Collectors Won’t Be “Revenge Spending”

Watch Spotting: Kanye West Wearing A Solid Gold Ikepod Hemipode Chronograph On The Cover Of GQ

This is some serious design-nerd inside baseball right here.

The Ultimate Driver/Racing Watch?

4 folks talking about race cars and watches - what's not to love?

Retailer Spotlight: LV Luxury Jewelers In Las Vegas, NV, And Wanna Buy A Watch? In West Hollywood, CA

Go West, young man.

The Grey NATO: Episode 106: The Isolation Tapes // A Refreshing Watch

Just when you thought you were out.

Editorial: My First Watch

Or, the story of my grandfather's forgotten Submariner.

The Ultimate Dive Watch?

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Watch Spotting: Joshua Jackson Wearing An All-Gold Rolex Daytona In Hulu's 'Little Fires Everywhere'

All gold everything.

11 Ugly Vintage Watches: The 70s Called… and They Want Nothing to Do With Your Watch

Overwhelmed Swiss factory guy 1: “Hold up, why is there a tachymeter scale if half the numbers are gone?” Overwhelmed Swiss factory guy 2: “Because of le quartz, man. Don’t ask questions. Do you want to lose your job?!”

HODINKEE Radio: Episode 84: 'Watch Madness' Talking Watches Tournament 2020 Preview

No sports? No matter. It's Talking Watches Tournament time.