Results for Newman's Daytona at Phillips, October 2017

Photo Report: Grand Seikos Galore! Japan Meets Brooklyn At The 2022 GS9 Collectors' Summit

Grand Seiko built a literal castle in the heart of Williamsburg.  

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.

Happenings: Colin de Tonnac To Lecture At The Horological Society Of New York

The founder of Semper & Adhuc will speak about the history of French watchmaking on December 5.

In Conversation with Zenith CEO, Julien Tornare at the 2022 Meet the DreamHers Event in Singapore

Meet the DreamHers is a campaign that was launched in 2020 with the expressed goal of shining a spotlight on independent and accomplished women, by having them share their experiences that might inspire and empower others to pursue their dreams. The campaign is part of Zenith’s broader HORIZ-ON initiative to bring about social change. Wei […]

Introducing: Bulgari And Phillips Find The Right Vintage Touches With A New Octo Finissimo Collaboration

The auction house adds some classicism to the modern Octo design.

A Closer Look at the Greubel Forsey GMT Balancier Convexe

Creativity at its finest: Six of our favourite MB&F; watches

There is something about MB&F; watches. In this article, we will be exploring a few timepieces from this bold and creative independent watch manufacturer.

Auction Watch: Pocket Watches and Clocks at Christie’s Hong Kong

Christie’s upcoming Important Watches auction in Hong Kong is a double-session event on November 27 that will be headlined by the first installment of The Triazza Collection, a remarkable accumulation of watches owned by a prominent Hong Kong businessman that includes the Patek Philippe ref. 2499 in platinum (which is not going under the hammer for now). Amongst the important timepieces in the collection that are going on the block this season are several pocket watches, including two masterpieces from Patek Philippe, one an observatory tourbillon from 1924 and the other a ref. 605 HU world time with a cloisonné dial. The ref. 605 HU world time pocket watch Beyond the Triazza offerings, the rest of the 218-lot catalogue also includes other significant interesting pocket watches, including several possibly unique by Patek Philippe with affordable estimates, including one relief engraved with a 16th century sailing ship. Below we take a look at a some of the notable pocket watches (and one clock) in the auction. The Important Watches auction (lots 2306-2523), including watches from The Triazza Collection, begins at 1 pm on November 27 – the catalogue is available here. It’s followed by the second session (lots 2201-2282) offering watches from The Champion Collection at 7 pm – see the full catalogue here. Lot 2387 – Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Hermès Introduced in 2013, the Atmos Hermès was a collaboration between Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Parisian leather goods ho...

Talking Grail Watch 2 at Franck Muller Watchland Part 3

Wei speaks to both CEO Nicholas Rudaz and Head of Design, Jean-Loup Glénat about the third piece for Grail Watch 2: Franck Muller’s ingenious double-sided split-seconds chronograph. We are immensely proud to have partnered with Franck Muller to revive these iconic chronographs to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the brand!

Complete List And Photos Of All The Winners At The 2022 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): The MB&F; Legacy Machine Sequential Evo Chronograph Wins The Aiguille d’Or

The full prize list and photos from the 2022 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève. The MB&F; Legacy Machine Sequential Evo Chronograph took the Aiguille d'Or.

A Preview of the Upcoming Phillips Geneva Watch Auction XVI (Nov 5th – 6th)

Auctions: Our Favorite Independent Watches Up For Grabs At Next Week's Auctions In Geneva

F.P. Journe unique pieces, De Bethune prototypes, and so much more.

Interview: Christian Selmoni, Style & Heritage Director at Vacheron Constantin

Recently in Singapore for The Anatomy of Beauty, an exhibition dedicated to Vacheron Constantin’s watchmaking over the decades, Christian Selmoni has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the brand. Now the brand’s Style & Heritage Director, Mr Selmoni joined Vacheron Constantin (VC) in January 1992. His tenure of almost 31 years has given him an innate sense of the brand and its philosophy as well as a wide-ranging perspective on its timepieces over the years. We had a chat with Mr Selmoni to hear more about the brand’s most interesting creations, ranging from the 22”’ observatory-certified tourbillon movements of the 1920s to the modern-day Celestia grand complication. The interview was edited for length and clarity. SJX: The Singapore exhibition has a good selection of the complicated, historical, and artisanal. What’s your favourite out of all that? Christian Selmoni (CS): It’s a tricky question, but one that immediately comes to my mind – the 22”’ tourbillon because I love this this calibre. VC made the movement in the 1920s; around 20 movements were sent for observatory contests. Once the contests were over, the movements were put in a tray somewhere. Then at the beginning of the 1990s, we made six or seven pocket watches with 22”’ tourbillon movements that had been totally refurbished and decorated. They were made for John Asprey in London. All of the [Asprey pocket watches] were unique, either in material or decoration, and some were set with ge...

Smooth Sailing at the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race

First Look at the New Cartier “Pebble”

We had the privilege of viewing the new Cartier “Pebble” in the office the other day and suffice to say that we were suitably enamored. Here, Wei explains why the Cartier Pebble, revived from the 1970s, is one of the maison’s iconic designs and one emblematic of its supremacy in elegance.

Skeletons & Tourbillons Complications: October 29 Live Auction

Auctions: 4 Highlights (And Hieroglyphs?) From Phillips New York's Upcoming December Auction

A Cartier London Crash, Grand Seiko, and a Patek with hieroglyphs headline the winter sale.

In-Depth: An Oral History Of Zenith's Team-Up With Kari Voutilainen And Phillips

The complete story behind the unexpected three-team collaboration.

Talking Watches: With Massimo Frascella, Head Of Design At Jaguar And Land Rover

How an automotive designer thinks about watches.

Photo Report: What We Saw At New York's Two Largest Watch Shows

New York is healing.

Photo Report: Wild Watches, Great Debates, and Good Times at Dubai Watch Week's Horology Forum in New York

The major watch event brought out collectors and fans from around the world and, of course, their best watches.

The Golden Age Of Rolex Movements: 4-Part Series Looking At Breakthroughs, Golden Years, And Predictions For The Future Of The World’s Most Iconic Watch Brand – Reprise

In 2019 we ran an interesting four-part series by Tim Mosso of Watchbox fame detailing the history, present, and future of Rolex movements. Tim put hours and hours’ worth of research into this oeuvre, and now we thought it well worth drawing your attention to this series again in case you missed it first time around. Enjoy!

The Spec Sheet: At 40mm, This Luminor Is Still Pure Panerai

A Panerai for the Stallone and Schwarzenegger in all of us.

Photo Report: The Watches Were Just As Exciting As The Cars At The 2022 Goodwood Revival

In what's become a HODINKEE tradition, we traveled to England camera in hand to capture the best in the automotive and horological.

Enjoy past and present J12 timepieces at an interactive exhibition