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Introducing: Grand Seiko Releases Two New 36.5mm Heritage Models In The 44GS Case Design (And They're Not Limited!)

GS heads gather around, there's a new hot (small) watch in town.

Weekend Edition: Should Every Season Be Grand Seiko Season?

This weekend we're talking Zaratsu polishing, textured dial work, and what's still one of the best value props in all of luxury watchmaking.

Second Opinions: Grand Seiko's Dive Watches Prove We're All Wrong About Watch Dimensions

Size matters – but not in the way you think.

In Conversation with Patrick Dempsey at the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix

IWC Weekend Takeover of Miami Grand Prix

Introducing: The Grand Seiko 'Oruri' SBGW279 Makes You Want To Have The Blues

A mechanical bluebird of happiness.

Dispatches: With Rolex At The Formula 1 U.S. Grand Prix In Austin, Texas

An in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to bring you a game of chess at 200mph.

Introducing: This Weekend, Look Out For A New Team-Issued Watch At The Inaugural Miami Grand Prix

Will the IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Edition 'Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team' watch give drivers Hamilton and Russell a competitive edge?

Japanese Deities in Miniature Enamel on Vacheron Constantin’s Les Cabinotiers Repeater

Taking place every two years in Venice, Homo Faber is an exhibition dedicated to craftsmanship of all forms, ranging from glass to porcelain to fabric. Because its organiser is the Michelangelo Foundation established by Johann Rupert, the plain-speaking chairman of Richemont, several of the Swiss group’s watchmakers are taking part. One of them is Vacheron Constantin, which is presenting a pair of one-off striking watches at Homo Faber – the Les Cabinotiers Minute Repeaters Ultra-Thin “Thunder God” and “Wind God”. The watches each recreate one half of Wind God and Thunder God, a pair of folding screens made by 16th century Japanese painter Tawaraya Sōtatsu that depicts the titular gods of Japanese mythology. Initial thoughts Owned by a temple in Kyoto, the folding screen is a National Treasure of Japan, a cultural object deemed so important by the Japanese government that it cannot be exported. The screen is certainly a worthy subject for a high-quality miniature, and Vacheron Constantin appears to have done justice to it. The dial decoration is perfect for a repeater, since the brand’s cal. 1731 minute repeater movement is relatively large, resulting in an expansive dial that is usually blank. It’s an ideal canvas for artisanal decoration. Vacheron Constantin’s enamel work, whether in house or done by independent artisans like Anita Porchet, is usually impeccable. The repeater dials definitely look the part. In fact, the miniatures of the gods are im...

Introducing: Grand Seiko Releases Its Best Spring Drive Diver Yet (Live Pics & Pricing)

Caliber 9RA5, high-intensity titanium, and the all-important textured "Black Stream" dial.

Introducing: Grand Seiko's Evolution 9 Collection Gets Sporty (Live Pics & Pricing)

Two new Spring Drive GMTs, ref. SBGE283 and SBGE285, advance the company's new design language.

Introducing: Grand Seiko Adds A New Case To Its Flagship Chronograph (Live Pics & Pricing)

A pair of Spring Drive Chronograph GMTs, including a 15th anniversary limited edition.

A Week On The Wrist: The Grand Seiko Spring Drive Snowflake SBGA211

The Spring Drive Snowflake is a major Seiko fan favorite for a reason.

A Week On The Wrist: The Grand Seiko SBGK005

A quirky watch that oozes both style and substance.

A Week On The Wrist: The Grand Seiko SLGH005 ‘White Birch’

In his HODINKEE debut, Brandon Menancio goes all in on the award-winning GS.

Introducing: The Grand Seiko SLGA009 "White Birch" Spring Drive Caliber 9RA2

A 2021 favorite makes its return, with a movement frosted for the winter.

Vintage Watches: A 1966 Rolex Cosmograph 'Big' Daytona, A 1967 Omega Constellation In 18k White Gold, And A 1969 Grand Seiko Day Date

Let's get fancy.

Watch Spotting: Rafael Nadal Wins Record 21st Grand Slam Wearing His Own Richard Mille

With his back against the wall, he and his watch mounted an epic comeback.

Hey, HODINKEE!: What Even Is A Sports Watch, Fonts From Grand Seiko, And The Epic Search For The Endangered Independent Watchmaker

The watchmaker is out there.

Introducing: The Grand Seiko SBGJ255 Heritage Collection Mechanical Hi-Beat GMT 44GS 55th Anniversary Limited Edition (Live Pics & Pricing)

Celebrating the 44GS, which defined the brand's Grammar of Design aesthetic.

In-Depth: I Spent A Night Underwater On A Saturation Dive With The Grand Seiko SBGH255

Is Japan's mack daddy dive watch up to the task?

Just Because: My Trusty Old Grand Seiko Is Still Shockingly Accurate

I couldn't bring myself to reset the hands to 10 past 10.

The new Franck Muller Grand Central Tourbillon

While there is no doubt the central tourbillon is a complication in its own right, the complication to relocate it to the center yields little benefit from a time telling technical perspective. Then again, the whole spiel of a more accurate time keeping using a tourbillon is controversial as well. Ultimately, a tourbillon timepiece is an aesthetic pursuit and that should limit the scope of one's judgement of this timepiece.

Watch Of The Week: The Grand Seiko That Taught Me To Love Subtler, Smaller Watches

Finding my perfect GS took time. But once I saw it, I knew.

Introducing the Franck Muller Grand Central Tourbillon

The point of a tourbillon is largely to as a magnet for attention, and in this regard Franck Muller has stayed true to ideal by placing a large tourbillon in dead centre, in its signature Cintrée Curvex case.

Our Predictions In The Jewellery Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Our Panelists Have A Favorite But Miss The Human Touch

The rules for the GPHG's Jewellery category state that the watches must demonstrate exceptional mastery of the art of jewelry and gem setting and are also distinguished by the choice of stones featured in them. Once again our panel has a favorite, but there's no consensus.

Our Predictions In The Chronograph Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Five Panelists, Four Different Favorites To Win

Timepieces entered into the Chronograph category are mechanical watches comprising at least one chronograph indication, and here only two of the entries are brand-new models. Our panel has very differing opinions as to which of these six chronographs will (or should) win. Follow the discussion here!

Our Predictions In The Calendar And Astronomy Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): No Consensus Highlights The Strong Competition

Complication abounds in the 2021 GPHG Calendar and Astronomy category: two perpetual calendars – one of which is of world record-holding thinness – a complete calendar with chronograph, a clever day-date that you can’t help but smile at, a mind-blowingly beautiful moon phase watch, and the world’s smallest planetarium. And our panel members all (well, nearly all) have different favorites to win!

Our Predictions In The Iconic Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Our Panel Has a Favorite But Wonders If This Category Should Be Scrapped Altogether

The Iconic category emphasizes men’s or women’s watches from a brand’s emblematic collection, meaning one that has had a lasting influence on watchmaking and its history as well as having been on the market for more than 20 years. Five of the watches pre-selected here are either time-only or time with date; one lone chronograph completes the set.

Our Predictions In The Men’s Complication Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): 6 Watches, 5 Panelists, 3 Picks For Winner

The watches here are as different as day and night, with only two perhaps comparable to each other because they both have jump hour displays (but even these two are as different as it gets with one very classic in looks and the other ultramodern). Additionally, we have two chronographs, a worldtimer, and a mechanical opus with two time displays. It will be hard to choose among all this mechanical charm, but our panel pushes on.