Date of sighting: Oct 2, 2026Location of sighting: West Springfield City, Massachusetts, USASource: NUFORCThis report just in. A person in an RV park was looking…
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Date of sighting: Oct 2, 2026Location of sighting: Snohomish, Washington, USASource: NUFORCThis orb was spotted coming over the Washington state mountains last week. The glowing…
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Watching Movies: Brad Pitt Builds A Baseball Team While Wearing A TAG Heuer in ‘Moneyball’ Home runs and stainless steel timepieces abound in our watch-related movie of the week. Originally published by Danny Milton on HODINKEE, July 9th 2021 Brad Pitt makes his return to Watching Movies. We last saw him as the grizzled, over-the-hill, stuntman Cliff…
Hands-On: The Benrus Type 1 Limited Edition You’re in the army now Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, February 5th 2021 When I was a kid, growing up first in rural central Pennsylvania and then equally rural upstate New York, a staple of afternoons and weekends with the rotating cast of characters that constituted…
In-Depth: Does The Tourbillon Have Any Real Benefits In A Wristwatch? For a clear-cut answer, we went to Roger Smith. Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, July 26th 2018 It’s indisputably true that Breguet invented the tourbillon with the intention of creating something that would improve the performance of a watch. At the same…
Hands-On: One Cartier, Two Cartier, Red Cartier, Blue Cartier. And green Cartier. The new Tank Musts, oh me, oh my. Originally published by Danny Milton on HODINKEE, June 10th 2021 We’ve now gotten to the point where blue-chip Swiss watch brands are paying homage to watches born out of the quartz crisis. We’re talking about…
Watch Of The Week: Chef Michael Chernow’s Rolex GMT-Master “The Watch That Meatballs Built” When he started to become successful, the restaurateur found a watch that was almost perfect – it just needed one little adjustment. Originally published by Michael Chernow on HODINKEE, January 10th 2022 In Watch of the Week, we invite HODINKEE staffers…
In-Depth: Comparing Moonwatches: Hesalite Versus Sapphire We make this choice not because it is easy, but because it is hard! Originally published by Cole Pennington on HODINKEE, January 17th 2020 In 1957, Omega created the Speedmaster. The watch was initially introduced as a racing chronograph, but it famously went on to operate in a capacity…
A Week On The Wrist: The Two-Tone Rolex Explorer Ref. 124273 One week, two tones. Originally published by Stephen Pulvirent on HODINKEE, September 29th 2021 Two-Tone Rolex Explorer. That is a combination of four words that I would not at all have expected to say six months ago. And when I first saw them back…
Hands-On: The Tudor Black Bay Chrono Hits Its Stride A slimmer steel case and vintage vibe for Tudor’s modern chronograph. Originally published by Jon Bues on HODINKEE, April 9th 2021 The two beautiful chronographs you see here are the new, slimmed-down versions of the all-steel Black Bay Chrono. Their vintage-leaning designs harken back to early…
In-Depth: The Modern Watch Escapement, And How It Got That Way “An interest in escapements is a sign of horological maturity.” –Jack Forster Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, August 21st 2020 Of all the parts of a watch, the escapement is probably the one about which most owners are the least curious. This…
Watching Movies: Nicolas Cage Steals The Declaration Of Independence While Wearing A Rolex In ‘National Treasure’ Our watch-related movie of the week indulges in a little gonzo patriotism. Originally published by Danny Milton on HODINKEE, July 2nd 2021 There’s a treasure map hidden in invisible ink on the back of the Declaration of Independence. Well,…
