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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Records released by the National Security Agency to The Black Vault in September 2025, and now being published online by The Black Vault, provide additional…
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In-Depth: Does Spring Drive Have An Escapement? Of mainsprings and Tri-synchro regulators. Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, October 2nd 2020 Not too many moons ago, we took a brief look at some of the most commonly used escapements in mechanical watches. (I actually, and characteristically, went on a bit in that story, but given…
Hands-On: The Black Bay Ceramic Is Tudor’s New Dark Star The latest Black Bay is a technical powerhouse – but is it the Tudor dive watch you’ve been waiting for? Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, May 28th 2021 On my wrist, right now, is a Tudor Black Bay, with a black bezel, vintage…
In-Depth: How Vacheron Constantin Is Keeping Two Classic Movements From Vanishing Off The Face Of The Earth Modern movement design is more reliable than ever. But does that mean the dumbing down of watchmaking, as well? Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, February 16th 2022 For much longer than I’ve been writing about watches,…
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. Originally published by Jon Bues on HODINKEE, December 6th 2021 In my experience, time can help you decide what it is that you ultimately want. It took…
Summer style, sorted. Originally published by Logan Baker on HODINKEE, July 5th 2020 In 2019, HODINKEE Shop celebrated its first-ever Dive Month with some classic, reference-worthy guides on dive watch basics, NATO straps, and a few of our favorite vintage dive watch brands. While this year, summer may look and feel different, dive watches remain front…
Watching Movies: Jake Gyllenhaal Wears A Stolen Breitling In ‘Nightcrawler’ Loose morals and a loose fit in our watch-related movie of the week. Originally published by Danny Milton on HODINKEE, June 4th 2021 Sunny L.A. is a whole lot darker at night. Nightcrawler (2014) tells the story of a deeply troubled individual (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) who…
In-Depth: Does Great Movement Finishing Mean A Great Watch? A seemingly simple question has a very complicated answer. Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, April 20th 2020 Afew weeks ago, we published an in-depth look at one of the new watches from Montblanc. The watch in question was the Heritage Manufacture Pulsograph, which uses a…
A Week On The Wrist: The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Date With Sector Dial One of the most-talked-about watches of the 2017 SIHH, the new Master Control Date adds a sector dial and tons of charm to an iconic Jaeger-LeCoultre archetype. Originally published by Stephen Pulvirent on HODINKEE, March 2nd 2017 The annual Salon International de…
How To Wear It: Should You Match Your Watch To Your Clothes – Or Your Clothes To Your Watch? In his HODINKEE debut, former Ralph Lauren designer (and current Atlanta menswear impresario) Sid Mashburn addresses the eternal conundrum. Originally published by Sid Mashburn on HODINKEE, March 9th 2021 My name is Sid Mashburn. I’m not…
Why No Watch Is ‘Waterproof’ “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – The Federal Trade Commission, 1960 Originally published by Jack Forster on HODINKEE, October 16th 2020 One of the (many) pet peeves of the self-described watch enthusiast is the amount of verbiage on modern…
