Results for GMT & World Time

Back in Time: The Drivers Who Put Heuer At The Heart Of Racing

In honor of Le Mans, we salute some legends of the podium – and the watches that got them there.

Culture Of Time: Five Cars With Great Stories From Monterey Car Week

… With some surprising connections to watch collecting.

Hands On: The World’s Thinnest Automatic COSC & Geneva Seal Stop-Seconds Tourbillon

With the Chopard L.U.C 1860 Flying T, Special Revolution in hand, Wei gives the rundown of a great revelation that the already impressive COSC & Geneva Seal watch has, an enigmatic stop-seconds function, making it one of only six tourbillons in existence from major watchmakers that feature.

Rolex Grants for Entrepreneurs Working to Change the World

Inaugurated in 1976 by André J. Heiniger, the chief of Rolex who succeeded founder Hans Wilsdorf, the Rolex Awards for Enterprise was originally conceived as a one-off event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the watchmaker’s trademark waterproof Oyster case. Comprising a grant of CHF200,000 (about US$215,000), the awards recognised entrepreneurs working on solving pressing social and environmental issues. But the brand has since transformed the awards into a biennial tradition, bestowing grants to over 150 individuals in the last four decades. According to Rolex, the grants gave birth to over 50 unique inventions, over 20 million trees planted, and dozens of endangered species protected – and, of course, numerous scientific expeditions completed. This year’s Laureates of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise have just been announced – five individuals from different continents, each leading an ongoing, growing projects. Unlike the Nobel Prize, the Rolex awards are given out based on current instead of past works, making it a scholarships of sorts that fuels a wider impact for the prize winner. Bling for good Healthy diets A perfect example of an effective, ongoing project is Sanku, a non-profit organisation that tackles malnutrition with a simple but scalable solution to the age-old problem. By retrofitting flour mills in Tanzania with its patented “Dosifier”, Sanku ensures the population is provided with a complement of basic nutrients such as vitamins and met...

The World’s Thinnest Automatic COSC & Geneva Seal Stop-Seconds Tourbillon

The Chopard L.U.C 1860 Flying T, Special Revolution is the thinnest COSC & Geneva Seal stop-seconds tourbillon available today. Here’s why this matters.

The Ancient Olympic Computer That Time Forgot

A look at the Antikythera Mechanism.

The Nature of Time at Grand Seiko’s Studio Shizukuishi

Sustainability and green practices are prioritized at Grand Seiko’s Studio Shizukuishi in Japan.

Time Trial: Introducing the Jacques Bianchi JB 200

Wei Koh sits down to talk about the new Jacques Bianchi Diver watch, a re-edition of his 1982 diving watch that was used by the French Navy.

Introducing: Track The Date And Time For The Next 100 Years - If You Can Figure Out How To Read It

Ochs Und Junior's new calendario cent'anni is an exercise in simplicity.

Interview: The World As UNIMATIC Sees It

An unfiltered conversation with the founders of Italy's firebrand watch company.

Time Trial: The Low-Down on Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze

Wei Koh gives his initial takes on the new Black Bay Fifty-Eight Bronze, which takes its lead from the first iteration of the Bronze watch, with a brown dial and bezel insert. He walks us through the creation process of the bronze-aluminium alloy they use, also demonstrating the new clasp on the bracelet called T-Fit, which allows the wearer to alter the length by 8mm quickly and without the need for any tools.

Introducing the Bamford × Revolution GMT Joe Cool

Time Trial: Wei Koh’s New TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300

Wei Koh picks up his new TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 with the matte grade 2 titanium case and bracelet, at the brand’s freshly renovated boutique at Wisma Atria, in Singapore. More information: www.TAGHEUER.com

Letter From The Editor: It’s About Time For A Whole New HODINKEE Magazine

Here’s what’s inside the redesigned, reimagined, revolutionary Volume 8.

Culture Of Time: Hamilton Made A Watch Specifically For A Video Game

Now even your avatar can have a Swiss watch.

Sunday Rewind: Going Back In Time With Breitling

This week we saw the re-edition, now let's revisit the vintage.

Adventure Time: How Three Avalanches And A Heart Attack Changed My Perception of Time

In his second HODINKEE column, a great American alpinist explains how life and death come down to a matter of seconds – and shares the watch he used to monitor his pulse after a mid-climb cardiac arrest.

How Motherhood Changed My Perception Of Time

“Changed” is probably not the right word. More like obliterated.

It's Mom Time In The HODINKEE Community

Readers from Atlanta to Australia tell us about the watches they associate with motherhood.

Sunday Rewind: Four Revolutions: A Concise History Of The Modern Watch World

How things came to be.

Vintage Watches: A 1987 Patek Philippe Ref. 3940J 'First Series,' A 1961 Breitling Navitimer, And A 1985 Rolex GMT-Master

In a week where new watches are the talk of the town, consider this a part of the "& More."

Introducing: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar, A New World Record

Not to be a broken record, but Bulgari just broke another record.

Introducing: Moser's New Pixelated Eraser That Tells Time

And erases nearly everything on the dial.

Grails: Rarified Air: Why A Wacky Gold '70s Pilot Watch Is My All-Time Grail

A golden watch from the golden age of commercial aviation.

Interview: The Woman Behind The Watch World's Hottest New Instagram Account

With Dimepiece – her fabulously irreverent Insta feed and website – Brynn Wallner is changing the conversation for women and watches.

Once Upon a Time: Doxa's Lost Decade: The Aubry Era

Often unloved, '80s Doxas are worth another look.

Culture Of Time: How Paul Newman's Daytona Inspired This Teenager's Painting

Wunderkind watch enthusiast and painter Evan Sharma used his post-Zoom-school hours to launch a fine-art auction to raise funds for kids affected by COVID-19.

Culture Of Time: A Botanical Sculpture Inspired By Grand Seiko Timepieces

The man who launched bonsai trees into space tells us about his latest artwork.

Culture Of Time: Groundhog Day's Best Supporting Actor Is A Bedside Alarm Clock

An ode to the flip-action Panasonic RC-6025.

Culture Of Time: New York's Newest Public Clock Is A Triumph

The architect behind Penn Station's massive new timepiece had never made a major clock before. Here, he tells us how he did it – and reveals what's on his wrist.