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Grail Watch 3: Trilobe Une Folle Soirée “Wild Night”

Year In Review: The Budget Watch Of The Year Is A Seiko That's Going Places

Only the finest in frugality.

Gift Guide: The Best Stocking Stuffers For Watch Lovers

You know that large decorative sock over the hearth? We came up with the novel idea of stuffing it with small goodies.

Watch Of The Week: Watch Collecting Is A Team Sport In My Family

And my mom's Rolex Yacht-Master started it all.

Dispatch: Inside Rolex: We Visit HQ To Learn How Their New Watch Can Go Deeper Than The Deepest Ocean

The Deepsea Challenge can go 11,000 meters and beyond. Not an easy thing to test for, especially in landlocked Switzerland.

Watch of The Year 2022: Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Ultra

Neighborhood Watch: The Watch Lover's Guide To London

Pack some comfortable shoes, grab your raincoat, and leave your Rolex at home. This London native is taking you on a (totally unbiased!) horological tour of the greatest city in the world.

Year In Review: Revival Of The Year: The Funky '70s Sport Watch That Smacks You With Gold

By staying true to its original inspiration, our Revival Of The Year made a statement like no other.

Year In Review: Dressy Watch Of The Year: The Magnificent Indie That Led This Year's Dressed-Up Boom

It was a big year for dressy watches, but one young independent watchmaker stole the show.

Year In Review: This Little Panerai Is The Year's Most Underrated Watch

The surprising Luminor Due Luna PAM1301 breaks every rule in the Panerai playbook.

The Two Watch Collection: My Blancpain And Oris Are The Result Of A Seven-Year Adventure In Watches

They're extremely different from one another, but they're also remarkably similar in an uncommon way. More importantly, they each represent what I care about most in watchmaking.

Year In Review: The Rise And Fall Of The Hype Watch

Last year, a handful of specific watches – you know the ones – went from "rather expensive, even for a luxury item" to "these prices simply cannot be real." This year, the bubble popped. Here's what happened, and what it means for 2023.

Gifting A Book To A Watch Lover This Holiday Season? Here’s A Selection Of Horological Tomes To Consider

At Quill & Pad we love reading books as much as we love writing them (on occasion). Here is a selection of inspiring books published in 2022, suitable for gifting or reading at any time of year.

Gift Guide: A Toast To The Intoxicating Selections Of The Author And Watch Enthusiast Gary Shteyngart

Gary's controversial and not-so-controversial gift picks for the holiday season.

Auctions: Five Hodinkee Editors Chat About Paul Newman's Stuntman, J.P. Morgan's Pocket Watch, And Watches We'd Actually Bid On As We Preview This Week's Auctions

Eavesdrop on a Hodinkee Slack chat as we talk auction trends, rare Cartier London watches, tiny chronographs, and more from the upcoming New York auctions.

Gift Guide: Gifts For The Watch Newbie In Your Life

Gifts for someone who knows they don't know a lot about watches, but knows they want to know more.

Watch Of The Week: The Third Polerouter Is The Charm For RedBar's Kathleen McGivney

Nothing can stop my fascination with radium lume. Not even a divorce and pandemic.

The Style Section: Our Favorite Watch Merch Of All Time

From branded baseball caps to cell phones – and everything in between.

The Once Upon a Time Watch Project…Watch Stories Waiting to be Told

A Week On The Wrist: The Search Is Over – This Entry Level F.P. Journe Chronomètre Bleu Is My New Favorite Watch

For now, at least.

Watch Of The Week: I Took A Professional Leap Of Faith – And Ended Up Celebrating With A Tudor North Flag

How Brendan Cunningham twice earned tenure and fell into watches at the same time.

One for the Watch Mods

In-Depth: What Can A Watch That Looks Like A Horse Teach Us About Hermès' Past, Present, And Future?

A horse is a horse, of course, of course. Unless there's a tourbillon and minute repeater and nearly 200 years of history behind the horse, of course.

The Two Watch Collection: The Grand Seiko SBGW033 130th Anniversary Limited Edition And The A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin 37mm

Demonstrating how a shared philosophy about watchmaking can produce different, but complementary, expressions.

The Two Watch Collection: The Patek Philippe 3940 And The A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Chronograph

Only the important stuff. Nothing else.