Results for GMT & World Time

Culture Of Time: R.I.P. Diego Maradona, Soccer Giant And Flamboyant Watch God

He grabbed life (and big-ticket timepieces) with both hands.

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Atelier d’Antoine Offers You The Opportunity To Learn More About Fine Watchmaking And Have Fun At The Same Time

One of the advantages of writing about watches is visiting the brands. And while we do our best to share these treasured experiences with you as best as we can, nothing can replace the pleasure and joy of experiencing things for yourself. Happily, Jaeger-LeCoultre is now offering Atelier d’Antoine masterclasses, manufacture visits, and discovery workshops not only to journalists but also to watch aficionados. Here's how you can get in on the fun!

Vintage Watches: A 1970s Porsche Design By Orfina, A 1972 Rolex GMT-Master, And A 1978 Tudor Submariner

It's all treats and no tricks in this week's selection of vintage watches in the HODINKEE Shop.

Time Stopped Aims to Raise Funds in Support of Beirut Tragedy

My Watch Story: A Father's Rolex GMT-Master II, A Seiko As Travel Companion, A Hard-Earned Zenith, And More

Five video stories from HODINKEE readers.

Three Auction World Cautionary Tales For Watch Collectors

"Ever bought a fake picture? The more you paid for it, the less inclined you are to doubt it. Silly, but there we are." – George Smiley, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

Bovet Amadéo Fleurier 36 Miss Audrey: The World’s Most Versatile Ladies’ Watch, And One Of The Prettiest

The flexibility of the beautiful Bovet Amadéo Fleurier 36 Miss Audrey makes it very appealing because in each configuration, the watches can be appreciated in a different way. The patented Amadéo case allows the watch to be used as a pendant, pocket, or wristwatch. And even as a small table clock! And those dials! And those beads! A must see.

Trimbach Clos Sainte Hune: The World’s Best Dry Riesling

The jewel in the Trimbach crown is Clos Sainte Hune. From Alsace, France, Ken Gargett is sure it is quite simply the greatest expression of dry Riesling on the planet.

Throwback Sundays: Colour My World - Six Watches with a Coloured Case to Add Into A Collection, From Our Archives

Last week, we covered six watches with a vibrantly coloured dial to add into a watch collection. This week, we decided to take it up a notch. Instead of looking just at coloured dials, we will be focusing on watches with a coloured case instead. This means that instead of the usual case variants, weRead More

Introducing the White Gold Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 7234G

Introducing: The Patek Philippe Ref. 7234G-001 Calatrava Pilot Travel Time

For your next trip. In 2022.

Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597 - now with a date complication for the first time: Our Detailed Review

We bring you the details and our thoughts on the new Breguet Tradition Quantième Rétrograde 7597, the first Tradition timepiece with a date function.

John-Mikaël Flaux: Time That Moves & Magical Machines

Joshua Munchow feels a philosophical bond with John-Mikaël Flaux, an independent watchmaker and automaton designer, just from how Flaux describes himself and why he creates. Joshua loves the mechanical marvels he constructs, but it’s deeper than the result of his craftsmanship: Flaux is a mechanically curious person and his passion comes through in the objects he makes. Find out exactly what those are right here.

How Languedoc Winemaker Gérard Bertrand Became The World Leader In Biodynamic Viticulture

“You don’t need a glass of wine to stay alive,” winemaker Gérard Bertrand states. “When you drink a glass of wine, it’s for pleasure, emotion, or sharing. We don’t have to make any more compromises with nature, the soil, or subsoil. My philosophy is to respect the ecosystem, biodiversity, and to leave a better planet for the next generations.” The so-called prince of Languedoc has been instrumental in elevating the image of this winemaking region. Find out how and why here.

ACCUTRON Spaceview 2020 - up close with the world’s first timepieces powered by electrostatic energy

We had working prototypes of the Accutron Spaceview 2020 and the DNA on an extended period in July, and here is our hands-on review.

New: Grand Seiko T0 Constant-force Tourbillon - World Premiere For A Tourbillon With Co-axial Remontoir

Grand Seiko unveils a concept caliber T0 - Constant-Force Tourbillon with an interesting new double cage design for a remontoir tourbillon.

Sunday Rewind: Recapturing Time With Split-Seconds Chronographs

A detailed look at peak chronograph.

Sunday Rewind: Comparing Three Kings Of The Chronograph World

Manually wound magic.

Reconstruction Of The John Harrison H4, The World’s First Precision Marine Chronometer, By Derek Pratt And Roger Stevenson/Frodsham

Here we present the full three-part series about the making of Derek Pratt's John Harrison H4 reconstruction, originally written by Roger Stevenson, chief watchmaker at Frodsham.

Watches & Wonders - First Time in Shanghai

In-depth: Time Consciousness and Discipline in the Industrial Revolution

One of the most indelible scenes from Modern Times, the 1936 Charlie Chaplin film about the dreary life of an oppressed factory worker in Depression-era America, has Chaplin’s character strapped to a contraption that feeds him automatically, leaving his hands free to continue working on the assembly line below the dining platform. In the film, the scientists behind the feeding machine market it to the factory owner as “a practical device which automatically feeds your men while at work. Don’t stop for lunch: be ahead of your competitor. The Billows Feeding Machine will eliminate the lunch hour, increase your production, and decrease your overhead.” The “Billows Feeding Machine” in Modern Times While Modern Times was a caricature of a factory worker’s life, the film contains much truth, especially in how it illustrated the burgeoning preoccupation with time during the Industrial Revolution. An era marked by drastic shifts in culture, economics, politics, and technology, the Industrial Revolution was also characterised by an evolution in how time was perceived. Propelled by the needs of industry, time as a concept became synonymous with profit. Eventually growing to permeate all levels of society and industry, this time consciousness had a profound impact on the world that continues today. A landscape of factories Predominantly agrarian and rural societies were transformed during the Industrial Revolution, becoming industrialised and urbanised. This started in...

Patek Philippe 5270 In Yellow Gold for the First Time Ever

Bring a Loupe: A Well-Preserved Universal Genève, A Heuer Triple Calendar Chronograph, And A Top-Tier Gold GMT-Master

It's golden hour in this week's round-up of vintage watches from around the web.

12 Watches to Pair with your Affliction Tee Shirt: Bro, it’s T-Shirt Time!

Don’t worry bro, this Broke Watch Snob’s got your back with the sommelier skills to set you up with sickest of stunners.  Here’re twelve timepieces any slampiece’d get wet for if she saw on the wrist.

Miki Eleta Natuhrzeit: Telling The Time Poetically With Nature. And There’s Music Too

There are clocks that deserve to be talked about, written about, bought, and enjoyed. And this goes double for any and all of the unique timepieces by independent horologist Miki Eleta. Elizabeth Doerr had the pleasure of seeing Eleta’s latest masterpiece, Natuhrzeit, at Baselworld 2019 and she has not been able to get it out of her mind since. Enjoy the show!

Introducing: The New Lange 1 Time Zone, With Caliber L 141.1

The last of the original Lange 1 movements gets a long-awaited update.

Introducing: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon GMT

Grey matter.

Bamford Donates Unique Pink & Green GMT to Revolution x The Rake Covid-19 Solidarity Auction

Bring a Loupe: A Full-Set Seamaster, A Fiery Gold GMT-Master, And A Clock Owned By Elvis

This week's round-up of vintage watches (and more!) from around the web.

Bring a Loupe: An Art Deco Patek Philippe Pocket Watch, A GMT-Master II With A Military Twist, And A Wrist-Mounted Camera

And more from this week in vintage watches from around the web.