Results for Watches and Wonders 2026

Available in the Shop: How the Moonwatch made it to space, and why you need it on your wrist

The Omega Speedmaster is a certified icon, forever known as the Moonwatch. We highlight some of this legendary chronographs key moments, as well as some key models available in partnership with Watchfinder & Co.

Vintage Watches: Four British Military Watches From The Collection of Grahame Fowler

Starting with four pieces from a friend of HODINKEE, the Vintage Team went military-inspired for this week.

Ep. #224 Road Trips and Broken Vows

Mike has gone completely bananas.

Point/Counterpoint: Daylight Saving Time Is A Joy And A Blessing

Why Daylight Saving Time is great.

Point/Counterpoint: A Stirring And Heartfelt Call To Action Against The Tyranny Of Daylight Saving Time

Liberté! Égalité! Temporalité!

Photo Report: Let This Women x Watches Event Inspire Your Wrist Envy

Lots of heavy-hitters in one room.

Pre-Owned Picks: Breitling Is The Best Value In Pre-Owned Watches

Have collectors forgotten about good ole Breitling?

New and reviewed: Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Complete Calendar

Vacheron Constantin adds a new white gold, slate grey dial Complete Calendar to their classically inspired Traditionelle collection.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Reflecting on happier times, when you could go on a waiting list for a 5711, and actually get “the call”

Editor’s note: If you can get one at retail the green dial Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711/014 would set you back $34,893 USD. But that’s one extremely big “if”. Consequently, people are willing to pay crazy prizes for what is still a watch that only came out this year. Recently, for example, a Nautilus 5711/014  sold on … ContinuedThe post EDITOR’S NOTE: Reflecting on happier times, when you could go on a waiting list for a 5711, and actually get “the call” appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Introducing: The Purnell Escape II Carbon And Escape II All Black

The tourbillon-only company's high-velocity tourbillon is based on a surprisingly old idea.

Ghosts of Horology Past: The Watches That Haunt Us To This Very Day

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Steal Vs. Splurge: Divers From Oris And Rolex

If you come at the Crown, you best not miss.

Pre-Owned Picks: An All-Blue F.P. Journe, A Dressy Jaeger-LeCoultre, And An Underrated Olympic Diver From OMEGA

Five of our favorites in the HODINKEE Shop this week.

HODINKEE Radio: Ben Clymer and Russell Kelly

Talking shop with the boss.

Patek Philippe Introduces the 5905 Annual Calendar Flyback Chronograph in Steel and the 5930 World Time Chronograph with Green Dials

Zen And The Art Of Wristwatch Maintenance: The Benefits Of Learning To Service Your Own Watch – Reprise

Colin Alexander Smith's journey into what some call “watch fettling” began with a case of cat-killing curiosity: one of the subdial hands on a cheap watch had come loose, bringing it to a halt. That led him down a horological rabbit hole. Here he explains why you might want to consider a similar path.

In-Depth: The Beautifully Pointless Lunacy Of High Precision Moonphase Watches

Moon pun goes here.

Hey, HODINKEE!: Reliable Independents, Hard Falls, And What To Be Rockin' When The Reaper Comes A-Knockin'

You can't take it with you (but you can try).

How The Wall Came Tumbling Down: Watches Made In Germany – Reprise

I clearly remember watching the history-altering events on television on November 9, 1989: the day that the Berlin Wall came tumbling down. Since then, watchmaking in Germany, just like the country as a whole, has undergone a lot of change, including the rebirth of Glashütte’s horological industry.

The Best Watches For Intense Conditions

According to HODINKEE editors.

Introducing: The Bell & Ross BR05 Chrono Black Steel And Blue Steel

I’m pretty sure there’s a lot more to life than being really, really good looking.

Introducing: Baume, A New Watch Brand Focused On Customization And Sustainability From The Richemont Group

The latest marque hopes to bring watchmaking to a different audience.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph: Both Beauty And Beast

When the Royal Oak Offshore launched in 1993 its timing was perfect: the bolder, larger, louder sibling of the Royal Oak was one of the trailblazers of the oversized watch trend. Nearly three decades later, the line's large sizing has mellowed down a bit. While it never comes close to becoming a dress watch, the Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Chronograph does a mighty fine job of outlining how the complicated future of this collection might evolve.

Introducing: The Ulysse Nardin UFO, Blast Hourstriker, And Diver X Skeleton

Three experimental timepieces from UN, but only two you can wear.

Introducing: The Tudor Black Bay Chrono Relaunch With Slimmer Case And New Dials

Pick your panda.

Introducing: Two New 36mm Rolex Explorers (And One Is Two-Tone!)

It's the Explorer no one saw coming.

Introducing: The Piaget Polo S, An Updated Classic, For The First Time In Steel, And Under $10,000

The brand ventures in a totally new direction with a different take on a classic design.

Introducing: Seven (!) New Patek Philippe Aquanaut And Aquanaut Luce Models

With the Nautilus being essentially impossible to buy at retail in certain references, Patek makes the Aquanaut even harder to ignore.

The Best Field Watches Under $1,000

Some even cost less than a tent!

What Watches To Buy If You Worked For Axe Capital in Billions?

As we are catching the latest episodes of Showtime's Billions, we had a thought: What will we actually buy, as watch collectors, if we had such wealth?