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Vintage Watches: A 1967 Tudor Submariner, A 1966 Omega Speedmaster Professional ‘CB Case,’ And A 1940s Heuer Chronograph Ref. 345
To view the entire current selection of vintage watches available in the HODINKEE Shop, click here. Questions? Send us a note, or let us know in the comments. Want to sell your vintage watch through the HODINKEE Shop? Click here. Want to sell your pre-owned watch? Click here. This Week's Vintage Watches Stop us if you've heard this…
Photo Report: An Auction-Packed Weekend With Phillips In New York
The last major watch auction of the year took place this past weekend in Manhattan. Headlined by a certain collaboration and a literary legend's Speedmaster, the 2021 Phillips New York Watch Auction started Saturday morning and sailed smoothly through Sunday afternoon. Every single lot – all 166 of 'em! – found a buyer, achieving a total sum of…
Breitling Is The Best Value In Pre-Owned Watches
Breitling Is The Best Value In Pre-Owned Watches Have collectors forgotten about good ole Breitling? Originally published on HODINKEE November 4th, 2021 We added some newness to the HODINKEE Shop Pre-Owned Watches selection this morning, so let’s dive into a few. A few by the brand with the cursive “B” logo that no one has…
Introducing – The Vertex M60 AquaLion, the Brand’s First Dive Watch
If you are familiar with the term “Dirty Dozen” in watchmaking, you are probably familiar with Vertex. Vertex was one of the 12 licensed suppliers to the British Ministry of Defense to produce a military watch built according to the W.W.W standards. Revived in 2016, a century after the company was first founded, Vertex has…
Hands-on – The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Annual Calendar
2021 marks the 25th anniversary of Parmigiani Fleurier. Besides this jubilee, celebrated with an impressively complex pocket watch, it was also an important year for the brand with the presentation of a new visual identity and of the first collection developed under the guidance of its new CEO, Guido Terreni, the Tonda PF, a rather…
Introducing – The Patek Philippe Advanced Research 5750 Minute Repeater
Founded in 2005, Patek Philippe‘s “Advanced Research” department aims at improving mechanical movements and bringing innovative solutions in the fields of materials (silicon, for instance) and technologies for watchmaking. This goes for the introduction of Silinvar (2005), the Spiromax balance spring (2006), the Pulsomax escapement (2008), the Oscillomax ensemble (2011), and a further optimized version of…
Interview – Lionel a Marca, Newly-Appointed CEO of Breguet, On What The Brand Represents and its Future
Lionel a Marca has been working behind the scene for decades at the Swatch Group. A few months ago, he took over the operational management of Breguet, under the presidency of Marc A. Hayek, with whom he has worked closely for years. On the occasion of the Tourbillon Exhibition organised in the Geneva Boutique, we…
Hey, HODINKEE!: Helium Valves, Breguet Numerals, Ultra-Rare Complications, And Bad Breakup Advice
Hi everyone, and welcome to another episode of Hey, HODINKEE! where you ask, and we do our very best to answer. Your hosts, as usual, are HODINKEE Editor in Chief Jack Forster, with HODINKEE Deputy Editor Nora Taylor as the voice of the audience. We're answering four of your finest questions today, drawn from far…
Introducing: The Casio G-SHOCK Ref. 6900-PT80 By John Mayer
Shop this story The Casio G-SHOCK Ref. 6900-PT80 By John Mayer is available now in the HODINKEE Shop.